100 batted balls) since the start of his star-making 2017, including a cool 95.8 mph this year.-- Jason Catania, 9) Bryce Harper, PhilliesLongest HR in 2021: 468 feet (April 25)Longest HR since 2015: 473 feet (May 4, 2018), Harper has dealt with nagging injuries throughout the year, but he still ranks in the 98th percentile in max exit velocity as well as the 94th percentile in barrel rate. Absolutely agree. If you take that as an upper limit and you add a 30-degree launch angle, you come up with something around 500 feet. Greene allowed 21 runs and 10 home runs in his first five starts and 20 2/3 innings, and opponents hit .448 with a .983 slugging percentage against his heater. Run scoring is down six percent from last season, which was off four percent from 2019. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Of course, Major League stadiums have different climates, dimensions, wind currents and elevations, which affect the distance batted balls travel. This "juiced" ball probably landed in the hands of MLB pitchers in the second half of the 2015 season, which explains the overall increase in home run rate for 2015. Is two weeks actually enough? There were big bombs, upsets and plenty of last-second nail-biting. Barrels are coming up two feet short in stadiums that had a humidor last season, so its not all humidor. * Stats Include Regular and Postseason 2023 Batters All Teams Minimum HR: 0 Update As a result, their seams would likely go up even more, producing balls with even higher drag. One was the lighter ball designed to carry less and the other was a batch of heavier, livelier balls. The issue is the dew point. A stiff wind of just 20 mph could add as much as 80 feet to a shot, which is how Nathan explains Mickey Mantles 565-foot home run at Washington, D.C.s Griffith Stadium in 1953. Fans got used to the extra home runs, and they are currently gone. And, as always, theres definitely randomness in here as well. Try 138,765 feet. In 2021, the average is 4.47, more than a run higher than 1968. Or, since thats a difficult number to wrap ones mind around, how about this: All of this years Derby homers flew a combined total of 26.28 miles. Even having missed time this year, he has a 460+ foot homer from April. He hit a career-long 495-foot home run in 2018, and since 2017 he and Giancarlo Stanton are tied with 16 home runs of at least 450 feet. Six feet is the difference between Bellinger's rocket being a home run and an out. and our Mancinis 59 total homers are the fifth most by any player in any Derby. Statcast Home Run Tracker No Doubters: Out at All 30 Stadiums, Mostly Gone: Out at 8 to 29 Stadiums, Doubters: Out at 7 Stadiums or Fewer xHR: Ballparks Gone At/30 * Environmental variables (elevation/weather/wind/etc.) That December 2019 report commissioned by MLB stated that drag -- or how the air works against a baseball flying through it -- increased in the postseason but that a reason for that wasn't exactly clear. Colin Rea, the pitcher of the Brewers, said: "As soon as Otani hits it, I know whether I can stay or not." Stop it." Otani hit the ball in the first half of the 3rd inning, locked on Rui Yi's 85.9-mile missed Carter ball, and swung out the center field direction Yangchun Cannon, hitting the ball with an . According to Statcast, someone soon to follow topped Mike Piazza's 496-foot homer from Sept. 26, 1997, as the longest home run in Coors Field history. However, Bradford William Davis of Business Insider reported in November of last year that Dr. Willis discovered the use of two different types of baseballs in 2021. And maybe thats what it will take to not only top Mark McGwires 510 foot Home Run Derby jolt in 1998 that hit the faade of the Rockpile, but go much, much farther. Although he was eliminated in the first round, Salvador Perezs 28 home runs are now tied with Ohtani (2021) and Josh Hamilton (2008) for the fourth-highest first-round total in Derby history. But comparing the distances of monstrous home runs has long been a hobby of baseball fans. So what happened? Even then, batters produced a .252 average. Comparisons to 1968 roll easy off the keyboard. On April 2, New York Yankees outfielder Giancarlo Stanton hit a 485-foot home run against the San Francisco Giants at Yankee Stadium. Sunday Notes: Bill Haselman Recalls the Brawl That Almost Broke Cal's Streak, Effectively Wild Episode 2000: We Thought of More Things We Like About Baseball, The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1169 Sunday FAAB ft. Michael Govier, Starting Pitchers Arent Leaning On Their Best Pitches, Joey Wendle Is Leading the Charge for the White Hot Rays. Its entirely possible that, between 2019 and 21, a team added home run hitters to its lineup or acquired home run-adverse pitchers for its staff, or the opposite could also be true. Home runs are down early in 2022 and not by a tiny little bit either. That dovetails nicely with other studies on