Week one observations, 2026
Apr 6 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):
| Name | Lg | OPS | bb% | ct% | Eye | SwK% | EV | LA | Brl% |
| Garrett Mitchell | NL | .991 | 12% | 55% | 0.30 | 15.8% | 98.4 | 16.3 | 0.0% |
| Jordan Walker | NL | .959 | 10% | 74% | 0.43 | 12.2% | 98.4 | 11.0 | 15.0% |
| Yordan Alvarez | AL | 1.474 | 28% | 85% | 2.50 | 6.1% | 97.0 | 20.9 | 21.7% |
| Ben Rice | AL | 1.244 | 19% | 64% | 0.67 | 12.5% | 96.9 | 2.3 | 25.0% |
| Max Muncy | AL | .923 | 3% | 60% | 0.08 | 17.9% | 96.5 | 9.5 | 22.2% |
| Michael Harris II | NL | .593 | 3% | 83% | 0.17 | 11.3% | 95.9 | 9.7 | 17.2% |
| Brice Turang | NL | 1.062 | 14% | 67% | 0.50 | 4.9% | 95.8 | 21.7 | 9.5% |
| Max Muncy | NL | .732 | 14% | 63% | 0.44 | 10.9% | 95.8 | 14.7 | 13.3% |
| Alex Bregman | NL | .741 | 13% | 86% | 1.00 | 4.1% | 95.8 | 15.3 | 12.5% |
| Samuel Basallo | AL |
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