The game continues to get faster in Major League Baseball.
Players in today’s era are wreaking havoc on the base paths with their speed. MLB has been tracking how fast players move since 2015 via the Sprint Speed leaderboard at Baseball Savant.
Check out this list of the fastest players in MLB:
Fastest Players in MLB
| Player (Team) | Sprint Speed (Ft/sec) |
|---|---|
| Trea Turner (PHI) | 30.3 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. (KCR) | 30.2 |
| Victor Scott II (STL) | 30.2 |
| Byron Buxton (MIN) | 30.2 |
| Derek Hill (MIA) | 30.1 |
| Johan Rojas (PHI) | 30.1 |
| Brandon Lockridge (SD) | 30.0 |
| Eli White (ATL) | 29.9 |
| Nasim Nunez (WSN) | 29.9 |
| Jake McCarthy (ARI) | 29.9 |
Who is the Fastest Player in MLB?
Philadelphia Phillies’ Trea Turner is considered the fastest player in MLB with an average sprint speed of 30.3 feet per second during the 2025 season, per Baseball Savant.
Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr., who is second on this list this year, has an average sprint speed of 30.4 feet per second since entering the league in 2022. That is considered the fastest mark since MLB started tracking sprint speed in 2015.
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