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Jake Mangum

Pirates
Number #28
Position CF
Bats B
Throws L
Age 30
Height 5' 11"
Weight 191 lbs
Birth Place Flowood, MS
Born Aug 3, 1996

Key Insights

2026
The shape of his contact says what kind of hitter he is

Mangum averages -1.7 degrees off the bat: 14.8% of his contact is in the air and 66.7% of it is on the ground.

54 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.
He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Mangum averages 78.9 mph off the bat, 2nd percentile in the league.

82 plate appearances in 2026. 2nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 413th in MLB.
He cannot get the bat on the ball in the big spots

With a runner in scoring position Mangum averages 72.1 mph off the bat, against 81.7 with the bases empty.

16 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 39 without.
There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Mangum is at his best against left-handers, with the bases empty: a .954 OPS there against .621 overall.

23 plate appearances in that situation.
His swing is slower than almost anyone's

Mangum swings it at 62.9 mph, 10th percentile bat speed in the league.

82 plate appearances in 2026. 10th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 378th in MLB.
He is a pull hitter, and defences can set up for it

Mangum pulls 23.2% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 30.4%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

13 pulled, 26 up the middle and 17 the other way over 56 located batted balls.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Aug 3, 1996
Birth Place Flowood, MS
Height 5' 11"
Weight 191 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws B/L