Baseballs Fly Further in 2026

2026年棒球飛行距離增加

Jun 24, 2026, 18:45
JapanSports

Introduction

Baseballs move faster through the air now. This helps players hit more home runs in 2026.

現在棒球在空氣中的移動速度更快，這有助於球員在2026年擊出更多全壘打。

Main Body

The balls move easier through the air. This is not because of the weather. The balls fly 10 feet further than before. This happened in all stadiums.

球在空氣中的移動變得更容易。這並非因為天氣原因。球的飛行距離比之前遠了10英呎。所有球場都出現了這種情況。

After May 15, players hit the ball better. More players got hits and home runs. This happened in 2019 too. Maybe the league changed how they make the balls.

5月15日之後，球員的擊球表現提升了。更多球員擊出安打與全壘打。2019年也曾發生過同樣的情況。也許是聯盟改變了球的製造方式。

Some players are doing very well. Nick Kurtz hits many home runs. Dillon Dingler is a great catcher. Pitchers like Foster Griffin and Elvis Alvarado are also playing better.

有些球員表現非常出色。Nick Kurtz擊出了許多全壘打。Dillon Dingler 是一位優秀的捕手。像是 Foster Griffin 和 Elvis Alvarado 等投手表現也更好了。

Conclusion

The balls move faster now. This helps hitters even though pitchers are very good.

現在球的移動速度更快。儘管投手表現優異，這依然對擊球手有幫助。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 Time and Change

Look at these two sentences from the text:

  • "Baseballs move faster through the air now."
  • "This happened in 2019 too."

The A2 Trick: Now vs. Before To reach A2, you need to compare the present with the past.

Now →\rightarrow Use for things happening currently. (Example: The balls fly further now.)

Before / Too →\rightarrow Use for things that happened in the past. (Example: This happened in 2019 too.)

📦 Word Pairs (Adjectives)

In this story, we see words that describe people and things. Notice the pattern:

  • Better (More good) →\rightarrow "Players hit the ball better."
  • Faster (More fast) →\rightarrow "The balls move faster."
  • Further (More far) →\rightarrow "Fly 10 feet further."

Quick Tip: When you want to compare two things in English, we often add -er to the end of the word.

Fast →\rightarrow Faster

👤 People & Jobs

Learn these three roles from the article to describe people:

  1. Players: People who play the game.
  2. Catcher: A specific person who catches the ball.
  3. Pitchers: People who throw the ball.

Pattern: [Name] is a [Job] →\rightarrow "Dillon Dingler is a great catcher."

Vocabulary Learning

further (adv.)
At a greater distance
Example:The ball flew further than the last one.
stadiums (n.)
Large buildings with seats for people to watch sports
Example:Many people go to stadiums to watch baseball.
league (n.)
A group of sports teams that play against each other
Example:The baseball league has many teams.
catcher (n.)
The player who stands behind the batter to catch the ball
Example:The catcher wears a mask for safety.
pitchers (n.)
The players who throw the ball to the batter
Example:The pitchers are throwing the ball very fast today.
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