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    CAUGHT NAPPING: BASEBALL HITTING, PITCHING SAPPED BY JET LAG

    by AP Baseball writer Ronald Blum contributed to this story.Online: PNAS Jan 27, 2017 2 minutes

    Researchers say they’ve documented an unseen drag on major league baseball players that can wipe out home field advantage, make pitchers give up more home runs, and take some punch out of a team’s bats.

    The culprit: jet lag.

    Travelers are well aware of the fatigue, poor sleep and other effects that can descend like a fog when their body clocks are out of sync with their surroundings.

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