Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Soto is weak: 82.9 mph off the bat on average, 96th percentile.
361 pitches in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 25th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
50% of the contact against Soto with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 27.5% with the bases empty.
71 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 290 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Soto's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.0 mph, against 81.1 off his slider.
184 and 335 of them thrown.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.1 mph off the bat against Soto and left-handers 81.3.
107 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 62 from left-handers.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Soto projects a .266 average, 90th percentile.
361 pitches in 2026. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 56th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 32% of the contact Soto gives up is hit hard, 82nd percentile.
361 pitches in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 99th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Soto has given up 5 tracked home runs, 3 of them to right field, the longest 416 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Soto's stuff spins at 2,402 rpm, 76th percentile in the league.
361 pitches in 2026. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 128th in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
30.3% of the contact right-handers make against Soto is hit hard, against 35.3% of what left-handers make.
254 pitches to right-handed hitters, 107 to left-handed hitters.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
46.4% of the contact against Soto is on the ground and 35.7% of it is in the air.
168 tracked batted balls allowed.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Soto lives in the strike zone: 44.6% of his pitches are in it, 69th percentile.
361 pitches in 2026. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 165th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .273 average against Soto and left-handers to .252.
254 pitches to right-handed hitters, 107 to left-handed hitters.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.6% of the balls put in play against Soto have gone to centre field.
72 of 169 located batted balls allowed.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Soto is weak: 82.9 mph off the bat on average, 96th percentile.
361 pitches in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 25th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Soto projects a .266 average, 90th percentile.
361 pitches in 2026. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 56th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 32% of the contact Soto gives up is hit hard, 82nd percentile.
361 pitches in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 99th in MLB.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
50% of the contact against Soto with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 27.5% with the bases empty.
71 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 290 with the bases empty.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Soto's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.0 mph, against 81.1 off his slider.
184 and 335 of them thrown.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.1 mph off the bat against Soto and left-handers 81.3.
107 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 62 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Soto has given up 5 tracked home runs, 3 of them to right field, the longest 416 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
46.4% of the contact against Soto is on the ground and 35.7% of it is in the air.
168 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.6% of the balls put in play against Soto have gone to centre field.
72 of 169 located batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Soto's stuff spins at 2,402 rpm, 76th percentile in the league.
361 pitches in 2026. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 128th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Both sides hit him about the same
30.3% of the contact right-handers make against Soto is hit hard, against 35.3% of what left-handers make.
254 pitches to right-handed hitters, 107 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .273 average against Soto and left-handers to .252.
254 pitches to right-handed hitters, 107 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Soto lives in the strike zone: 44.6% of his pitches are in it, 69th percentile.
361 pitches in 2026. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 165th in MLB.
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