Count Boston Red Sox closer Kenley Jansen among those who are concerned the pitch clock rules in Major League Baseball are leading to more injuries for pitchers.

"We got to sit here and be honest with ourself," Jansen said Monday when he appeared on Audacy's Baseball Isn't Boring podcast. "If you're going to be on a torque every time less than 15 seconds, what do you think is going to happen? Pitchers can not step off and catch their breath and take a deep breath.

"You're not giving your body a chance to recover. I'm not saying be out there 30 seconds between every pitch. I'm not saying to eliminate the pitch clock either. But why so rushed? Fifteen seconds and 18 seconds instead of having 20 seconds, 20 seconds no matter what, men on base or men not on base, and have a pitcher step off once or twice to catch his breath."

MLB announced multiple rule changes for the 2024 season in December, including a reduction of the pitch clock from 20 seconds to 18 when runners are on base. During the 2023 campaign, which was the first with a pitch clock, pitchers were given 15 seconds with no runners on base and 20 seconds for runners on base.

Major League Baseball Players Association executive director Tony Clark released a statement in December that said, in part, "players strongly feel that, following last season's profound changes to the fundamental rules of the game, immediate additional changes are unnecessary and offer no meaningful benefits."

He explained players wanted another season to gather more information instead of making changes just one year after implementing the idea of a pitch clock.

Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic also reported in November that players were concerned speeding up the pitch clock could increase the total number of injuries, which is something that has happened this season even if there could be other factors such as increased velocity contributing to the injuries as well.

Gabe Lacques of USA Today noted Shohei Ohtani (who is still batting), Gerrit Cole, Shane Bieber, Spencer Strider, Framber Valdez, Justin Verlander, Jacob deGrom, Sandy Alcántara, Shane McClanahan and Félix Bautista are among the high-profile pitchers who have been sidelined this season because of various physical setbacks.

"At some point, we got to look at ourselves and just grab our ego and take our pride away instead of trying to be the genius of the freaking league," Jansen said. "It's hurting the game also. You don't want to see Gerrit Cole out. You don't want to see (Shane) Bieber out. You don't want to see (Spencer) Strider out."

Thus far, Jansen is available for the Red Sox this season and has four saves in six appearances.

It is the four-time All-Star's second season with the team after previous stops with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves.