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Jackson Kent

Nationals
Number #25
Position SP
Bats L
Throws L
Age 23
Height 6' 3"
Weight 219 lbs
Birth Place Hanover Park, IL
Born Feb 10, 2003

Key Insights

2026
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Kent's sinker leaves the bat at 91.4 mph, against 76.7 off his curveball.

52 and 97 of them thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's

Kent's changeup moves 15.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.

139 thrown, averaging 85.4 mph.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes Kent goes to the changeup: 30.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 16.3% the rest of the time.

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

Kent's curveball carries 15.3 inches of drop against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

97 thrown, averaging 79.1 mph.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice

Kent releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 32 degrees above horizontal and 1.8 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.

677 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate

Kent throws the slider 41.2% of the time against left-handers and 14.7% against right-handers.

517 pitches to right-handers, 160 to left-handers.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB Feb 10, 2003
Birth Place Hanover Park, IL
Height 6' 3"
Weight 219 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws L/L
College/Draft Arizona