Scott Simkus has a fascinating article exploring this question, and the phenomenon of baseball field days and their various contests (circling the bases, throwing the ball for length and accuracy, bunting and running to first, and so on), in the latest Outsider Baseball Bulletin.
Also check out this post on baseball and track & field.
And: who holds the record for baseball’s longest throw?
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