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How pros use PULSE and what it means for the rest of baseball
I argue the core tenet of Driveline Baseball is this: if we can measure it, we can improve it. That is at the root of the scientific process which founder Kyle Boddy helped usher into 21st century pro...
View ArticleAntone’s return from a third TJS is providing hope and a road map for arms
On April 7 2024, at Great American Ball Park, Tejay Antone felt an all-too-familiar pop in his right elbow. His first pitch of his fourth outing of the season sailed wide to open the sixth inning....
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How the Nationals – and CJ Abrams – are enjoying dramatic improvement (Yes,...
There is still low-hanging fruit to pluck at even the highest levels of professional baseball. Consider the Washington Nationals. It was not too long ago that under former general manager Mike Rizzo —...
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Travis Bazzana’s superpower? Self-awareness: Why that matters and what that...
Travis Bazzana produced a swing Sunday in Philadelphia, which if replicated often enough, will make him a superstar. In the top of the eighth inning, Phillies right-hander Jonathan Bowlan tossed a...
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How in the heck has Fernando Tatis Jr. not homered yet? A forensic swing...
We are a quarter of the way through the major league season, and Fernando Tatis Jr. is yet to hit a home run. It’s the greatest mystery, the biggest head scratcher of the young MLB season. This is a...
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How Janson Junk found another level and a higher cruising speed
Even for long-time athletes training at Driveline, there is always something new to learn, something to iterate upon. This constant effort to improve is a key tenet of our culture. Consider the case...
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Forcing Rotation: Exploring Lead-Leg Force Curves and Rotation in Hitters
“What do I need to do to become a better hitter?”A common question asked by a lot of developing athletes. And the common answers are usually the same: fix your swing path and rotate faster.Seems...
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We don’t just care about bat speed at Driveline and Jordan Walker is evidence...
There is no doubt possessing bat speed is a crucial trait for a professional hitter. The math backs the core Driveline development tenet. Bat speed enjoys a strong correlation with on-field hitting...
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Investigating a mystery pitch as a test case for a new (computer) vision for...
Tatsuya Imai’s slider was one of the great baseball mysteries early this season before he went on the IL. A backward slider? A pitch that darted half a foot arm side instead of glove side? How is that...
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To swing or not to swing, that is thee question
With the tying run on third base in the ninth inning, two outs, and the count full in the World Baseball Classic semifinal meeting last month, Geraldo Perdomo watched a wicked Mason Miller slider...
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No one wanted to train more at Driveline than Trace McDonald and he’s making...
In the seventh inning of their season opener at Cibola High School in Yuma last month, Trace McDonald got his pitch. He was hunting an elevated fastball all afternoon, waiting and waiting for it, and...
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Pitchers are going low – and for good reason. But it’s not for everyone.
Some of baseball’s skill-enhancing breakthroughs are well known. Velocity-building programs have proliferated across professional and amateur baseball over the past decade. Pitch design is another...
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How workload data can help optimize a college pitching staff
So much is optimized in modern baseball. Velocity-building programs have proliferated throughout amateur and pro baseball, with Driveline playing a leading role. Pitchers have created designer...
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Powering up: George Gibbs is a classic Driveline success story, now he’s...
There are countless 11-year-olds glued to YouTube where an endless stream of gaming- and entertainment-related content is uploaded daily to the platform. Fewer ‘tweens are watching Driveline Baseball...
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The Interaction of Biomechanics and Command
Velocity Training: A Brief History We were lucky enough to receive the 2025 Dr. Mike Marshall Pitching Biomechanics Research Award from SABR in March for our research into the Biomechanics of Command...
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Youth baseball is searching in the dark regarding workloads. What can be done...
Everyone knows the problem: too many young arms are getting hurt. Everyone knows too little is being done to address it. But the injury scourge persists as youth baseball is generally searching in the...
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How high school pitcher Noah Coury added 20 mph, and used PULSE to build his...
Noah Coury represents both a classic Driveline success story, while also being an example of what is next in data-driven development. Now a senior at Hazen High (Wa.), the right-hander pitcher began...
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Optimizing Bat Paths
Every year new metrics are being made available to the public through Statcast. In the latest drop batting metrics were highlighted to give more insight into how a batter’s swing and stance line up at...
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An examination of Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s World Series Usage: Risky or perfectly...
As FOX returned to its World Series Game 7 coverage of the bottom of the ninth inning back in November, the camera was focused on the new pitcher on the mound – Yoshinobu Yamamoto – making his final...
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The latest and best iteration of Casey Mize (And his journey is not complete)
During Casey Mize’s first two career postseason starts this October, the benefits of his continued development were clear. On Oct. 1, the Detroit Tigers’ right-hander allowed just one hit and one...
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