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Danny Young

Braves
Number #63
Position RP
Bats L
Throws L
Age 32
Height 6' 3"
Weight 200 lbs
Birth Place Boynton Beach, FL
Born May 27, 1994

Key Insights

2026
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice

Young releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 9 degrees above horizontal and 3.2 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.

265 tracked release points, averaging 4.9 feet off the ground.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming

Behind in the count Young throws a fastball 78.5% of the time, against 25.3% when he is ahead.

79 pitches behind in the count, 79 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's

Young's sinker moves 18.1 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.

131 thrown, averaging 93.6 mph.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest

Young lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 1.92 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.

265 located pitches in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes Young goes to the sweeper: 60.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 44.9% the rest of the time.

78 two-strike pitches in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together

Young works with 2 pitches: Sweeper and Sinker. The sweeper is 49.4% of everything he throws.

265 classified pitches in 2026.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

Catcher's Perspective • Pitch movement relative to a spinless ball

Player Bio Data
DOB May 27, 1994
Birth Place Boynton Beach, FL
Height 6' 3"
Weight 200 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws L/L
College/Draft Florida