His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Munoz's 4-seam fastball averages 98.3 mph, and has touched 101.3.
83 thrown, 27.7% of his pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Munoz goes to the slider: 73.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 50% the rest of the time.
88 two-strike pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Munoz releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 20 degrees above horizontal and 2.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
298 tracked release points, averaging 5.3 feet off the ground.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Munoz works off the plate, with only 35.6% of his pitches in the zone, 4th percentile.
300 pitches in 2026. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 516th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Munoz lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 1.95 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
298 located pitches in 2026.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Munoz projects a .455 average, 0th percentile.
300 pitches in 2026. 0th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 535th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Munoz works with 3 pitches: Slider, 4-Seam Fastball and Sinker. The slider is 57% of everything he throws.
300 classified pitches in 2026.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Munoz lands 47.9% of his fastballs in the zone and only 28.4% of his breaking balls.
119 of his fastballs, 171 of his breaking balls.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Munoz's 4-seam fastball carries 12.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
83 thrown, averaging 98.3 mph.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
13.8% of Munoz's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
41 of 298 located pitches.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
52.6% of the contact Munoz gives up is hit hard, 6th percentile.
300 pitches in 2026. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 504th in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Munoz averages 91.5 mph across his arsenal, 74th percentile in the league.
300 pitches in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 142nd in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Munoz puts 53.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 35.3% when he is ahead.
86 located pitches behind, 85 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Munoz throws the sinker 20.7% of the time against right-handers and 3.9% against left-handers.
145 pitches to right-handers, 155 to left-handers.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Munoz throws a fastball 43% of the time, against 31.4% when he is ahead.
86 pitches behind in the count, 86 ahead.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Munoz puts 37.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 34% of his pitches to left-handers.
145 pitches to right-handed hitters, 155 to left-handed hitters.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.6 mph separates Munoz's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 98.3 against 86.7.
83 and 171 of them respectively.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Munoz releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
222 tracked pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Munoz's slider spins at 2,335 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
171 thrown in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Munoz has thrown 10 changeups this season, 3.3% of his pitches, at 91.3 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
300 classified pitches in 2026.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Munoz's 4-seam fastball averages 98.3 mph, and has touched 101.3.
83 thrown, 27.7% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Munoz works with 3 pitches: Slider, 4-Seam Fastball and Sinker. The slider is 57% of everything he throws.
300 classified pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Munoz throws the sinker 20.7% of the time against right-handers and 3.9% against left-handers.
145 pitches to right-handers, 155 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.6 mph separates Munoz's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 98.3 against 86.7.
83 and 171 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Munoz's slider spins at 2,335 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
171 thrown in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Munoz has thrown 10 changeups this season, 3.3% of his pitches, at 91.3 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
300 classified pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Munoz goes to the slider: 73.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 50% the rest of the time.
88 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Munoz puts 53.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 35.3% when he is ahead.
86 located pitches behind, 85 ahead.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Munoz throws a fastball 43% of the time, against 31.4% when he is ahead.
86 pitches behind in the count, 86 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Munoz releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 20 degrees above horizontal and 2.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
298 tracked release points, averaging 5.3 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Munoz releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
222 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Munoz works off the plate, with only 35.6% of his pitches in the zone, 4th percentile.
300 pitches in 2026. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 516th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Munoz lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 1.95 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
298 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
13.8% of Munoz's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
41 of 298 located pitches.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Munoz projects a .455 average, 0th percentile.
300 pitches in 2026. 0th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 535th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
52.6% of the contact Munoz gives up is hit hard, 6th percentile.
300 pitches in 2026. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 504th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Munoz lands 47.9% of his fastballs in the zone and only 28.4% of his breaking balls.
119 of his fastballs, 171 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Munoz's 4-seam fastball carries 12.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
83 thrown, averaging 98.3 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Munoz averages 91.5 mph across his arsenal, 74th percentile in the league.
300 pitches in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 142nd in MLB.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Munoz puts 37.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 34% of his pitches to left-handers.
145 pitches to right-handed hitters, 155 to left-handed hitters.
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