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    Bat speed, blasts, swing length: Where do Ohtani, Betts, Freeman rank in MLB’s new measurables?

    by Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times May 14, 2024 3 minutes
    The Los Angeles Dodgers' Mookie Betts hits a solo home run during the third inning against the St. Louis Cardinals at Dodger Stadium on Thursday, March 28, 2024, in Los Angeles.

    You’re the manager perched on the top step of the dugout. Two outs in the ninth inning, score tied, your runner at third base.

    Next up is your hitter whose swing generates the fastest bat speed in all of Major League Baseball. Does he hit or do you send up a pinch-hitter whose swing is slower than anyone else in baseball?

    Seems like a no-brainer. And it is.

    Go with the slowest because, whose swing meanders an average of 62.4 mph through the strike zone. He’s also the two-time reigning National League batting champion who and has a career average of .324.

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