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Optimizing Bat Paths

January 15, 2026January 15, 2026

Every year new metrics are being made available to the public through Statcast. In the latest drop batting metrics were ...read more

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An examination of Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s World Series Usage: Risky or perfectly safe and rational?

January 10, 2026January 10, 2026

As FOX returned to its World Series Game 7 coverage of the bottom of the ninth inning back in November, ...read more

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Is It Possible To Build Another Nolan Ryan? We Give It A Try.

December 18, 2025December 19, 2025

Leigh Montville was one of the few writers to get an up-close look at Nolan Ryan’s offseason routine. Prior to ...read more

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How many fastballs should a pitcher have on the menu?

November 26, 2025November 26, 2025

Logan Webb did a curious thing in 2025, well, a few curious things. San Francisco Giants ace had alrady long established himself as one of the better ...read more

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St. Louis Cardinals: How Lars Nootbaar added 8 mph of bat speed

April 1, 2022August 14, 2022

Take a deep breath and let’s hit the rewind button all the way back to March of 2020. If you ...read more

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Push Swing: Training Point of Contact Deeper in the Zone

March 21, 2022March 22, 2022

Written by JP Fasone – Hitting Trainer As hitters move up in level, they have to clear a significant skill ...read more

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7 Great Reasons to Try Weighted Baseballs for Hitting

October 20, 2021August 30, 2022

At Driveline, we use both weighted balls and Plyo Ball ® in our training for both pitchers and hitters. We ...read more

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Case Study: How a defense-first pro catcher transformed his game at the plate and behind it

June 23, 2021May 10, 2022

As a former Division 1 athlete and high draft pick, Maverick was already an extremely talented baseball player. However, after ...read more

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Case Study: How a college hitter dedicated an offseason to training to ensure a “lucky” 2021

June 16, 2021May 10, 2022

Introduction The majority of baseball players had an unlucky year in 2020 with their season being cut short by COVID. ...read more

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