Report: MLB games are shortest in 42 years

Major League Baseball's efforts to speed up the game are working.

So far in 2023, games have been an average of 28 minutes shorter than last season, according to time-of-game data from league statistics providers.

MLB instituted a pitch timer this season. Pitchers have 15 seconds to throw a pitch with no runners on base and 20 seconds with men aboard, otherwise an automatic ball is called. Hitters are allowed one timeou