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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
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him

Right-handed hitters average 89.2 mph off the bat against Sale and left-handers 82.5.

302 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 100 from left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Sale's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.3 mph, against 82.4 off his slider.

1070 and 1027 of them thrown.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field

48.5% of the balls put in play against Sale have gone to centre field.

195 of 402 located batted balls allowed.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs

45.3% of the contact against Sale is on the ground and 31.8% of it is in the air.

393 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season

Sale has given up 10 tracked home runs, 5 of them to left field, the longest 413 feet.

10 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.

Contextual Splits

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Vs All Pitchers
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