- What's really behind baseball's home run surge? - "Home runs per plate appearance is currently sitting at 3.5%, an all-time high. At this rate, players will hit more than 6,600 homers by season’s end, shattering the prior record, set in 2017, by more than 500 home runs." https://theconversation.com/whats-really-behind-baseballs-home-run-surge-120265 17 comments baseball