# Changelog of MLB Statcast Pitch-by-Pitch Data Scraper (`incognito_mode/mlb-statcast-pitch-scraper`) Actor

- **URL**: https://apify.com/incognito\_mode/mlb-statcast-pitch-scraper/changelog.md
- **Full Actor documentation**: https://apify.com/incognito\_mode/mlb-statcast-pitch-scraper.md

## Changelog

### 1.0 — 2026-09-08

First release.

- One dataset row per tracked MLB pitch: release and plate speed, spin rate and
  direction, extension, movement and break, plate location, strike zone, pitch
  type, umpire call and plate-appearance result.
- Exit velocity, launch angle, distance, trajectory and landing coordinates on
  balls in play.
- **Computed metrics MLB does not publish**, solved from the raw nine-parameter
  trajectory model: vertical and horizontal approach angle, true release point,
  perceived velocity, flight time, in-zone flag, total movement, and Statcast
  barrel / hard-hit / sweet-spot classification.
- The raw nine parameters are kept verbatim so any other metric can be derived
  without re-scraping.
- Counts are reported as the count the pitch was **thrown in**, not MLB's
  after-pitch count, so count-based splits come out right.
- Scrape by date range, by game ID, or by team; filter rows down to specific
  pitchers or batters.
- With no input at all, scrapes the most recent slate that was actually played,
  falling back to a season-wide search so a default run still returns data in
  the offseason.
- No API key, no login and no proxy; runs on the free plan.
- Exports as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML or HTML.