Mets Pete Alonso accuses MLB of tweaking

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first baseman accused Major League Baseball of altering the ball's physical properties in order to depre s the salaries of free agents on Wednesday. Alonso, who was asked for his thoughts about Mike Scott Jersey 's crack down on pitchers using foreign substances, dismi sed that aspect as a non-factor for him before making his claim."The biggest concern is MLB manipulates the baseballs year in and year out depending on the Gerrit Cole Jersey free agency cla s," Alonso told reporters, . Alonso added: "Oh, no, that's a fact. Yes, guys have talked about it. It's not a coincidence. It definitely is something that they did."Alonso pointed to a pair of recent developments as evidence for his claim: the juicing of the ball during the 2019 season, , and the subsequent deadening of the ball this year, ahead of a hitter-heavy free-agent cla s. , the league as a whole Tyler Clippard Jersey is on pace in 2021 for the lowest batting average and highest strikeout rate in its history. Whether or not one finds merit in Alonso's conspiracy theory -- and it's reasonable to doubt that MLB is a competent enough organization from top to bottom to pull off such maneuvers -- his willingne s to publicize it, and to suggest other Roy Oswalt Jersey players hold the same belief, points to the distrust that exists within clubhouses toward commi sioner Rob Manfred and the owners.That's a notable development given that the Collective Bargaining Agreement expires in December, and that the stage appears set for MLB's first work stoppage since the mid-1990s when a strike wiped out the 1994 World Series and ended only after owners brought in replacement players to begin spring training. Alonso, by the way, has had few problems hitting the ball this season, no matter what the opposing pitchers are doctoring it Jose Cruz Jr. Jersey with. Entering Tuesday, he was hitting .255/.343/.471 (127 OPS+) with nine home runs in 181 plate appearances.