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Javier Assad

Cubs
Number #72
Position RP
Bats R
Throws R
Age 29
Height 6' 1"
Weight 200 lbs
Birth Place Tijuana, Mexico
Born Jul 30, 1997

Key Insights

2026
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Paul Goldschmidt has hit .333/.538/1.000 against Assad over 13 plate appearances, more than any other hitter has managed.

3 for 9 with 2 home runs and 2 strikeouts, against a .748 OPS median across his matchups.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Assad has struck Nolan Jones out 6 times in 10 plate appearances, 60% of everything between them.

6 strikeouts in 10 plate appearances.
One club he never seems to get going against

The SD lineup has hit .314 and slugged .743 against Assad across 42 plate appearances, the club that has done the most damage to him.

11 hits, 4 home runs and 10 strikeouts, against a .390 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.
When these two meet, the ball gets hit hard

James Wood squares Assad up like nobody else: 107.9 mph off the bat against him, against a median of 89.8 across the hitters he has faced.

9 plate appearances with tracked contact.
One opponent brings the best out of him

Nolan Gorman has hit .000/.167/.000 against Assad over 12 plate appearances, the least any regular opponent has managed.

0 for 10 with 0 home runs and 5 strikeouts, against a .748 OPS median across his matchups.
This opponent takes the sting out of his bat

Nick Fortes gets nothing on it against Assad: 70.5 mph off the bat, against a median of 89.8 across the hitters he has faced.

9 plate appearances with tracked contact.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Jul 30, 1997
Birth Place Tijuana, Mexico
Height 6' 1"
Weight 200 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/R