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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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Smash Factor Balls™: A New Way to Train Bat to Ball Skills

June 1, 2022August 14, 2022

The best hitters in the world consistently hit the ball on the barrel of the bat. We orient our training ...read more

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From a Miami Nightclub to an Offseason of Improvement at Driveline

September 14, 2021May 9, 2022

Written by Conner Watson Luis Menendez was the first hitter assigned to me as an intern. If there is one ...read more

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How to Increase Your Exit Velocity and Hit the Ball Harder

May 12, 2021May 10, 2022

If you want to increase your exit velocity, a hitter needs to do two things. First, they need to swing ...read more

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