The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Legumina releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 5 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1118 tracked release points, averaging 4.5 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Legumina's sinker moves 18.2 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
264 thrown, averaging 92.8 mph.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Legumina goes to the 4-seam fastball: 51.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 36.9% the rest of the time.
344 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Legumina throws the sinker 35.2% of the time against right-handers and 10% against left-handers.
597 pitches to right-handers, 539 to left-handers.
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.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Legumina throws a strike on the first pitch 68.5% of the time.
302 plate appearances started in 2026.
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.
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 pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Legumina's 4-seam fastball carries 13.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
469 thrown, averaging 93.0 mph.
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.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Legumina's sweeper spins at 2,680 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
133 thrown in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Legumina throws a fastball 71.5% of the time, against 56.4% when he is ahead.
256 pitches behind in the count, 392 ahead.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Legumina's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.2 mph, against 85.0 off his sinker.
469 and 264 of them thrown.
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.
1051 tracked pitches in 2026.
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 works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Legumina lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.34 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1118 located pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.0 mph separates Legumina's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 93.0 against 80.0.
469 and 133 of them respectively.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Legumina puts 64.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 45% when he is ahead.
252 located pitches behind, 387 ahead.
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.
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, Changeup and Sweeper, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 41.3% of everything he throws.
1136 classified pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.9% of Legumina's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
245 of 1118 located pitches.
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 93.0 mph, and has touched 95.4.
469 thrown, 41.3% 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 5 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1118 tracked release points, averaging 4.5 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.
1051 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 18.2 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
264 thrown, averaging 92.8 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Legumina's 4-seam fastball carries 13.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
469 thrown, averaging 93.0 mph.
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: 51.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 36.9% the rest of the time.
344 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Legumina throws a strike on the first pitch 68.5% of the time.
302 plate appearances started in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Legumina throws a fastball 71.5% of the time, against 56.4% when he is ahead.
256 pitches behind in the count, 392 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Legumina puts 64.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 45% when he is ahead.
252 located pitches behind, 387 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Legumina throws the sinker 35.2% of the time against right-handers and 10% against left-handers.
597 pitches to right-handers, 539 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Legumina's sweeper spins at 2,680 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
133 thrown in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Legumina's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.2 mph, against 85.0 off his sinker.
469 and 264 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.0 mph separates Legumina's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 93.0 against 80.0.
469 and 133 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Legumina works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker, Changeup and Sweeper, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 41.3% of everything he throws.
1136 classified pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Legumina's 4-seam fastball averages 93.0 mph, and has touched 95.4.
469 thrown, 41.3% of his pitches.
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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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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 2.34 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1118 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.9% of Legumina's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
245 of 1118 located pitches.
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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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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