the topic that are finding home run rates quite reduced, even adjusting for the weather, as well as other investigations of the baseball and home run rates by two researchers helping MLB study the topic, Alan Nathan and Jim Albert. A statistically significant change in pitcher and hitter quality in just 2 years seems unlikely. in just six games. All Rights Reserved. The Cubs depth in the upper levels of their farm system is strong on the hitting side but taking blows on the pitching side. Even the home runs are very fleeting excitement, followed by bases empty and more strikeouts. Lance Lynn (9) At the moment, hitters might be behind pitchers coming off the shortened spring in 2022, just as they were coming off the shortened spring in 2020. That rate ticked up to 1.16 in 2016 and 1.26 in 2017 and then eased back down to 1.15 in 2018. Ross Detwiler (12) CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - MAY 08: Michael Perez #5 of the Pittsburgh Pirates reacts after striking out during the second inning of a game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on May 08, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. In 1968, Bob Gibsons 1.12 ERA set a record low. Batters are fanning at a rate of 9 per game thats one per inning. Major League and Minor League Baseball data provided by Major League Baseball. The 28-year-old rookie now has a pair of home runs this year and has 15 hits (!) 2020 2021 2022 . Ervin Santana (3) Talk about champagne problems. I agree that personnel changes are a tough confounder for park analysis to overcome. MLB reportedly added humidors to five stadiums for the 2021 season, bringing the total league-wide to 10. Nolan Ryan would legit have 7500 strikeouts, 12 no hitters and AT LEAST one 25 strikeout game if he pitched today and were allowed to stay in as long as he did. They are also more than double the number of dingers that all previous Royals hit in Derby history -- Bo Jackson (1988), Danny Tartabull (1991) and Mike Moustakas (2017) combined for 13 homers. Rob Arthur has meticulously tracked the baseball's drag over the years -- drag is a component that determines how much the air slows the ball down in-flight -- and found the drag on the 2022 baseball is way up. Don Mattingly sure as hell wouldnt se stupid enough to hit into a shift. Simply put, Harper hits it hard and hits it far. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: mlb | pageType: stories | After just two Derby appearances, Alonso is already king of the event -- at least by one metric. Winds sent visibility to near zero. Nathan, who was a member of the Home Run Committee that was commissioned in 2019 to understand why the ball was flying over the fence, wasnt sure this was the best choice. Mammoth homers cut through the mile-high air at Coors Field, where the humidor had been turned off for the day. Kevin Durant moped. It gets the edge by a single foot over the 118.6 mph, 495-foot home run Judge crushed that June off the Orioles' Logan Verrett. Projected Home Run Distance is a pivotal tool when comparing individual home runs. What a night it was for the Orioles Trey Mancini, who made a spirited run to the finals in his first Derby, a year after overcoming colon cancer. Reasonable shipping cost. Yes, the Derby (especially one at Coors Field) is a different beast than a real MLB game, but its not like Alonso hasnt shown plenty of power in those situations, too. And it did. Here are the picks: 1) Fernando Tatis Jr., Padres Longest HR in 2021: 477 feet (June 16) Longest HR since 2015: 477 feet (June 16, 2021) New York Yankees superstar Aaron Judge just hit a home run back to the United States. I agree to receive the "CBS Sports HQ Newsletter" and marketing communications, updates, special offers (including partner offers), and other information from CBS Sports and the Paramount family of companies. ), but in my most paranoid state, I cannot imagine anyone thinking, Lets secretly install humidor *in Los Angeles*. Thomas Harrigan, Sarah Langs, Matt Kelly, Manny Randhawa, Andrew Simon, Jason Catania, Shanthi Sepe-Chepuru, Brian Murphy and Michael Guzman. Said another way, I would this list is pretty much that same as "average wall distance in home stadium." Not unexpectedly, the Rockies play in one of the biggest stadiums, and the Yankees in one of the smallest. It is also interesting that Oracle Park in San Francisco has seen a 15.5-point bump in home run rate, likely due to the Giants moving their fences in for the 2020 season. As well, the gradual increase in the number of teams storing baseballs in a humidor also likely contributed to the modest "deadening" effect. All Rights Reserved. For more information, please see our Not only does Acuna carry the highest average HR distance in the majors, but he also sports the highest average exit velocity (91.4 mph) and Max EV (116.6 mph) in the Home Run Derby field. The most obvious of those is the nearly universal