Jason Bernard
@JasonBernard_
Senior Manager, Baseball R&D @MLB | @StJohnsU and @nyutischsports Alum | Bridging the gap between baseball tradition and analytics #OneBaseball
"Statistics is the starting point of scouting, not a replacement for it."
ICYMI We surprised @SlangsOnSports with the Birthday Index on Friday What you shouldn't miss, today is Max Scherzer's birthday and he's taking the hill! Among players who have pitched on their birthday (since 1969), Max leads them all with 41 Ks and will add to that tally today.
To quote the great @SlangsOnSports: Birthdays are Important and Baseball is the Best So let's make some magic! New on Baseball Savant, we've created the Birthday Index, a quick look at how a player has performed on their birthday. Enjoy! Link: baseballsavant.mlb.com/birthday-index
Michael Harris II!! Games with at least 2 triples and a homer in last 125 seasons: 73, Harris first since 7/6/23 Francisco Lindor Cycles in last 125 seasons: 306
Cycle? NOPE 😳 Michael Harris II motors all the way to third after only needing a single for the cycle!
To quote the great @SlangsOnSports: Birthdays are Important and Baseball is the Best So let's make some magic! New on Baseball Savant, we've created the Birthday Index, a quick look at how a player has performed on their birthday. Enjoy! Link: baseballsavant.mlb.com/birthday-index
Sorry, busy for the next 30 mins youtu.be/b-Z1qqSKXb0?si…
If you're watching the HR Derby and looking for a 2nd (or 3rd or 4th) screen experience, be sure to check out Baseball Savant for all your dinger stat needs! baseballsavant.mlb.com/hr_derby
Did we all wear our hats backward in the handshake line like Vladdy? 😂 Yes, yes we did 😉
fastest-tracked OF assists, regular season under Statcast (2015): 4/20/16 Aaron Hicks: 105.5 mph 9/13/17 Brett Phillips: 104.0 mph 6/19/18 Jackie Bradley Jr.: 103.4 mph 9/4/15 Carlos Gómez: 103.1 mph 7/6/25 Oneil Cruz: 102.9 mph
We are still in complete awe of Oneil Cruz's rocket of a throw 🚀
Witnessing Hotdogs From Heaven is truly a magical experience #IYKYK
🚨New Statcast release day at Baseball Savant from the gang This time: Catcher stance data. Which of your favorite catchers are using one knee down? (All of them.) Is the impact bad? (No.) The trend here is overwhelming. See the data here --> baseballsavant.mlb.com/leaderboard/ca…
The things people will do to clout chase in 2025 is just WILD
Hello darkness my old friend… What you are (not) seeing, highlighted in blue, is dark matter. Webb was used to precisely map out the dark matter that is part of the makeup of two colliding galaxy clusters. go.nasa.gov/44ESHVT
They don't IBB nobodies. One name and you know who these players are, Wood is cementing his name at 22!
Players to be intentionally walked 4+ times in a game, since IBB officially tracked (1955): 2025 James Wood 2004 Barry Bonds (4 games) 2001 Manny Ramirez 1990 Andre Dawson 1985 Garry Templeton 1962 Roger Maris
This is the 7th game in the pitch-tracking era (2008, incl ps) where both starting pitchers threw at least 1 pitch at 100.0+ mph, joining: 6/15/25 Dylan Cease (3), Shohei Ohtani (1) 8/7/22 Jacob deGrom (7), Spencer Strider (1) 2020 ALDS G5 Tyler Glasnow (2), Gerrit Cole (1)…
There’s a heat wave coming to Milwaukee 👀🔥 Paul Skenes and Jacob Misiorowski face off at 2:10 PM ET. Watch for FREE on #MLBTV or on @MLBNetwork.
When it comes to SP matchups, Paul Skenes usually takes top billing in the velo department. Today is only then 2nd time in his career where he won't have that top spot. The other time, 8/16/24 where Logan Gilbert threw 3 harder pitches than him that day baseballsavant.mlb.com/gamefeed?gameP…
It's fun sending Sarah down a rabbit hole at midnight her time in early June (after he hit his 25th) thinking this would be relevant closer to the All-Star break. Evidently Cal had other plans!
Most homers by primary catcher before All-Star break: 2025 Cal Raleigh: 29 (73 games played) 1970 Johnny Bench: 28 (87) 2000 Ivan Rodriguez: 26 (80)
Most homers by primary catcher before All-Star break: 2025 Cal Raleigh: 29 (73 games played) 1970 Johnny Bench: 28 (87) 2000 Ivan Rodriguez: 26 (80)
Cal Raleigh AGAIN! He has passed Johnny Bench for the most home runs by a catcher before the All-Star break 🤩
Totals for rare feats: 5 20-strikeout outings in 9 IP 24 perfect games 302 no-hitters (excluding perfectos) 349 cycles (h/t @EliasSports) And now 19 four-homer games! Amazing 🎉
4 HR in one game, a Major League record! Eugenio Suárez is the 19th player in history to do it 💪 (MLB x @BudweiserUSA)
30+ combined hours of flight time incoming. What content should I download? All book, movie, show recs appreciated!