Early Spring Training 2025 Statcast standouts

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And he's hit [only two longer homers](https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/statcast_search?hfPT=&hfAB=home%5C.%5C.run%7C&hfGT=R%7CPO%7CS%7C&hfPR=&hfZ=&hfStadium=&hfBBL=&hfNewZones=&hfPull=&hfC=&hfSea=2025%7C2024%7C2023%7C2022%7C2021%7C2020%7C2019%7C2018%7C2017%7C2016%7C2015%7C&hfSit=&player_type=batter&hfOuts=&hfOpponent=&pitcher_throws=&batter_stands=&hfSA=&game_date_gt=&game_date_lt=&hfMo=&hfTeam=&home_road=&hfRO=&position=&hfInfield=&hfOutfield=&hfInn=&hfBBT=&batters_lookup%5B%5D=592178&hfFlag=&metric_1=&group_by=name-event&min_pitches=0&min_results=0&min_pas=0&sort_col=pitches&player_event_sort=api_h_distance_projected&sort_order=desc&chk_event_launch_speed=on&chk_event_launch_angle=on&chk_event_hit_distance_sc=on#results) than his 462-footer.","type":"text"},{"__typename":"Video","contentDate":"2025-02-25T21:17:13.607Z","preferredPlaybackScenarioURL({\"preferredPlaybacks\":\"mp4AvcPlayback\"})":"https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2025/2025-02/25/e353e65c-7850b7fd-b9fe7ded-csvm-diamondgcp-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4","type":"video","description":"Kris Bryant crushes a two-run home run, his first of the spring, to give the Rockies a 2-0 lead over the White Sox","displayAsVideoGif":false,"duration":"00:00:28","slug":"kris-bryant-s-first-home-run-of-spring","tags":[{"__typename":"GameTag"},{"__typename":"TeamTag","slug":"teamid-115","title":"Colorado Rockies","team":{"__ref":"Team:115"},"type":"team"},{"__typename":"PersonTag","slug":"playerid-592178","title":"Kris Bryant","person":{"__ref":"Person:592178"},"type":"player"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"vod","title":"vod","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"home-run","title":"home run","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"hitting","title":"hitting","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"highlight","title":"highlight","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"spring-training","title":"Spring Training","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"cactus-league","title":"Cactus League","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"alexa","title":"alexa","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"apple-news","title":"Apple News","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"send-to-news-mlb-feed","title":"Send To News MLB feed","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"imagen-feed","title":"Imagen feed","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"international-feed","title":"International Partner feed","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"in-game-highlight","title":"in-game highlight","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"game-action-tracking","title":"game action tracking","type":"taxonomy"}],"thumbnail":{"__typename":"Thumbnail","templateUrl":"https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/{formatInstructions}/mlb/ygtqtapsuxpbaviauoye"},"title":"Kris Bryant's first home run of spring","relativeSiteUrl":"/video/kris-bryant-s-first-home-run-of-spring"},{"__typename":"Markdown","content":"**2) Jac Caglianone, Royals** \n*115.4 mph, 435-foot HR on Feb. 23*\n\nCaglianone didn't waste any time showing the elite power that makes him [the Royals' top prospect](/milb/prospects/top100/jac-caglianone-695506). He launched a 115.4 mph home run in his second game of his first big league Spring Training.","type":"text"},{"__typename":"Video","contentDate":"2025-02-23T23:31:20.544Z","preferredPlaybackScenarioURL({\"preferredPlaybacks\":\"mp4AvcPlayback\"})":"https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2025/2025-02/23/33758981-61334041-632e3bb4-csvm-diamondgcp-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4","type":"video","description":"Jac