All About The Ball

Why does the Major League baseball - the baseball itself -seem to change from season to season, even from game to game? One of the world’s leading experts on the baseball itself joins Injury Territory to explain why. This week, Will Carroll sits down with Dr. Meredith Wills, independent baseball researcher, materials scientist, and the foremost authority on MLB baseball construction and manufacturing. Dr. Wills has spent years dissecting thousands of baseballs, documenting inconsistencies in weight, seam height, drag, coefficient of restitution, and manufacturing tolerances that directly affect home runs, spin rate, pitching performance, and player health. In this in-depth interview, she explains what we’ve learned about the baseball, why inconsistency remains such a challenge, what MLB has done to address it, and what still needs to change. If you’ve ever wondered why the ball “feels different,” this conversation provides the science behind one of baseball’s biggest ongoing controversies. Before the interview, Will breaks down the latest MLB injury news, including why young flamethrowers Jacob Misiorowski and Cam Schlittler are wisely using the All-Star break to recover and reset after heavy early-season workloads. We also examine the growing list of health concerns for the Los Angeles Dodgers, including Shohei Ohtani’s lingering knee issue, Edwin Díaz’s elbow, and why Blake Snell may simply be waiting for the calendar before returning. Plus, an update on Jacob deGrom, who is dealing with an injury, but for once, it isn’t his arm. If you’re looking for MLB injury news, Shohei Ohtani updates, Jacob deGrom injury analysis, Blake Snell return timeline, baseball science, MLB baseball construction, Meredith Wills, pitching analytics, sports medicine, biomechanics, and expert analysis of the issues shaping Major League Baseball, Injury Territory delivers insight you won’t find anywhere else. Shop now at Fabletics.com/Foul and get 70 to 80% off everything when you sign up as a new VIP. #MLB #MeredithWills #ShoheiOhtani #Dodgers #JacobdeGrom #BlakeSnell #Baseball #MLBBall #SportsMedicine #BaseballAnalytics #Pitching #InjuryTerritory See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.