adoption of the uppercut swing plane, an approach that is calculated to maximize home run production. Statistical data provided by Gracenote. He has 27 of them, and a 10-homer lead over second place in the category (held by some guy named Nelson Cruz). Hes already belted his way to a staggering 131 homers in the competition, 32 more than the second-place Pederson (99) on the all-time career Derby homer list. Ohtanis longest blast was a 110 mph shot that traveled a projected 513 feet, which tied Judges previous Statcast record-holder from 2017. Mike Piazza, 496 Feet (1997) 2 of 16. Printed from TeamRankings.com - 2005-2023 Team Rankings, LLC. The environment when they are transported from a factory in Costa Rica to the Rawlings site is uncontrolled, as is the environment when they are transported from the Rawlings site to major-league parks. Formed in 1876 and 1901 respectively, the NL and AL cemented their cooperation with the National Agreement in 1903. Home runs are down compared to recent Aprils, and the first thing to ask, of course, is why: Is it because of the ball, because of the humidors installed in 20 new stadiums this past offseason, or some combination of the two? About one-fifth of the way through the 2021 MLB season, one trend in scoring is becoming clear: Almost nobody can hit. Average for the last 12 months. That seems impossible, but it happened. "Then it looked like it hit a wall. Dylan Covey (12) I jumped up in the dugout, and that little button on top of your hat, I remember it embedding in my head because I hit my head on the ceiling of the dugout, Mark Knudson, former Denver Zephyrs and eight-year MLB pitcher, said. When you swing for a home run EVERY time, because you stupidly think that exit Velocity is a stat that matters, you are going to miss a lot of times. 2018: 4.5%2019: 5.5%2020: 5.2%2021: 5.0%2022: 4.3% . Tatis has averaged 416 feet on his roundtrippers, tied with Ohtani and three others for the fourth-longest average distance of anyone with at least 10 homers. TeamRankings.com is not affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) or March Madness Athletic Association, neither of which has supplied, reviewed, approved or endorsed the material on this site. This metric is determined by finding the parabolic arc of the baseball and projecting the remainder of its flight path. What did all of those dingers add up to, in terms of distance? Without getting too deep into the mathematical details, some parks like Oakland Coliseum and Busch Stadium still had significantly large residuals, meaning that even after accounting for any exit velocity changes, the difference in home run rate was notable. It's official: Jamal Murray, Nuggets are in Phoenix's heads now. A team striking out 15 times in a game is not a rare occasion when they ran up against great pitching. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Accurate description. Scan this QR code to download the app now. As it is, we will need to see Oakland in August to fully understand how Oakland with a humidor will play over the course of the 2022 season. Sensible. According to ESPN's Stats & Info, Judge's home run was calculated at 448 feet, his fourth-longest of the season and his ninth this season of 425-plus feet, most in the majors in 2017. That, in turn, perhaps allowed Rawlings to better meet MLB's increased demand for baseballs (Triple-A used MLB baseballs in 2019, and, just as in MLB, home run rates vaulted). Nine MLB.com writers picked candidates to hit the longest homer over the rest of the season. The committee focused its efforts on studying the physical properties of the baseball, weather and climate conditions, and player behavior. In 2021, there are more fly balls in play compared to 2019, many of which were ultimately caught for an out (indicated in magenta): Similar trends can be observed for other ballparks as well. ESPN Stats . They would shorten up their swing with 2 strikes, just trying to make contact. Those 35 homers marked the third-most put up by a slugger in any round in Derby history, trailing only the epic 40-39 showdown between Guerrero and Joc Pederson (which required three swing-offs) in the 19 semifinals. MLB's .403 slugging percentage is 63 points higher than that of 1968. Astrophysicist Dr. Meredith Wills, who has emerged as the leading independent authority on the state of the baseball, conducted her own examination of the 2019 baseball relative to earlier models and presented her findings in a June 2019 piece for The Athletic. Visual contact quality that chased outfielders back toward the warning track the last few years is now resulting in outs caught by stationary fielders. The University of Illinois professor of physics has spent years researching the collision between the bat and ball and the aerodynamics of a baseball in flight the two main parts of the recipe in figuring out how far a ball can fly. For the 2019 season, teams