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    Rules For 2018 Aim To Speed Up How Long It Takes To Play A MLB Game

    Among the changes, Major League Baseball will impose stricter limits on mound visits and commercial breaks will be shorter.
    by Doreen McCallister Feb 20, 2018 3 minutes

    The average nine-inning baseball game took 3 hours and 8 minutes to play last season. That's up from 2 hours and 46 minutes in 2005.

    Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred has had the goal of moving things along, and on Monday announced new rules aimed at shortening how long it takes to get a game played.

    Starting with the 2018 season, MLB will impose stricter limits on mound visits by managers,

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