Yankees-Marlins Game Breaks Pitch Clock Record

On April 5, the New York Yankees beat the Miami-Marlins 9-7 Saturday night, but that game dragged on for 3 hours and 49 minutes.

That's the longest 9 inning match-ups since Major League Baseball rolled out the pitch clock in 2023, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

Before the clock, the last 9 inning game that long was Boston's 13-9 win over Baltimore, clocking 3 hours and 57 minutes.

On September 27, 2022, since the rule kicked in, the previous high was 3 hours and 45 minutes for Oakland's 7-6 victory at the New York Mets on August 15, 2024.

Both teams combined for 379 pitches from 13 hurlers with Miami's pitchers handing out 10 walks. That's 21 over. The first two games of the series.

They also strained at 21 runners total, 12 from the Marlins alone, testing fans' patience even with the clock.

Overall though, the pitch clock slash times, 9 inning averages fell from 3 hours and 4 minutes in 2022 to 2 hours and...

40 minutes in 2023, then 2 hours and 36 in 2024, the shortest since 1984's 2 hours and 35.

Outliers like this, Yankees Marlins' slog, show the clock ain't perfect, but MLB games are still zipping by quicker than before, keeping the pace fresh.

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