The Fastest And Slowest Players In The MLB This Season

MLB’s Fastest and Slowest Players In 2021

We are well past the halfway point of the Major League Baseball season and I am here to look at the fastest and slowest players so far.

FASTEST PLAYERS
(Based on Sprint Speed from Statcast)

(5) Byron Buxton
Twins
30.0 ft / sec

(4) Eli White
Rangers
30.5 ft / sec

(3) Jorge Mateo
Padres
30.6 ft / sec

(2) Tim Locastro
Yankees
30.7 ft / sec

(1) Trea Turner
Nationals
30.8 ft / sec

SLOWEST PLAYERS
(Based on Sprint Speed from Statcast)

(5) Sandy Leon
Marlins
23.5 ft / sec

(4) Mike Ford
Yankees
23.1 ft / sec

(3) Yadier Molina
Cardinals
22.9 ft / sec

(2) Pablo Sandoval
Braves
22.7 ft / sec

(1) Albert Pujols
Dodgers
22.5 ft / sec

No huge surprises here, with Trae Turner overtaking TIm Locastro during today’s game to give him the # 1 spot. Also I would like to know how many years The Panda and The Machine have battled it out for slowest player in the league. Keep running hard fellas.

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