The buzz of this year’s MLB spring training has revolved around a pitch clock, adjustments and loopholes.

Newly implemented at the major league level for the 2023 season, the pitch clock’s condensed intervals — 15 seconds between pitches with no runners on base, 20 seconds otherwise — have transformed personal and team strategies.

Mets ace Max Scherzer tried, and was caught, testing the protocol’s boundaries with a quick-pitch. Yankees reliever Jonathan Loaisiga needed to quicken his league-high 19.8 seconds between pitches with the bases empty.

All the adjustments this spring have led to dramatically shorter games, which MLB hopes equates to more eyeballs on its product.