Walks and game time up, pitches in strike zone down through first full month of MLB's robot umpires‎

Walks are up 7.3% as pitches in the strike zone dropped markedly and the average time of games increased by 5 minutes through the first full month of Major League Baseball’s initial season with robot umpires. Home runs are being hit at the same rate as last year and stolen bases and success rate dipped. Over a full season, the average would be the highest since 2000 and the ninth highest in major league history, but walks have declined since the season's start and averaged 6.98 per game from April 21-30.