Major League Baseball proposed a range of new changes to be enforced ahead of the 2023 season. During a September 2022 survey in the United States, 52 percent of MLB fans strongly or somewhat supported the proposed rule change of starting a 15-second pitch clock between pitches when bases are empty.
Public support for proposed rule changes in the MLB in the United States as of September 2022
Characteristic
Share of respondents who said they either “strongly” or “somewhat” support
Start a 15-second pitch clock between pitches when bases are empty
52%
Start a 20-second pitch clock between pitches when a runner is on base
51%
Start a 30-second pitch clock between batters
50%
Give a strike to batters who violate pitch clock
44%
Give a ball to pitchers who violate pitch clock
44%
Limit defensive shifts
43%
Increase base sizes from 15-inch squares to 18-inch squares
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Morning Consult. (September 21, 2022). Public support for proposed rule changes in the MLB in the United States as of September 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1137652/mlb-rule-changes/
Morning Consult. "Public support for proposed rule changes in the MLB in the United States as of September 2022." Chart. September 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1137652/mlb-rule-changes/
Morning Consult. (2022). Public support for proposed rule changes in the MLB in the United States as of September 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1137652/mlb-rule-changes/
Morning Consult. "Public Support for Proposed Rule Changes in The Mlb in The United States as of September 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1137652/mlb-rule-changes/
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Public support for proposed rule changes in the MLB in the United States as of September 2022 [Graph], Morning Consult, September 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1137652/mlb-rule-changes/
