“Now I found out there are large baseballs and small baseballs and that some people are the fans of these different size baseballs.”
The big ones are called “Chicago baseballs”. Most people outside Chicago don’t know this.
Now I know what they mean by a “softball” question.
I’ve known a few people from Chicago who brought those out west with them. The second time I saw one the guy who had it was thrilled I knew what it was, even though I wasn’t from Chicago.