It's not you. I've played this game a ton this year. The last patch didn't necessarily make hitting harder, it made the pitch speeds a tick faster. Before on legend I had pitch speed at 6 and was hitting fine. After the last patch my hitting has plummeted. Either the pitch speed is a tick faster or the cpu pitchers are more adept at nibbling at corners. Either way, yes, it's causing hitting to become harder. No question.
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