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Beck Way

Royals
Number #44
Position RP
Bats R
Throws R
Age 27
Height 6' 4"
Weight 200 lbs
Birth Place Harrisburg, PA
Born Aug 6, 1999

Key Insights

2026
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming

Behind in the count Way throws a fastball 99% of the time, against 73.4% when he is ahead.

104 pitches behind in the count, 109 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's

Way's sinker moves 17.4 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.

96 thrown, averaging 96.7 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Way's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 96.6 mph, against 88.2 off his cutter.

57 and 179 of them thrown.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes Way goes to the sweeper: 24.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 7.1% the rest of the time.

107 two-strike pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice

Way releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 31 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.

389 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest

Way lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.15 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.

389 located pitches in 2026.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

Catcher's Perspective • Pitch movement relative to a spinless ball

Player Bio Data
DOB Aug 6, 1999
Birth Place Harrisburg, PA
Height 6' 4"
Weight 200 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/R