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Jeff McNeil, the New York Mets‘ hitting machine, has a way to conduct himself in the batters’ box, and it’s pretty evident. He is an aggressive hitter, and the numbers back that up.
According to information provided by MLB.com’s Mets beat writer Anthony DiComo, McNeil swung at the first pitch at a 44.4 percent rate in 2018, good for 14th in the league. Last season, he did it at a 50.7 percent clip, which not only led MLB but it made him the only qualified hitter to swing at the first pitch more often than not.