Bat speed numbers are the new exit velocity. Every leaderboard refresh produces a tweet, and every tweet implies the same ...

We are more than two weeks into the 2026 season and overreactions reign supreme. So we are going to look at some early data, examine the historical context of that data, and make our best guesses as ...

Talking to Mookie Betts, I almost wanted to pull an Allen Iverson. “Bat speed? You’re worried about bat speed?” An eight-time All-Star, seven-time Silver Slugger and three-time World Series champion ...

Last year, Statcast gave us some fun new toys to play with when they dropped their Bat Speed Leaderboards. At the time, we discussed that bat speed had a close correlation to power, with every 1 mph ...

You're the manager perched on the top step of the dugout. Two outs in the ninth inning, score tied, your runner at third base. Next up is your hitter whose swing generates the fastest bat speed in all ...

Pitching is dialed in right now around baseball. Here’s some evidence: One pitcher throws a unique changeup in August 2024, and by the next spring training, nearly two dozen pitchers are using the ...

Baseball is a game of numbers, and Major League Baseball just released a bunch of them to break down batting. MLB's Hawk-Eye tracking system uses 12 cameras around each team's ballpark, including five ...

Pete Alonso is slumping, and he’s swinging the bat slower than in any year of his career. It might be easy to assume the latter is causing the former. But the Orioles don’t believe that’s the case.

Early 2026 bat speed changes reveal key gainers like Cam Smith and concerning declines for Vinnie Pasquantino, shaping fantasy roster decisions. We are more than two weeks into the 2026 season and ...