12
percentage of U.S. youths, ages 7-17, who played baseball “at least twice” in 2012, according to the
7.6
percentage who played softball at least twice
2,430
total number of Major League Baseball games in the regular season
$2
cost of a regular Oscar Mayer hot dog at Coors Field when it first opened in 1995
$7
cost of a gluten-free hot dog at Coors Field this year
90
percentage of Major League Baseball pitchers of adding sunscreen to powdered rosin to better grip a ball
0
percentage of the anonymously accused maybe just trying to keep the ball from getting sunburned
$8
cost of a randomly chosen bottle of sunscreen listed on the
Snap judgment: On second thought, baseballs probably can’t get sunburned. But you probably can. Slather up!
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