The MLB hosted a couple of regular season games in Mexico City between the San Diego Padres and the San Francisco Giants and in the first game we saw a shower of home runs. In total there were 11 home runs, something that although it contributed to the show, was somewhat strange, because in a “normal” game you don’t hit that many home runs.
The explanation both in the equipment and in the transmissions was reacted with the height of Mexico City, which is in a very high position with respect to sea level, so that the Padres and the Giants took advantage of this factor to send the ball flying through the air.
Why so many home runs in MLB Mexico?
Many times we have heard that athletes suffer with the adaptation to the height of Mexico City, especially lfutbolistas, so they suffocate quickly, and although ballplayers usually run to get from one base to another, rThey don’t really make a constant effort like athletes in other sports..
Here the one that starts to run and fly is the ballso the effect of height is precisely reflected in the ball, which flies higher and travels a greater distance in Mexico City than in any other MLB park or stadium.
The lower the density in the air, the more the ball flies in the MLB Mexico
This is because in Mexico City, located at more than 2,200 meters above sea level, it has lower density in air. The higher the height we will find less elements or substances in the airsuch as oxygen. This explains why athletes suffocate at high altitude (they don’t find as much oxygen).
The less density in the air works in favor of the ball, which flies higher and travels a greater distance.and this not only applies to baseball, but to other sports in which balls are hit, such as golf.
It is said that the difference with respect to the hit is 10%. In other words, a batter from Mexico would have to use 10% more force to achieve the distance and flight in a field at sea level, where the air is more dense. That’s why MLB players blew the ball into the stands over and over again and shaped this barrage of home runs.
