I just watched the bottom of the second inning of the Sunday night game between Philadelphia and Texas. Trea Turner, playing shortstop for the Phillies, was miked and being interviewed by the crew. It was clearly tougher to conduct the conversation with the pitch clock. Turner, to his credit, was able to concentrate on playing and just stop talking when the ball when the batter started to swing.

With the slower game last year, we actually learned a lot from the players. I suspect talking to the fielders may be just too tough, and we may see more talking to batters in the dugout.