There has been no shortage of excitement in this year’s MLB playoffs, but something seems a bit off. It appears that the ball just is not jumping off the bat the way it did during the regular season, and our eyes just might not be playing tricks on us. On Thursday, the media published several pieces investigating into this phenomenon.
Has the playoff baseball been de-juiced?
While playoff baseball has only just started advancing to the League Championship Series, already something has felt amiss as home run frequency has plummeted precipitously.