There is a new variable at the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC) held in March next year.

Japan's Kyodo News quoted an official from the U.S. Major League Baseball (MLB) as saying on the 20th that pitch clock will be introduced in 2026 WBC.메이저사이트

If the pitch clock, which is in effect in Major League Baseball, is also applied to WBC, pitchers must throw the ball within 15 seconds without runners, and within 18 seconds even if there are runners.

Kyodo News reported that the pitch clock will be applied from the 2026 WBC qualifying round this week.

The Taiwan Professional Baseball (CPBL) also shortened its own pitch clock regulations this season to adapt to the 2026 WBC pitch clock regulations.

The Taipei Times reported on the same day that CPBL shortened its own pitch clock rule by 2 seconds, which requires pitching within 20 seconds without runners and 25 seconds if runners are present, to 18 seconds and 23 seconds, respectively.

Meanwhile, KBO will introduce pitch clock for the first time from this year's exhibition game.

The deadline for the KBO League's pitch clock regulations is 20 seconds if there is no runner, and 25 seconds if there is a runner.