Major League Physics
Dedicated to the learning and teaching of physics through baseball.

In-Game Videos

• 2012 World Series: Crawford's Bunt
  Conservation of Momentum
• 2012 World Series: Belt's Homer
  Conservation of Momentum
• 2013 World Series: Lance Lynn's Arm
  Newton's Third Law
• 2013 World Series: Clay Buchholz's Curve
  The Magnus Force
• 2019 ALDS: Aaron Judge's Foul Ball
  Bat Vibtrations
• 2109 World Series: George Springer's Homer
  The Sweet Spot
• 2012 NLCS: Marco Scutaro's Broken Bat
  Waves on the Bat
• 2012 NLCS: Hunter Pence's Broken Bat
  Triple Hit
• 2013 World Series: Yadier Molina's Hit
  Compression of the Ball
• 2011 World Series: Albert Pujos's Ground Out
  Infrared Camera View
• 2016 Brandon Phillips' Broken Bat
  Energy Used Up to Break the Bat
• 2012 Todd Frazier's No Hands Homer
  Grip Doesn't Matter
• Torques During the Ball-Bat Collision
  Newton's Third Law for Rotations
• Spin Changes the Direction of a Swinging Bunt
  Forces Determine Motion Even For a Grounder.

2016 Brandon Phillips'
Broken Bat

The energy usually reserved for driving the ball off the bat is used up breaking the bat. The ball just stays in front of the bat and rolls off it during the rest of the swing.

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