Ketel Marte Is a Bat-Path Machine — 430 FT on a Full-Count Changeup 💣 [t8mwk8iMTkl]
Ketel Marte Is a Bat-Path Machine — 430 FT on a Full-Count Changeup 💣 2-2, two outs, 8th inning — Kevin Kelly throws a changeup diving nearly 4 feet, and Marte reads it perfectly and launches it 430 feet to dead center. This is what elite barrel control looks like. Watch how his path matches the pitch. The swing math backs it up. Marte runs a 9.2° attack angle that lands in the ideal window on 59% of his competitive swings — one of the higher "on-plane" rates in the league. Pair that with a 31.7° swing tilt and 74.7 mph bat speed, and you get a hitter who stays behind the ball and drives it out to center instead of rolling it over. On a changeup that's trying to pull him out front, that on-plane consistency is the whole reason this ball leaves the yard. 🏌️ Bat-tracking profile: ⚡ Bat speed: 74.7 mph 📐 Swing tilt: 31.7° ↗️ Attack angle: 9.2° 🎯 On-plane rate: 59% of swings in the ideal window 📊 The damage: 👤 Ketel Marte — D-backs | HR #14 (solo shot) ⚾ Exit velo: 107.5 mph 📐 Launch angle: 23° 📏 Distance: 430 ft 🎯 Pitcher: Kevin Kelly (TB) 🔥 Pitch: 84.7 mph changeup (43.8 in. of vertical drop) 🌀 Spin: 1,913 rpm 👇 That's a 59% ideal-attack-angle rate. Want to know where YOUR swing path stacks up? Get your CAP Athlete Score™ — link in bio.