MLB Twitter reacts to Carlos Correa forgetting about the pitch clock mid-at-bat: "This isn't baseball" "Watching them rush is not very satisfying"

Carlos Correa made his spring training debut on Wednesday against the Philadelphia Phillies, going 1-for-2 in a game that ended in a 4-4 tie.

During his first at-bat, Correa forgot about the pitch clock. He tried to take a moment after the pitch until the umpire kindly reminded him to get back in the box. He's not alone in struggling to adjust to the pitch clock. Batters and pitchers have had a tough time with the new rules so far in spring training.

One of the reasons the pitch clock was put in place was to limit batters taking too much time between pitches. No longer will fans see a batter rewrap their batting gloves four times in a row before stepping into the box.

Things will get better once the players get more adjusted to the rules. Until then, fans are going to see awkward moments like this when Carlos Correa needed to be reminded to step in the box.

A lot of fans don't enjoy the new pitch clock. They think it's too fast of a pace and it's changing the way the game is played.

Can Carlos Correa and the Minnesota Twins make it out of the American League Central?

The Minnesota Twins had an active offseason. After seeing Carlos Correa bounce from team to team, they were able to re-sign him. He was nearly the only player on the Twins last season who didn't spend significant time on the IL. He'll be one of the leaders in that clubhouse.

They also signed slugger Joey Gallo. While Gallo hasn't been at the top of his game for the last couple of seasons, a change in scenery may do him some good. He's also on a prove-it deal, and athletes tend to ball out during these years.

Minnesota has one of the most exciting players in Byron Buxton when he's healthy. While he's only played over 100 games once in his career, he's coming into this season relatively healthy. If he can stay on the field, he's going to put up big numbers.

The Twins have a roster to compete with the Cleveland Guardians and Chicago White Sox this season. The AL Central may come down to the final game of the season.

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Jared "Bloomy" Bloom is a journalist covering Major League Baseball at Sportskeeda and a former college baseball pitcher from Illinois, who just graduated with a Master's degree in Sport Psychology.

A writer with over 3 years of experience, Jared is consistently more concerned with quality than quantity, thoroughly checking multiple sources of information, and prides himself in being knowledgeable not just about MLB, but the game of baseball in general. He loves breaking down plays and game-changing moments, as well as looking closer into players' statistics.

Jared is a die-hard Chicago White Sox fan, and one of his earliest memories is seeing his great-grandfather, a huge Sox fan, in his rocking chair watching a game. Jared started playing from the age of 5 with his grandfather coaching him early on.

Jared loved Tim Lincecum for his quirky delivery and looked up to him as a role model when playing. His current favorite is Phillies star Bryce Harper, an exciting player who doesn't let injuries hold him back. Jared's favorite sports moment is Mark Buehrle's opening day between-the-legs glove flip to first base in 2010.

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