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Derek Law

Diamondbacks
Number #38
Position RP
Bats R
Throws R
Age 36
Height 6' 3"
Weight 225 lbs
Birth Place Pittsburgh, PA
Born Sep 14, 1990

Key Insights

2026
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes Law goes to the slider: 47.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 24.5% the rest of the time.

53 two-strike pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on

Law's cutter averages 89.9 mph, and has touched 94.1.

57 thrown, 36.8% of his pitches.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle

9% of Law's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.

14 of 155 located pitches.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count

Law puts 52.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 25.6% when he is ahead.

51 located pitches behind, 39 ahead.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest

Law lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.17 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.

155 located pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice

Law releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 63 degrees above horizontal and 1.0 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.

155 tracked release points, averaging 6.3 feet off the ground.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB Sep 14, 1990
Birth Place Pittsburgh, PA
Height 6' 3"
Weight 225 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/R
College/Draft Miami-Dade CC FL