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New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge (99) and other players run in from the outfield during the sixth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium, June 25, 2019.
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Look how far they had to zoom in on the y-axis of this graph to make MLB game length look like a huge problem:
That’s an increase of only eleven minutes over the past 20 years. And it’s not even a consistent increase, with game length seeing sharp declines in 2003, 2015, 2018, and 2022. Another legitimate interpretation of this graph would be: “MLB games over the past 20 years last roughly three hours on average.”
About the Author
Dominic Pino is a former economics editor and Thomas L. Rhodes Fellow at National Review and the former host of the American Institute for Economic Research podcast Econception.
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Look how far they had to zoom in on the y-axis of this graph to make MLB game length look like a huge problem:
That’s an increase of only eleven minutes over the past 20 years. And it’s not even a consistent increase, with game length seeing sharp declines in 2003, 2015, 2018, and 2022. Another legitimate interpretation of this graph would be: “MLB games over the past 20 years last roughly three hours on average.”
About the Author
Dominic Pino is a former economics editor and Thomas L. Rhodes Fellow at National Review and the former host of the American Institute for Economic Research podcast Econception.
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