re: Twittter user says baseball is hardest sport to play because elite athletes “struggle” ?

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The minimum height/athleticism standards for the NBA basically eliminate almost all (if not 100% all) of the MLB from consideration. There is no such bar the other way.

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There's a whole bunch of athletic MLB players that are the same height as an NBA point guard.

If we're making that argument, then a 7' tall NBA player build would absolutely be at a disadvantage trying to play in the MLB. Gives the pitcher an advantage with a bigger strike zone. Hitter has a bigger zone to protect. Long arms take longer to get the head of the bat around on a swing. Their body size limits what positions they can play defensively. 7' guys don't generally run well, so makes it tough to cover ground in the outfield. And fielding ground balls is harder when you have that far to crouch down.