No butterfingers in baseball: Understanding slip between fingertips and the ball - Tech and Science Post
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No butterfingers in baseball: Understanding slip between fingertips and the ball - Tech and Science Post
Before June 3, 2021, baseballs spun more. That’s the day when Major League Baseball (MLB) said it would begin cleaning up a sticky situation: unapproved substances, like pine resin, smeared on baseballs to help pitchers keep a precise grip. Immediately following the notice, MLB pitchers’ average revolutions per minute dropped until it leveled out at about 86, or 4%, fewer revolutions per minute. Such a reduction appeared to translate to decrease…
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