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How one tiny change to the baseball may have led to both the home run surge and the rise in pitcher blisters – The Athletic
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Rob Arthur on Twitter: "Air resistance in the playoffs has shot up to the highest level since 2016, causing fewer homers. Multiple lines of evidence suggest that the postseason baseball is totally
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