In conjunction with Dr. Meredith Wills, Insider found evidence MLB used three distinct baseballs in 2022. The balls show up in distinct places in our sample. Oh! A player got a stern warning from the league for trying to help. Balls don't lie, Part 2: insider.com/mlb-used-two-b…
Dr. Meredith Wills (@Bbl_Astrophyscs ) obtained over 200 baseballs across the 2022 season and playoffs. Her largest sample ever. Some were old-school heavy "juiced". Way more were "dead." But we found 36 balls that, based on their construct, are likely bouncier than the deads.
@BWDBWDBWD I wonder how far Alvarez’s game 6 HR have gone with a juiced ball like Judge was getting? #levelup #Astros
@BWDBWDBWD Study of 200 balls MLB uses 120 balls, per game. MLB plays 2,430 games, per year. MLB uses 291,600 balls, per year. This sample size is 0.069% of all balls, not including the postseason.
@BWDBWDBWD @andrewcgolden I love baseball, but this nonsense makes me not want to watch anymore. I can deal with four hour long games - I find it relaxing, but knowing my team’s success depends on if MLB is juicing the ball that night takes the fun out of it.
@BWDBWDBWD This is relevant again IMO. cbssports.com/mlb/news/mets-…