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The 2023 Home Run Derby is live with Statcast!

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Here’s our weekly look at 10 mind-blowing notes from the last week in baseball (Sept. 22-28). All rise: Aaron Judge had his second three-homer game of the season on Friday, becoming the first player in Yankees history with two such performances in a season. Judge can max out at 107...
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A look at how MLB's most unconventional 30-HR hitter does it
When you think of how the premier home run hitters excel, you're likely to think of sluggers who are capable of producing elite exit velocities and long-distance bombs. Look no further than the top of the leaderboard of the 25 players who've hit 30-plus home runs this season. Matt Olson,...
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If there’s a word you associate with Ronald Acuña Jr., it might be “loud,” in all the best ways. His home runs are loud. His rocket throws from right field are loud. All the stolen bases, especially in big spots, are loud; the bat flips and celebrations are all loud,...
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Every team's hardest-hit home run
Baseball has always been a simple game. You throw the ball hard. You hit the ball hard. And sometimes, the ball is hit with such force that you can’t help but ask yourself, “Just how hard was that thing hit?!” Thanks to Statcast, we now know the exit velocity of...
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The Phils' secret playoff weapon is here ... and his stuff is scary
The Phillies' secret weapon for the postseason isn't exactly a secret anymore -- his MLB debut was too electric. Orion Kerkering, the team's No. 7 prospect, took the mound for the first time on Sunday and immediately showed the playoff-caliber stuff the Phillies were hoping for when they called him...
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2023 Top Performers

Avg 4-Seam Fastball Spin
Helsley, Ryan
2643 RPM
Pérez, Eury
2635 RPM
Adam, Jason
2625 RPM
Sims, Lucas
2619 RPM
Stewart, Brock
2604 RPM
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Statcast Glossary
Exit Velocity (EV)
How fast, in miles per hour, a ball was hit by a batter.
Launch Angle (LA)
How high/low, in degrees, a ball was hit by a batter.
Barrels
A batted ball with the perfect combination of exit velocity and launch angle
Hard Hit
Statcast defines a 'hard-hit ball' as one hit with an exit velocity of 95 mph or higher.
Sweet Spot
a batted-ball event with a launch angle between eight and 32 degrees.
Batted Ball Event (BBE)
A Batted Ball Event represents any batted ball that produces a result.
Pitch Velocity
How hard, in miles per hour, a pitch is thrown.
Pitch Movement
The movement of a pitch is defined in inches, both in raw numbers and as a measurement against average.
Active Spin
Statcast refers to the spin that contributes to movement as Active Spin.
Spin Rate
How much spin, in revolutions per minute, a pitch was thrown with.
Extension
How far off the mound, in feet, a pitcher releases the pitch.
Pop Time
How quickly, in seconds, a catcher can get the ball out of his glove and to the base on a stolen base or pickoff attempt.
Arm Strength
How hard, in miles per hour, a fielder throws the ball.
Base-to-base Time
How much time, in seconds, it takes a runner to get from one base to another, like Home To First.
Distance Covered
How far, in feet, a fielder or runner has traveled on a play.
Lead Distance
How far, in feet, a runner is ranging off the bag at the time of a pitcher's first movement or pitch release.
Jump
Jump is a Statcast metric that shows which players have the fastest reactions and most direct routes in the outfield.
Outs Above Average (OAA)
A range-based metric of skill that shows how many outs a player has saved over his peers.
Catch Probability
The likelihood, in percent, that an outfielder will be able to make a catch on an individual batted ball.
Expected Batting Average (xBA)
xBA measures the likelihood that a batted ball will become a hit.
Expected Weighted On-base Average (xwOBA)
xwOBA is formulated using exit velocity, launch angle and, on certain types of batted balls, Sprint Speed.
Expected Earned Run Avg (xERA)
xERA is a simple 1:1 translation of xwOBA, converted to the ERA scale
Sprint Speed
A measurement of a player's top running speed, expressed in "feet per second in a player's fastest one-second window."
Bolt
A Bolt is any run where the Sprint Speed (defined as "feet per second in a player's fastest one-second window") of the runner is at least 30 ft/sec.
Best Speed
For a batter, Best Speed is an average of 50% of his hardest hit balls. For a pitcher it is the average of his softest 50% of batted balls allowed.
Escape Velocity
Escape Velocity takes the average of a player's batted ball velocities subtracted from 88. Anything below 88mph is considered 0.
Blocks Above Average
A Statcast metric designed to express the demonstrated skill of catchers at preventing wild pitches or passed balls compared to their peers.
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