Connor Norby vs Kyle Freeland

The Almanac's Take

Norby bats right against a lefty in Freeland, so the platoon edge is real — that's the lead. Freeland's season is genuinely rough: 7.36 ERA, 1.57 WHIP, and 18 home runs surrendered across 88 innings, with a walk rate of 1.8 per nine that flatters a profile that's been getting hit hard. Norby's own season line is a drag — .204/.291/.612 OPS across 220 PA, 30.9% strikeout rate — so this is a weak bat catching a struggling arm rather than a strong matchup in both directions. The 11-PA head-to-head is too thin to mean anything; the 3-for-11 with a 94.6 mph average exit velocity is color, nothing more.

Career head-to-head

AVG

.273

3-for-11

PA

11

HR

0

K

0

BB

0

Pitches seen

41

Avg exit velo

94.6 mph

Career meetings in the Statcast era (2015–present). Even a clear edge over a handful of plate appearances is a small sample — read it as color, not a projection.

Pitch mix to the batter

Plate-appearance log

• 2026-03-27Hit By Pitch · Knuckle Curve 84.5 mph
• 2026-03-27Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 93.5 mph · 104.0 mph EV
• 2025-09-16Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 92.0 mph · 86.5 mph EV
• 2025-09-16Single · Cutter 86.1 mph · 86.1 mph EV
• 2025-09-16Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 90.1 mph · 96.7 mph EV
• 2025-06-04Field Error · 4-Seam Fastball 92.1 mph · 92.0 mph EV
• 2025-06-04Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 92.3 mph · 92.2 mph EV
• 2025-06-04Single · Cutter 87.6 mph · 99.0 mph EV
• 2024-08-28Double · Changeup 85.1 mph · 102.2 mph EV
• 2024-08-28Field Out · Changeup 84.8 mph · 89.2 mph EV
• 2024-08-28Field Out · Sinker 89.9 mph · 98.3 mph EV