Report: MLB will use same pitch-clock rules for postseason

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - APRIL 07: Anthony Santander #25 of the Baltimore Orioles waits to bat next to the pitch clock during the Orioles home opener against the New York Yankees at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on April 07, 2023 in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Major League Baseball will use the same pitch-clock rules during the playoffs that were implemented for the 2023 regular season, sources told Jeff Passan of ESPN.

Players hoped to have a little more time in the postseason but, according to Passan, there will still be 15 seconds with no runners on and 20 seconds with runners on.

The league's owner-led executive council told the competition committee Friday that no rule changes would be proposed before the playoffs, sources told Passan.

The average time of MLB games dropped to 2:39 this season compared to 3:04 last year. The speed of contests in 2023 is on track to be the fastest since 1984, per The Associated Press.

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