Yankees-Marlins game takes 3 hours, 49 minutes for nine innings, longest in pitch clock era
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Key Points:
- The New York Yankees' 9-7 victory over the Miami Marlins on Saturday lasted 3 hours and 49 minutes, marking the longest nine-inning game since MLB implemented the pitch clock in 2023.
- This game surpassed the previous longest nine-inning game under the pitch clock, which was 3 hours and 45 minutes during the Oakland Athletics' win over the New York Mets in August 2024.
- The combined total of 379 pitches by 13 pitchers and 10 walks by Marlins pitchers contributed to the extended game duration, with 21 runners left on base overall.
- Since the pitch clock's introduction, the average nine-inning game time has decreased from 3:04 in 2022 to 2:36 in 2024, the shortest average since 1984, despite occasional longer games like this one.
- MLB's average game time peaked at 3:10 in 2021 before innovations like the PitchCom electronic pitch-calling device helped reduce it to 3:04 in 2022.
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