averaged a record 1.39 home runs per game, which in turn yielded a record tally of 6,776 home runs for the year. Definitely need to watch that SF/SD game in Mexico today. The baseballs became a bit bouncier, and alower seam height meant less resistance as the baseballs traveled through the air. But theres plenty of season left for more moonblasts. Part of the increase can be accounted for by the 7.5 percent. Hector Santiago (2) The ball is the first place to look. Compete with friends. Not only did Alonso win the event for the second straight time, he did so with ease, while crushing four balls at least 508 feet. Furthermore, we are going to continue to update and add new statistics as the season progresses. How far could a home run fly at 2021 MLB Home, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Colorado House plans revival of Polis gutted zoning reform bill. Because we knew the game was on television, they could identify the seat that it hit. Teams are averaging 0.90 homers per game, down from 1.22 last year and 1.39 in 2019,the year MLB set all sorts of home run records. Higher drag would mean lesser distance on batted balls, and thats what were seeing in the data. No-brainer. Not counting openers and ranked by WAR, the White Sox rotation in 2019 (starts): Lucas Giolito (29) Ohtani averaged a home run distance of 465 feet, setting a record for the longest single-round average in any Statcast-tracked Derby dating back to 2016. During actual games, none of Mancinis 102 career homers have traveled further than 459 feet, per Statcast. Whatever the reasons, it was a frustrating dynamic for pitchers and batters alike. Now let's undertake a brief chronicling of how the ball has changed over the last half-decade-plus or so, which will set the scene for a deep dive into the 2022 season thus far. And if you need a next-level metric: Judge owns four of the eight highest average exit velocities in a season (min. This year, these well-struck balls are more frequently coming up short, and settling into outfielders' gloves. The 2021 BA is the lowest since and the fourth-lowest of all-time. Jake Shapiro is a breaking news reporter at The Denver Post. I dont have any explanation why Cd might be higher in 2022, Nathan said when contacted about his paper. For the first time MLB is storing baseballs in humidors at all 30 ballparks this season. Baseball, by installing 20 new humidors this year, sought to improve consistency across the sport. Any baseball hit thats significantly greater than 500 feet has to be aided by something a lot, either aided by an especially bouncing ball, wind, low air density, or a combination of all those.. Round-by-round breakdown of an epic Derby. Considering the league wants to reduce the prevalence of the three true outcomes (home runs, walk, strikeouts) and create more action, more balls in play, maybe the decline is actually consistent with what theyre going for. The strikeout rate, by contrast, is rocking around at record levels. Measurements, in feet (L-R, dead center in bold): 328, 375, 400, 375, 328 Kansas City and Toronto are the only two stadiums in MLB with symmetrical outfield dimensions and uniform wall height.. The thinking is that, by deadening the ball and making home runs harder to hit, batters will instead focus on contact. 6) Pete Alonso, MetsLongest HR in 2021: 443 feet (June 30)Longest HR since 2015: 489 feet (July 17, 2019), You saw the Home Run Derby, right? Denver does have a record for it, but the mark is not as cut and dry as one might expect. The table is sorted by raw percentage difference, but the statistical tests incorporate sample size, which is why certain rows may have smaller differences but are still significant at a more extreme alpha level: Whats interesting to note here is that 25 of the 28 parks listed experienced some level of decrease in home run rate, which aligns with the broader trend that I broke down about last month. The chart is sortable, so you are able to examine any changes in fly ball quality within this broader 95109 mph exit velocity, less-than-30 degree launch angle group as you wish. This is likely the result of tweaked manufacturing processes by Rawlings (which is owned by MLB) designed to produce a more consistent ball that resides at or near the midpoint of specifications. Among fly balls hit at or above 95 mph, below 110 mph, and at a launch angle of less than 30 degrees during games played on or before May 31 in each year. If you add back moisture say, in a humidor the ball will expand again, but theres no guarantee the yarn layers will do so symmetrically., Theres a gap in the covers along the seams, meaning theres not as much pressure, Wills added. If we combine 2014 home run rates with 2022 strikeout rates, we get the current .232 April batting average, which is worse than the mid-.240s weve grown accustomed to seeing. A spike to end all spikes occurred in 2019. The report, released