Ball or strike? Why the count may change what a baseball umpire sees

In baseball, a borderline pitch is more likely to be called a strike when the batter has three balls and no strikes than when ...
nytimes.com

MLB’s baseball is behaving differently again, but no one seems to know why

Something’s up with the baseball. Again. Deep flies aren’t flying as far this year in Major League Baseball, and the league office is acknowledging as much. A review by The Athletic of MLB’s publicly ...
Phys.org

No butterfingers in baseball: Understanding slip between fingertips and the ball

Before June 3, 2021, baseballs spun more. That's the day when Major League Baseball (MLB) said it would begin cleaning up a sticky situation: unapproved substances, like pine resin, smeared on ...
ESPN

MLB's new dead ball era: How much is changing the baseball actually changing baseball?

Recent trends in baseball are measurable and irrefutable. Strikeouts and home runs keep going up. Batting averages and the raw number of balls put into play keep going down. Scoring levels mostly have ...