Caglianone hits a solo home run to center field, trimming the Royals' deficit to 3-2 in the bottom of the 8th inning","displayAsVideoGif":false,"duration":"00:00:30","slug":"jac-caglianone-s-solo-home-run-x4737","tags":[{"__typename":"GameTag"},{"__typename":"TeamTag","slug":"teamid-118","title":"Kansas City Royals","team":{"__ref":"Team:118"},"type":"team"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"vod","title":"vod","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"in-game-highlight","title":"in-game highlight","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"hitting","title":"hitting","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"home-run","title":"home run","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"highlight","title":"highlight","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"game-action-tracking","title":"game action tracking","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"spring-training","title":"Spring Training","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"cactus-league","title":"Cactus League","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"mlb-top-prospects","title":"MLB Top Prospects","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"PersonTag","slug":"playerid-695506","title":"Jac Caglianone","person":{"__ref":"Person:695506"},"type":"player"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"imagen-feed","title":"Imagen feed","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"send-to-news-mlb-feed","title":"Send To News MLB feed","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"apple-news","title":"Apple News","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"alexa","title":"alexa","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"international-feed","title":"International Partner feed","type":"taxonomy"}],"thumbnail":{"__typename":"Thumbnail","templateUrl":"https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/{formatInstructions}/mlb/lzkhkk83i8qmk40tqoud"},"title":"Jac Caglianone's solo home run?","relativeSiteUrl":"/video/jac-caglianone-s-solo-home-run-x4737"},{"__typename":"Markdown","content":"[Only 15 Major Leaguers](https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/statcast_search?hfPT=&hfAB=home%5C.%5C.run%7C&hfGT=R%7CPO%7C&hfPR=&hfZ=&hfStadium=&hfBBL=&hfNewZones=&hfPull=&hfC=&hfSea=2024%7C&hfSit=&player_type=batter&hfOuts=&hfOpponent=&pitcher_throws=&batter_stands=&hfSA=&game_date_gt=&game_date_lt=&hfMo=&hfTeam=&home_road=&hfRO=&position=&hfInfield=&hfOutfield=&hfInn=&hfBBT=&hfFlag=&metric_1=api_h_launch_speed&metric_1_gt=115&metric_1_lt=&group_by=name&min_pitches=0&min_results=0&min_pas=0&sort_col=pitches&player_event_sort=api_p_release_speed&sort_order=desc#results) hit even one home run 115 mph or harder in the 2024 season, and Caglianone's spring blast is the [third-hardest homer by any Royals player](https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/statcast_search?hfPT=&hfAB=home%5C.%5C.run%7C&hfGT=R%7CPO%7CS%7C&hfPR=&hfZ=&hfStadium=&hfBBL=&hfNewZones=&hfPull=&hfC=&hfSea=2025%7C2024%7C2023%7C2022%7C2021%7C2020%7C2019%7C2018%7C2017%7C2016%7C2015%7C&hfSit=&player_type=batter&hfOuts=&hfOpponent=&pitcher_throws=&batter_stands=&hfSA=&game_date_gt=&game_date_lt=&hfMo=&hfTeam=KC%7C&home_road=&hfRO=&position=&hfInfield=&hfOutfield=&hfInn=&hfBBT=&hfFlag=&metric_1=api_h_launch_speed&metric_1_gt=110&metric_1_lt=&group_by=name-event&min_pitches=0&min_results=0&min_pas=0&sort_col=pitches&player_event_sort=api_h_launch_speed&sort_order=desc&chk_event_launch_speed=on&chk_event_launch_angle=on&chk_event_hit_distance_sc=on#results) since Statcast began tracking in 2015, with only Jorge Soler and Kendrys Morales ahead of the 22-year-old.","type":"text"},{"__typename":"OEmbed","html":"

