A mystical unicorn returns to the mound. The game's purest hitter starts fresh crosstown. Up-and-comers break new ground, and some veteran stars were lost -- but now are found. Suffice to say, the 2025 season isn't short on intrigue.
The latest Statcast release on Baseball Savant highlights two areas of hitting that have been discussed basically forever, yet never really with accessible data: Where does a hitter stand, and where does he make contact?
The first female coach in the Phillies system has also played softball for the Italian women's national team and baseball for the USA women's national team. Now she'll be embarking on another first.
