ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - It appears the St. Louis Cardinals are thinking about changing the start time for home games next season and have asked fans what they think.
The team recently sent out an email to fans as they are "finalizing details for the 2022 schedule." A two-question survey ask fans about what time they'd prefer mid-week games (Monday through Thursday) start, depending on the month.
The options for fans to select in both questions are 6:15 p.m., 6:45 p.m., 7:15 p.m. or no preference. One question is about games in April, May and September, while the other is about games in June, July and August.
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During the 2021 season, the average MLB game lasted 3 hours and 10 minutes. So, a 7:15 p.m. game was ending around 10:25 p.m. If the game had started at 6:15 p.m., you'd be looking at many games ending before 9:30 p.m.
Here's how the average length of an MLB game has changed over the years (courtesy of TheAthletic/MLB):
1981 – 2:33
1991 – 2:48
2001 – 2:58
2011 – 2:51
2021 – 3:10
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