The’pitch clock’ rule, first introduced in the American professional baseball major league (MLB) in the 2023 season, affects not only game time but also beer sales time.
The Associated Press reported on the 13th (Korean time) that at least four clubs, including the Arizona Diamondbacks, Texas Rangers, Minnesota Twins and Milwaukee Brewers, have extended the number of innings available for beer sales this season from the previous 7 to 8.
The MLB Secretariat did not place a separate limit on each club’s beer sales time. 메이저사이트Each club traditionally sold beer only up to the seventh inning to prevent spectators from drinking excessively and driving after drinking. The reason why several clubs are extending or considering an extension of the beer sales time is that the game time has been drastically reduced according to the pitch clock rule introduced this season.
The pitch clock, introduced for the first time this season to shorten game time, is a rule that requires pitchers to pitch within 15 seconds if there is no runner and 20 seconds if there is a runner. If this is violated, the ball automatically rises. In the case of a batter, he must stand at bat 8 seconds before the pitch clock, and if he fails to do so, a strike is credited. Due to the pitch clock rule, the average game time of 9 innings at the beginning of the season was 2 hours and 38 minutes, a decrease of 31 minutes compared to last year.
As a result, spectators had less time to enjoy beer along with the game, and the club saw a decrease in beverage sales revenue. Clubs that eased restrictions on beer sales, however, left open the possibility of readjustment if problems arise from drinking in the future. An official from the Milwaukee team told the Associated Press, “It’s still in the experimental stage,” and “If there is a possibility of causing a problem or creating a problem, we will return to the original way.”
