HOUSTON — Nolan Schanuel spent his winter trying to improve his bat speed, and so far it’s worked. The Angels first baseman has increased his average bat speed from 65.2 mph to 68.2 mph, making him ...

You know the deal by now: The New York Yankees hit a bajillion home runs on opening weekend, with several of the sluggers involved swinging “torpedo” bats that are crafted more like bowling pins than ...

About a month ago, we heard much about torpedo bats, particularly bat speed and bat tracking, as a hot topic. I researched the bat tracking data, finding that some of it can be noisy, although it's ...

TAMPA, Fla. — The hardest-hit ball of Anthony Volpe’s career came last Thursday when the New York Yankees’ shortstop crushed a pitch from Philadelphia Phillies All-Star reliever Matt Strahm, launching ...

Last year, Statcast gave us some fun new toys to play with when they dropped their Bat Speed Leaderboards. At the time, we discussed that bat speed had a close correlation to power, with every 1 mph ...