Author
Maya Serrano
Baseball analyst
Player development, pitch design, and roster construction.
she/her · New York · MLB
- Player development
- Pitch design
- Roster construction
- Minor-league pipeline
Maya Serrano played catcher at Duke before moving into professional baseball as a video coordinator, player-development staffer, and front-office analyst. She spent six years with an AL organization working on swing mechanics, pitch-design reviews, and minor-league progression before transitioning to public writing.
At Upon Review, Serrano covers player development, pitch design, defensive positioning, platoon structure, and the roster moves that shape how teams actually win over a full season. Her work sits at the intersection of scouting language and analytical evidence.
Serrano is based in New York and covers MLB year-round.
Articles
- Detroit Tigers at Toronto Blue Jays
Detroit won the game Toronto never made safe
Jose Soriano gave Toronto six hitless innings, and Kazuma Okamoto briefly reclaimed the lead with a three-run homer. The more decisive work came earlier, when Beau Brieske kept a 2-0 game alive long enough for Detroit's seventh-inning rally to matter.
ByMaya Serrano
- Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago White Sox
Horwitz built the lead, and Chandler’s fastball kept it uncomplicated
Spencer Horwitz put three RBI into the first two innings, and Bubba Chandler’s four-seam fastball produced 16 whiffs on 32 swings in six innings of Pittsburgh’s 9-3 win.
ByMaya Serrano
- Philadelphia Phillies at Seattle Mariners
Philadelphia Finished the Hard Part Early, Then Let Luzardo Empty the Night
The Phillies scored all six runs in the first two innings, then let Jesus Luzardo's sweeper-fastball mix hold Seattle to one hit over seven.
ByMaya Serrano
