Moneyball 2.0: Golf’s Full Swing breaks into baseball to offer same stats big leaguers see

For a baseball player, getting recruited takes more than just talent. To catch a scout’s attention, players often attend ...
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More Swing Data: All You Need to Know about Baseball Savant’s Newest Toys

Last year, MLB’s official site for advanced stats, Baseball Savant, released one of their most important tools that fans can use to understand hitters. Bat tracking had finally made its way to the ...

2 Intriguing Baseball Rule Changes To Be Tested In Minor Leagues

Major League Baseball uses their minor league affiliates to test potential rule changes. This year, interesting new changes ...
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Using swing path metrics to find fantasy baseball power breakouts: Keep the faith in Nick Kurtz

On Wednesday, Statcast dropped a brand new set of metrics to measure a hitter’s bat path both on the way to contact and at the contact point. This is important data because bat path is one of the ...
Awful Announcing

MLB’s All-Star swing-off gave baseball the moment it’s been chasing for years

For one night, Major League Baseball ruled the sports world. That’s how it’s supposed to be every summer. But in a sport built on regional loyalty, it’s tough to make the casual fan care about ...
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MLB To Test Check-Swing Rule In Triple-A

MLB is testing check-swing challenges at the Triple-A level. Find out why it's a favorable rule change for hitters at MLB ...
Westword

The Sweetest Swing in Baseball

Most fictional characters in mental institutions struggle to get out, but when Dana Fielding, the artist-protagonist of The Sweetest Swing in Baseball, arrives in one after a suicide attempt, she ...