But the haters couldn’t be more wrong. The pitch clock rules. Earlier this season, I journeyed to a Triple-A game between the Lehigh Valley IronPigs and the Buffalo Bison to see it for myself.

Baseball pitches aren’t living creatures; they don’t have feathers. They do fly, though, and to an incurious or uninitiated observer, their flights and behaviors could blend together ...

Major League Baseball’s new pitch clock rules will go into effect for real Thursday when the regular season begins. Players say it’s time to focus. March 28, 2023.

Seems he didn't know it wasn't his own pitch mark his ball rolled in to and thought it plugged. Pretty clear rules violation even as explained by Rich Pierson. Have to think a penalty is coming.