3D tracking -- Jac Caglianone 115.4 mph home run for the Royals@MLBPipeline No. 22 overall prospect pic.twitter.com/kif9Gggfi9
— David Adler (@_dadler) February 23, 2025

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He's hit three 100-plus mph home runs in his first four games in the Cactus League, including a 110.1 mph grand slam on Wednesday against the Brewers.","type":"text"},{"__typename":"Video","contentDate":"2025-02-26T21:40:40.408Z","preferredPlaybackScenarioURL({\"preferredPlaybacks\":\"mp4AvcPlayback\"})":"https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2025/2025-02/26/9fff4ddb-a71562ce-65025158-csvm-diamondgcp-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4","type":"video","description":"Corbin Carroll hits a grand slam for his second home run of the spring, extending the D-backs' lead to 6-0 in the 2nd inning","displayAsVideoGif":false,"duration":"00:00:15","slug":"corbin-carroll-s-grand-slam","tags":[{"__typename":"GameTag"},{"__typename":"TeamTag","slug":"teamid-109","title":"Arizona Diamondbacks","team":{"__ref":"Team:109"},"type":"team"},{"__typename":"PersonTag","slug":"playerid-682998","title":"Corbin Carroll","person":{"__ref":"Person:682998"},"type":"player"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"vod","title":"vod","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"home-run","title":"home run","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"grand-slam","title":"grand slam","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"apple-news","title":"Apple News","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"send-to-news-mlb-feed","title":"Send To News MLB feed","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"alexa","title":"alexa","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"international-feed","title":"International Partner feed","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"imagen-feed","title":"Imagen feed","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"highlight","title":"highlight","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"in-game-highlight","title":"in-game highlight","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"game-action-tracking","title":"game action tracking","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"hitting","title":"hitting","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"spring-training","title":"Spring Training","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"cactus-league","title":"Cactus League","type":"taxonomy"}],"thumbnail":{"__typename":"Thumbnail","templateUrl":"https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/{formatInstructions}/mlb/vfsttuecymdyk0menuex"},"title":"Corbin Carroll's grand slam","relativeSiteUrl":"/video/corbin-carroll-s-grand-slam"},{"__typename":"Markdown","content":"That one is especially notable because it's [as hard a home run as Carroll has hit](https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/statcast_search?hfPT=&hfAB=home%5C.%5C.run%7C&hfGT=R%7CPO%7CS%7C&hfPR=&hfZ=&hfStadium=&hfBBL=&hfNewZones=&hfPull=&hfC=&hfSea=2025%7C2024%7C2023%7C&hfSit=&player_type=batter&hfOuts=&hfOpponent=&pitcher_throws=&batter_stands=&hfSA=&game_date_gt=&game_date_lt=&hfMo=&hfTeam=&home_road=&hfRO=&position=&hfInfield=&hfOutfield=&hfInn=&hfBBT=&batters_lookup%5B%5D=682998&hfFlag=&metric_1=&group_by=name-event&min_pitches=0&min_results=0&min_pas=0&sort_col=pitches&player_event_sort=api_h_launch_speed&sort_order=desc&chk_event_launch_speed=on&chk_event_launch_angle=on&chk_event_hit_distance_sc=on#results) in his big league career -- he hit another one 110.1 mph on June 17, 2023, and one 110.0 mph in the NLDS later that year. Equaling his career-best home run exit velo bodes well for the D-backs star entering the 2025 season.","type":"text"},{"__typename":"Video","contentDate":"2025-02-26T20:10:00Z","preferredPlaybackScenarioURL({\"preferredPlaybacks\":\"mp4AvcPlayback\"})":"https://darkroom-clips.mlb.com/7ffdcb8e-181f-4c9a-b2de-f64fe7b3129f.mp4","type":"video","description":"The data behind Corbin Carroll's swing","displayAsVideoGif":true,"duration":"00:00:11","slug":"corbin-carroll-s-home-run-through-bat-tracking-data-x1692","tags":[{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"data-visualization","title":"data visualization","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"GameTag"},{"__typename":"PersonTag","slug":"playerid-682998","title":"Corbin Carroll","person":{"__ref":"Person:682998"},"type":"player"},{"__typename":"TeamTag","slug":"teamid-109","title":"Arizona Diamondbacks","team":{"__ref":"Team:109"},"type":"team"}],"thumbnail":{"__typename":"Thumbnail","templateUrl":"https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/{formatInstructions}/mlb/o6ilcxhugpb1dftj2byg"},"title":"Corbin Carroll's home run through bat tracking data","relativeSiteUrl":"/video/corbin-carroll-s-home-run-through-bat-tracking-data-x1692"},{"__typename":"Markdown","content":"**4) Anthony Volpe, Yankees** \n*110.0 mph HR on