Both sides hit him about the same
32.1% of the contact right-handers make against Soriano is hit hard, against 50% of what left-handers make.
166 pitches to right-handed hitters, 151 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .369 expected average against them, against .190 on his offspeed pitches.
124 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Soriano's sinker leaves the bat at 96.0 mph, against 77.1 off his changeup.
40 and 76 of them thrown.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .348 average against Soriano and left-handers to .288.
166 pitches to right-handed hitters, 151 to left-handed hitters.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
46.7% of the contact against Soriano with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 38.5% with the bases empty.
71 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 246 with the bases empty.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
51.9% of the contact against Soriano is on the ground and 37% of it is in the air.
54 tracked batted balls allowed.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.0 mph off the bat against Soriano, 26th percentile.
317 pitches in 2026. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 396th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.7 mph off the bat against Soriano and left-handers 91.4.
28 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 26 from left-handers.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Soriano averages 91.4 mph across his arsenal, 73rd percentile in the league.
317 pitches in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 148th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Soriano's stuff spins at 2,194 rpm, 36th percentile in the league.
317 pitches in 2026. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 346th in MLB.
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Both sides hit him about the same
32.1% of the contact right-handers make against Soriano is hit hard, against 50% of what left-handers make.
166 pitches to right-handed hitters, 151 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .348 average against Soriano and left-handers to .288.
166 pitches to right-handed hitters, 151 to left-handed hitters.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .369 expected average against them, against .190 on his offspeed pitches.
124 of his fastballs thrown.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Soriano's sinker leaves the bat at 96.0 mph, against 77.1 off his changeup.
40 and 76 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
46.7% of the contact against Soriano with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 38.5% with the bases empty.
71 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 246 with the bases empty.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
51.9% of the contact against Soriano is on the ground and 37% of it is in the air.
54 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.7 mph off the bat against Soriano and left-handers 91.4.
28 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 26 from left-handers.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.0 mph off the bat against Soriano, 26th percentile.
317 pitches in 2026. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 396th in MLB.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Soriano averages 91.4 mph across his arsenal, 73rd percentile in the league.
317 pitches in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 148th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Soriano's stuff spins at 2,194 rpm, 36th percentile in the league.
317 pitches in 2026. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 346th in MLB.
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