Monday, April 21, 2008
Born in August? You could be in the Majors!
Why do so many pro baseball players have August birthdays?
Interesting article that discusses why American born players born in August are more likely to reach the majors (compared to July and other months). The reason actually seems to boil down to the magical date of July 31st being the usual cut off for sports leagues.
For more than 55 years, July 31 has been the age-cutoff date used by virtually all nonschool-affiliated baseball leagues in the United States.
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