Explaining the physics of the latest scandal in Major League Baseball

  • Written by: John Eric Goff, Professor of Physics, University of Lynchburg
Explaining the physics of the latest scandal in Major League BaseballIt used to be spit balls, but now sticky baseballs are giving pitchers an advantage.Tage Olsin, CC BY-SA

Cheating in baseball is as old as the game itself, and pitchers’ modifying the ball’s surface is part of that long history. Adding to the lore of cheating is a new scandal involving pitchers who may be applying sticky substances...

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