Pitchers catch a bad break at elevation, lose movement on their curveball

9/5/2017

Salt Lake Tribune (Sept. 4) -- University of Illinois professor emeritus of physics Alan Nathan says there’s an 18-percent difference in the movement on a curveball thrown at Denver’s Coors Field compared to one thrown at a sea-level venue like Angel Stadium or Yankee Stadium. 

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This story was published September 5, 2017.