At least four teams -- the Arizona Diamondbacks, Texas Rangers, Minnesota Twins and Milwaukee Brewers -- have extended alcohol sales through the eighth inning this season. Others, like the Miami Marlins and New York Mets, still have seventh-inning cutoffs, but haven't ruled out changes.
Baseball fans at PNC Park watch a baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Houston Astros in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, April 12, 2023. Thanks to the pitch clock, the action is moving much faster at Major League Baseball games.To combat that time crunch, at least four teams -- the Arizona Diamondbacks, Texas Rangers, Minnesota Twins and Milwaukee Brewers -- have extended alcohol sales through the eighth inning this season.
MLB games have been considerably shorter this season, largely thanks to a series of rule changes, particularly the new pitch clock. Through the first 1 1/2 weeks of the season, the average game time was down 31 minutes, on track to be the sport's lowest since 1984. Brewers President of business operations Rick Schlesinger confirmed to MLB.com that their team's move to extend alcohol sales through the eighth was an experiment.
MLB says it does not regulate when teams sell alcohol. Most franchises have used the seventh inning as a cutoff, at least partly to avoid overserving customers who could then get in their cars and drive home.
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