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The umps have to let the Royals pitch inside

Check out the Toronto Blue Jays stats and you’ll see some scary home run totals.

They led the majors in homers and they have three guys with 39 homers or more: Josh Donaldson (41), Jose Bautista (40) and Edwin Encarnacion (39).

Toronto Blue Jays' Josh Donaldson

How do the Blue Jays do it?

Well, one of their tactics is to stand on top of home plate. Just check out where their feet are when they set up in the batter’s box. By standing on top of home plate, the outside corner becomes the middle of the dish.