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Youth baseball is searching in the dark regarding workloads. What can be done to illuminate a path toward reducing injuries?

January 29, 2026January 29, 2026

Everyone knows the problem: too many young arms are getting hurt. Everyone knows too little is being done to address ...read more

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How high school pitcher Noah Coury added 20 mph, and used PULSE to build his workload

January 28, 2026January 29, 2026

Noah Coury represents both a classic Driveline success story, while also being an example of what is next in data-driven ...read more

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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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A Deeper Dive into Offspeed Pitches: Types of Baseball Pitches

March 5, 2019May 9, 2022

After looking further into fastballs, now is a good time to look deeper at offspeed pitches—particularly curveballs and sliders. Answering ...read more

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Scaling Velocity & Useful Spin in Offspeed Pitches

November 16, 2017November 20, 2023

We still don’t know a whole lot about spin rate. While we certainly know more about how to use it ...read more

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Pitch Design, Pitching Mechanics

Reviewing Offspeed Pitches and Elbow Torque

November 2, 2017November 20, 2023

With new research developments in other labs and our own facilities, we felt it was a good time to update ...read more

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