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.
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.
Stay tuned for more highlights and clips soon!
- Dr. Glenn Fleisig honored with 2025 SABR Analytics Conference Lifetime Achievement Award
- Hannah Keyser, Richard Staff, Justin Klugh, Patrick Dubuque win 2025 SABR Analytics Conference Research Awards
- Conner Pelletier, Jack Lambert, Anthony Becerra, Sam Ehrlich win inaugural Dr. Mike Marshall Baseball Biomechanics Research Award
- Nathan Backman, Dimitri Haan win 2025 SABR Analytics Conference student presentation awards
- Diamond Dollars Case Competition winners: The Branson School, Vanderbilt University, Syracuse University, and NYU-Tisch Institute for Global Sport
- Check out photo galleries from each day at the 2025 SABR Analytics Conference
- Click here to download the 2025 SABR Analytics Conference digital program (PDF)
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
- 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
Questions?
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.