Major League Baseball's 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.
"We are extremely pleased with the early returns," Commissioner Rob Manfred said Monday. "Fan reaction has been positive to the brisker pace with more action. And players have made a great adjustment to the changes." MLB felt it was about time for drastic change after the average time of nine-inning games rose from 2:33 in 1981 to 2:46 in 2005 and a record 3:10 in 2021. With the introduction of the PitchCom electronic device to signal pitches, the average dropped to 3:04 for the full 2022 season.
"There's a lot more action and a lot more appealing product for the fans," Milwaukee Brewers owner Mark Attanasio said. There were 41 pitch-clock violations in the first 50 games, an average of 0.82. Of those, 29 were on pitchers, 11 on batters and one on a catcher.
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