During the Winter Meetings we all got a big laugh at Jon Heyman tweeting that “Arson Judge” was heading to the San Francisco Giants. A much bigger story dropped at almost exactly the same time when Bradford William Davis reported on Dr. Meredith Wills’ latest round of research for Insider, revealing that MLB used at least two (and possibly three) different baseballs during the 2022 season. There is a lot to unpack in this story, and there are more than a few possible implications for baseball fans, so today I wanted to take a closer look at this story and discuss three big implications for baseball and the fans who love it.