Relationship between ball release point variability and pitching performance in major league baseball
IntroductionThis study examined the relationship between ball release points and pitching performance among professional baseball pitchers, with a focus on variability.MethodsWe used open-source data to compare ball release point variability between Major League Baseball (MLB) and Minor League Baseb...
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| author | Kazuki Wakamiya Hideaki Nagamoto Hideaki Nagamoto Ryusei Yamaguchi Takumi Okunuki Takumi Okunuki Toshihiro Maemichi Zijian Liu Yuki Ogawa Yusuke Kobayashi Tsukasa Kumai |
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| description | IntroductionThis study examined the relationship between ball release points and pitching performance among professional baseball pitchers, with a focus on variability.MethodsWe used open-source data to compare ball release point variability between Major League Baseball (MLB) and Minor League Baseball (MiLB) players. The relationship between pitching performance and variability was analyzed using multiple regression analysis.ResultsMLB players exhibited smaller ball release point variability compared to MiLB players. The analysis showed that pitching performance was strongly related to ball release point variability, especially in the horizontal direction on the coronal plane. Horizontal ball release point variability was most strongly related to strikeout ability among pitching performances.DiscussionThese results suggest that reducing horizontal ball release point variability may improve pitching performance, particularly by increasing strikeouts and reducing home runs allowed. This study provides a data-driven approach to understanding the mechanics of pitching and can be applied to the development of advanced training methods and technical solutions aimed at improving pitching performance in baseball players. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e1d2a7da3a5443ec8951419322bebf7c2024-11-18T04:22:44ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Sports and Active Living2624-93672024-11-01610.3389/fspor.2024.14476651447665Relationship between ball release point variability and pitching performance in major league baseballKazuki Wakamiya0Hideaki Nagamoto1Hideaki Nagamoto2Ryusei Yamaguchi3Takumi Okunuki4Takumi Okunuki5Toshihiro Maemichi6Zijian Liu7Yuki Ogawa8Yusuke Kobayashi9Tsukasa Kumai10Graduate School of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Saitama, JapanInstitute for Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Saitama, JapanDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Miyagi, JapanGraduate School of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Saitama, JapanGraduate School of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Saitama, JapanResearch Organization of Science and Technology, Ritsumeikan University/Research Fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Tokyo, JapanFaculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Saitama, JapanGraduate School of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Saitama, JapanGraduate School of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Saitama, JapanGraduate School of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Saitama, JapanFaculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Saitama, JapanIntroductionThis study examined the relationship between ball release points and pitching performance among professional baseball pitchers, with a focus on variability.MethodsWe used open-source data to compare ball release point variability between Major League Baseball (MLB) and Minor League Baseball (MiLB) players. The relationship between pitching performance and variability was analyzed using multiple regression analysis.ResultsMLB players exhibited smaller ball release point variability compared to MiLB players. The analysis showed that pitching performance was strongly related to ball release point variability, especially in the horizontal direction on the coronal plane. Horizontal ball release point variability was most strongly related to strikeout ability among pitching performances.DiscussionThese results suggest that reducing horizontal ball release point variability may improve pitching performance, particularly by increasing strikeouts and reducing home runs allowed. This study provides a data-driven approach to understanding the mechanics of pitching and can be applied to the development of advanced training methods and technical solutions aimed at improving pitching performance in baseball players.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspor.2024.1447665/fullbaseballmovement variabilitypitchingrelease pointtracking data |
| spellingShingle | Kazuki Wakamiya Hideaki Nagamoto Hideaki Nagamoto Ryusei Yamaguchi Takumi Okunuki Takumi Okunuki Toshihiro Maemichi Zijian Liu Yuki Ogawa Yusuke Kobayashi Tsukasa Kumai Relationship between ball release point variability and pitching performance in major league baseball Frontiers in Sports and Active Living baseball movement variability pitching release point tracking data |
| title | Relationship between ball release point variability and pitching performance in major league baseball |
| title_full | Relationship between ball release point variability and pitching performance in major league baseball |
| title_fullStr | Relationship between ball release point variability and pitching performance in major league baseball |
| title_full_unstemmed | Relationship between ball release point variability and pitching performance in major league baseball |
| title_short | Relationship between ball release point variability and pitching performance in major league baseball |
| title_sort | relationship between ball release point variability and pitching performance in major league baseball |
| topic | baseball movement variability pitching release point tracking data |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspor.2024.1447665/full |
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