NEW YORK — All the big home runs in the first week of the postseason should not be a surprise. There were 5,610 home runs during the regular season, second only behind the Steroids Era high of 5,693 in 2000. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyHome runs had dropped from 4,661 in 2013 to 4,186 the following season. We are absolutely convinced that this issue is not driven by a difference in the baseball," baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said. View all New York Times newsletters.

Source: New York Times October 09, 2016 19:07 UTC