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And his changeup was hit hard — registering four batted ball events and three hits, per Baseball Savant.—Kansas City Star,
23 Sep. 2026 Junk began a minor-league rehab assignment with Jacksonville last Sunday but left the game after being struck on the left wrist by a 106 mph batted ball.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
2 July 2026 None of Chisholm’s batted ball metrics point toward a hitter who is getting unlucky at the plate.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
12 May 2026 Soriano has flipped the script, and is now allowing well lower than average exit speeds across all batted ball types.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for batted ball