Kyle Teel & Ryan Fuller on the pitching machine that’s revolutionizing baseball

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

Sports, Sports:baseball, Baseball

4.7 • 620 Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2026

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Chuck Garfien’s Spring Training Podcast-pa-looza rolls on with a deep dive into one of baseball’s most talked-about training tools: the Trajekt machine. Ryan Fuller joins the show to break down the evolution from the old model to the new, how it’s set up, what kind of feedback they’re getting from players and pitchers, and whether the results are actually translating onto the field. From usage during games to player feedback, Fuller explains why the technology is becoming a staple across clubhouses. Later, Kyle Teel jumps in to share his firsthand experience, how close Trajekt feels to facing a real pitcher, how much it’s helped his development, and the toughest arm he’s faced on the machine. He also discusses how often players use it, its success rate, and even reacts to Chuck stepping in to take a few swings himself. The episode wraps with Teel reflecting on representing his country of Italy in the World Baseball Classic.

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0:26.3	Hey, everybody, it's Chuck Arfine.
0:30.6	Welcome to the White Sox podcast coming to you from White Sox Spring Training, where our podcast, Palooza, continues.
0:34.3	It is brought to you by Wind Creek, Chicago, Southland.
0:39.1	And on the podcast today,
0:46.3	we are devoting the pod to a new technology in baseball that is revolutionizing how hitters prepare for games. I'm talking about the trajectory pitching machine that simulates opposing pitchers,
0:53.7	replicating their arm slots, their release points,
0:56.5	their spin and pitching velocities to prepare hitters for the pitchers they're going to face
1:02.3	that day. So you get in the batters box and you're going to see video of the actual pitcher
1:07.8	with his entire arsenal coming your way. So how are the White Sox using
1:14.2	Traject and how much is it helping them? On the podcast, I went inside the White Sox lab here at
1:21.7	Spring Training where they have a Traject machine. And I spoke with Ryan Fuller, White Sox director of
1:26.5	hitting, who is really at the center of this with the socks. And then I spoke with Ryan Fuller, White Sox director of hitting, who is really at the center
1:28.3	of this with the Sox. And then I speak with Kyle Teal, who Ryan says is the king of the
1:34.3	trajectory with the Sox. We're going to go deep inside how he uses it and how it helped him
1:39.8	during his rookie season and how it will help him going forward with the white socks.
1:45.9	A lot of hitters are using the trajectory. And you know who else used the trajectory?
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