A deep dive into MLB’s most extreme swings

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A deep dive into MLB’s most extreme swings

May 20, 2025
by RJ Hamster

Tuesday, May 20

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Riley Greene, Eugenio Suárez, Isaac Paredes and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. have some of the more radical swings in baseball

What we can learn from sluggers with most extreme swings

Maybe you notice it when you’re watching a game, the hitters who have obvious uppercuts or the ones who are perfectly level. Now there is real data to track those differing swing paths, and much more.

1st ROY poll of 2025 shows runaway favorite in AL, lots of competition in NL

‘We’ll discuss that’: Mets’ manager plans to address hustle with Soto

Intriguing relief options for Phils after Alvarado suspension

Red Sox solve Senga’s ‘ghost fork’ to beat Mets

‘It’s a cool milestone’: Schwarber soaks in 300th career homer

From leadoff HR to walk-off knock, Sánchez plays hero for Marlins

D-backs pounce early, club 3 HRs to hand Dodgers 4th straight home loss

Lodolo keeps rolling on the road as Reds win 5th straight

Gray’s 10 K’s, 6 scoreless frames guide Cards in blowout win

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Jesús Sánchez is mobbed by Marlins after his walk-off triple

Jesús Sánchez

2nd player in Modern Era with leadoff HR & walk-off 3B in same game

Kyle Schwarber

Career homer No. 300 went 466 feet, 3rd longest this year

Kris Bubic

3-0, 0.36 ERA, 24 K’s in 4 starts this month

Miguel Amaya

2nd 5-RBI game this year; career .553 AVG, 22 RBIs with bases loaded

Jarren Duran

Has an MLB-leading 20 triples since the start of 2024

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Christopher Morel has got his timing down.

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STAFF PICKS

Swing path is one of the new metrics tracked by Statcast

4 new swing metrics tell us more than we’ve ever known about contact

As more and more advanced metrics become available, it may seem like some of these terms exist only in the realm of analysts. Then you listen to the players themselves, and you realize that’s not true at all. Across the sport, players are using data and technology to improve their own games.

Chipper, Grissom to manage All-Star Futures teams in Atlanta

Hall of Famer Chipper Jones and two-time MLB All-Star Marquis Grissom have been named managers for the 2025 All-Star Futures Game in Atlanta, and they’ll bring along some former Braves stars as coaches.

6 former Braves will be managers and coaches for the Futures Game

John Oliver picks the MiLB team that he’ll rebrand

“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” is full of love for Minor League Baseball — so much so that it’s offered to give a team a rebrand. On Sunday’s show, Oliver picked the Erie SeaWolves for the project.

The Erie Seawolves and mascot C. Wolf will get a makeover courtesy of comedian John Oliver

Benson, Vargas slug their way to Player of the Week honors

Cincinnati’s Will Benson and Chicago’s Miguel Vargas combined for 9 HRs and 19 RBIs en route to earning their first career Player of the Week nods.

Will Benson of the Reds and Miguel Vargas of the White Sox are MLB's Players of the Week

Who will rake? Make your picks!

Voting is now open for Konami League Leaders Pick ‘Em! Enter your prediction for which teams will hit the most home runs during games from May 23-25 and you could win a trip to the 2025 MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard.

Submit your prediction for the chance to win a trip to the 2025 All-Star Game

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Join former MLB All-Star & World Series champ Dexter Fowler and former NBA All-Star Jamal Crawford alongside host Matt Vasgersian for a special edition of MLB Tonight, featuring guests including Ken Griffey Jr., live game look-ins and unscripted commentary at 7:30 p.m. ET on MLB Network.

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PIT 1

CHC 7
MIA 8

NYM 1
BOS 3

HOU 4
TB 3

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SEA 5
CWS 1

BAL 4
MIL 5

DET 4
STL 11

PHI 9
COL 3

KC 3
SF 1

LAA 4
ATH 3

AZ 9
LAD 5

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RJ Hamster

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