Tony Clark, executive director of the MLB Players Association, expressed concern Friday about how MLB teams use pitchers.

According to ESPN's Jesse Rogers, Clark spoke to reporters before Game 1 of the 2024 World Series between the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers and said the following about teams' philosophies when using pitchers:

“The conversations we have had with our players have shown that the decision-makers on a given team will continue to make the decisions they have made unless or until you draw a line in the sand and force change.” Do, that is , that the pitchers – starters and relievers – must give maximum effort for the period of time in which they can have them. Once they run out of gas, as the data suggests, recycle them and burn out another jug.

Pitching has evolved significantly in the Major League over the years, as there is now less emphasis on starters going deep into the game and more on specialization through the use of multiple relievers, almost all of whom hit the ball at great speed throw .

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