Did MLB used three different baseballs in 2022?  

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Major League Baseball admitted using baseballs of two different weights during the 2021 season due to a COVID-era manufacturing issue. 

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However, an study found that, not only were "juiced" balls still in circulation, a third MLB baseball was introduced in 2022. 

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In recent seasons, many pitchers have complained that the baseballs felt different, and 2022 was no different

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New York Mets starter Chris Bassitt went on a rant in April about the balls feeling different throughout a game. 

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Society for American Baseball Research astrophysicist Meredith Wills, who found that two baseballs were used last year, 

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did research once again on balls accumulated throughout the year and found that a third has entered the mix. 

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Insider is calling them "Goldilocks" balls, the third one that falls between the "dead" balls and "juiced" balls, both of which were found in play this past season. 

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The third ball’s weight is, on average "about one-and-a-half grams lighter than the juiced and one gram heavier than the dead."

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What’s the difference with the balls? 

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A heavier baseball has been shown to jump off a player’s bat more, resulting in higher exit velocities and, in turn, more home runs. 

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