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Drew Sommers

Tigers
Number #51
Position RP
Bats L
Throws L
Age 26
Height 6' 3"
Weight 250 lbs
Birth Place Hoffman Estates, IL
Born Aug 14, 2000

Key Insights

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

Sommers releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 7 degrees above horizontal and 2.7 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.

642 tracked release points, averaging 4.7 feet off the ground.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes Sommers goes to the 4-seam fastball: 43.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 25.2% the rest of the time.

213 two-strike pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's

Sommers's sinker moves 16.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.

290 thrown, averaging 95.0 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Sommers's slider leaves the bat at 88.0 mph, against 79.8 off his sinker.

130 and 290 of them thrown.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night

Sommers throws a strike on the first pitch 69.5% of the time.

167 plate appearances started in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate

Sommers throws the sinker 57.5% of the time against left-handers and 33% against right-handers.

324 pitches to right-handers, 318 to left-handers.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB Aug 14, 2000
Birth Place Hoffman Estates, IL
Height 6' 3"
Weight 250 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws L/L