He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
De Jesus puts 44.7% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 54.8% of his pitches to left-handers.
170 pitches to right-handed hitters, 126 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .406 expected average against them, against .253 on his offspeed pitches.
193 of his fastballs thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
De Jesus's changeup moves 16.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
145 thrown, averaging 87.7 mph.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
De Jesus throws the changeup 36.6% of the time against right-handers and 3.2% against left-handers.
372 pitches to right-handers, 280 to left-handers.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
De Jesus lives in the strike zone: 49% of his pitches are in it, 94th percentile.
296 pitches in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 35th in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
De Jesus releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 28 degrees above horizontal and 2.6 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
669 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
De Jesus's 4-seam fastball carries 16.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
270 thrown, averaging 94.2 mph.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against De Jesus projects a .376 average, 10th percentile.
296 pitches in 2026. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 483rd in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off De Jesus's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.0 mph, against 87.9 off his cutter.
270 and 110 of them thrown.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
De Jesus throws 52.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 47.6% with the bases empty.
88 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 208 with the bases empty.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
De Jesus puts 65.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 49.8% when he is ahead.
160 located pitches behind, 215 ahead.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
De Jesus lands 53.9% of his fastballs in the zone and only 37.5% of his offspeed pitches.
193 of his fastballs, 64 of his offspeed pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes De Jesus goes to the changeup: 26.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 20.4% the rest of the time.
187 two-strike pitches in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
De Jesus works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Cutter and Sinker, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 41.4% of everything he throws.
652 classified pitches in 2026.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
De Jesus releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
609 tracked pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
De Jesus's cutter spins at 2,611 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
110 thrown in 2026.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
De Jesus lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.36 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
669 located pitches in 2026.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
De Jesus's stuff spins at 2,371 rpm, 71st percentile in the league.
296 pitches in 2026. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 158th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.9% of De Jesus's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
120 of 669 located pitches.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
De Jesus throws a strike on the first pitch 62.4% of the time.
178 plate appearances started in 2026.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.4% of the contact De Jesus gives up is hit hard, 33rd percentile.
296 pitches in 2026. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 361st in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
De Jesus's 4-seam fastball averages 94.2 mph, and has touched 96.6.
270 thrown, 41.4% of his pitches.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
De Jesus puts 44.7% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 54.8% of his pitches to left-handers.
170 pitches to right-handed hitters, 126 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .406 expected average against them, against .253 on his offspeed pitches.
193 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
De Jesus lands 53.9% of his fastballs in the zone and only 37.5% of his offspeed pitches.
193 of his fastballs, 64 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
De Jesus's changeup moves 16.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
145 thrown, averaging 87.7 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
De Jesus's 4-seam fastball carries 16.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
270 thrown, averaging 94.2 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
De Jesus throws the changeup 36.6% of the time against right-handers and 3.2% against left-handers.
372 pitches to right-handers, 280 to left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off De Jesus's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.0 mph, against 87.9 off his cutter.
270 and 110 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
De Jesus works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Cutter and Sinker, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 41.4% of everything he throws.
652 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
De Jesus's cutter spins at 2,611 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
110 thrown in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
De Jesus's 4-seam fastball averages 94.2 mph, and has touched 96.6.
270 thrown, 41.4% of his pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
De Jesus lives in the strike zone: 49% of his pitches are in it, 94th percentile.
296 pitches in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 35th in MLB.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
De Jesus releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 28 degrees above horizontal and 2.6 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
669 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
De Jesus releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
609 tracked pitches in 2026.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against De Jesus projects a .376 average, 10th percentile.
296 pitches in 2026. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 483rd in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.4% of the contact De Jesus gives up is hit hard, 33rd percentile.
296 pitches in 2026. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 361st in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
De Jesus throws 52.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 47.6% with the bases empty.
88 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 208 with the bases empty.
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How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
De Jesus puts 65.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 49.8% when he is ahead.
160 located pitches behind, 215 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes De Jesus goes to the changeup: 26.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 20.4% the rest of the time.
187 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
De Jesus throws a strike on the first pitch 62.4% of the time.
178 plate appearances started in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
De Jesus lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.36 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
669 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.9% of De Jesus's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
120 of 669 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
De Jesus's stuff spins at 2,371 rpm, 71st percentile in the league.
296 pitches in 2026. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 158th in MLB.
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