Pittsburgh Pirates' outfielder Andrew McCutchen says MLB has changed the baseballs this season which has impacted the home run rates.

Baseballs are seeing increased drag during flight this season, The Athletic found in a review of MLB's available data. According to The Athletic's review, there has been more drag on baseballs in 2025 than in any of the other nine seasons that MLB has tracked this data, causing baseballs to come an average of four feet shorter than usual.

At least one high-profile Major League Baseball player believes the league is manipulating baseballs to ensure that they travel less. Pittsburgh Pirates

Andrew McCutchen will go down as one of the best Pittsburgh Pirates of all time. McCutchen has been a role model for years to come.

June 11 - Andrew McCutchen hit a milestone three-run homer to support a solid start from Bailey Falter and lead the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-2 win over the Miami Marlins on Wednesday afternoon.

The Pirates continued their recent surge, winning for the fifth time in six games, and concluded a nine-game homestand with six wins. The Marlins have lost eight of their last 10.

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