ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mayday! is no longer live. Make sure to check out the More Mayday Youtube channel for pre-recorded versions of all of the segments you know and love!
I developed something new… Percentile! Can you guess the player based on the advanced metrics provided in this Wordle-style game? Try it out here!
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WHAT TO WATCH FOR THIS WEEKEND
Day 1 of the MLB Draft is on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. ET. Grady Emerson, a shortstop out of Fort Worth Christian High School in Texas and UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowski look like a toss-up at No. 1.
Jacob Misiorowski and Paul Skenes are expected to face off on Sunday at 12:15 p.m. ET on Peacock.
The latest edition of the Lone Star Series between the Texas Rangers and Houston Astros will be a crucial one in the AL West.
NEW STUFF
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Rates & Barrells
Looking back at Justin Verlander’s career
Changes to the strike zone
Do Any Stats Reveal Hitters Sitting on Pitches?
And more!
Listen to all the new episodes here!
📺 WATCH 📺
The All-Star teams are set, Eury Perez could have made history, and the Yankees can’t stop scoring less than their opponents. Let's talk about it... (19 mins)
I didn’t want to talk about this, but the signs are getting pretty clear. Donald Trump likes to involve himself in sports. So, will he insert himself into the MLB labor negotiations? I have a theory. Let's chat about it... (11 mins)
📝READ📝
My producer, David Korn, wrote about how the Texas Rangers are flying under the radar this season.
Don’t forget about the Texas Rangers
After beating the Detroit Tigers 10-4 on Thursday, the Texas Rangers have won seven of their last eight games to propel themselves to a tie atop the American League West with the Seattle Mariners with a 45-43 record.
STAT OF THE WEEK - Induced Vertical Break (IVB)
Induced Vertical Break, or IVB, is the amount of movement a pitcher generates from how he spins the baseball.
IVB removes the effects of gravity, and reports only the amount of “rise” or “drop” the pitcher creates himself based on how he releases the pitch and manipulates the ball.
This differs from the total vertical movement of a pitch, which is simply the amount the baseball drops from the pitcher’s hand to the plate, including the amount that is due to gravity. Statcast measures both the overall vertical movement and the induced vertical break for every pitch.
Induced vertical break is reported as either a positive or a negative number. Positive IVB indicates that a pitch has induced “rising” movement -- in other words, it drops less than a pitch would if thrown at the same velocity but without spin. Negative IVB indicates that a pitch has induced “drop” -- in other words, it drops more than a pitch would if thrown at the same velocity but without spin. (via MLB)
More Shows to Check Out
Foul Territory: Live on YouTube - Every day at 2:00 p.m. ET/11:00 a.m. PT
Sunday Sliders with Trevor and Dani Wexelman on MLB Network Radio, SiriusXM channel 89 and on the SiriusXM app - Sundays at 1:00 p.m. ET/10:00 a.m. PT