The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Fuentes releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 16 degrees above horizontal and 2.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
194 tracked release points, averaging 4.9 feet off the ground.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Fuentes's 4-seam fastball averages 97.0 mph, and has touched 99.7.
149 thrown, 76.8% of his pitches.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Fuentes averages 94.7 mph across his arsenal, 97th percentile in the league.
194 pitches in 2026. 97th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 19th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Fuentes goes to the 4-seam fastball: 87.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 72.3% the rest of the time.
57 two-strike pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Fuentes's 4-seam fastball carries 14.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
149 thrown, averaging 97.0 mph.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Fuentes lives in the strike zone: 46.4% of his pitches are in it, 83rd percentile.
194 pitches in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 93rd in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Fuentes works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Splitter. The 4-seam fastball is 76.8% of everything he throws.
194 classified pitches in 2026.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Fuentes lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.22 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
194 located pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Fuentes throws a fastball 84.9% of the time, against 71.7% when he is ahead.
53 pitches behind in the count, 53 ahead.
He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
23.7% of Fuentes's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
46 of 194 located pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Fuentes throws the splitter 15.6% of the time against left-handers and 0% against right-handers.
85 pitches to right-handers, 109 to left-handers.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Fuentes releases the ball 6.8 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
167 tracked pitches in 2026.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Fuentes projects a .300 average, 74th percentile.
194 pitches in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 138th in MLB.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Fuentes's 4-seam fastball moves 10.6 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
149 thrown, averaging 97.0 mph.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Fuentes puts 58.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 43.4% when he is ahead.
53 located pitches behind, 53 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Fuentes throws a strike on the first pitch 64% of the time.
50 plate appearances started in 2026.
He lives on one side of the plate
Fuentes works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.7 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
194 located pitches in 2026.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Fuentes's stuff spins at 2,188 rpm, 35th percentile in the league.
194 pitches in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 349th in MLB.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Fuentes releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 16 degrees above horizontal and 2.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
194 tracked release points, averaging 4.9 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Fuentes releases the ball 6.8 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
167 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Fuentes's 4-seam fastball averages 97.0 mph, and has touched 99.7.
149 thrown, 76.8% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Fuentes works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Splitter. The 4-seam fastball is 76.8% of everything he throws.
194 classified pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Fuentes throws the splitter 15.6% of the time against left-handers and 0% against right-handers.
85 pitches to right-handers, 109 to left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Fuentes averages 94.7 mph across his arsenal, 97th percentile in the league.
194 pitches in 2026. 97th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 19th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Fuentes goes to the 4-seam fastball: 87.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 72.3% the rest of the time.
57 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Fuentes throws a fastball 84.9% of the time, against 71.7% when he is ahead.
53 pitches behind in the count, 53 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Fuentes puts 58.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 43.4% when he is ahead.
53 located pitches behind, 53 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Fuentes throws a strike on the first pitch 64% of the time.
50 plate appearances started in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Fuentes's 4-seam fastball carries 14.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
149 thrown, averaging 97.0 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Fuentes's 4-seam fastball moves 10.6 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
149 thrown, averaging 97.0 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Fuentes lives in the strike zone: 46.4% of his pitches are in it, 83rd percentile.
194 pitches in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 93rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Fuentes lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.22 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
194 located pitches in 2026.
He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
23.7% of Fuentes's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
46 of 194 located pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate
Fuentes works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.7 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
194 located pitches in 2026.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Fuentes projects a .300 average, 74th percentile.
194 pitches in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 138th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Fuentes's stuff spins at 2,188 rpm, 35th percentile in the league.
194 pitches in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 349th in MLB.
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