Mound visits are limited to four per team per nine innings, though an extra mound visit is awarded for the ninth inning if the defensive team has zero remaining visits at the end of the eighth. Teams ...

Starting pitchers stand on the pitching mound, which is located in the center of the infield and 60 feet, six inches away from home plate.

The pitcher steps onto the mound, and the game slows, just for a moment. Cleats press into the dirt. Fingers find familiar seams. There is a brief pocket of quiet where years of training, repetition ...