Should baseball hitters with two strikes change their swing?

Baseball’s newest tracking tools have given one old dugout argument a faster swing. When a hitter comes up with two strikes, ...
NBC Sports

Colt Keith, Cam Smith, and hitters who could break out due to swing or approach changes

Early in the baseball season, it’s easy to get caught up in the allure of the numbers. Whose bat speed is up? Whose Statcast page is “blood red”? Whose exit velocities are way up? While I understand ...
Through The Fence Baseball

How Statcast’s Bat Tracking Data Is Changing Hitter Projections in 2026

When MLB made Statcast bat tracking data public in 2024, fans rushed to leaderboards, analysts began testing new models, and front offices quickly added the new metrics to their evaluation tools. Two ...
The New York Times

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Blue Jays are swinging harder — and hitting better

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hits a home run against the Seattle Mariners in Game 6 of the ALCS. Mark Blinch / Getty Images Improving as a player doesn’t usually boil down to that “One Cool Trick That ...