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Brenan Hanifee

Tigers Career team 2023–2026
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 19 degrees above horizontal and 2.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.

126 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's

Hanifee's sinker moves 15.9 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.

64 thrown, averaging 94.8 mph.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest

Hanifee lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.12 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.

126 located pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on

Hanifee's sinker averages 94.8 mph, and has touched 96.1.

64 thrown, 56.6% of his pitches.
He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate

23% of Hanifee's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.

29 of 126 located pitches.

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