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Aug 2024
48 m

Trevor May - ESPN Statcast Analyst, Form...

TruMedia Networks
About this episode

Trevor May is an ESPN Statcast analyst, podcaster, and former MLB pitcher for the Twins, Mets, and Athletics. He pitched professionally from 2008-2023, originally being drafted by the Phillies. Since retiring, he has done various podcasts, founded an Esports Lab applying sabermetric principles to gaming, and continued to grow his online presence through various media. In this episode he discusses…

  • Available data early in his playing career and the evolution of Statcast

  • Learning metrics to understand his and others successes

  • Differences between being a starter and a reliever at the big league level

  • Opponent preparation and how he approached various hitters

  • Transitioning from player to analyst and becoming more involved on the media side

  • The learning curve of ESPN’s Statcast broadcast and hopes for it moving forward

  • Communicating data to a large audience and ways to make it digestible

  • Starting an Esports lab to evaluate Overwatch teams and bringing more data to the industry

  • Favorite video games, baseball movies, highlights of career, and much more

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