Baseball season is in full swing, but batters might be noticing that their skills are a bit rusty or could use some improvement. It's a common goal for high school baseball players to improve their ...

It's not just about home runs. Pay attention to bat speed, hard-hit rate and barrel rate, too. With just two weeks of games in the bank, we don’t have nearly enough data to draw any conclusions about ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Red Sox player development department has put a heavy focus on helping their prospects increase bat speed. “It’s really important as you get old, for sure,” Red Sox ...

Schanuel spent time this offseason on activities aimed at improving his bat speed, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports. Schanuel participated in drills that included swinging bats of ...

The new world, which includes Statcast radar data, provides many avenues to test theories and make related projections on player performance that are more well-reasoned (and hopefully more accurate) ...

TEMPE, Ariz. — Nolan Schanuel went into his winter with a couple of clear objectives. Get stronger. Increase bat speed. The Angels’ first baseman is now confident he’s done both. It remains to be seen ...