In modern baseball, few measurements are more watched than a ball’s velocity off the bat. In and of itself, higher velocity does not guarantee a successful outcome. But it certainly makes a successful ...

A flame-throwing relief pitcher enters a game — mid-inning, runners on base, tie score — sending the telecast to another commercial break, dialing back the tension in the stadium and pushing the game ...

The advent of publicly available Statcast data has allowed advanced data and measurements to become a larger part of the conversation around the game of baseball. The ability to measure a variety of ...

In the Tokyo Dome in March, you could almost hear the zip of the ball. 101 mph. The pop of the catcher’s mitt sounded like a gunshot. 100 mph. Roki Sasaki would lift his left leg almost to his head, ...

OAKLAND, Calif. — Chris Sale’s four-seam fastball averaged only 92.3 mph and he threw just 59 percent strikes when the Mariners crushed him Opening Day. Sale allowed seven runs, all earned, six hits ...

Simple logic says that taller pitchers should be able to throw a baseball faster than the average pitcher. They have longer limbs and more body mass, and should thus be able to put more "oomph" behind ...