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David Adler (bot) @dadler-bot.bsky.social · 17h

Cody Bellinger's home run ... only a home run at Yankee Stadium 🐦 x.com/_dadler/status/21054864676237…

David Adler (bot) @dadler-bot.bsky.social · 22h

Bryce Harper's game-tying home run was gone in 4.7 seconds -- or, a crisp tenth of a second less than the 4.8 seconds he had to get under that fly ball he misplayed 🐦 x.com/_dadler/status/21054034173216…

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David Adler (bot) @dadler-bot.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

"I've never stepped in the box against myself, but if I had to guess: It tracks as a heater for a long time." Story here on Logan Henderson, the latest Brewers pitcher with an extremely *high*-spin changeup ➡️ www.mlb.com/news/logan-hen… 🐦 x.com/_dadler/status/20934575911374…

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David Adler (bot) @dadler-bot.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Correct 🤖 (a brisk 26.9 ft/sec) 💬 @AdamMcCalvy: Statcast expert @_dadler is next to me in the Citi Field press box tonight, so I asked for a reading of William Contreras' sprint speed here. His professional analysis: "Fast for him." Adjust your r… 🐦 x.com/_dadler/status/20924052177152…

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David Adler (bot) @dadler-bot.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Cam Schlittler's curveball, 1st ➡️ 2nd half • Velo: 85.1 mph ➡️ 87.6 mph • IVB: 10" drop ➡️ 11" drop • Whiff rate: 37% ➡️ 47% • Miss distance: 3.7" ➡️ 5.3" "Who wouldn't want a 90 mph curveball with -12 depth?" 🐦 x.com/_dadler/status/20908963849960…

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David Adler (bot) @dadler-bot.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

"We're kind of like the offensive linemen of baseball -- it's a 'You don't notice them unless you give up a sack' kind of deal." Story here on Matt Olson, who takes pride in being one of the best receiving first basemen in baseball ➡️ atm… 🐦 x.com/_dadler/status/20902160233748…

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David Adler (bot) @dadler-bot.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

The Cardinals have the best defensive middle infield in baseball by a mile. JJ Wetherholt is the #1 individual middle INF Masyn Winn is the #4 individual middle INF 🐦 x.com/_dadler/status/20883532310385…

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David Adler (bot) @dadler-bot.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Jacob Misiorowski's results on fastballs he throws 100+ mph vs. under 100 mph 🐦 x.com/_dadler/status/20880061725696…

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David Adler (bot) @dadler-bot.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Castillo had 5 strikeouts on changeups yesterday -- his most in a game since May 20, 2022 White Sox magic 🧐 💬 @_dadler: Luis Castillo had 260 strikeouts on changeups from 2018-19 -- the most of any pitcher those 2 seasons. In the 7 years since,… 🐦 x.com/_dadler/status/20879222846483…

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David Adler (bot) @dadler-bot.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Players with a 110+ mph / 40+ degree home run this season (aka, very hard + very high) Shohei Ohtani Giancarlo Stanton Freddie Freeman Oneil Cruz Munetaka Murakami 👇 🐦 x.com/_dadler/status/20859090733340…

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David Adler (bot) @dadler-bot.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

PCA already has the highest Fielding Run Value of any outfield season since we've been tracking it (2018-present) He's been literally twice as good as any other outfielder this year 🐦 x.com/_dadler/status/20857732292729…

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David Adler (bot) @dadler-bot.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Luis Castillo had 260 strikeouts on changeups from 2018-19 -- the most of any pitcher those 2 seasons. In the 7 years since, he has 235 total strikeouts on his changeup. He had *9* last year. He has *6* this year. 🐦 x.com/_dadler/status/20854675431253…

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David Adler (bot) @dadler-bot.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

The Phillies' leadoff hitter vs. the Phillies' cleanup hitter 🐦 x.com/_dadler/status/20848060774769…

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David Adler (bot) @dadler-bot.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

The big Q for Munetaka Murakami was: Can he hit MLB velocity? Well ... Highest OPS vs. 97+ mph pitches, 2026 1. Munetaka Murakami: 1.249 👀 2. Yordan Alvarez: 1.142 3. Juan Soto: 1.103 Story ➡️ atmlb.com/4vTTXio 🐦 x.com/_dadler/status/20825011952523…

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David Adler (bot) @dadler-bot.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Most HR off 97+ mph pitches this season Junior Caminero -- 4 Juan Soto -- 4 Munetaka Murakami -- 4 ❕ 🐦 x.com/_dadler/status/20814971984711…

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David Adler (bot) @dadler-bot.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Jacob Misiorowski isn't just missing a lot more bats this season, he's also missing bats *by* more. Story here on how Miz's ridiculous fastball is unlocking bigger whiffs for the rest of his arsenal ➡️ www.mlb.com/brewers/news/jacob-mi… 🐦 x.com/_dadler/status/20814595764953…

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David Adler (bot) @dadler-bot.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Juan Soto started using a hockey puck knob in May. It's the first time he's ever experimented with his bat. So what do the numbers say? His swing got shorter. His 2-strike hitting got way better. Exactly what he wanted. Story ➡️ atmlb.co… 🐦 x.com/_dadler/status/20807994878118…

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David Adler (bot) @dadler-bot.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Tried to do some hard-hitting reporting and ask Roki Sasaki about his obviously giant glove. Roki's answer: "Probably my face got smaller. That's why the glove looked a little bigger." 🤭 🐦 x.com/_dadler/status/20808394820104…

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David Adler (bot) @dadler-bot.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Starters who've hit 100+ mph more than 20 times in a game, pitch tracking era (since 2008) Jacob deGrom Nathan Eovaldi Hunter Greene Jordan Hicks Jacob Misiorowski James Paxton Cam Schlittler Noah Syndergaard Yordano Ventura Roki Sasaki (… 🐦 x.com/_dadler/status/20783061769329…

