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Elieser Hernandez

Braves
Number #57
Position RP
Bats R
Throws R
Age 31
Height 6' 1"
Weight 214 lbs
Birth Place Ocumare del Tuy, Venezuela
Born May 3, 1995

Key Insights

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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's

Hernandez's changeup moves 17.1 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.

48 thrown, averaging 83.6 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Hernandez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.7 mph, against 85.3 off his changeup.

74 and 48 of them thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see

Hernandez's 4-seam fastball carries 16.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

74 thrown, averaging 92.5 mph.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice

Hernandez releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 28 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.

217 tracked release points, averaging 5.2 feet off the ground.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count

Hernandez puts 64.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 36.9% when he is ahead.

51 located pitches behind, 65 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate

Hernandez throws the changeup 35.4% of the time against left-handers and 7.7% against right-handers.

104 pitches to right-handers, 113 to left-handers.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB May 3, 1995
Birth Place Ocumare del Tuy, Venezuela
Height 6' 1"
Weight 214 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/R