What Is the Average Length of a Baseball Game?

In April 2015, Major League Baseball implemented new pace-of-game rules. Results included an 8-minute decrease in an average nine-inning game the first week after the new rules took effect. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred stated the purpose of implementing these new rules is to decrease "dead time" during the game. One example of the new pace-of-game rules is that all hitters must keep at least one foot in the batter's box between pitches.