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The MLB average pop time is 2.01 seconds. [4] A pop time of less than 2.0 seconds affords the pitcher 1.3 seconds to throw the ball to the catcher. [5] Salvador Perez's 1.74 pop time during a 2017 throw was considered "stretch[ing] the boundaries of the position". [6] Austin Hedges led MLB in pop time in the 2017 season, with a 1.86 second ...
Statcast is an automated tool developed to analyze player movements and athletic abilities in Major League Baseball (MLB). [1] Statcast was introduced to all thirty MLB stadiums in 2015. The Statcast brand is also licensed to ESPN, which uses it to brand alternate statistical simulcasts of the network's games on ESPN2 and ESPN+.
He played 41 games at catcher, four at DH, four as a pitcher, four as a pinch runner, two as a pinch hitter, and one in left field. [53] He had the 7th-best average pop time to second base of all major league catchers, in the top seven percent, at 1.91. [54] [55] He was on Philadelphia's 2022 World Series roster, though he did not play. [56]
[26] [27] [28] On August 13, he caught Ezequiel Duran of Texas trying to steal, to send the game into extra innings, with the fastest pop time (1.71 seconds) to second base recorded by an MLB catcher so far in 2023; it was the fastest pop time to second base by a Giants catcher under Statcast (from 2015), and he had each of the top 14 pop times ...
He was the third-slowest catcher in major league baseball, and the slowest player on the Astros, with a sprint speed of 22.4 feet/second. [51] [52] On defense, Maldonado appeared in 113 games, third in the AL among catchers, led AL catchers in putouts (1,025), assists (49), and passed balls (9). He tied for fifth in baserunners caught stealing ...
Jorge Mario Alfaro Buelvas (born June 11, 1993) is a Colombian professional baseball catcher in the Milwaukee Brewers organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, Miami Marlins, San Diego Padres, Colorado Rockies, and Boston Red Sox.
Cole Tyler Flowers (born January 24, 1986) is an American former professional baseball catcher.Flowers was drafted by the Braves in the 33rd round of the 2005 MLB draft.He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox from 2009, when he made his MLB debut, to 2015 and for the Atlanta Braves from 2016 to 2020.
Andrew Edward Butera (/ b j ʊ ˈ t ɛər ə /; born August 9, 1983) is an American former professional baseball catcher who is currently on the coaching staff of the Chicago White Sox. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels, Kansas City Royals, and Colorado Rockies.