NEW YORK _ At the MLB owners' meetings in Manhattan recently, Commissioner Rob Manfred was asked if he had an official explanation for the skyrocketing spike in home runs this season.
His response? A magic pill.
No, not the pill you're probably thinking of right now. What Manfred referred to was the "pill" at the baseball's core, which is actually a round, rubber-coated cork. It's wrapped in three layers of different yarn, another layer of thread, and finally the two-piece leather cover, which is stitched together by the red laces you see on the exterior.