Thursday*\n\nVolpe is in the same boat as Carroll. The Yankees shortstop smacked a 110.0 mph home run this week against Phillies lefty Matt Strahm, and that's not just harder than any home run Volpe has hit in his young career -- it's [harder than any batted ball he's hit](https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/statcast_search?hfPT=&hfAB=&hfGT=R%7CPO%7CS%7C&hfPR=&hfZ=&hfStadium=&hfBBL=&hfNewZones=&hfPull=&hfC=&hfSea=2025%7C2024%7C2023%7C&hfSit=&player_type=batter&hfOuts=&hfOpponent=&pitcher_throws=&batter_stands=&hfSA=&game_date_gt=&game_date_lt=&hfMo=&hfTeam=&home_road=&hfRO=&position=&hfInfield=&hfOutfield=&hfInn=&hfBBT=&batters_lookup%5B%5D=683011&hfFlag=&metric_1=&group_by=name-event&min_pitches=0&min_results=0&min_pas=0&sort_col=pitches&player_event_sort=api_h_launch_speed&sort_order=desc&chk_event_launch_speed=on&chk_event_launch_angle=on&chk_event_hit_distance_sc=on#results) in the Majors, period. Volpe's career high in exit velocity was 108.7 mph, so for him to be exceeding that by over a full mph is significant, even though it's only spring.","type":"text"},{"__typename":"Video","contentDate":"2025-02-27T19:15:49.2Z","preferredPlaybackScenarioURL({\"preferredPlaybacks\":\"mp4AvcPlayback\"})":"https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2025/2025-02/27/72389dd9-224275aa-faf0d654-csvm-diamondgcp-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4","type":"video","description":"Anthony Volpe hits a two-run home run to left field, his first of the spring, to tie the game at 2 in the top of the 3rd inning","displayAsVideoGif":false,"duration":"00:00:29","slug":"anthony-volpe-homers-1-on-a-fly-ball-to-left-field-jazz-chisholm-jr-score","tags":[{"__typename":"InternalTag","slug":"season-2025","title":"Season 2025","type":"season"},{"__typename":"GameTag"},{"__typename":"PersonTag","slug":"playerid-683011","title":"Anthony Volpe","person":{"__ref":"Person:683011"},"type":"player"},{"__typename":"TeamTag","slug":"teamid-147","title":"New York Yankees","team":{"__ref":"Team:147"},"type":"team"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"hitting","title":"hitting","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"highlight","title":"highlight","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"in-game-highlight","title":"in-game highlight","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"game-action-tracking","title":"game action tracking","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"vod","title":"vod","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"game-story-highlight","title":"Game story highlight","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"home-run","title":"home run","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"spring-training","title":"Spring Training","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"grapefruit-league","title":"Grapefruit League","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"imagen-feed","title":"Imagen feed","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"alexa","title":"alexa","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"international-feed","title":"International Partner feed","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"apple-news","title":"Apple News","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"send-to-news-mlb-feed","title":"Send To News MLB feed","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"2-yahoo-mlb-ads-feed","title":"2-Yahoo MLB Ads Feed","type":"taxonomy"}],"thumbnail":{"__typename":"Thumbnail","templateUrl":"https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/{formatInstructions}/mlb/fpy2cheuakvvlwine6kn"},"title":"Anthony Volpe's first home run of Spring Training","relativeSiteUrl":"/video/anthony-volpe-homers-1-on-a-fly-ball-to-left-field-jazz-chisholm-jr-score"},{"__typename":"Markdown","content":"**5) Bryce Eldridge, Giants** \n*110.4 mph, 450-foot HR on Feb. 22*\n\nCaglianone isn't the only top prospect to make a big splash early in Spring Training. Eldrige, [the Giants' No. 1 prospect](/milb/prospects/top100/bryce-eldridge-805811), crushed a 450-foot homer in his Spring Training debut. That's Major League power from the 20-year-old slugging first baseman. Eldridge is one of three players to crush a 450-plus-foot home run so far this spring, [along with Bryant and Elly De La Cruz](https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/statcast_search?hfPT=&hfAB=home%5C.%5C.run%7C&hfGT=S%7C&hfPR=&hfZ=&hfStadium=&hfBBL=&hfNewZones=&hfPull=&hfC=&hfSea=2025%7C&hfSit=&player_type=batter&hfOuts=&hfOpponent=&pitcher_throws=&batter_stands=&hfSA=&game_date_gt=&game_date_lt=&hfMo=&hfTeam=&home_road=&hfRO=&position=&hfInfield=&hfOutfield=&hfInn=&hfBBT=&hfFlag=&metric_1=&group_by=name-event&min_pitches=0&min_results=0&min_pas=0&sort_col=pitches&player_event_sort=api_h_distance_projected&sort_order=desc&chk_event_launch_speed=on&chk_event_launch_angle=on&chk_event_hit_distance_sc=on#results).","type":"text"},{"__typename":"OEmbed","html":"

