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Lawrence Butler — 422 ft to Center 💣

Lawrence Butler of the Athletics homers off Patrick Sandoval of the Boston Red Sox — a lefty-on-lefty matchup — driving a 78.4 mph sweeper to center field. Solo shot, bottom of the 5th, 0-1 count. HR #6.

📊 The damage:
👤 Lawrence Butler — Athletics | HR #6 (solo shot)
⚾ Exit velo: 103.4 mph
📐 Launch angle: 33°
📏 Distance: 422 ft (to center field)
🎯 Pitcher: Patrick Sandoval (Boston Red Sox), LHP
🔥 Pitch: 78.4 mph sweeper, inner half (41.8 in. of drop, 17.9 in. horizontal break, zone 6)
🌀 Spin: 2,808 rpm

👇 Lefty-on-lefty, sweeper, 422 to center. Drop your thoughts below.

Brandon Lowe Ambushed a First-Pitch Curveball — 402 Feet 💣

Leading off the top of the 6th, tie game, and Rhett Lowder of the Cincinnati Reds drops in a first-pitch curveball — 77 mph with a MASSIVE 60 inches of drop at 3,210 rpm, down in the zone. That's a hammer. Brandon Lowe of the Pittsburgh Pirates was ready for it first pitch, stayed on top of it, and drove it 402 feet to right. HR #23.

Getting the barrel to a curveball with that much depth — and doing it on the very first pitch of the at-bat — takes elite timing and a plan walking to the plate. He wasn't guessing.

📊 The damage:
👤 Brandon Lowe — Pittsburgh Pirates | HR #23 (solo shot)
⚾ Exit velo: 103.4 mph
📐 Launch angle: 32°
📏 Distance: 402 ft (to right field)
🎯 Pitcher: Rhett Lowder (Cincinnati Reds)
🔥 Pitch: 77.0 mph curveball, down in the zone (60.5 in. of drop, 12.8 in. break, 3,210 rpm, zone 8)
🌀 Spin: 3,210 rpm

👇 First-pitch swinging on a curveball down — aggressive genius or risky? Where do you land?

Just experimenting with this illustration 🤷🏽‍♂️

Honestly this is how my brain works though lol

I can see this in real time when a hitter is swinging and it helps me truly understand their mechanics and planes and all the advanced crap that is part of being an elite hitter

Mixed with timing, rhythm, athleticism, etc...

What do y'all see? Hand height? Barrel path? linear movement? ball path? etc.

Just a different way to view things and hope it helps some people see things.

📊 The damage:
👤 Matt Olson — Atlanta Braves | HR #30 (solo shot) 🎉
⚾ Exit velo: 106.2 mph
📐 Launch angle: 25°
📏 Distance: 372 ft (to right field)
🎯 Pitcher: Miles Mikolas (Washington Nationals)
🔥 Pitch: 88.4 mph slider, inner half (21.7 in. of drop, 12.8 in. of ride, zone 6)
🌀 Spin: 2,153 rpm

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3-2 Count and Christian Walker Crushed a Splitter 428 Feet 💣

Full count, leading off the 5th, and Nathan Eovaldi of the Texas Rangers goes to the splitter — 85 mph with nearly 37 inches of drop, right around the middle of the zone. That pitch is built to tumble out from under the barrel. Christian Walker of the Houston Astros stayed on it and hammered it 428 feet to left-center at 110.1 off the bat. HR #22.

Squaring up a splitter that's diving that hard, in a full count, and driving it 110 the other way to left-center — that's staying on top of a pitch designed to make you swing over it.

📊 The damage:
👤 Christian Walker — Houston Astros | HR #22 (solo shot)
⚾ Exit velo: 110.1 mph
📐 Launch angle: 23°
📏 Distance: 428 ft (to left-center)
🎯 Pitcher: Nathan Eovaldi (Texas Rangers)
🔥 Pitch: 85.0 mph splitter, middle of the zone (36.8 in. of drop, 11.9 in. run, zone 5)
🌀 Spin: 1,468 rpm

👇 110 off the bat on a full-count splitter. Toughest two-strike pitch to lay off — splitter, slider, or curve? Drop your answer.

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BREAKING: Tarik Skubal Traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers 🚨

Two days ahead of the MLB trade deadline, the Detroit Tigers have traded ace left-hander Tarik Skubal to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

📋 The deal:
🔵 Los Angeles Dodgers receive: LHP Tarik Skubal
🟠 Detroit Tigers receive: OF Zyhir Hope, RHP River Ryan, RHP Brady Smith

📊 About Skubal:
🏆 Two-time American League Cy Young Award winner
🥎 Left-handed starting pitcher
📄 On an expiring contract (pending free agent)

He now joins a Dodgers rotation that also includes Shohei Ohtani, Blake Snell, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Tyler Glasnow.

Best rotation of all time? Any other team have a chance now?

Ozzie Albies Ties It Up in the 8th — Stays Back on the Changeup 💣

Tie-hunting in the 8th, and Rico Garcia of the Baltimore Orioles goes to the changeup — 86.5 mph, down and away, diving off the outer edge with 15 inches of arm-side run. That pitch is designed to get a lefty out front and rolling over. Ozzie Albies of the Atlanta Braves didn't bite early. He let it travel, stayed back, and lifted it 380 feet to right for the game-tying home run. HR #17.

Staying back on a changeup away and still driving it out to the pull side takes serious timing and discipline — most hitters get pulled off that pitch and hit a weak grounder.

📊 The damage:
👤 Ozzie Albies — Atlanta Braves | HR #17 (game-tying solo shot)
⚾ Exit velo: 101.3 mph
📐 Launch angle: 37°
📏 Distance: 380 ft (to right field)
🎯 Pitcher: Rico Garcia (Baltimore Orioles)
🔥 Pitch: 86.5 mph changeup, down and away (22.2 in. of drop, 15.2 in. arm-side run, zone 4)
🌀 Spin: 2,326 rpm

👇 Staying back on the changeup away — is that timing or approach? Tell me what you teach.