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MLBcontact quality hard hit edge

52.1% hard-hit

Angel Genao is hitting 52.1% of his batted balls at 95+ mph this season, against a league rate near 39%. His barrel rate is 4.3%, so this is hard contact that is not all finding the ideal launch angle. He's facing Sean Newcomb 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 Monday, September 14, 2026

Angel Genao is hitting 52.1% of his batted balls at 95+ mph this season, against a league rate near 39%. His barrel rate is 4.3%, so this is hard contact that is not all finding the ideal launch angle. He's facing Sean Newcomb 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
694197
player name
Angel Genao
team
Cleveland Guardians
matchup
Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Guardians
headline
52.1% hard-hit
barrel rate
4.3
hard hit rate
52.1
plate appearances
120
opposing pitcher
Sean Newcomb
detail
Angel Genao is hitting 52.1% of his batted balls at 95+ mph this season, against a league rate near 39%. His barrel rate is 4.3%, so this is hard contact that is not all finding the ideal launch angle. He's facing Sean Newcomb 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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