3D tracking Bryce Eldridge's 110.4 mph, 450-foot home run for the Giants

(@MLBPipeline No. 24 prospect) pic.twitter.com/jk4Kb4xU18
— David Adler (@_dadler) February 22, 2025

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Tarik Skubal, who didn't throw his first career 100 mph pitch until last May, now popping an easy 100.1 in Spring Training pic.twitter.com/X93ndNAI9H
— David Adler (@_dadler) February 26, 2025

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Sandy Alcantara, 100.0 mph for the ABS-assisted ? ?? pic.twitter.com/KXQEptL2T2
— David Adler (@_dadler) February 28, 2025

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Dustin May's Ridiculous Back-to-Back High Spin Breaking Balls. ?

3451 RPMs (20" of horizontal break)
3528 RPMs (20" of horizontal break) pic.twitter.com/XExJWAyzKH
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) February 23, 2025

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The movement on May's curveball right now is even greater than it was the last time he pitched in 2023, when it was still [one of the highest-spin curves](https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/statcast_search?hfPT=CU%7CKC%7C&hfAB=&hfGT=R%7C&hfPR=&hfZ=&hfStadium=&hfBBL=&hfNewZones=&hfPull=&hfC=&hfSea=2023%7C&hfSit=&player_type=pitcher&hfOuts=&hfOpponent=&pitcher_throws=&batter_stands=&hfSA=&game_date_gt=&game_date_lt=&hfMo=&hfTeam=&home_road=&hfRO=&position=&hfInfield=&hfOutfield=&hfInn=&hfBBT=&hfFlag=&metric_1=&group_by=name&min_pitches=0&min_results=100&min_pas=0&sort_col=spin_rate&player_event_sort=api_p_release_speed&sort_order=desc&chk_stats_api_break_z_with_gravity=on&chk_stats_api_break_x_arm=on&chk_stats_api_break_z_induced=on&chk_stats_velocity=on&chk_stats_spin_rate=on#results) in the Majors.","type":"text"},{"__typename":"Video","contentDate":"2025-02-23T20:35:09.588Z","preferredPlaybackScenarioURL({\"preferredPlaybacks\":\"mp4AvcPlayback\"})":"https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2025/2025-02/23/0efe1a59-e09663cd-c6c384d8-csvm-diamondgcp-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4","type":"video","description":"Dustin May records a strikeout in a scoreless inning of work in his first game since 2023","displayAsVideoGif":false,"duration":"00:00:51","slug":"dustin-may-tosses-scoreless-inning-in-return","tags":[{"__typename":"GameTag"},{"__typename":"TeamTag","slug":"teamid-119","title":"Los Angeles Dodgers","team":{"__ref":"Team:119"},"type":"team"},{"__typename":"PersonTag","slug":"playerid-669160","title":"Dustin May","person":{"__ref":"Person:669160"},"type":"player"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"vod","title":"vod","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"highlight","title":"highlight","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"game-action-tracking","title":"game action tracking","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"in-game-highlight","title":"in-game highlight","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"pitching","title":"pitching","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"spring-training","title":"Spring Training","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"cactus-league","title":"Cactus League","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"highlight-reel-pitching","title":"highlight reel pitching","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"imagen-feed","title":"Imagen feed","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"send-to-news-mlb-feed","title":"Send To News MLB feed","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"apple-news","title":"Apple News","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"international-feed","title":"International Partner feed","type":"taxonomy"}],"thumbnail":{"__typename":"Thumbnail","templateUrl":"https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/{formatInstructions}/mlb/g80serybkfbnodrjah9m"},"title":"Dustin May tosses scoreless inning in return","relativeSiteUrl":"/video/dustin-may-tosses-scoreless-inning-in-return"},{"__typename":"Markdown","content":"**10) Bryce Miller, Mariners** \n*96.8 mph avg. 4-seam velo (+1.6 mph from 2024)*\n\nMiller had a breakout 2024 season in the elite Mariners starting rotation, and his stuff looks like it might be even better in 2025. The 26-year-old righty averaged 96.8 mph with his four-seam fastball in his first Spring Training start, a huge bump from the [95.2 mph he averaged last season](https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/bryce-miller-682243?stats=statcast-r-pitching-mlb#statcast-pitch-arsenal). If Miller is really adding a tick and a half to his already excellent rising fastball and sitting 97, he's only going to be more dominant. And the fastball is just the start. Miller's velocity was [up across the