The jury is still out, but early reviews this spring training are showing that MLB has succeeded in speeding up the game significantly with the pitch clock in place. Even with other new rules that primarily address beefing up offensive numbers, the pitch clock has had the biggest impact and may be the biggest change we have seen in the game since the designated hitter became a part of it in 1973.
Jeff Passan tweeted his findings on March 9th, after crunching the numbers following the first two full weeks of games. With comparisons to Spring Training 2022 his figures show that spring training games are 25 minutes quicker, even with more runs being scored, more stolen bases attempted and of greater interest, an increased batting average of ground balls in play (.