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May 2, 2026
Walks and game time up, pitches in strike zone down through first full month of MLB’s robot umpires
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NEW YORK — Walks are up 7.3% as pitches in the strike zone dropped markedly and the average time of games increased by 5 minutes through the first full month of Major League Baseball’s initial season with robot umpires.Average attendance increased 2.8% and the big-league batting average went up by one percentage point to .243. Home runs are being hit at the same rate as last year and stolen bases and success rate dipped.The Automatic Ball/Strike System has upheld 53.4% of challenges (1,030 of 1,
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