4. Extra-inning games There were none on Opening Day, so we were ghosted by the ghost runner, and this isn’t a new rule so much as a newish one that still draws debate. So I will go straight to … ...

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The rule changes implemented in the minor leagues have proven to be effective, shaving 26 minutes off games, from 3:04 in 2021 to 2:38 in 2022, according to MLB.

Let me show you a picture. It’s a picture of an iPad or a computer that was taken on an airplane in 2015. It was then sent to a friend of a friend, who sent it to a mutual friend, who sent it to ...

MLB also is shortening the pitch clock with runners on base by two seconds to 18 and further reducing mound visits in an effort to speed games. Another change adopted Thursday by the sport’s 11 ...

At least not now. New standards for the 2025 season have already been set and college baseball operates in two-year cycles for alterations, meaning the next time major changes could be seen is in ...