The elite velocity from Hunter Greene was among the main reasons the Cincinnati Reds jumped at the opportunity to use the second overall pick on Greene and begin developing him as one of the game’s most top pitching prospects.

In the decades since Fred Claire called him in his Cal Tech dorm room, Kaplan has built scouting and player development databases for the Baltimore Orioles, San Diego Padres, Montreal Expos (ask your parents), and Houston Astros. He’s consulted with more than half of all MLB organizations.

It’s usually a pleasant surprise when Rapsodo data shows up in articles and on broadcasts. In the case of the 2020 MLB Draft, we knew it was coming. As part of their draft prep, ESPN reached out looking for information on the players likely to be drafted early. As more and more session data was […]

He may run one of the most popular and influential social media accounts in all of baseball, but Rob Friedman (aka @PitchingNinja) doesn’t do it for the Likes. “I just want to help the next generation of players get better,” Friedman said. It’s become a point of pride for MLB pitchers to have Friedman serve […]

In the latest episode of the Rapsodo Baseball Podcast, Callix takes a break from his newfound role in “Daddy Daycare” to chat with Seth and BP from his home in Florida. The guys talk about Callix leaving his home in St. Thomas at 15 years old and moving in with his sister in Georgia to pursue his dream of playing professional baseball.

The 2020 MLB Draft has come and gone. A draft done like never before – completely virtual. Instead of the MLB Network filled with people, alone at the podium stood MLB Commissioner, Rob Manfred, speaking directly to the camera. In-studio analysts sat or stood 6 feet apart with others reporting from the comfort of their […]

Miles goes into detail about landing in the bullpen after his early struggles as a starter in low-A ball, and one team’s misfortune turned into a career-changing opportunity for him.

There is a classic Vince Lombardi quote coaches have plastered to the walls of their weight rooms for decades: The only place success comes before work is the dictionary. The Cincinnati Reds hired a 24-year-old pitching coordinator. You might hear that and wonder how someone so young managed to Heisman Lombardi’s formula and find a […]

On a quiet afternoon in Detroit, a suspicious character in a hooded sweatshirt loads workout equipment from the Tigers’ weight room in Comerica Park into the back of a pickup truck before driving away. Luckily for the organization, the man in the hoodie is their left-handed ace, Matthew Boyd. Instead of being a month into […]

He stayed up late and we got up early. That’s what it took to connect with our good friend, Dan Straily, as he prepared for his first regular season start in the suddenly-appointment-television Korean Baseball Organization (KBO).

We recently announced that all players and coaches need to complete and verify their Rapsodo profiles. Since the initial announcement we've received many questions that we want to clear up.

On the second episode of the Rapsodo Baseball Podcast, Rathwell joins Seth and BP to discuss his journey from power-washing the streets of Seattle by day and working out by night to helping lead Driveline Baseball as the company’s CEO.

From the beginning of Rapsodo Diamond Sports, we knew we wanted to work with Driveline. After four years of growth, the two companies are ready to join together in the ultimate analytics partnership. With Driveline's expertise and world-class analytics tools and our industry leading data, we will provide a complete package to every level of customer.

Last month we released our Baseball Hitting Certification . Now we are ready to release our Baseball Pitching Certification.

Seth Daniels (Director of Diamond Sports) and Brian "BP" Page (Recruiting & MLB Relations) share the origin story of Rapsodo Baseball, how they got involved, and share some of their favorite stories about the humble beginnings and the excitement growing with major college programs and Major League Baseball.

We are creating the Rapsodo National Player Database for players, coaches and scouts. Right now coaches and scouts have limited access to player data and are unable to watch live games. We hope this helps players get their names and information out there and for coaches to be able to find players.

COVID-19 is having an unprecedented impact on people, businesses, communities, and events. The sports community is not immune to this disruption:  The NBA canceled the remainder of the 2019-2020 season.  The NHL has postponed their season.  The NCAA canceled the remainder of spring sports, including the iconic NCAA “March Madness” Tournament.  The MLB canceled the remainder of Spring Training […]

We have officially launched the first of four certification courses, Rapsodo Baseball Hitting Certified! These unique modules provide coaches with master concepts and insight on how to make data the cornerstone of their player development programs. The baseball hitting certification includes lessons on hitting aerodynamics, hit classifications & outcomes, the Rapsodo Power Matrix, and more! […]

INSIGHT is a high speed, slow motion camera that can be used for both hitting and pitching. It sits on a tripod to capture up to 850 frames per second.

Four years ago, Rapsodo made a name for itself at this very convention where it launched its first diamond sport product still in beta stages.