A source recently confirmed to the Associated Press that MLB is making a subtle change to the baseball by slightly deadening it for the 2021 season.
In 2019, the last full MLB season, teams set the record for average amount of home runs per game at 1.39. The source who leaked the info noted that limiting the frequency of home runs is the main goal, though overall balls in play may be impacted as well.
A ball with less bounce and a quicker descent gives pitchers quite the edge. This bit of news should benefit most hurlers, but some Milwaukee Brewers could see an even bigger boost to their 2021 performance.