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MLB game times rise nearly four minutes amid robot umpires
Original: MLB average game time up nearly 4 minutes to 2:42, partly because of robot umpires
Major League Baseball's average game length has increased by nearly four minutes to 2 hours and 42 minutes, with the robot umpire system cited as one contributing factor. The automated ball-strike system, introduced to improve accuracy, appears to be slowing the pace of play, reversing some of the gains from earlier rule changes aimed at shortening games.
Why now: Fans and analysts are weighing the trade-off between umpiring accuracy and game pace now that robot umpires are affecting average game length.
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- MLB average game time up nearly 4 minutes to 2:42, partly because of robot umpires · Bozeman Daily Chronicle
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