board](https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/statcast_search?hfPT=&hfAB=&hfGT=S%7C&hfPR=&hfZ=&hfStadium=&hfBBL=&hfNewZones=&hfPull=&hfC=&hfSea=2025%7C&hfSit=&player_type=pitcher&hfOuts=&hfOpponent=&pitcher_throws=&batter_stands=&hfSA=&game_date_gt=&game_date_lt=&hfMo=&hfTeam=&home_road=&hfRO=&position=&hfInfield=&hfOutfield=&hfInn=&hfBBT=&hfFlag=&pitchers_lookup%5B%5D=682243&metric_1=&group_by=pitch-type&min_pitches=0&min_results=0&min_pas=0&sort_col=velocity&player_event_sort=api_p_release_speed&sort_order=desc&chk_stats_api_break_z_with_gravity=on&chk_stats_api_break_x_arm=on&chk_stats_api_break_z_induced=on&chk_stats_velocity=on&chk_stats_spin_rate=on#results), making one of the more diverse pitch arsenals in baseball even more powerful.","type":"text"},{"__typename":"Video","contentDate":"2025-02-27T22:25:40.969Z","preferredPlaybackScenarioURL({\"preferredPlaybacks\":\"mp4AvcPlayback\"})":"https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2025/2025-02/27/28999162-64eebb25-0bd59fc1-csvm-diamondgcp-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4","type":"video","description":"Bryce Miller strikes out three batters over 1 2/3 scoreless innings during his spring debut","displayAsVideoGif":false,"duration":"00:01:05","slug":"bryce-miller-k-s-three-in-spring-debut","tags":[{"__typename":"GameTag"},{"__typename":"TeamTag","slug":"teamid-136","title":"Seattle Mariners","team":{"__ref":"Team:136"},"type":"team"},{"__typename":"PersonTag","slug":"playerid-682243","title":"Bryce Miller","person":{"__ref":"Person:682243"},"type":"player"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"vod","title":"vod","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"game-action-tracking","title":"game action tracking","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"highlight","title":"highlight","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"in-game-highlight","title":"in-game highlight","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"cactus-league","title":"Cactus League","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"spring-training","title":"Spring Training","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"pitching","title":"pitching","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"highlight-reel-pitching","title":"highlight reel pitching","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"apple-news","title":"Apple News","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"send-to-news-mlb-feed","title":"Send To News MLB feed","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"alexa","title":"alexa","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"international-feed","title":"International Partner feed","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"imagen-feed","title":"Imagen feed","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"2-yahoo-mlb-ads-feed","title":"2-Yahoo MLB Ads Feed","type":"taxonomy"}],"thumbnail":{"__typename":"Thumbnail","templateUrl":"https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/{formatInstructions}/mlb/u2kwmg9qo4xnw1vihxaf"},"title":"Bryce Miller K's three in spring debut","relativeSiteUrl":"/video/bryce-miller-k-s-three-in-spring-debut"},{"__typename":"Markdown","content":"**11) Jack Leiter, Rangers** \n*4-seamer averaging 98.2 mph / 2,411 rpm with 17\" induced rise*\n\nLeiter has had his struggles in pro ball, but the 24-year-old is showing signs of the old life on his fastball, which is what made him so dominant at Vanderbilt. Leiter's four-seamer is [sitting at over 98 mph](https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/statcast_search?hfPT=&hfAB=&hfGT=S%7C&hfPR=&hfZ=&hfStadium=&hfBBL=&hfNewZones=&hfPull=&hfC=&hfSea=2025%7C&hfSit=&player_type=pitcher&hfOuts=&hfOpponent=&pitcher_throws=&batter_stands=&hfSA=&game_date_gt=&game_date_lt=&hfMo=&hfTeam=&home_road=&hfRO=&position=&hfInfield=&hfOutfield=&hfInn=&hfBBT=&hfFlag=&pitchers_lookup%5B%5D=683004&metric_1=&group_by=pitch-type&min_pitches=0&min_results=0&min_pas=0&sort_col=velocity&player_event_sort=api_p_release_speed&sort_order=desc&chk_stats_api_break_z_with_gravity=on&chk_stats_api_break_x_arm=on&chk_stats_api_break_z_induced=on&chk_stats_velocity=on&chk_stats_spin_rate=on#results) so far this spring, a 1.8 mph bump from the 96.4 mph he averaged in his rocky 2024 big league debut. And he's generating strong rising action, which is what makes his fastball a dominant pitch at the top of the zone when Leiter is right.","type":"text"},{"__typename":"OEmbed","html":"

some Jack Leiter if you��re into that kinda thing pic.twitter.com/ucZxsT5gCn
— kennedi landry (@kennlandry) February 12, 2025

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3D tracking Cory Lewis knuckleballs

From 7" of break one way to 9" of break the other way, all at under 300 rpm ??? pic.twitter.com/MnvtI0NRSG
— David Adler (@_dadler) February 27, 2025

