NPB ball change revelation

NPB ball change revelation

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Professional Baseball holds a press conference with commissioner Ryozo Kato (3rd from front) in Tokyo on June 12, 2013, after admitting the previous day it had changed its official ball for the 2013 season. NPB had previously denied that the increase in home runs during the current season had anything to do with changes to the ball.

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