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How a new MLB rule could change baseball games this season

Home plate umpire Jim Wolf waits as the pitch clock counts down during the first inning of a spring training baseball game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Los Angeles Dodgers Saturday in Phoenix. Morry Gash/AP hide caption

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How a new MLB rule could change baseball games this season

A pitch clock will give pitchers 20 seconds or less to throw the ball, and hitters have to be in the batter's box when the timer hits 8 seconds. It already cost one team a game in spring training.

The Grass Is Always Greener At The Baseball Field

The Nationals' director of field operations, John Turnour, looks over his domain. Denise Guerra/NPR hide caption

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The Grass Is Always Greener At The Baseball Field

Baseball players have all of spring training to get ready, but for the groundskeeper, Opening Day brings a lot of pressure. NPR spoke with John Tornour, the Washington Nationals' head groundskeeper.

The Grass Is Always Greener At The Baseball Field

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