Official Site of the Pirates · May 17, 2017
Harrison shows off power, acrobatic skills
Josh Harrison looks to have no chance at reaching second base safely, but uses an incredible acrobatic slide to avoid the tagCuriously, Harrison's long ball had only a 13 percent Hit Probability, according to Statcast™. But Harrison continues to defy the numbers, as he did when he went from role player to a 5.3-WAR National League All-Star in 2014.
Harrison has hit six homers in 38 games this season after totaling only four each of the past two years, but he has yet to record a Barrel, Statcast™ terminology for ideally hit balls. Only one of his home runs, in fact, came with an exit velocity over 100 mph.