Then and Now: 2026 OF Martin Shelar

December 11, 2025
Prep Baseball Georgia
Staff

We have a brand new content piece we are going to be rolling out throughout the off season. It is called "Then and Now". We will look back on players we have seen at events throughout the year and see the strides they have made in their game.

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Then and Now

We have seen Shelar a number of times over the years with our first look coming in December of 2020 at Team Elite Scout Day. He then earned an invite to Junior Future Games in the Summer of ‘21 where he followed it up with many marquee events along the way and ultimately received an invite to Future Games in July of ‘24. The Mississippi State commit would round out his 2025 showcase setting at Preseason All-State in January where his metrics were up across the board. His max exit velocity increased from 78.5mph in December of 2020 to 100.1 in January of ‘24 to 106.2mph in January of ‘25. Average exit velocity increased from 69.0mph in December of 2020 to 94.4 in June of ‘24 to 100.4mph in January of ‘25. Max distance increased from 280ft in December of 2020 to 372ft in June of ‘24 to 407ft in January of ‘25. Average distance was up from 213ft in December of 2020 to 298ft in January of ‘25. 60-time has seen a significant jump from 8.50 in December of 2020 to 7.12 in November of ‘22 to 6.61 in June of ‘24. Present above-average arm strength as he increased his OF Velo from 72mph in July of ‘21 to 82mph in November of ‘22 to 90mph in June of ‘23 to 93mph in June of ‘24. Shelar boasts present loud tools across the board with some of the best power projection in the class and is a name to know come July of ‘26.

Scouting Report

1/19/25

Martin Shelar, Marist (GA), 2026 Mississippi State
Positional Profile: OF/RHP
Body: 6-1, 201-pounds.
Hit: RHH. Wider even stance with toe tap, hands closer by his ear. Violent bat whip with above average power and ability to lift the ball. 74.4 mph bat speed with 14 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 106 max exit velocity, averaged 100.4 mph. 407' max distance.
Arm: RH. OF-92 mph. Long arm action, quick release.
Defense: Quick twitch movements.
Vizual Edge: 93.32 Edge Score

6/04/24

Martin Shelar, MARIST SCHOOL (GA), 2026
Positional Profile: OF/RHP
Body: 6-1, 192-pounds.
Hit: RHH. Tall, open setup. Hands behind ear. Really whippy barrel. Loud contact throughout. Loft to the pullside. 74.1 mph bat speed with 11 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 100 max exit velocity, averaged 94.4 mph. 372' max distance.
Arm: RH. OF-93 mph. Whippy, 3/4 arm slot, Powerful arm
Defense: Presents glove well, smooth transfer
ATH: 6.61 runner in the 60. 1.61 and 3.73 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 30.70 max vertical.

5/02/24

Uncommitted. Shelar has continued to trend up after an impressive start to the year at Preseason All-State. As a Sophomore Shelar has been in the cleanup spot in the order for Marist all year with big production from the physical right handed hitter. Shelar has turned many heads this spring and will continue to do so as he looks to have a big summer. Big name in the 2026 class to watch out for.

1/14/24

Martin Shelar, Marist (GA), 2026
Positional Profile: OF/RHP
Body: 6-1, 190-pounds. Athletic, muscular body. Lean, stronger look to the frame.
Delivery: High intent delivery. Stays connected with a strong lower half, and uses momentum to produce power into the ground and drive towards home.
Arm Action: RH. Higher 3/4 action.
FB: T88, 88-88 mph. High spin. Good hop into the zone. Will produce swing and miss, especially up in the zone. T2394, 2340 average rpm.
SL: 71-74 mph. Sweeping action. Tight spin with late break. T2161, 2098 average rpm.
CH: 74-76 mph. Really good velo difference with downward action that will fool hitters. T1574, 1452 average rpm.
ATH: 1.66 and 3.79 in the 10 and 30 yard splits.

1/14/24

Martin Shelar, Marist (GA), 2026
Positional Profile: OF/RHP
Body: 6-1, 190-pounds. Athletic, muscular body. Lean, stronger look to the frame.
Hit: RHH. Open and narrow set up. Explosive swing from right side, toe tap into the swing. Middle and pull side round of BP. 67.8 mph bat speed with 12 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 100 max exit velocity, averaged 93.9 mph. 350' max distance.
Arm: RH. OF-90 mph. Stronger arm, shorter and quick.
Defense: Clean when fielding, moves well.
ATH: 1.66 and 3.79 in the 10 and 30 yard splits.

6/06/23

Martin Shelar, Marist (GA), 2026
Positional Profile: OF/RHP
Body: 6-1, 185-pounds.
Delivery: Short leg lift. Strong lower hald leg drive with a high intent finish.
Arm Action: RH
FB: T84, 82-84 mph. Lots of strikes. Good life down in the zone. T2003, 1944 average rpm.
CB: 68-68 mph. Simple, effective break. T1866, 1866 average rpm.

6/06/23

Martin Shelar, Marist (GA), 2026
Positional Profile: OF/RHP
Body: 6-1, 185-pounds.
Hit: RHH. Leg-kick load. Consitent hard contact. Has really matured physically since that seeing him. (95 EV) 65.8 mph bat speed with 9 Gâ€™s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 95 max exit velocity, averaged 82.3 mph. 333' max distance.
Arm: RH. OF-90 mph. Good arm, Quick release.
Defense: Quick transfer, moves well.
Vizual Edge: 86.84 Edge Score

6/06/23

Martin Shelar, Marist (GA), 2026
Positional Profile: OF/RHP
Body: 6-1, 185-pounds.
Hit: RHH. Leg-kick load. Consitent hard contact. Has really matured physically since that seeing him. (95 EV) 65.8 mph bat speed with 9 G’s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 95 max exit velocity, averaged 82.3 mph. 333' max distance.
Arm: RH. OF-90 mph. Good arm, Quick release.
Defense: Quick transfer, moves well.
Vizual Edge: 86.84 Edge Score