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MLBcontact quality hard hit edge

54.4% hard-hit

Jac Caglianone is hitting 54.4% of his batted balls at 95+ mph this season, against a league rate near 39%. His barrel rate is 13.7%, so this is hard contact that is not all finding the ideal launch angle. He's facing Payton Tolle 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 Sunday, September 13, 2026

Jac Caglianone is hitting 54.4% of his batted balls at 95+ mph this season, against a league rate near 39%. His barrel rate is 13.7%, so this is hard contact that is not all finding the ideal launch angle. He's facing Payton Tolle 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
695506
player name
Jac Caglianone
team
Kansas City Royals
matchup
Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox
headline
54.4% hard-hit
barrel rate
13.7
hard hit rate
54.4
plate appearances
511
opposing pitcher
Payton Tolle
detail
Jac Caglianone is hitting 54.4% of his batted balls at 95+ mph this season, against a league rate near 39%. His barrel rate is 13.7%, so this is hard contact that is not all finding the ideal launch angle. He's facing Payton Tolle 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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