The hottest hitters entering the World Series are the Astros' Yordan Alvarez and the Braves' Eddie Rosario. Here's how they're doing it -- and how pitchers might try to get them out in the Fall Classic. Let's take a look behind the numbers for Houston's DH and Atlanta's left fielder...

If there’s a Big Narrative of this postseason, it is clearly found in the unconventional way that starting pitchers have been used. After all, starters have thrown only 46% of postseason innings, easily a new all-time low. “Openers” are common, and starting pitchers, even accomplished ones, being yanked in the...

Of course, you never want to make a mistake to J.D. Martinez, one of the best hitters in baseball. But you really don't want to make a mistake to him right now. In a Red Sox lineup that's been carrying the team through the playoffs, Martinez is batting .379 and...

The Braves are up two games to none over the favored Dodgers in the National League Championship Series, which would be an impressive feat under any circumstances, but might be considered even more so today, considering just how many stars have not contributed to either Atlanta victory. Brian Snitker's team...

Hitting is tougher than ever in October. Teams deploy their best pitchers, and the pressure on every pitch ramps up to max intensity. But that hasn't stopped baseball's biggest sluggers from crushing some monster postseason home runs -- take, for instance, Joc Pederson's game-tying 454-footer in Game 2 of the...

The Braves, having dispatched with the Brewers, have some time before starting Game 1 of the National League Championship Series vs. the Dodgers on Saturday night at Truist Park. That gives us some time to ask if you’ve noticed the substantial change they made in the middle of the season...

Imagine being able to routinely hit triple-digits on the radar gun. Now, imagine those fireballs you threw can veer nearly three feet before they hit the catcher’s mitt. Then, imagine you’re the batter trying to hit all that. The Dodgers have an embarrassment of riches in their bullpen, but Brusdar...

This postseason has already featured some memorable plays. And now fans can see those plays in a whole new way thanks to MLB FieldVision. FieldVision tracks every play in 3D, allowing you to see everything that happens on the field from angles and perspectives that you could never get from...

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...

PITTSBURGH -- The first time Ke’Bryan Hayes saw Oneil Cruz hit baseballs in person, Cruz was a 19-year-old prospect at Pirate City in Bradenton, Fla. Over and over, the tall, lanky shortstop would send balls to dead center off the curveball machine. “He’s gonna be a really fun one to...