His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Fuentes's 4-seam fastball averages 97.3 mph, and has touched 101.1.
804 thrown, 69.4% of his pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Fuentes releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 17 degrees above horizontal and 2.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1158 tracked release points, averaging 4.9 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Fuentes's splitter moves 17.4 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
70 thrown, averaging 88.7 mph.
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.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Fuentes throws a fastball 81.2% of the time, against 64.5% when he is ahead.
308 pitches behind in the count, 369 ahead.
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 69.4% of everything he throws.
1158 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Fuentes's 4-seam fastball carries 14.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
804 thrown, averaging 97.3 mph.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Fuentes puts 61% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 45% when he is ahead.
308 located pitches behind, 369 ahead.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Fuentes releases the ball 6.9 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
1131 tracked pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.0 mph separates Fuentes's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 97.3 against 85.3.
804 and 269 of them respectively.
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.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Fuentes throws the slider 30.5% of the time against right-handers and 17.8% against left-handers.
499 pitches to right-handers, 659 to left-handers.
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.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Fuentes's slider spins at 2,473 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
269 thrown in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Fuentes's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 87.5 mph, against 85.2 off his slider.
804 and 269 of them thrown.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Fuentes's 4-seam fastball averages 97.3 mph, and has touched 101.1.
804 thrown, 69.4% 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 69.4% of everything he throws.
1158 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.0 mph separates Fuentes's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 97.3 against 85.3.
804 and 269 of them respectively.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Fuentes throws the slider 30.5% of the time against right-handers and 17.8% against left-handers.
499 pitches to right-handers, 659 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Fuentes's slider spins at 2,473 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
269 thrown in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Fuentes's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 87.5 mph, against 85.2 off his slider.
804 and 269 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Fuentes releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 17 degrees above horizontal and 2.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1158 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 6.9 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
1131 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Fuentes's splitter moves 17.4 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
70 thrown, averaging 88.7 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Fuentes's 4-seam fastball carries 14.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
804 thrown, averaging 97.3 mph.
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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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Fuentes throws a fastball 81.2% of the time, against 64.5% when he is ahead.
308 pitches behind in the count, 369 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Fuentes puts 61% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 45% when he is ahead.
308 located pitches behind, 369 ahead.
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.
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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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