Games in Major League Baseball often last several hours, leading some to question whether they should be shortened to appeal to the modern-day shortened attention spans. During a March 2024 survey in the United States, just over 40 percent of avid sports fans believed that MLB games were too long.
Public opinion on whether MLB baseball games are too long in the United States as of March 2024, by fan type
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SHU. (March 27, 2024). Public opinion on whether MLB baseball games are too long in the United States as of March 2024, by fan type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310996/mlb-game-length-opinion/
SHU. "Public opinion on whether MLB baseball games are too long in the United States as of March 2024, by fan type." Chart. March 27, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310996/mlb-game-length-opinion/
SHU. (2024). Public opinion on whether MLB baseball games are too long in the United States as of March 2024, by fan type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310996/mlb-game-length-opinion/
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Public opinion on whether MLB baseball games are too long in the United States as of March 2024, by fan type [Graph], SHU, March 27, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310996/mlb-game-length-opinion/