This past MLB season surpassed a record of hitting the most home runs in a season that was held for seventeen years. In 2000, the record was set during a period of players notoriously taking steroids, decreasing the value of home runs.
In modern-day baseball, batters are taking a smarter approach at the plate, hitting the ball at a higher launch angle and exit velocity which could also be known to decrease the value of home runs.
Fans have been witnessing players hit home run after home run, noticing that homers are no longer that extra base hit in the game of baseball.