but according to a new study, climate change could be playing a role, gabriela ellis, on the reports from new york. for baseball fans home runs or a highlight of the game. and statistics show that the number of home runs hit during baseball games has been on the rise. certainly because of climate change. that's according to a new report by scientists at dartmouth college. we use data on a over a 100000 baseball games, showing that warmer temperatures increase the number of home runs in baseball games on a day to day basis. the 2nd component of our study ties this, the climate change and shows the increased temperature is over the last 10 years. cheperdak, almost more than $500.00 home runs total already. that number will continue to grow in the future with potentially hundreds more home runs per year. if temperatures continue in 2018 major league baseball commission to study led by 10 scientists to determine what was leading to the increase in home runs, they could not reach a definitive conclusion. but ultimately, a lot of their research led back to this, the baseball small changes