"But what about the playoffs?!?"
-- someone, grasping at straws
The playoffs basically gave EVERYONE that extra 30 seconds so that whether the pitcher was last batter or not, it didn't matter
Does this settle the matter?
In 2019 + 2021, when pitchers were still batting, their first pitch as pitcher would be 188-198 seconds after last pitch faced as batter
Normal batters were 155-162 sec. Thats a gap of ~35 sec
Ohtani
26: 2020
5: 2021
13: 2022
7: 2023
2: 2025
36: 2026 <- Historically normal
It is perhaps fitting that every post "debating" this has millions of views but the one with factual/objective information has like comparably barely interaction. https://t.co/VCUihIjWvW
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