Welcome to what was due to be the fourth edition of Plot the Ball — a newsletter where I offer data-driven answers to interesting questions I have about the world of sport.
Unfortunately, I’ve had Covid this week — so the April edition (on the topic of the University of Connecticut’s college basketball program, and the impact it’s had on the WNBA) will now be arriving in your inbox at 9am on Saturday May 14th.
As a consolation, please accept these highlights of the Los Angeles Angels’ Shohei Ohtani — the subject of PtB 3 — pitching a gem against the Houston Astros earlier this month: