Cubs’ Hardest Hit Balls of the Week (4/2-4/9)

Given that exit velocity has taken over many a baseball discussion, I wanted to take a look at the Cubs hardest-hit balls from their first week of play. Let’s work our way from number five to one!

5. Willson Contreras – 4/2 @ STL

• Exit Velocity: 106.2 MPH
• Result: Home Run

4. Anthony Rizzo – 4/7 @ MIL

• Exit Velocity: 106.6 MPH
• Result: Groundout (4-3)

3. Javier Baez – 4/2 @ STL

• Exit Velocity: 106.8 MPH
• Result: Single

2. Jason Heyward – 4/7 @ MIL

• Exit Velocity: 109.2 MPH
• Result: Single

1. Kyle Schwarber – 4/6

• Exit Velocity: 112.1 MPH
• Result: SchwarBomb

Batted ball data via baseballsavant.mlb.com