\n\n\n","providerName":"Twitter","providerUrl":"https://twitter.com","thumbnail_url":null,"type":"oembed","width":550,"contentType":"rich"},{"__typename":"Markdown","content":"It's also hard for a knuckleball. Lewis averaged 83.5 mph and topped out at 84.8 mph in his first Grapefruit League outing -- the [fastest tracked knuckleball](https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/statcast_search?hfPT=KN%7C&hfAB=&hfGT=R%7CPO%7CS%7C&hfPR=&hfZ=&hfStadium=&hfBBL=&hfNewZones=&hfPull=&hfC=&hfSea=2025%7C2024%7C2023%7C2022%7C2021%7C2020%7C2019%7C2018%7C2017%7C2016%7C2015%7C2014%7C2013%7C2012%7C2011%7C2010%7C2009%7C2008%7C&hfSit=&player_type=pitcher&hfOuts=&hfOpponent=&pitcher_throws=&batter_stands=&hfSA=&game_date_gt=&game_date_lt=&hfMo=&hfTeam=&home_road=&hfRO=&position=&hfInfield=&hfOutfield=&hfInn=&hfBBT=&hfFlag=&metric_1=api_p_release_speed&metric_1_gt=83&metric_1_lt=&group_by=name-event&min_pitches=0&min_results=0&min_pas=0&sort_col=pitches&player_event_sort=api_p_release_speed&sort_order=desc&chk_event_release_speed=on#results) in the pitch-tracking era, which goes back to 2008. 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Spring Training might not count, but it is when we get the year's first wave of Statcast data, and that deserves a closer look.

Let's try to find some numbers worth paying attention to early on this spring, from the hitters who are ripping the ball to the pitchers who are looking nasty to the prospects who are turning heads.

Here are 12 Statcast standouts from the first week of Spring Training 2025.

1) Kris Bryant, Rockies
111.8 mph, 462-foot HR on Tuesday

The former MVP had one of his most impressive swings in a long time when he crushed this home run to deep left-center field against the White Sox. The last time Bryant hit a ball 110 mph or harder in a regular season game was in 2021, and the last time he hit a home run that hard was in 2019.

In fact, Bryant has hit only three balls in his career harder than his Spring Training moonshot, all homers during the 2016 and '17 seasons with the Cubs. And he's hit only two longer homers than his 462-footer.

2) Jac Caglianone, Royals
115.4 mph, 435-foot HR on Feb. 23

Caglianone didn't waste any time showing the elite power that makes him the Royals' top prospect. He launched a 115.4 mph home run in his second game of his first big league Spring Training.

Only 15 Major Leaguers hit even one home run 115 mph or harder in the 2024 season, and Caglianone's spring blast is the third-hardest homer by any Royals player since Statcast began tracking in 2015, with only Jorge Soler and Kendrys Morales ahead of the 22-year-old.

3) Corbin Carroll, D-backs
104.1 mph, 107.5 mph and 110.1 mph HRs in first 4 games

After making some swing adjustments to find his power stroke in the second half of last season, Carroll has kept on letting it rip in Spring Training. He's hit three 100-plus mph home runs in his first four games in the Cactus League, including a 110.1 mph grand slam on Wednesday against the Brewers.

That one is especially notable because it's as hard a home run as Carroll has hit in his big league career -- he hit another one 110.1 mph on June 17, 2023, and one 110.0 mph in the NLDS later that year. Equaling his career-best home run exit velo bodes well for the D-backs star entering the 2025 season.

4) Anthony Volpe, Yankees
110.0 mph HR on Thursday

Volpe is in the same boat as Carroll. The Yankees shortstop smacked a 110.0 mph home run this week against Phillies lefty Matt Strahm, and that's not just harder than any home run Volpe has hit in his young career -- it's harder than any batted ball he's hit in the Majors, period. Volpe's career high in exit velocity was 108.7 mph, so for him to be exceeding that by over a full mph is significant, even though it's only spring.

5) Bryce Eldridge, Giants
110.4 mph, 450-foot HR on Feb. 22

Caglianone isn't the only top prospect to make a big splash early in Spring Training. Eldrige, the Giants' No. 1 prospect, crushed a 450-foot homer in his Spring Training debut. That's Major League power from the 20-year-old slugging first baseman. Eldridge is one of three players to crush a 450-plus-foot home run so far this spring, along with Bryant and Elly De La Cruz.