in December 2019 and authored by a committee of four scientists, concluded: "Analysis of StatCast data shows that the increase in home run rate between 2018 and 2019 was due in part to a change in launch conditions and in part to a change in the baseball drag. Just another example of how analytics is destroying the sport for many many fans. Though as a frequent viewer of Brewers games, I can attest that Ive seen far more balls that appear to be hit on the screws (or thereabouts) go nowhere this year. His model says the current weather-adjusted home run rate is the lowest of the last five years, aka that aforementioned juiced ball era. Full Yankees leaderboard AL Central Guardians: Bradley Zimmer -- Aug. 9, 2021 vs. CIN Distance: 471 feet ( Watch it) In raw (non-weather-adjusted) terms, we are seeing the lowest rate of balls leaving the park since 2014, though that will creep up as the summer brings warmer, less dense air for the smashed baseballs to travel through. Oakland with a 32% decline in HR% on hits with that LA/EV6 teams with a >25% decline These are astounding numbers. Even in the event he doesnt go on one of his signature runs, the Yankees still have nine games left to play against the Orioles -- considering their shared track record, Stantons one to keep an eye on.-- Shanthi Sepe-Chepuru, 4) Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Blue JaysLongest HR in 2021: 465 feet (May 16)Longest HR since 2015: 465 feet (May 16, 2021), No matter what stat you want to use -- barrel rate, hard-hit rate, maximum or average exit velocity, etc. As she wrote for The Athletic, MLB very likely ran out of 2019 regular-season balls -- thanks to increased in-game usage plus additional authenticating of game balls for memorabilia sales, in addition to using MLB balls at the Triple-A level in 2019 -- which meant that the league had to use some older balls during the 2019 postseason. That set a single-round record for any Derby under Statcast tracking dating back to 2016, with Sotos 10 475-plus footers in that same opening-round showdown and Alonsos nine in his first round also blowing past the previous record of eight set by Giancarlo Stanton in 16 and 17. Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium,Dodgerscenter fielderCody Bellingerlaid into a center-cut 94 mph fastball fromGiantsrightyJohn Brebbia. In this Derby, 475 feet was the magic number, with any homer that long in regulation unlocking the full-minute bonus time. All orgs will receive a full list. For the 2019 season, teams averaged a record 1.39 home runs per game, which in turn yielded a record tally of 6,776 home runs for the year. Sammy Sosa still holds the longest estimated homer distance at any Derby with his 524-foot blast at the 2002 edition at Milwaukees American Family Field. But the true eye-opener is batting generally. That's impressive stuff for a journeyman former Rule 5 . All eight competitors hit multiple 475-footers, led by Alonso with 20 and Ohtani with 14 (all in one round). One fact that sticks out in any ball-centered explanation is that MLB, according to its own memo, intended to change the bounciness of the ball they wanted to center the ball with the specification range for COR and CCOR, and the Coefficient of Restitution is a fancier way of saying bounciness. Its a simple question with a muddied answer. Hit By Pitch per Game. Only Giancarlo Stanton has more, with eight. In fact, drag was something that the league conspicuously didnt test before rolling out that version of the ball in 2021. We can only guess which parks now have them, but it is important to keep in mind that the ball is not the only difference. Its a high-speed, accurate instrument that automatically captures and generates reams of data every game on every play. All but two of his 74 homers were hit to the left side of second base, per Statcast tracking. Different "average home run length" for two balls hit the same distances. Alonso, Griffey (1998-99) and Cspedes (2013-14) are the only sluggers to go back-to-back. The overall on base average is .311, which if it holds up would be the 11th lowest of all time and the worst since the .299 on base average of 1968. How far could a home run fly at 2021 MLB Home Run Derby at Coors Field? Six people are reported dead and more than 30 people hospitalized. MLB is composed of 30 teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. An additional 20 teams are using a humidor now, and while the humidor doesn't automatically lower the home run rate (it could raise it in some climates), it is more likely to lower it given the fact baseball is largely played outdoors in the summer. Carlos Rodon (7) While 500-foot blasts are a rarity in the regular season with only two being hit in all of baseball since opening day in 2015, hes already expecting several to be hit during the 2021 MLB Home Run Derby at Coors Field. If that happens, run-scoring would return to levels last seen in 2015. The truth is that offensive production is off across the board. The drag is up at the beginning of the season in each of the graphs of the drag coefficient above from Nathan. There were a whopping 15 on Monday alone: six by Ohtani, four apiece by Alonso and Soto and one by Story. The only problem is that adjustment can't be made overnight, and now a bunch of would-be homers are becoming fly outs, and offense is down around the league. I also only included fly balls hit in games on or before May 31 to control for weather effects. He has pounded Baltimore pitching for five homers in nine games already this year, so expect Vlad to go on a home run tear with some majestic shots down the stretch.