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Joakim Soria

Royals Career team 2007–2017
Number #28
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 42
Height 6' 3"
Weight 208 lbs
Birth Place Monclova, Mexico
Born May 18, 1984

Key Insights

2021
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Justin Upton has hit .400/.500/1.000 against Soria over 14 plate appearances, more than any other hitter has managed.

4 for 10 with 2 home runs and 5 strikeouts, against a .667 OPS median across his matchups.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Soria has struck Curtis Granderson out 6 times in 13 plate appearances, 46.2% of everything between them.

6 strikeouts in 13 plate appearances.
When these two meet, the ball gets hit hard

Jhonny Peralta squares Soria up like nobody else: 102.2 mph off the bat against him, against a median of 87.8 across the hitters he has faced.

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

Robinson Cano has hit .000/.083/.000 against Soria over 12 plate appearances, the least any regular opponent has managed.

0 for 11 with 0 home runs and 5 strikeouts, against a .667 OPS median across his matchups.
This matchup usually ends with a free pass

Soria has walked Mike Trout 5 times in 15 plate appearances, 33.3% of them.

5 walks in 15 plate appearances.
One club he never seems to get going against

The KC lineup has hit .302 and slugged .547 against Soria across 58 plate appearances, the club that has done the most damage to him.

16 hits, 4 home runs and 13 strikeouts, against a .320 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.

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Player Bio Data
DOB May 18, 1984
Birth Place Monclova, Mexico
Height 6' 3"
Weight 208 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right