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Jonathan Hernandez

Rangers Career team 2019 to 2024
Number #26
Position RP
Bats R
Throws R
Age 30
Height 6' 3"
Weight 190 lbs
Birth Place Memphis, TN
Born Jul 6, 1996

Key Insights

2026
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on

Hernandez's sinker averages 97.1 mph, and has touched 99.3.

160 thrown, 38.7% of his pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming

Behind in the count Hernandez throws a fastball 66.4% of the time, against 41.1% when he is ahead.

122 pitches behind in the count, 112 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's

Hernandez's sinker moves 17.2 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.

160 thrown, averaging 97.1 mph.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest

Hernandez lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.00 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.

413 located pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice

Hernandez releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 27 degrees above horizontal and 2.2 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.

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

Hernandez throws the sinker 58.1% of the time against right-handers and 16.2% against left-handers.

222 pitches to right-handers, 191 to left-handers.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB Jul 6, 1996
Birth Place Memphis, TN
Height 6' 3"
Weight 190 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/R