The All-Star Starting Pitcher For The American League Just Told You The Balls Are Juiced

Justin Verlander just said the balls are juiced in a press conference today in Cleveland.

Why is this significant?

He's starting the All-Star Game tomorrow for the American League.

The Commissioner was on ESPN this morning stating there was a difference in the balls, but denied (HAR HAR!!) involvement in changing them.

To which Verlander said at the press conference, according to ESPN:

""It's a f---ing joke," said Verlander, an eight-time All-Star who is starting his second All-Star Game on Tuesday. "Major League Baseball's turning this game into a joke. They own Rawlings, and you've got Manfred up here saying it might be the way they center the pill. They own the f---ing company. If any other $40 billion company bought out a $400 million company and the product changed dramatically, it's not a guess as to what happened. We all know what happened. Manfred the first time he came in, what'd he say? He said we want more offense. All of a sudden he comes in, the balls are juiced? It's not coincidence. We're not idiots."

Tonight, for the first time, Major League Baseball is providing a cash prize for the winner of the eight-man bracket Home Run Derby:  ONE MILLION DOLLARS.