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Brenan Hanifee

Tigers
Number #75
Position RP
Bats R
Throws R
Age 28
Height 6' 5"
Weight 215 lbs
Birth Place Harrisonburg, VA
Born May 29, 1998

Key Insights

2026
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice

Hanifee releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 20 degrees above horizontal and 2.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.

321 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes Hanifee goes to the 4-seam fastball: 21.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 3.7% the rest of the time.

89 two-strike pitches in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Hanifee's slider leaves the bat at 96.9 mph, against 89.2 off his sinker.

73 and 184 of them thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's

Hanifee's sinker moves 16.0 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.

184 thrown, averaging 95.0 mph.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate

Hanifee throws the changeup 32.8% of the time against left-handers and 0.8% against right-handers.

241 pitches to right-handers, 67 to left-handers.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming

Behind in the count Hanifee throws a fastball 79.5% of the time, against 64.6% when he is ahead.

73 pitches behind in the count, 96 ahead.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB May 29, 1998
Birth Place Harrisonburg, VA
Height 6' 5"
Weight 215 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/R