Is it time to laud MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred for bringing life back to the game? Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy likes what he sees after a little more...
. “I like the pace. I’ll start there. I think the game did get away from us a little bit. We are in the entertainment business and fans like more action. I think it’s been good for the game. It’s closer to what I was used to when I first came up, to be honest.”
But here’s the other thing: That’s the game that a huge swath of baseball fandom remembers. From 1920-85, games never averaged more than 2:44.Up. It was .230 through the first week of last year on the way to a 50-year low of .243. A look at how the new MLB rules for 2023 have changed the game through the first seven days of the season.
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