Ahead of the 2023 Major League Baseball season, a pitch clock was introduced to speed up the pace of the game. As a result, the average game time in later seasons has consistetly dropped, measuring *** hours and ** minutes in 2025.
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Baseball Reference. (June 18, 2026). Average length of Major League Baseball games from 2000 to 2025 (in hours and minutes) [Graph]. In ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾. Retrieved August 14, 2026, from /statistics/1310998/mlb-game-length/
Baseball Reference. "Average length of Major League Baseball games from 2000 to 2025 (in hours and minutes)." Chart. June 18, 2026. ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾. Accessed August 14, 2026. /statistics/1310998/mlb-game-length/
Baseball Reference. (2026). Average length of Major League Baseball games from 2000 to 2025 (in hours and minutes). ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾. ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾 Inc.. Accessed: August 14, 2026. /statistics/1310998/mlb-game-length/
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Average length of Major League Baseball games from 2000 to 2025 (in hours and minutes) [Graph], Baseball Reference, June 18, 2026. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1310998/mlb-game-length/
