MLB screwed itself in this home-run saga

Has MLB, never strong on foresight, painted itself into a seriously ugly corner?

After all, any conspicuous drop, next season, in this year’s ridiculous, records-shattering home run totals would be highly suspicious.

Why would MLB prod players to quit playing baseball games, replacing them with home run or strikeout contests that produce dubious home run and strikeout records prefaced by throwing baseballs that next travel senselessly suspect distances?

In other words, how will this season be regarded, recorded, during next season?

Are we to believe that this year was just a 30-team colossal coincidence? Or was it that batters were just responding to the MLB prompts these particular baseballs…