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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.

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