In 2019, 15.3% of fly balls hit league-wide became home runs, thanks to the juiced ball. This year? It's just 11.1%. That's the lowest figure in over a decade. And it's despite hitters putting more fly balls into play relative to grounders than at any point in the past 15 years.
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They over corrected with the juiced ball to offset all the advancements in pitching. Turns out fans don't like a three true outcome (strikeout, walk, homerun) game.
That's a cool topic for the pod.