# Law 22: Game Management Clocks (Official Baseball Rules)

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Appendix 3: the batter under the pitch clock, the visit, pitching change and between-inning clocks, their penalties, and where the clocks stand.

## 22.221 The Batter and the Visit Clock

Late batters, stepping out of the box, the 30-second visit and who runs the clocks.

### Test 1: The batter, the visit clock and who runs the clocks

- A batter who is not in the box ready for the pitch when the clock expires from five seconds or less is charged a strike. (Source: WBSC ORB 2025-2026, Appendix 3, C1)
- A check swing is one of the listed cases in which the batter may leave the box with both feet. (Source: WBSC ORB 2025-2026, Appendix 3, C1)
- The batter may leave the box with both feet when the catcher is attempting a play, such as on a pop fly. (Source: WBSC ORB 2025-2026, Appendix 3, C1)
- The visit clock gives the coach or manager thirty seconds with the pitcher. (Source: WBSC ORB 2025-2026, Appendix 3, C2)
- The visit clock starts as the coach or manager crosses the foul line on his way to the mound. (Source: WBSC ORB 2025-2026, Appendix 3, C2)
- A visit-clock violation gives a ball to the batter at the plate, and the pitch clock is then started. (Source: WBSC ORB 2025-2026, Appendix 3, C2)
- All game management clocks are run by an official WBSC umpire assigned by the tournament umpire director. (Source: WBSC ORB 2025-2026, Appendix 3, C)
- The clock runs from the foul line, and he must be walking back before it reaches zero. (Source: WBSC ORB 2025-2026, Appendix 3, C2)
- Twenty seconds for a pitch, thirty for a visit, ninety for a U-12 pitching change and 120 otherwise. (Source: WBSC ORB 2025-2026, Appendix 3, C)
- The coach or manager must be on his way back to the dugout before the visit clock reaches zero. (Source: WBSC ORB 2025-2026, Appendix 3, C2)

## 22.222 Pitching Changes and Breaks

The pitching change and between-inning clocks, their penalties, and the clocks at the venue.

### Test 1: Pitching changes, breaks and the clocks themselves

- The pitching change clock is 120 seconds, or 90 seconds at the U-12 Baseball World Cup. (Source: WBSC ORB 2025-2026, Appendix 3, C3)
- The pitching change clock starts as the pitcher coming from the bullpen steps onto the warning track. (Source: WBSC ORB 2025-2026, Appendix 3, C3)
- U-12 games use a 90-second pitching change clock and a 90-second between-inning clock. (Source: WBSC ORB 2025-2026, Appendix 3, C3)
- A defensive violation gives the next batter a ball; an offensive one gives the pitcher a strike. (Source: WBSC ORB 2025-2026, Appendix 3, C3)
- The between-inning clock is started as soon as the third out of the half-inning is made. (Source: WBSC ORB 2025-2026, Appendix 3, C4)
- The exception is the five-minute field maintenance in the fifth inning, or an adjustment for live television. (Source: WBSC ORB 2025-2026, Appendix 3, C4)
- The outfield clock needs digits at least 30 inches high; the infield clock at least 24 inches. (Source: WBSC ORB 2025-2026, Appendix 3, C5)
- The clock starts at the third out; the catcher's throw down comes at 30 seconds, and the batter steps in as it ends. (Source: WBSC ORB 2025-2026, Appendix 3, C4)
- The change clock runs from the warning track, with eight warm-ups at most and no throws in the last 15 seconds. (Source: WBSC ORB 2025-2026, Appendix 3, C3)
- The outfield clock beside the batter's eye is for the batter and plate umpire; the infield clock is for the pitcher. (Source: WBSC ORB 2025-2026, Appendix 3, C5.1)

Sources: WBSC Official Rules of Baseball 2025-2026, Appendix 3 (paraphrased in original wording; original questions authored from the Rules, not reproduced)

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