This day in baseball · September 16, 1871: the New York Mutuals visited the Boston Red Stockings at South End Grounds I. Boston Red Stockings 9, New York Mutuals 7. W1871 in baseball↗

From the vault · October 15, 2008 · 2008 NLCS, Game 5: The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5–1 at Dodger Stadium to win the NL pennant, 4 games to 1. ▶ Video ↗

Taylor Walls — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 · 1,574 pitches seen · 474 batted balls · 14% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

78.7 mph 9

Hard-hit %

14% 8

xwOBA on contact

.27 7

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	593	37.7%	94.37	2314
Sinker	SI	205	13.0%	93.43	2170
Changeup	CH	174	11.1%	86.14	1779
Slider	SL	155	9.8%	86.04	2424
Cutter	FC	140	8.9%	89.33	2375
Curveball	CU	120	7.6%	79.79	2568
Sweeper	ST	69	4.4%	82.88	2616
Split-Finger	FS	62	3.9%	86.35	1302
Knuckle Curve	KC	39	2.5%	83.72	2419
?	?	9	0.6%
Eephus	EP	4	0.3%	42.77	1106
Knuckleball	KN	2	0.1%	83.45	384
Slurve	SV	1	0.1%	82.00	2963
Forkball	FO	1	0.1%	83.10	1115

Pitch locations seen

Batted balls — exit velo × launch angle (red = 95+ mph)

Spray chart — hit location (red HR · green hit · gray out)

⚾ Arcade

Taylor Walls — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)