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Throwing into the Shade
When the Pitcher's Mound is in the Sun
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February 4, 2026 at 11:05 AM
1% of all 2025 plate appearances at Camden Yards had the batter's box in the shade and the pitcher's mound in the sun. The strikeout pitch for when that occurred was the curveball at 39% of all strikeouts. It's only used 10% of the time as the strikeout pitch usually. #Orioles
February 1, 2026 at 12:07 PM
1% of all 2025 plate appearances at Camden Yards had the batter's box in the shade and the pitcher's mound in the sun. The strikeout pitch for when that occurred was the curveball at 39% of all strikeouts. It's only used 10% of the time as the strikeout pitch usually. #Orioles
Add Jordan Westburg's home run on July 10th. That makes three total on the season.
January 22, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Add Jordan Westburg's home run on July 10th. That makes three total on the season.
*Correction: last year in the first half. We are expanding the model to include the whole season.
January 22, 2026 at 12:40 PM
*Correction: last year in the first half. We are expanding the model to include the whole season.
We've built a model that shows when the sun casts a shadow on home, but not the pitcher's mound at Camden Yards. Last year when this happened there were just two home runs, both by the #Orioles. Chadwick Tromp on May 31st and Jorge Mateo on June 14th.
January 22, 2026 at 11:39 AM
We've built a model that shows when the sun casts a shadow on home, but not the pitcher's mound at Camden Yards. Last year when this happened there were just two home runs, both by the #Orioles. Chadwick Tromp on May 31st and Jorge Mateo on June 14th.
Thanks! Getting stikeouts by time of day / weather is a great idea. Working on it, hope to get that posted in the next few days.
January 3, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Thanks! Getting stikeouts by time of day / weather is a great idea. Working on it, hope to get that posted in the next few days.
#Hopkins Baltimore Social - Environmental Collaborative provides weather data from stations near the Yards. On April 13, 2025 1:57 pm it was 61º with a SSE wind at 5.8 mph, when Alejandro Kirk homered off of Cade Povich. Projected path vs landing spot shows the weather impact. #Orioles #BlueJays
January 2, 2026 at 4:11 PM
During the 2025 season most home runs at Oriole Park were hit during the 7 o'clock hour. About half (12 of 22) of the #Orioles home runs hit at 7:00 pm came in the 2nd inning. Visitors responded in the top of the 3rd with 12 homers hit during 7:00 pm.
January 2, 2026 at 2:34 PM
During the 2025 season most home runs at Oriole Park were hit during the 7 o'clock hour. About half (12 of 22) of the #Orioles home runs hit at 7:00 pm came in the 2nd inning. Visitors responded in the top of the 3rd with 12 homers hit during 7:00 pm.