MLB opening day has 14 clock violations stolen base spike The Associated Press

CHICAGO — Marcus Stroman is getting used to Major League Baseball’s (MLB) new pitch clock. And it’s no small deal for the Chicago Cubs right-hander. “It’s tough,” he said. “It’s a big adjustment.” Stroman committed baseball’s first regular-season pitch-clock violation Thursday in the third inning of the Cubs’ 4-0 victory over Milwaukee on opening day. It was the first of 14 violations in 15 games on a day the average game time shrunk 26 minutes to two hours and 45 minutes. Meanwhile, stolen base attempts per game more than doubled from last opening day, an indication that efforts to spur…