The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Legumina releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 9 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
296 tracked release points, averaging 4.6 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Legumina's sinker moves 18.5 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
70 thrown, averaging 93.2 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Legumina's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.2 mph, against 81.8 off his sinker.
128 and 70 of them thrown.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Legumina goes to the 4-seam fastball: 51.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 36.8% the rest of the time.
86 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Legumina throws 40.9% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 47.1% with the bases empty.
93 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 221 with the bases empty.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Legumina puts 62% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 32.1% when he is ahead.
79 located pitches behind, 84 ahead.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Legumina's 4-seam fastball carries 14.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
128 thrown, averaging 93.3 mph.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Legumina puts 47.9% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 42.9% of his pitches to left-handers.
142 pitches to right-handed hitters, 172 to left-handed hitters.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Legumina's sweeper spins at 2,738 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
65 thrown in 2026.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Legumina lives in the strike zone: 45.3% of his pitches are in it, 76th percentile.
314 pitches in 2026. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 130th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .359 expected average against them, against .303 on his breaking balls.
198 of his fastballs thrown.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Legumina throws a fastball 69.9% of the time, against 53.9% when he is ahead.
83 pitches behind in the count, 89 ahead.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.6 mph separates Legumina's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 93.3 against 79.8.
128 and 65 of them respectively.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Legumina throws a strike on the first pitch 67.5% of the time.
83 plate appearances started in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Legumina throws the changeup 19.8% of the time against left-handers and 0% against right-handers.
142 pitches to right-handers, 172 to left-handers.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Legumina lands 50.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 36.3% of his breaking balls.
198 of his fastballs, 82 of his breaking balls.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Legumina releases the ball 6.8 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
229 tracked pitches in 2026.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Legumina's stuff spins at 2,379 rpm, 73rd percentile in the league.
314 pitches in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 147th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Legumina lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.36 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
296 located pitches in 2026.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Legumina projects a .347 average, 30th percentile.
314 pitches in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 377th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Legumina works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker, Sweeper and Changeup, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 40.8% of everything he throws.
314 classified pitches in 2026.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.2% of the contact Legumina gives up is hit hard, 37th percentile.
314 pitches in 2026. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 337th in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Legumina's 4-seam fastball averages 93.3 mph, and has touched 95.1.
128 thrown, 40.8% of his pitches.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Legumina releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 9 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
296 tracked release points, averaging 4.6 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Legumina releases the ball 6.8 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
229 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Legumina's sinker moves 18.5 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
70 thrown, averaging 93.2 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Legumina's 4-seam fastball carries 14.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
128 thrown, averaging 93.3 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Legumina's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.2 mph, against 81.8 off his sinker.
128 and 70 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Legumina's sweeper spins at 2,738 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
65 thrown in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.6 mph separates Legumina's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 93.3 against 79.8.
128 and 65 of them respectively.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Legumina throws the changeup 19.8% of the time against left-handers and 0% against right-handers.
142 pitches to right-handers, 172 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Legumina works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker, Sweeper and Changeup, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 40.8% of everything he throws.
314 classified pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Legumina's 4-seam fastball averages 93.3 mph, and has touched 95.1.
128 thrown, 40.8% of his pitches.
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 Legumina goes to the 4-seam fastball: 51.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 36.8% the rest of the time.
86 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Legumina puts 62% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 32.1% when he is ahead.
79 located pitches behind, 84 ahead.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Legumina throws a fastball 69.9% of the time, against 53.9% when he is ahead.
83 pitches behind in the count, 89 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Legumina throws a strike on the first pitch 67.5% of the time.
83 plate appearances started in 2026.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Legumina throws 40.9% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 47.1% with the bases empty.
93 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 221 with the bases empty.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Legumina puts 47.9% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 42.9% of his pitches to left-handers.
142 pitches to right-handed hitters, 172 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Legumina lives in the strike zone: 45.3% of his pitches are in it, 76th percentile.
314 pitches in 2026. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 130th in MLB.
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 .359 expected average against them, against .303 on his breaking balls.
198 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Legumina lands 50.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 36.3% of his breaking balls.
198 of his fastballs, 82 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Legumina's stuff spins at 2,379 rpm, 73rd percentile in the league.
314 pitches in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 147th in MLB.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Legumina lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.36 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
296 located pitches in 2026.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Legumina projects a .347 average, 30th percentile.
314 pitches in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 377th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.2% of the contact Legumina gives up is hit hard, 37th percentile.
314 pitches in 2026. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 337th in MLB.
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