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Cole Sands

Twins Career team 2022 to 2026
Number #44
Position RP
Bats R
Throws R
Age 29
Height 6' 3"
Weight 215 lbs
Birth Place Tallahassee, FL
Born Jul 17, 1997

Key Insights

2026
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard

Hitters average 92.7 mph off the bat against Sands, 5th percentile.

181 pitches in 2026. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 512th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud

51.4% of the contact Sands gives up is hit hard, 8th percentile.

181 pitches in 2026. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 495th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field

53.8% of the balls put in play against Sands have gone to centre field.

21 of 39 located batted balls allowed.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Sands's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 97.2 mph, against 92.6 off his cutter.

84 and 49 of them thrown.
The home runs are what is undoing his season

Sands has given up 3 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 412 feet.

3 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him

Right-handed hitters average 94.9 mph off the bat against Sands and left-handers 91.3.

24 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 15 from left-handers.

Contextual Splits

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Player Bio Data
DOB Jul 17, 1997
Birth Place Tallahassee, FL
Height 6' 3"
Weight 215 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/R
College/Draft Florida State