The home runs are what is undoing his season
Bello has given up 8 tracked home runs, 7 of them to right field, the longest 432 feet.
8 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .418 expected average against them, against .201 on his breaking balls.
476 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Bello's curveball leaves the bat at 92.8 mph, against 82.7 off his sweeper.
54 and 71 of them thrown.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .329 average against Bello and left-handers to .399.
328 pitches to right-handed hitters, 358 to left-handed hitters.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Bello projects a .366 average, 16th percentile.
686 pitches in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 449th in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
35.4% of the contact right-handers make against Bello is hit hard, against 46.5% of what left-handers make.
328 pitches to right-handed hitters, 358 to left-handed hitters.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
50.4% of the contact against Bello is on the ground and 26.3% of it is in the air.
133 tracked batted balls allowed.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Bello's stuff spins at 2,106 rpm, 21st percentile in the league.
686 pitches in 2026. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 423rd in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.9 mph off the bat against Bello and left-handers 90.5.
65 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 71 from left-handers.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Bello lives in the strike zone: 45.1% of his pitches are in it, 75th percentile.
686 pitches in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 136th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
37% of the contact against Bello with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 42.2% with the bases empty.
165 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 521 with the bases empty.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Bello averages 90.4 mph across his arsenal, 63rd percentile in the league.
686 pitches in 2026. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 201st in MLB.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Bello has given up 8 tracked home runs, 7 of them to right field, the longest 432 feet.
8 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
50.4% of the contact against Bello is on the ground and 26.3% of it is in the air.
133 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.9 mph off the bat against Bello and left-handers 90.5.
65 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 71 from left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .418 expected average against them, against .201 on his breaking balls.
476 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Bello's curveball leaves the bat at 92.8 mph, against 82.7 off his sweeper.
54 and 71 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .329 average against Bello and left-handers to .399.
328 pitches to right-handed hitters, 358 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
35.4% of the contact right-handers make against Bello is hit hard, against 46.5% of what left-handers make.
328 pitches to right-handed hitters, 358 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Bello projects a .366 average, 16th percentile.
686 pitches in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 449th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Bello's stuff spins at 2,106 rpm, 21st percentile in the league.
686 pitches in 2026. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 423rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Bello lives in the strike zone: 45.1% of his pitches are in it, 75th percentile.
686 pitches in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 136th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
37% of the contact against Bello with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 42.2% with the bases empty.
165 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 521 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Bello averages 90.4 mph across his arsenal, 63rd percentile in the league.
686 pitches in 2026. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 201st in MLB.
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