The effect of climate change on baseball

Climate change has hit the Lone Star State, and the Texas Rangers baseball team is feeling the heat.

⚾️That's why they're ditching their old field for a $1.2 billion air-conditioned stadium https://t.co/5qCfZnTGMf
— Bloomberg Opinion (@bopinion) October 2, 2019

I think Baltimore, where I live, will have this problem eventually. It was sure hot this summer. Rain could be a problem too. You also have to wonder how it affects the players and the game. Doesn’t the ball travel further in hot weather?

I think you will see more domed stadiums in the future to counteract the heat and rain.

Could Climate Change Affect the Future of Baseball?

How Will Rising Temperatures Change Baseball?

Whether it’s a change in the baseballs themselves, better analytics or more robust player training, many have speculated about what could be behind the upward trend in MLB home runs.

But new research has raised another potential factor: climate change. https://t.co/m5KEwX63kn
— CNN (@CNN) April 7, 2023

NEW: Baseballs are flying further in a warmer #climate a new study finds. By @KashaPatel https://t.co/EC3ZyCntTl
— Juliet Eilperin (@eilperin) April 7, 2023

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