Week one observations, 2026

Let's take a very early look at some notable week one performances among batters by analyzing them in terms of their batted ball metrics.

The hitters have shown the highest average exit velocities (EV) so far in 2026 (min 20 PA):

NameLgOPSbb%ct%Eye SwK%EV LA Brl%
Garrett MitchellNL.99112%55%0.30 15.8%98.4 16.3 0.0%
Jordan WalkerNL.95910%74%0.43 12.2%98.4 11.0 15.0%
Yordan AlvarezAL1.47428%85%2.50 6.1%97.0 20.9 21.7%
Ben RiceAL1.24419%64%0.67 12.5%96.9 2.3 25.0%
Max MuncyAL.9233%60%0.08 17.9%96.5 9.5 22.2%
Michael Harris IINL.5933%83%0.17 11.3%95.9 9.7 17.2%
Brice TurangNL1.06214%67%0.50 4.9%95.8 21.7 9.5%
Max MuncyNL.73214%63%0.44 10.9%95.8 14.7 13.3%
Alex BregmanNL.74113%86%1.00 4.1%95.8 15.3 12.5%
Samuel BasalloAL

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