Men Lie About Their Height—Even Baseball Players

Colorado Rockies catcher Braxton Fulford gets his height measured by MLB strength and conditioning coach Jim Malone for the new ABS challenge system. | Colorado Rockies

Spring training is off to a rough start for Colorado Rockies left fielder Nolan Jones, who does not have a hit through his first four games, but that barely matters. He already claimed perhaps his most cherished victory of the season: He learned he is taller than first baseman Michael Toglia.

“Mike’s told me he’s taller than me for three years straight,” says Jones. “But I was taller than him on the ABS.”