MLB nine-inning games this season are taking six minutes longer than they did through the same number of games last season and are on pace for the longest average game time in the four seasons under the pitch timer. But don’t be so quick to blame ABS.
The ABS challenge system, in which the batter, catcher and pitcher can ask for a review of the umpire’s ball or strike call, has added 63 seconds per game, based on an average of 4.1 challenges per game.
