The "juiced ball" theory suggests that the baseballs used in Major League Baseball (MLB) have been deliberately altered by the league in order to increase scoring.

2019年6月13日 · On Sunday, the Nationals tied a record with four consecutive home runs. On Monday, the Diamondbacks and Phillies set a record by combining for 13 home runs. On …

2022年12月7日 · A widespread study of over 200 baseballs used during the 2022 season showed massive variance, pointing to a “juiced ball,” a “dead ball” an a “Goldilocks ball.”

2016年8月5日 · The first juiced ball was intentional — baseball went to a cork-centered ball during the 1910 World Series to counteract the fact that early baseballs would soften after only a little …

2022年4月27日 · Pitchers hate them: With “sticky substances” banned and frigid weather from coast to coast, gripping the newer, slicker ball has proven challenging and at times dangerous.

2021年2月9日 · Many people around the game suspected that commissioner Rob Manfred had juiced the balls in an attempt to juice declining TV ratings.

2018年3月1日 · MLB and its commissioner, Rob Manfred, have repeatedly denied rumors that the ball has been altered in any way — or “juiced” — to generate more homers. But a large and …

2019年8月2日 · Justin Verlander, the eight-time All-Star pitcher with the Houston Astros, has loudly and profanely accused MLB of using a “juiced’’ baseball. The theory: MLB doctored the …

2022年12月7日 · What she found, as published in this fascinating Business Insider expose on Tuesday, is that the MLB used not one, not two, but three different balls over the course of the …

2017年9月19日 · MLB has denied making any intentional changes to the baseball, noting that testing finds the baseball still within established standards. But those specifications are …