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Edwin Diaz

Dodgers
Number #3
Position RP
Bats R
Throws R
Age 32
Height 6' 3"
Weight 165 lbs
Birth Place Naguabo, Puerto Rico
Born Mar 22, 1994

Key Insights

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

With two strikes Diaz goes to the slider: 57.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 34.6% the rest of the time.

84 two-strike pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice

Diaz releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 9 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.

263 tracked release points, averaging 4.7 feet off the ground.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on

Diaz's 4-seam fastball averages 96.9 mph, and has touched 99.2.

153 thrown, 58.2% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Diaz's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.3 mph, against 87.8 off his slider.

153 and 110 of them thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's

Diaz's 4-seam fastball moves 13.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.

153 thrown, averaging 96.9 mph.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early

Diaz releases the ball 7.1 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.

263 tracked pitches in 2026.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB Mar 22, 1994
Birth Place Naguabo, Puerto Rico
Height 6' 3"
Weight 165 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/R