[ad_1] Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports Over the past month, smart people have been deciphering the relationship between swing length and pitch location in MLB’s new bat tracking data. If you’re looking at raw data, it’s hard to know whether someone has a long swing because they like inside pitches (Isaac Paredes) or because their…
[ad_1] This is the year of the splitter. In 2024, 3.1% of all big league pitches thrown have been splitters compared to 2.2% in 2023, a year-over-year increase of 41%. Aficionados of the split-fingered fastball include former NPB stars like Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Shota Imanaga, longtime MLB users like Joe Ryan and Fernando Cruz, and…
[ad_1] The New England Revolution rolled on Thursday night to clinch their spot into the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16. Nacho Gil, Tomas Chancalay, and Mark-Anthony Kaye all scored while Henrich Ravas registered his second clean sheet in a 3-0 second leg triumph over Independiente de La Chorrera. Caleb Porter’s men advanced 4-0 on…
[ad_1] An additional pair of MLS clubs opened their competitive schedules on Wednesday with first leg victories in CONCACAF Champions Cup action. Orlando City rolled to a 3-0 first leg victory over Canadian Premier League hosts Calvary FC. Duncan McGuire opened the scoring before Facundo Torres added a brace to pad the aggregate advantage for…
[ad_1] 62 Sir Dave Brailsford has arrived at Carrington for his “first official day” at Manchester United following the confirmation of INEOS’ minority stake ownership bid. Brailsford will form part of the new executive board at United when Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s 25 per cent stake is approved by the Premier League. This approval process is…
[ad_1] The New England Revolution have replaced one coaching legend with another ahead of the 2024 MLS season. Caleb Porter has been hired as the new head coach of the Eastern Conference club, the Revs announced Tuesday. A two-time MLS Cup winner, Porter takes over for Bruce Arena, who served as head coach of the…
