WISCONSIN (WTAQ-WRN) — You can expect faster games at American Family Field this season thanks to MLB rule changes.
UW-Madison professor Laura Albert says most significant is the new pitch clock, which has already quickened Minor League and Spring Training games.
“The pitch clock is really trying to compress the time between pitches to what is already in the rulebook. So the historic rules are something like 12 seconds to pitch with no runners on base. And this was never really enforced.” said Albert.
That clock has helped shorten games by over 20 minutes in spring training. Albert hopes this will make baseball more fun and exciting for fans this season.