6) Chandler Simpson, Rays
Sprint speeds of 30.8 ft/sec (infield 1B), 29.9 ft/sec (SB)

Simpson is the Rays prospect to watch this spring, because the 24-year-old shortstop nicknamed "Little Tony Gwynn" might be one of the fastest players in pro baseball. Simpson had 104 stolen bases in the Minors last season, and now we have some tracking data on his elite speed. Simpson beat out an infield single in his first Spring Training game with a 4.05-second home-to-first time and a top sprint speed of 30.8 feet per second. A sprint speed of 30 ft/sec or faster is the threshold for elite MLB speed, and Simpson's 30.8 ft/sec is as high a sprint speed as has been recorded by any runner in 2025 Spring Training. He also had a stolen base with a 29.9 ft/sec sprint speed in the same game.

7) Tarik Skubal, Tigers
100.1 mph max velo in his first start

Let's do some pitchers, starting with the reigning American League Cy Young Award and Triple Crown winner, who looked as overpowering as ever in his first Spring Training outing.

Skubal wasted no time pumping in triple-digit heat, topping out at 100.1 mph in his start against the Twins on Wednesday. Skubal is one of only two starting pitchers to hit 100-plus mph this spring (we'll get to the other one in a second).

8) Sandy Alcantara, Marlins
98.9 mph avg. fastball velo, 100.4 mph max, K's at 100.0 and 98.7

The 2022 National League Cy Young Award winner is back with a vengeance. Alcantara missed all of last season recovering from Tommy John surgery, but the Marlins ace is now firing on all cylinders. Alcantara has made two spring starts and is averaging just under 99 mph with his four-seamer and sinker, the highest fastball velo of any starter this Spring Training.

He's reached triple digits twice -- including a 100.0 mph strikeout of the Braves' Sean Murphy on Friday -- and he also struck out the Mets' Jose Siri in his first start last weekend on a 98.7 mph sinker with 19 inches of arm-side run.

9) Dustin May, Dodgers
Curveball averaging 85.1 mph, 3,384 rpm, 19" of break

May is coming back this season from elbow surgery and a life-threatening torn esophagus, and his stuff still looks electric. That goes for his entire arsenal, but May's curveball is especially nasty. Through two Spring Training outings, he's averaging 85.2 mph with a 3,384 rpm spin rate and 19 inches of horizontal break. That's elite in every way.

May has the highest-spin curve of any pitcher this spring, top-five horizontal movement and top-10 velocity. The movement on May's curveball right now is even greater than it was the last time he pitched in 2023, when it was still one of the highest-spin curves in the Majors.

10) Bryce Miller, Mariners
96.8 mph avg. 4-seam velo (+1.6 mph from 2024)

Miller had a breakout 2024 season in the elite Mariners starting rotation, and his stuff looks like it might be even better in 2025. The 26-year-old righty averaged 96.8 mph with his four-seam fastball in his first Spring Training start, a huge bump from the 95.2 mph he averaged last season. If Miller is really adding a tick and a half to his already excellent rising fastball and sitting 97, he's only going to be more dominant. And the fastball is just the start. Miller's velocity was up across the board, making one of the more diverse pitch arsenals in baseball even more powerful.

11) Jack Leiter, Rangers
4-seamer averaging 98.2 mph / 2,411 rpm with 17" induced rise

Leiter has had his struggles in pro ball, but the 24-year-old is showing signs of the old life on his fastball, which is what made him so dominant at Vanderbilt. Leiter's four-seamer is sitting at over 98 mph so far this spring, a 1.8 mph bump from the 96.4 mph he averaged in his rocky 2024 big league debut. And he's generating strong rising action, which is what makes his fastball a dominant pitch at the top of the zone when Leiter is right.

12) Cory Lewis, Twins
Knuckleball averaging 288 rpm

There's a new knuckleballer this spring, the 24-year-old Twins prospect Lewis. And his knuckleball dances. Lewis' knuckleball is floating in with a spin rate of just 288 rpm, making it the lowest-spin pitch in all of Spring Training -- even lower than fellow knuckleballer Matt Waldron.

It's also hard for a knuckleball. Lewis averaged 83.5 mph and topped out at 84.8 mph in his first Grapefruit League outing -- the fastest tracked knuckleball in the pitch-tracking era, which goes back to 2008. His knuckleball generated a 63% swing-and-miss rate in that first game.