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ProfessorGAC

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Tue May 2, 2023, 04:06 PM May 2023

Results of New Rules - April Preliminary Results [View all]

Scoring is up, hits are up, game time is down. More action in less time.

Batting average is up 16 points, stolen bases have spiked 30% and the average game time is down 31 minutes -- on track to be the sport's lowest since 1984.


Stolen bases have averaged 1.3 per game, up from 1.0, and the success rate increased to 79.6% from 74%.


https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/36149872/mlb-game-s-31-minutes-rule-changes%3fplatform=amp
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I hafta admit Diamond_Dog May 2023 #1
There's An Article On ESPN... ProfessorGAC May 2023 #2
It's really not that big a trade- off Diamond_Dog May 2023 #3
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