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Ortiz on pace-of-play fines: 'I might run out of money'

Published Feb. 25, 2015 2:05 p.m. ET

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FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) David Ortiz says he ''might run out of money'' if baseball enforces the new pace-of-play rule requiring hitters to keep at least one foot in the batter's box.

Ortiz used part of his first spring training session with reporters Wednesday to colorfully rant about the rule.

He says he feels hitters have been unfairly targeted and that pitchers waste more time.

As part of the initiative agreed to by Major League Baseball and the players' assiociation, MLB will post stadium clocks to limit the times of pitching changes and between-inning breaks and no longer will require managers to leave the dugout to request video reviews. Penalties have been limited to warnings and fines starting May 1, capped at $500 per offense.

Ortiz has a deliberate routine between pitches. He says he needs it to strategize.

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