MLB has the right to unilaterally change on-field rules with one year of advance notice to the union. I prefer to do it by reaching an agreement with the players.” There’s going to come a point in time where the pressure to make change is going to be sufficient. “We have rights under the agreement to do certain things with a certain process that’s been followed. “I want to be really clear about this,” Commissioner Rob Manfred said before the Series opener. Sooner or later, Major League Baseball will institute a pitch clock – with or without an agreement with the players’ association. This year’s overall postseason average of 3:38 is an increase from 3:32 last year. The opener took 4:06 and Game 5 lasted exactly 4 hours, both ending after midnight on the East Coast. The first five Series games averaged 3 hours, 41 minutes, up from 3:37 for the Los Angeles Dodgers’ six-game win over Tampa Bay last year.
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