What happens when 102 mph velocity goes up against the fastest bat in the majors? MLB fans got to find out on Wednesday, as hard-throwing Milwaukee Brewers phenom, who is already tiring out radar guns ...

The virus Betts contracted at this time last year cost him strength and slowed his bat. He is back up to his usual playing ...

Baseball is a game of numbers, and Major League Baseball just released a bunch of them to break down batting. MLB's Hawk-Eye tracking system uses 12 cameras around each team's ballpark, including five ...

Mookie Betts missed the Los Angeles Dodgers’ season opener in Tokyo as he dealt with a stomach virus that prevented him from eating and keeping any solid food down for multiple weeks. The Dodgers ...

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 ...

Bat speed is just one part of what makes a hitter who they are, but it’s a key profile component. Most results-oriented stats are still quite noisy at this point in the season, but changes in bat ...

There are a lot of statistics that can be used to predict future stars in Major League Baseball. And while they don't all translate, one statistic that does have a correlation to success is bat speed.

A look at five of the top free agent bats, and what their trajectories tell us about why their free agency played out the way it did. Full access to this article is for Premium Baseball Prospectus ...