MLB teams experiment with extended alcohol sales as game time shortens due to pitch clock

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It’s not just the players who are having to adjust to baseball’s new rules. 

With the implementation of the pitch clock in Major League Baseball, games are moving faster than ever before, and even the concession stands are making changes. 

A Braves fan drinks beer following the Houston Astros' 9-5 win in game five of the World Series at Truist Park on Oct. 31, 2021, in Atlanta. (Elsa/Getty Images)

Traditionally, most ballparks stop serving alcohol to patrons past the seventh inning in order to avoid over serving customers. 

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But as games have been significantly shorter to start the 2023 season – game time is down 31 minutes – some ballparks are extending beer sales through the eighth inning. 

The Arizona Diamondbacks, Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers and Minnesota Twins have all made alcohol available through the eighth inning as games have sped up, according to The Associated Press.  

"This is [reflective] of the fact that the games are shorter. From a time perspective, we're probably looking at selling beer for the same amount of time by extending to the eighth inning that we did last year through the seventh," Brewers President of business operations Rick Schlesinger said, per MLB.com.

Longtime vendor Rocco Caputo sells beer during a game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field on Aug. 23, 2022. (Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images)

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"Obviously, the safety and the conduct of our fans has primacy. We've had no issues, but it's a small sample size and we're going to continue to