Bought it this afternoon. It's still downloading and installing but I played about 4 innings of the tutorial game between the Indians and Cubs. In that short time I could definitely see the difference in ball physics as I saw several hit balls travel in trajectoriesi hadn't seen before. The animations look alot more polished and smoother overall than in past versions.
I'm hoping to spend alot more time with 17 than I did with 16.
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