How long is a Banana Ball game?
No new inning may begin once two hours have passed.
The details
- Every run counts in the last inning of the game.
By the numbers
Across 507 games with listed start and end times, the median game lasted 2 hours 2 minutes from first pitch to final out (including any showdown and delays).
Calculated by NanaBall from official box scores.
How this rule changed
- 2024 changed: Cut-off for starting a new inning moved from 1 hour 50 minutes to 2 hours. Changed between 8 Nov 2023 and 8 Feb 2024. [1][2]
- 2023 changed: No new inning may start after 1 hour 50 minutes, and the last inning counts every run. [1][2]
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| Season | How the rule read |
|---|---|
| 2026 | No new inning may begin once two hours have passed. |
| 2025 | No new inning may begin once two hours have passed. |
| 2024 | No new inning may begin once two hours have passed. |
| 2023 | No new inning may begin after 1 hour and 50 minutes. |
| 2022 | A game still tied when two hours are up goes to a showdown to decide the winner. |
| 2021 | No inning may start after the two-hour mark; if neither team has five points by then, the game goes to a showdown tiebreaker. |
| 2020 | No inning may start after the two-hour mark; if neither team has five points by then, the game goes to a showdown tiebreaker. |
Sources: 2026; 2025; 2024; 2023. Summaries written by NanaBall.
