how long does a batter have to react to a pitch
It takes less than a half second for a fastball to travel from the pitcherâs hand to home plate. That is all the time you have to react to the pitch. The average personâs reaction time is around 0.75 seconds.This means you must start your swing before the pitcher releases the ball and adjust once the ball has actually been thrown.n a major league ball field this distance is 60 feet 6 inches, or 60.5 feet. For a pitch traveling 139.33 feet per second, you have 60.5/139.33 = 0.434 seconds. Your fastball reaction time is therefore equal to 0.434 seconds.