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"We are in a historic era for the home run. The 2017 season saw the most homers ever, with 2016 and 2018 close behind, a shift that has transformed the way the game is played. In Swing Kings, Wall Street Journal national baseball writer Jared Diamond reveals that the secret behind this unprecedented shift isn't steroids or the stitching of the baseballs, it's the most elemental explanation of all: the swing. In this lively narrative romp, he tracks a group of baseball's biggest stars -- including Aaron Judge and J.D. Martinez -- who remade their swings under the tutelage of a band of renegade…
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4 editions- Hardcover · English · 2020Swing Kings: The Inside Story of Baseball's Home Run RevolutionWilliam Morrow · 322 pages · 9780062872104
- Audiobook · English · 2020HarperCollins B and Blackstone Publishing · 1 pages · 9781094118246
- Other · English · 2021HarperCollins Publishers · 336 pages · 9780062872111
- Other · English · 2020HarperCollins Publishers · 9780062872128
Baseball players, statisticsBaseball, historyHome runs (Baseball)HistoryBatting (Baseball)BaseballBUSINESS & ECONOMICSDecision-Making & Problem Solving