Major League Baseball’s new rules are working as hoped through the first four days of the season.
NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — new rules are working as hoped through the first four days of the season.
The average game time has dropped by 30 minutes, stolen bases have doubled and batting average has increased by 16 percentage points compared to last year’s opening weekend.
Games averaged 2 hours, 38 minutes through Sunday with the new pitch clock, down from 3:08 for the first four days of the 2022 season and a 3:04 final average.
In the first year of restrictions
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