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MLB Homerun analyzed by ballpark characteristics (mlb.com)
3 points by ninju on May 1, 2023 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


This article, done by Major League Baseball (MLB) data analytics department, goes into details around some findings and comes to interesting conclusions about how stadium design affect the fan favorite play, the homerun.

For that are not baseball fans, the infield dimensions of a baseball stadium are consistent across all teams, but MLB is a unique sport in that the outfield dimensions are different in each ballpark.




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