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Sr. Director of Digital Innovation for @mlb. Formerly @Rangers R&D 💍. Once upon a time I created https://nitter.cf/t.co/0eIr6T63AZ and https://nitter.cf/t.co/EcNrmK9lHm

Houston, TX
Joined April 2008
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Let's go!!! Today I officially start with @MLB as Sr. Director of Digital Innovation. Fired up to collaborate with an amazing team and help build what’s next for the game. ⚾️🔥
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Four-seam fastballs are averaging 96.5 mph in the playoffs so far... Up 0.6 mph from 95.9 mph in the 2025 postseason. Here’s a breakdown of playoff 4-seam fastball velocity since 2008:
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Alec Bohm's home run was hit off a 99.4 MPH fastball... That's the fastest pitch he's ever hit for a home run in his career.
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Visualizing every @mlb division race by game this season 🧐🧐🧐
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Woah @darenw - @nflsavantcom with a massive upgrade this year! Strongly recommend it for folks
Breaking down the #49ers offensive tendencies yesterday. You can view these for any team here: nflsavant.com/teams/SF?tab=t…
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Congratulations to @astros José Altuve on his 2500th career @mlb hit! That's a whole bunch of hits 🤯🤯🤯
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#Brewers Jacob Misiorowski has thrown 921 pitches this season 100+ MPH. 248 more than the next closest pitcher in a season since 2008 when tracking began. Insanity.
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The visualizations on this page are pretty fun. Hover over any throw location to see exactly where both the first baseman and the runner were positioned on that play.
🚨New metric drop over at the Statcast factory, Baseball Savant This is one people have been asking about for while: which 1B are best at receiving throws? Yes, "scoops," but a lot more than that. Scoops are 2% throws to 1B. It's about all of them. baseballsavant.mlb.com/leade…
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🚨New metric drop over at the Statcast factory, Baseball Savant This is one people have been asking about for while: which 1B are best at receiving throws? Yes, "scoops," but a lot more than that. Scoops are 2% throws to 1B. It's about all of them. baseballsavant.mlb.com/leade…
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.@dbacks Corbin Carroll hit his 100th career home run last night... His home run spray chart is beautiful 😍
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Not sure where the Rangers would be without Ezequiel Duran this season. Comparing his 2026 season to 2025, the improvements are everywhere: - Better quality of contact - More plate discipline - Elite defense - Still brings plus speed
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Game-by-game results for every @MLB team through 120 games. Each tile represents one game, with the colors getting darker as winning or losing streaks grow.
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the White Sox…the WHITE SOX are the ONLY team in MLB without a 4+ game losing streak
The best and worst stretches of every MLB team this season. 📈 Red Sox: 15-game winning streak 📉 Marlins & Mets: 12-game losing streaks
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The best and worst stretches of every MLB team this season. 📈 Red Sox: 15-game winning streak 📉 Marlins & Mets: 12-game losing streaks
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As the NFL season kicks into gear, I’ve launched @nflsavantcom for: • Site updates & new features • NFL stats & visualizations • Interesting trends and analysis • The occasional football rabbit hole If you enjoy digging into the numbers, give it a follow!
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Comparing Logan O’Hoppe’s progression through the big leagues. He’s still just 26 and has shown plenty of upside. If the Rangers can get him back on track, this trade could be an absolute steal. 👀
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Starling Marte is @mlb active hit-by-pitch leader, getting plunked 170 times since debuting in 2012. Average velocity on those pitches: 90.6 mph 😳 #Ouch
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Rickey Henderson vs. every player in @MLB history. The greatest base stealer ever and then everyone else. 🤯 1,406 career stolen bases, the next closest player Lou Brock 938 👀
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QB zone charts, spray charts and efficiency
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The site also includes an exploration tool that allows you to search over 600,000+ NFL plays back to 2013 with csv exports and comparison charts nflsavant.com/explore
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The biggest year over year jumps in Hard Hit % from 2025 to 2026 🔥🔥🔥 baseballsavant.mlb.com/leade…
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Breaking down every #MLB organization’s minor league winning percentage across Rookie, A, A+, AA and AAA.
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