Official MLB baseballs have undergone quite a few manufacturing changes over the last few years, contributing to a significant increase in the league home run rate. The New York Times reported on Monday that the baseball manufacturing design has changed again, and balls used in the 2021 season “will be a slightly reduced weight and slightly decreased bounciness, the latter of which could reduce home runs.”
Spinning off from this news, a Twitter thread broke out specifically about seam height that got me thinking about Coors Field…
Really happy to hear that changes to the ball are on the table.