FIRST WORD
THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT THE COMPOSITION OF THE BALL HAS CHANGED IN ANY WAY THAT WOULD LEAD TO A MEANINGFUL IMPACT ON ON-FIELD PLAY.”
Major League Baseball, in a memo to all 30 clubs Saturday that was obtained by USA TODAY Sports, concerning the suspicion regarding the composition of its baseballs. MLB is on track to obliterate the home run record set in 2000, the height of the so-called steroid era.