Very interesting article @joelfriedman68 I have a lot of thoughts on this. I like all the reasons you've put and you can argue each of them have contributed to the increased home runs this year.

I wanted to add a couple of more reasons. The first is how the newer stadiums being built are much more hitter friendly. Take the Yankees stadium that's just been built as an example. I feel like this is done on purpose as hitting home runs is obviously more exciting for the fans!

The second reason is just the increased technology we have in terms of scouting. Batters are much more prepared and are using advanced analytics to put themselves in a position to get hits.

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