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George Klassen

Angels
Number #58
Position SP
Bats R
Throws R
Age 24
Height 6' 2"
Weight 195 lbs
Birth Place West Bend, WI
Born Jan 26, 2002

Key Insights

2026
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on

Klassen's 4-seam fastball averages 96.4 mph, and has touched 99.2.

216 thrown, 44% of his pitches.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see

Klassen's 4-seam fastball carries 15.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

216 thrown, averaging 96.4 mph.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice

Klassen releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 31 degrees above horizontal and 2.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.

491 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes Klassen goes to the slider: 39.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 28% the rest of the time.

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

Klassen's changeup moves 14.6 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.

84 thrown, averaging 87.0 mph.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest

Klassen lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.22 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.

491 located pitches in 2026.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB Jan 26, 2002
Birth Place West Bend, WI
Height 6' 2"
Weight 195 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/R
College/Draft Minnesota