The thing is, though, bat speed wasn’t the only thing he gradually lost in the second half. He let the ball travel more and ...

Over the past two decades, the rise of technology has allowed baseball to quantify the previously unquantifiable. First, it was fastball velocity for every MLB pitch. Then it was spin rate and pitch ...

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 ...

Talking to Mookie Betts, I almost wanted to pull an Allen Iverson. “Bat speed? You’re worried about bat speed?” An eight-time All-Star, seven-time Silver Slugger and three-time World Series champion ...