They used to run about 2 hours.
Now 3+ hours is common.
Get rid of the constantly stepping out of the box, re-tightening batting gloves, etc.
The constant time outs just waste time and are stupid and boring.
Yep. Don’t let the batters constantly call time out.
The extra hour didn’t come from players going through their traditional mini rituals. It comes from added ad time and the universal use of specialized relief pitchers. And lately from lengthy replay reviews.