How ABS has helped propel MLB's left-handed-hitting resurgence

Left-handers are crushing the ball in 2026 -- and MLB's new automated ball-strike challenge system might be part of the ...
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Why is it so hard to hit same-handed pitching? Royals players discuss why

In baseball, there is the game that’s played on the field, and then there are the games within the game. One of those games has to do with handedness. While only about 10% of the general public is ...
The New York Times

Year of the Southpaw: Inside the surge of MLB’s dominant — and historic — left-handed pitching

Ahead of the MLB All-Star Game in Atlanta last month, Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal looked around the clubhouse and noticed something strange. “There were a ton of lefties,” Skubal said. Lefties ...
Wired

Left-Handed People Are More Competitive, Says Science

A recent study suggests that left-handed people have an advantage in competitive contexts, while righties tend to cooperate better. Thank “evolutionarily stable strategy” for the mix. A study ...