Tag: Major League Baseball
MLB home run counts are rising – and global warming is...
Christopher W. Callahan, Dartmouth College and Justin S. Mankin, Dartmouth College
Home runs are exhilarating – those lofting moments...
Sticky baseballs: Explaining the physics of the latest scandal in Major...
John Eric Goff, University of Lynchburg
Cheating in baseball is as old as the game itself, and pitchers’ modifying...
MLB’s decision to drop Atlanta highlights the economic power companies can...
MLB's decision to drop Atlanta highlights the economic power companies can wield over lawmakers – when they choose to
Utility Power Player Jake Elmore has made MLB history and baseball...
He's been right in front of you, all these years.
Fifteen. That's how many players have played all nine...
On the 100th anniversary of the Negro Leagues, a look back...
Rob Ruck, University of Pittsburgh
During the half century that baseball was divided by a color line, black America created a sporting world of its...
How gambling built baseball – and then almost destroyed it
Rebecca Edwards, Rochester Institute of Technology
Imagine if, after watching the thrilling victory of the Chicago Cubs in Game 7 of the 2016 World Series...
Curious Kids: How does a curveball curve?
Jim Gregory, The Ohio State University
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert...
What’s really behind baseball’s home run surge?
Brian J. Love, University of Michigan and Michael L. Burns, University of Michigan
At the 2019 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Houston Astros pitcher Justin...
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Science teachers sacrifice to provide lab materials for students
Emily Cayton, North Carolina State University and M. Gail Jones, North Carolina State University
Whatever salary the science teacher at your local public school makes...
