Baseball’s home run boom is due, in part, to climate change

Rising temperatures led to an average of 58 more home runs each MLB season from 2010 to 2019

A photo of Aaron Judge swinging at a baseball with spectators out of focus in the background.

New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge hit 62 home runs in the 2022 MLB season, setting a record.

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