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MLBcontact quality hard hit edge

50.5% hard-hit

Junior Caminero is hitting 50.5% of his batted balls at 95+ mph this season, against a league rate near 39%. His barrel rate is 13.2%, so this is hard contact that is not all finding the ideal launch angle. He's facing Martín Pérez tonight. Hard-hit rate counts a 105 mph ground ball the same as a 105 mph fly ball — it is the broader contact signal, not a home run signal on its own.

Published Thursday, September 10, 2026

Junior Caminero is hitting 50.5% of his batted balls at 95+ mph this season, against a league rate near 39%. His barrel rate is 13.2%, so this is hard contact that is not all finding the ideal launch angle. He's facing Martín Pérez tonight. Hard-hit rate counts a 105 mph ground ball the same as a 105 mph fly ball — it is the broader contact signal, not a home run signal on its own.

THE NUMBERS

angle
hard_hit_edge
player id
691406
player name
Junior Caminero
team
Tampa Bay Rays
matchup
Tampa Bay Rays vs Atlanta Braves
headline
50.5% hard-hit
barrel rate
13.2
hard hit rate
50.5
plate appearances
635
opposing pitcher
Martín Pérez
detail
Junior Caminero is hitting 50.5% of his batted balls at 95+ mph this season, against a league rate near 39%. His barrel rate is 13.2%, so this is hard contact that is not all finding the ideal launch angle. He's facing Martín Pérez tonight. Hard-hit rate counts a 105 mph ground ball the same as a 105 mph fly ball — it is the broader contact signal, not a home run signal on its own.

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