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History of Baseball

By: Jacob Gould, Journalist
Baseball, often hailed as America’s pastime, has a rich history dating back to the mid-19th century. Its origins can be traced to various bat-and-ball games played in Europe, but it was in the United States that the sport took its distinctive form.
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Climate Change Could Be Causing More Home Runs

By: Gary Taylor, Journalist
A study by scientists from Dartmouth college in new Hampshire that studied over 100,000 major league baseball games is indicating that because the air is becoming thinner and warmer because of the raise in earth's temperature, home runs are becoming easier
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Exploring The Science Behind Every Pitch And Swing: The Physics Of Baseball

By: Logan Steider, Journalist
Baseball may seem like a simple game, but the physics behind it are complex and fascinating. From momentum and the Magnus effect to gravity and friction, every pitch and swing of the bat is governed by key principles of physics.
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How Baseballs Are Made

By: Santiago Rivera, Journalist
Baseball continues to be one of the most adored American sports in existence. For many children, throwing a baseball around and playing pitch and catch are among their most treasured childhood memories.
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Baseball: Engineering and Performance

By: John Stevens, Journalist
Engineers are learning more and more about the mechanics of Baseball. They have done multiple test on materials and speed to determine what works best.
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About The 2020 World Series

About The 2020 World Series

By: Nico Shirley, Reporter

About the teams Randy Arozarena, Blake Snell  and the Tampa Bay Rays will take on Mookie Betts, clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers. These 2 teams are built very differently. The Rays hit for...

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Why Does The MLB Still Use Wood Bats?

By: David Katsanis, Reporter
Why does the MLB still use wood bats even though aluminum bats are way better? First of all aluminum bats are easier to hit with because they don't break and aluminum bats are usually hollow. That means that there is less weight and therefore a faster swing.
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How The MLB Is Keeping Safe From COVID-19

By: Nico Shirley, Reporter

The MLB season has been crazy so far. With new rules to safety on and of the field, This season has been a big  challenge to Players, Coaches and staff members. Most of these rules and safety protocols...

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Robot Umpires Being Tested In Atlantic League

By: Lucas Riedel, Journalist
Do you like baseball? Do you hate umpires judgement?
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How Baseball Players Hit a 100+ mph Fastball

How Baseball Players Hit a 100+ mph Fastball

Part of hitting a baseball that's going 100+ mph is Major League Baseball (MLB) players see the baseball much bigger than you do. This is a great quality to have because when the ball is bigger it is...

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