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Andrew Aydt
@AndrewAydt
Asst. MLB Hitting Coach & Asst. Director, Hitting @Nationals | Formerly Asst. Director of Hitting @DrivelineBB
Washington, DC
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    Andrew Aydt
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    Sep 2, 2022
    Why MLB hitters live in the 4-12° AA range: #AAthread Most pitches at the college & professional level come in with a vertical approach angle of -4 to -8°. Hitters with avg AA's within that range will likely provide more room for error to make flush contact or just make contact
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    Andrew Aydt
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    Jan 2, 2023
    MoCap PR for Lars Nootbaar this last week. Hitting this ball 109.2mph, up from 103.5 last offseason! @DrivelineBB @Joney93 Average Bat Speed during this session was 76.6mph 📈
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    Andrew Aydt
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    May 8, 2020
    RIP to what has become an iconic backdrop
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    Andrew Aydt
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    Mar 6, 2022
    If the pitcher actually supplied the power 📈
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    Andrew Aydt
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    May 20, 2025
    MLB's Lowest Attack Angle: 1° No qualified MLB hitters swing down currently Hitter's will have swings where they swing down, depending on timing, pitch location and other factors but no MLB hitters swing down on average Is there a time & place to feel like you swing down? Yes,
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    Andrew Aydt
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    Jan 12, 2023
    Nolan talking Bat Speed 🔊 Push yourself! The more time you spend moving fast the more it will become normal and the more precise you’ll become at high speeds. Don’t train slow and have the game speed up Raise your ceiling and your idle speed Interview from @dgoold
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    Andrew Aydt
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    Mar 21, 2020
    This is what happens when 4 hitting trainers live together and are quarantined @Tstokey
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    Andrew Aydt
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    Aug 8, 2022
    When you PR during your MoCap retest 🛎️ ➡️105mph Bazzana has worked really hard over the last 5 weeks of training to achieve results like these 🧵
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    Andrew Aydt
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    Aug 1, 2025
    “Swing your foot down” Get your foot down early works for some hitters but for others it can cause a hip slide, a push, bad sequencing, a 2 piece swing or kill athleticism A lot of big leaguers put their foot down later than most think
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    Andrew Aydt
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    Feb 20, 2025
    If you ever start to think hitting is easy come back to this video The visual is one we provide our MLB hitters in their daily scouting reports to show how an arsenals pitches play off each other and help them game plan @DrivelineBB
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    Andrew Aydt
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    Mar 7, 2025
    Do mechanical positions matter? They can help The timing of them is more important for: Plate/Pitch coverage. Creating an adjustable bat path. Margin of error. Creating & transferring speed Too many hitters still fall into mechanical traps, answer is usually being more
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    Andrew Aydt
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    Jan 2, 2023
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    Lars has turned himself into one of the faster swingers in the @MLB with 61 grade Bat Speed during the 2022 season. He continues to build off that for the 2023 season, paired with great contact skills. He’s now above league average in all 3 categories of our Big 3!
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    Andrew Aydt
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    Aug 27, 2020
    Big time upgrade to machine work! Random practice and pitch sequences coming soon. Another step closer to training as game like as possible!
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    Andrew Aydt
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    Nov 17, 2021
    Love Angled Machine. Angled flips, BP, machine and offset drills are a staple for majority of hitters I work with. But always be aware of stride direction. A hitter will naturally want to stride towards the feeder. Stride direction should stay to the game mound and here's why: 🔽
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    Coach Eddie Smith
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    Nov 16, 2021
    Monday Night Baseball… come to the valley… #ReachThePeak 🏔📈🏔
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