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Trey Yesavage may not call that inning a success, but spinning Shohei Othani into the ground is a fine way to end it.
October 30, 2025 at 1:08 AM
This Ohtani-to-Vlad transition by the FOX crew meets the moment.
October 29, 2025 at 1:51 AM
112.4 mph exit velocity for Nationals 2025 Draft pick Ethan Petry on his first Arizona Fall League homer.

There were only 10 homers hit harder by Washington Major Leaguers in 2025, eight of them by James Wood.
October 28, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Addison Barger's 98.5 mph throw was the third-fastest postseason outfield assist recorded in the Statcast era (since 2015). It was also the second-fastest of Barger's career. He had a 98.8 mph throw back on April 18.
October 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Dipped into the Statcast archives to find Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s fastest throw on an assist in the Majors. It was this 91.2 mph seed from July 27, 2022.

Very similar throw to last night's 87.6 mph laser across the infield.
October 28, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Brewers prospect Josh Adamczewski got all of his fourth Arizona Fall League homer.

108.6 mph off the bat, 434 feet down the RF line on the pulled dinger

He has three homers in his last four games with Surprise, and six of his seven total hits in the desert have gone for extra bases.
October 25, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Make that two homers on the day for Tommy White, and the second is an oppo grand slam.

This is his first multihomer performance as a pro.
October 25, 2025 at 8:10 PM
A's prospect Tommy White has his first home run of the Arizona Fall League. Got a first-pitch cutter and crushed it to dead-center.

Exit velocity: 104.0 mph
October 25, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Royals No. 2 prospect Blake Mitchell got everything on his first Arizona Fall League homer.

116.5 mph off the bat
385 feet out to right

That's the hardest-hit homer in the AFL so far, besting Esmerlyn Valdez's 114.4 mph EV.

The highest EV on HR by a Royals MLBer this season: 114.1, Jac Caglianone
October 24, 2025 at 1:43 AM