The average length of nine-inning MLB games continues to fall well below the three-hour mark.

Nine-inning games during the 2025 season have, on average, clocked in at 2 hours, 38 minutes through Thursday, marking the third straight season in which the average game time was 2:40 or shorter.

The trend marks the first time since 1983-85 that the average nine-inning game time was 2:40 or shorter in three consecutive seasons. The average nine-inning game time was 2:36 last season and 2:40 in 2023.

Also of note, the number of regular-season nine-inning games of 3 hours, 30 minutes or longer continues to drop significantly.

Through Thursday's play, just three games this season were 3:30 or longer, which is down from seven last season and nine in 2023, the first season that incorporated the p

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