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Hurston Waldrep

Braves Career team 2024 to 2026
Number #64
Position SP
Bats R
Throws R
Age 24
Height 6' 2"
Weight 210 lbs
Birth Place Cairo, GA
Born Mar 1, 2002

Key Insights

2026
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes Waldrep goes to the splitter: 39.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 12.8% the rest of the time.

43 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest

Waldrep lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 1.93 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.

215 located pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming

Behind in the count Waldrep throws a fastball 72% of the time, against 26.7% when he is ahead.

75 pitches behind in the count, 45 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate

Waldrep throws the sinker 52.1% of the time against right-handers and 28.1% against left-handers.

94 pitches to right-handers, 121 to left-handers.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice

Waldrep releases the ball from over the top, about 66 degrees above horizontal and 0.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.

215 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's

Waldrep's sinker moves 12.7 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.

83 thrown, averaging 94.2 mph.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB Mar 1, 2002
Birth Place Cairo, GA
Height 6' 2"
Weight 210 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/R
College/Draft Florida