Major League Baseball has instituted several changes ahead of the 2023 season in an effort to bring more action to the game while increasing the entertainment value for fans.
One of the more significant changes was the addition of the pitch clock, adopted to help speed the game up. While baseball purists might not be crazy about the idea of a pitch clock, it’s already doing its job, even in spring training games.
Per ESPN’s Jeff Passan, game lengths are already down significantly. On Friday, the San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners wrapped up their contest in two hours and 29 minutes, while the Texas Rangers and Kansas City Royals went four minutes longer at two hours, 33 minutes.
Source: Yard Baker