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In MLB, a baseball will last no more than 1/2 inning. Should there be a half inning when the ball is not fouled out of play and replaced or thrown in the dirt and replaced, the umpire will replace it after the third out.
If, in the opinion of the umpires, a game can not be continued without risk to the players or fans, it can be called prior to nine innings of play. If the team that has fewer runs at that point has had five full chances to score, then it is a game that counts in every way.
Thus, a game COULD end after a mere 4.5 innings of play, if the visiting team is behind in runs at the time the game is called.
Infinity. There is no limit. The two teams play until they've completed a full game and one team has more runs than the other.