Over the last few years, big-league players have started to change the way they swing the bat, opting for a more uppercut swing. Josh Donaldson, J.D. Martinez and Justin Turner are a few of the multitude of players who have seen huge surges in their careers thanks to changes in their approach.
The results of these findings have helped cause an increase in home runs. In the last two years, there’s been a total of 10,513 homers hit – the most in a two-year span since 2003-2004.
This year the league is on pace to blow past last year’s mark.