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Chris Sale

Braves
Number #51
Position SP
Bats L
Throws L
Age 37
Height 6' 6"
Weight 180 lbs
Birth Place Lakeland, FL
Born Mar 30, 1989

Key Insights

2026
This opponent has his number every time they meet

DJ LeMahieu has hit .636/.667/1.636 against Sale over 12 plate appearances, more than any other hitter has managed.

7 for 11 with 3 home runs and 3 strikeouts, against a .667 OPS median across his matchups.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Sale has struck JaCoby Jones out 9 times in 13 plate appearances, 69.2% of everything between them.

9 strikeouts in 13 plate appearances.
One opponent brings the best out of him

Kyle Seager has hit .000/.000/.000 against Sale over 12 plate appearances, the least any regular opponent has managed.

0 for 12 with 0 home runs and 7 strikeouts, against a .667 OPS median across his matchups.
When these two meet, the ball gets hit hard

Kris Bryant squares Sale up like nobody else: 105.5 mph off the bat against him, against a median of 88.2 across the hitters he has faced.

9 plate appearances with tracked contact.
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Mike Zunino is 0 for 12 against Sale, a .000 average that is the worst any regular opponent has managed.

16 career plate appearances.
This opponent takes the sting out of his bat

Adam Rosales gets nothing on it against Sale: 64.6 mph off the bat, against a median of 88.2 across the hitters he has faced.

9 plate appearances with tracked contact.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Mar 30, 1989
Birth Place Lakeland, FL
Height 6' 6"
Weight 180 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws L/L
College/Draft Florida Gulf Coast