ALT Statcast Bat Tracking Squared-up Balls Statcast presented by Google Cloud Marcus Semien 92 Luis Arraez 91 José Ramírez 86 Adley Rutschman 85 Juan Soto 83 William Contreras 83 Yandy Díaz 80 Nico Hoerner 80 Vinnie Pasquantino 78 Maikel Garcia 77 Pictured: A cutout of Marcus Semien swinging a bat in a road gray Texas Rangers uniform and a photo of Marcus Semien standing in the batter’s box wearing a home white Rangers uniform, with the 2023 World Series Champions patch.
ALT How do you square up a ball? Each swing has a max attainable exit velocity based on the speed on the swing (and pitch). If a swing attains at least 80% of that exit velocity, it counts as a 'squared-up' swing. A swing more than 80% squared-up can only happen on the sweet spot of the bat. Pictured: A cutout of Luis Arraez preparing to swing wearing a tan-colored Padres uniform. Statcast presented by GoogleCloud
