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Cruz is now the first player in the Statcast era to record three hits at 115 mph or better in a single game, and the first player to have multiple hits over 120 mph in the same night.
The record was previously held by Cobb until the integration of Negro league statistics into Major League Baseball's record books on May 28, 2024. Since then, Gibson not only holds the new record for career batting average, but also the records for career OPS with 1.177 and slugging percentage with .718, as well as the single-season records in ...
“And G, how hard he hit that ball… amazing,’’ Soto said of Stanton. “You don’t see guys hitting balls 120 (mph) every day.’’ Carlos Rodon bounces back from rough Baltimore start
For most of baseball's history, there were no commonplace methods to quantify how hard-hit a batted ball was — the only aspect of the ball's speed being tracked was how fast the pitcher threw it, measured using various evolutions of radar guns. In 2015, MLB introduced Statcast technology to all 30 of its ballparks, in part to track exit velocity.
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Josh Gibson, who played 510 games in the Negro League, holds the record for highest batting average, slugging percentage, and on-base plus slugging in a career. Barry Bonds holds the career home run and single-season home run records. Ichiro Suzuki collected 262 hits in 2004, breaking George Sisler's 84-year-old record for most hits in a season.
Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton hit a 119.9 mph home run Wednesday night against the Houston Astros, the hardest-hit ball in the majors this season. In the third inning of New York’s 9-4 ...
On August 24, 2022, Cruz hit the hardest-hit ball since the advent of Statcast against Atlanta Braves pitcher Kyle Wright. The ball was recorded at 122.4 miles per hour (197.0 km/h). The ball was recorded at 122.4 miles per hour (197.0 km/h).