Timeline for Why does the infield arc have a radius of 95 feet?
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| Nov 13, 2020 at 20:33 | comment | added | chepner | The length of the base paths is fixed at 90ft in Section 2 of MLB rules, while the arc is simply a recommended measurement based on common usage. The arc size, if anything, is influenced by the infield, not the other way around. | |
| Oct 30, 2020 at 15:42 | comment | added | Kermit | Agree. I honestly have no idea as to why they made the ark radius 95 ft | |
| Oct 30, 2020 at 2:54 | comment | added | Apoapsis | This doesn't really address the question. You can change the radius of the arc without changing the dimensions of the infield. To a casual fan (me), the arc seems like it's arbitrarily sized relative to the infield. | |
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| Oct 29, 2020 at 13:01 | history | answered | Kermit | CC BY-SA 4.0 |