The 14th annual SABR Analytics Conference was held from March 14-16, 2025, at the Beus Center for Law and Society on Arizona State University’s Downtown Phoenix Campus in Phoenix, Arizona.

We brought together the top minds in the baseball analytics community to discuss, debate, and share insightful ways to analyze and examine the great game of baseball. Click here to view the full conference schedule.

Click here to watch video replays from our featured panels and research presentations

The Analytics Conference schedule consisted of research presentations and guest speakers from throughout the baseball analytics community, career development sessions led by experienced sports professionals, and industry networking opportunities — all available for any aspiring front office executive or baseball fan to attend. Students had opportunities for skill acquisition and development, including sessions on how to work with baseball-related data sets as well as databasing and SQL.

General sessions were held in person on Friday, March 14 through Sunday, March 16 at the Beus Center for Law and Society in downtown Phoenix. General Session registration included access to all programming held at the Beus Center for Law and Society, including research presentations, panel discussions, Friday evening networking reception, a boxed lunch on Friday and Saturday afternoon, and coffee talks on Saturday and Sunday morning. Students had two registration options, virtual or in-person, with both including access to the General Session on Friday, March 14 through Sunday, March 16, and a student-only virtual session on Thursday, March 13.

The Diamond Dollars Case Competition was held at the Beus Center for Law and Society on the morning of Friday, March 14. Four- to five-person student teams were asked to evaluate a baseball operations case problem. The student team presented their analysis and recommendations to a panel of judges that included MLB front office executives.

For more highlights and clips from the 2025 SABR Analytics Conference, click on a link below:

SABR has a long and storied history with baseball statistical analysis, evidenced by the link between our name and sabermetrics. SABR’s long history in this area of baseball research, coupled with our mission of advancing the understanding and knowledge of baseball, makes us the perfect choice to coordinate and host this ground-breaking event.

Featured Speakers

Here are the featured speakers and panelists at the 2025 SABR Analytics Conference:

Analytics Now

Brian Kenny, MLB Network host

Keynote Talk: The Tommy John Surgery Epidemic: Why So Many Injuries and What Can Be Done to Stop Them?

Glenn Fleisig, Research Director, American Sports Medicine Institute

Milwaukee Brewers Front Office 360 Panel

Eric Babitz, Director of Player Acquisition
Andrew Fox, Vice President, Baseball Research and Development
Phil Hauser, Director of Baseball Data Engineering
Everett Johnson, Senior Analyst, Baseball Research and Development
Maggie Noffke, Manager of Baseball Application Development
Daniel Oh, Senior Software Engineer
Megan Stewart, Lead Strategist, Movement Solutions
Dan Turkenkopf, Vice President, Baseball Strategy & Innovation

The Balance of Analytics and Culture Panel

Burke Badenhop, Special Assistant to the General Manager, Arizona Diamondbacks, and former major-league pitcher
Michael Girsch, Vice President, Special Projects, St. Louis Cardinals
Max Glick, Director of Baseball Research and Development, Arizona Diamondbacks
Moderator: Brian Kenny, MLB Network host

MLB Statcast Updates

Jason Bernard, Senior Manager, Baseball Research & Development, Major League Baseball
Graham Goldbeck, Product Manager, Baseball Data Platform, Major League Baseball
Kevin Hanson, Senior Technical Project Manager, Major League Baseball
Do-Hyoung Park, Statcast Data and Gaming Engineer, Major League Baseball
Mike Petriello, Stats Analyst, Major League Baseball

The Evolution of Baseball Analysts

Kyle Boddy, Founder, Driveline Baseball
Alex Caravan, Data Science Manager, Penn Interactive
Vivienne Pelletier, Arizona State University
Moderator: Will Carroll, Under the Knife columnist

How MLB Teams Utilize Biomechanics Big Data
presented by the American Baseball Biomechanics Society

Arnel Aguinaldo, Director, Biomechanics and Pitching Laboratories, Point Loma Nazarene University
Michael Sonne, Pitching Scientist, Chicago Cubs
Megan Stewart, Lead Strategist of Movement Solutions, Milwaukee Brewers
Will Vandenberg, Research Scientist, Los Angeles Dodgers
Moderator: Glenn Fleisig, Research Director, American Sports Medicine Institute

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If you have trouble registering for the SABR Analytics Conference, please contact events@sabr.org.

All guests must adhere to SABR’s Event Code of Conduct at all times. We are dedicated to maintaining an open, inclusive environment at all SABR events.

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