News Climate Baseball’s home run boom is due, in part, to climate change Rising temperatures led to an average of 58 more home runs each MLB season from 2010 to 2019 New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge hit 62 home runs in the 2022 MLB season, setting a record. Dylan Buell/Getty Images By Darren Incorvaia April 7, 2023 at 8:00 am - More than 2 years ago Read another version of this article at Science News Explores Share this:Share Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Print (Opens in new window) Print Baseball is the best sport in the world for numberphiles.