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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 96.8 mph, and has touched 98.1.

56 thrown, 38.6% of his pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice

Klassen releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 22 degrees above horizontal and 2.8 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.

145 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle

12.4% of Klassen's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.

18 of 145 located pitches.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's

Klassen's 4-seam fastball moves 14.6 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.

56 thrown, averaging 96.8 mph.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes Klassen goes to the 4-seam fastball: 46.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 35% the rest of the time.

45 two-strike pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see

Klassen's 4-seam fastball carries 13.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

56 thrown, averaging 96.8 mph.

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