We’ve now watched the first two full weeks of the pitch clock era in MLB and the results are pretty shocking. The pitch clock was part of a series of new rules implemented in the offseason with the hope of making baseball more appealing to a wider audience. Faster games and more offense.
So far, actually so good for baseball as the league is getting exactly what it wanted.
ESPN’s Jeff Passan did the homework this week. On average, game times are 25 minutes quicker — which is huge for spring training baseball. And offense is up with more base hits, runs scored, and even more stolen bases.