Yesterday evening, Detroit Tigers’ Miguel Cabrera crushed his 28th home run of the season. Here’s what the home run ball looked like at the moment of impact:
Nearly 25 percent of the ball is deformed by the force of Cabrera’s swing. That’s some real strength.
Anyone who has ever held a baseball knows how hard the darn thing is.
(Photo cred, MLB)
This article appears in Jul 3-9, 2013.
Alaina Nutile is the Web Editor who oversees all digital content and social media initiatives for Cleveland Scene Magazine and Detroit Metro Times. Before joining the staff in June 2013, she interned at Business Insider in New York City, and at La Hora in Quito, Ecuador. Alaina is a graduate of Kalamazoo College in Michigan, where she double majored in English and Spanish. Her interests include Japanese food, Breaking Bad, and career development advising.
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Barry Bonds is impressed!
I’m not really sure, but I would venture to say that he has quite the powerful swing. Dang.