-- Brian Murphy, 5) Mike Trout, AngelsLongest HR in 2021: 464 feet (April 6)Longest HR since 2015: 486 feet (Sept. 5, 2019), Yes, Trout is currently out with injury, but hes expected back soon, and whenever you get a chance to pick Trout, you pick him. Only 1908 was lower at 3.38. Run production fell by 3.8 percent in 2020, and at 4.36 runs per game, its on pace to fall another 6.3 percent this season. Exit velocity is not the only way to mitigate player-specific effects, but it is an important factor to keep in mind when thinking about park-specific home run rates. Sign up to receive our daily Morning Lineup to stay in the know about the latest trending topics around Major League Baseball. This metric is determined by finding the parabolic arc of the baseball and projecting the remainder of its flight path. Its a challenging time, but the challenges are different than in 1968, when scoring crashed along with batting averages. The Rockies, Diamondbacks, Mariners, Mets, and Red Sox already had humidors in their stadiums pre-2021, but which five teams are new to that list has yet to be disclosed. Runners Left in Scoring Position per Game. Pete Alonso had earned his second consecutive Derby title. A stiff wind of just 20 mph could add as much as 80 feet to a shot, which is how Nathan explains Mickey Mantle's 565-foot home run at Washington, D.C.'s Griffith Stadium in 1953. Dylan Cease (14) In the second of the two tables, we see 27.3 percent more home runs in the angular sweet zone in 2016 (1069) than in 2015 (840). In the four previous Derbies for which we have Statcast data, the longest homer was 513 feet, by Aaron Judge. This year, weve seen a partial ban on sticky substances that help pitchers increase spin rates, and theres discussion about lowering the mound again, moving the mound back and making the bases bigger. It is only May 5. And batted ball distance is decreasing more in the stadiums that installed a humidor than ones that already had one installed. From Arthur: Through about two weeks so far this season, it appears we are on track for a high-drag, and thus low-homer, year. About one-fifth of the way through the 2021 MLB season, one trend in scoring is becoming clear: Almost nobody can hit. Weve already seen plenty of monster home runs in 2021, and the second half is still young. https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/statcast . Ohtanis 100.9 mph average exit velocity on fly balls and line drives this season leads the Majors, and hes barreling the ball more often than anyone in baseball -- 25.7 percent of batted balls. Thank you very much for the free bunt base hit. When teams averaged 4.83 runs per game in 2019, it represented the high point in offensive efficiency since 2006. In addition to using Statcast data and conducting controlled experiments involving 180 unused official baseballs that dated from 2013 to 2017, the committee also inspected Rawlings' production plant in Costa Rica. But the longest dinger in Denver history might be the biggest bash of all-time. Here are the MLB averages on barrels in the Statcast era (2015 to present). (*Adjusted for weather, park, player quality, and universal DH), Derek Carty (@DerekCarty) April 18, 2022. White Sox win! 15. Odds and ends Soto, as mentioned earlier, emerged with the longest distance of the night, at a Statcast Era record 520 feet. Major-league baseball has reached the All-Star break with a .240 batting average. Everything in the ball (the leather, the cork, etc.) Or, if they only need a base hit to win, or a sacrifice fly or slow ground ball. If I were advising MLB (and I did not on this issue), I would advise them to set the humidor to a setting that is an average of the temperature and humidity of the parks last year, Nathan said. "It's the ball," Duane Kuiper quipped on the Giants broadcast. This has resulted in a great deal of unpredictability from year to year, especially when it comes to home run rates. Here are 21 stats and facts to know about a wild night in Denver: There were 309 homers hit this year, which, incredibly, is not a single-Derby record, because there were 312 in 2019. ALL because the hitters are idiots.
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