All regular season long, Major League Baseball faced questions about the baseballs used because they were flying farther than ever. In June, MLB acknowledged the balls were different, claiming the reason was that the pill in the middle wasn’t perfectly centered. Balls barreled this postseason seemingly aren’t traveling as far as they would have during the regular season. Anecdotal evidence is prevalent, but balls hit with the same launch angle and exit velocity are not going as far as the regular season. He emphasized the balls are not different than the ones used during the regular season.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 24, 2019 01:41 UTC