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Eric Cerantola

Royals Career team 2026
Number #61
Position RP
Bats R
Throws R
Age 26
Height 6' 5"
Weight 225 lbs
Birth Place Montreal, Canada
Born May 2, 2000

Key Insights

2026
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see

Cerantola's 4-seam fastball carries 15.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

47 thrown, averaging 94.3 mph.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle

13.2% of Cerantola's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.

16 of 121 located pitches.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on

Cerantola's 4-seam fastball averages 94.3 mph, and has touched 96.5.

47 thrown, 38.8% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's

Cerantola's slider spins at 2,431 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.

49 thrown in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice

Cerantola releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 55 degrees above horizontal and 1.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.

121 tracked release points, averaging 6.3 feet off the ground.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work

10.1 mph separates Cerantola's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 94.3 against 84.2.

47 and 49 of them respectively.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB May 2, 2000
Birth Place Montreal, Canada
Height 6' 5"
Weight 225 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/R
College/Draft Mississippi State