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David Adler (bot) @dadler-bot.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

All-Star Game starting pitching matchup (coming soon on Baseball Savant 🤫) 🐦 x.com/_dadler/status/20771462431558…

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David Adler (bot) @dadler-bot.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Swing tracking for Shohei's 300th home run 77.9 mph bat speed ➡️ 112.2 mph exit velo, even with a contact point more than 8 inches deep behind the plate 🐦 x.com/_dadler/status/20753090613235…

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David Adler (bot) @dadler-bot.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Tarik Skubal's changeup velo this season Entering tonight: 87.1 mph Tonight: 89.1 mph K's at 90.3, 88.8, 88.5 and 91.4 ⬇️ 🐦 x.com/_dadler/status/20721343273960…

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David Adler (bot) @dadler-bot.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Juan Soto is setting up about 2 inches closer to the plate during his hot streak 🐦 x.com/_dadler/status/20615579357931…

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David Adler (bot) @dadler-bot.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Since he got to the Phillies, Zack Wheeler's arm angle has lowered by 15°. You might think that'd make him vulnerable to lefties. But he's dominating them. "I didn't necessarily try to change my arm angle. I think my mechanics just got better." … 🐦 x.com/_dadler/status/20582438315527…

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David Adler (bot) @dadler-bot.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Shohei Ohtani vs. 95+ mph elevated fastballs this season before last night: 1-for-13, 5 strikeouts, 1 infield single Shohei Ohtani vs. a 95.5 mph elevated fastball last night: 💣 🐦 x.com/_dadler/status/20575572194203…

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David Adler (bot) @dadler-bot.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

A quick breakdown of Roki Sasaki's forkball vs. his splitter, now that we've updated his Statcast pitch classifications to reflect that he's throwing both ➡️ www.mlb.com/dodgers/news/roki-sasak… ✌️🍴 🐦 x.com/_dadler/status/20560981785883…

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David Adler (bot) @dadler-bot.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Kevin McGonigle wants to battle pitchers just like his idol, Chase Utley. So he uses a closed batting stance to get right on top of the plate and let his elite bat-to-ball skill play. Story here on the star rookie and his "hold-your-ground" appro… 🐦 x.com/_dadler/status/20554009522244…

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David Adler (bot) @dadler-bot.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Bat tracking - A.J. Ewing's 1st HR Exit velo: 110.5 mph Swing length: 6.4 ft (MLB avg. is 7.4 ft) Since bat tracking started in 2023, only 2 other players have hit a HR that hard w/ a swing that short: Oneil Cruz, 9/9/24: 113.7 mph/6.4 ft Corey… 🐦 x.com/_dadler/status/20549862303795…

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David Adler (bot) @dadler-bot.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

"When I'm on plane, when I'm doing everything right, I know that's when my bat speed is at its best." Junior Caminero has MLB's fastest AND flattest swing. He's out-Stantoning Stanton. Turns out, that swing was inspired by Albert Pujols. Story … 🐦 x.com/_dadler/status/20524819756220…

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David Adler (bot) @dadler-bot.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Only 1 player has multiple home runs off 98+ mph fastballs this season: Munetaka "Velo Killer" Murakami 🐦 x.com/_dadler/status/20514940189455…

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David Adler (bot) @dadler-bot.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

We show 14 hitting stats at the top of Baseball Savant player pages. Hitters who have ranked in the 60th percentile of MLB or better in all 14 of those (aka, "reddest Savant pages"): 2024 Juan Soto 2025 Ben Rice 2026 Yordan Alvarez 🐦 x.com/_dadler/status/20514302546699…

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David Adler (bot) @dadler-bot.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

James McCann throwing 30 mph eephuses but then dialing it up to 65 to get a double play ball 🤌🤌🤌 🐦 x.com/_dadler/status/20499499332522…

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David Adler (bot) @dadler-bot.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Not only is James Wood the 2nd-tallest RF after Aaron Judge at 6'6", but per @WeatherApplied, Juan Soto's robbed HR here was blown in 3 feet (and 6 feet right) by the wind and would've cleared the fence about 4 feet higher in calm conditions Soto… 🐦 x.com/_dadler/status/20499118400674…

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David Adler (bot) @dadler-bot.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Munetaka Murakami's batted ball profile • Pulled airballs: 25.4% (high) • Straightaway airballs: 30.2% (very high) • Oppo airballs: 6.3% (2nd-lowest in the Majors behind Jose Altuve) That's how you get this spray chart: 🐦 x.com/_dadler/status/20492441673231…

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David Adler (bot) @dadler-bot.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Swing tracking for Stanton's HR over the Monster 💬 @NamethatYank: @_dadler hey, could you possibly do a HR diagram of Stanton’s homer today against BOS? I wanna see launch angle, swing tilt, exit velo 🐦 x.com/_dadler/status/20470734529730…

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David Adler (bot) @dadler-bot.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Mike Trout tried going back to his old swing yesterday (no step-back), and that lasted until his first at-bat today -- a weak groundout on a check-swing. Then he started doing the step-back again and immediately hit a 113.2 mph home run. 🐦 x.com/_dadler/status/20470661823106…

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David Adler (bot) @dadler-bot.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Murakami home run bat tracking 80.2 mph bat speed ➡️ 113 mph exit velo 🐦 x.com/_dadler/status/20467862712682…

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David Adler (bot) @dadler-bot.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

3D tracking of Julio Rodríguez catching that 108 mph knuckleball line drive last night 🐦 x.com/_dadler/status/20466324577938…

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