One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .423 expected average against them, against .288 on his offspeed pitches.
256 of his breaking balls thrown.
Both sides hit him about the same
29% of the contact right-handers make against Soriano is hit hard, against 42.2% of what left-handers make.
446 pitches to right-handed hitters, 409 to left-handed hitters.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Soriano's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.4 mph, against 76.6 off his slider.
210 and 46 of them thrown.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
52.2% of the balls put in play against Soriano have gone to centre field.
70 of 134 located batted balls allowed.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
43.8% of the contact against Soriano with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 34.2% with the bases empty.
110 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 745 with the bases empty.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Soriano averages 93.2 mph across his arsenal, 92nd percentile in the league.
855 pitches in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 46th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
48.1% of the contact against Soriano is on the ground and 29% of it is in the air.
131 tracked batted balls allowed.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Soriano projects a .349 average, 28th percentile.
855 pitches in 2026. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 386th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .327 average against Soriano and left-handers to .373.
446 pitches to right-handed hitters, 409 to left-handed hitters.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Soriano works off the plate, with only 39.6% of his pitches in the zone, 18th percentile.
855 pitches in 2026. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 439th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Soriano's stuff spins at 2,098 rpm, 19th percentile in the league.
855 pitches in 2026. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 433rd in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Soriano has given up 5 tracked home runs, 3 of them to right field, the longest 429 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.3% of the contact Soriano gives up is hit hard, 69th percentile.
855 pitches in 2026. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 168th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.1 mph off the bat against Soriano and left-handers 88.4.
69 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 64 from left-handers.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .423 expected average against them, against .288 on his offspeed pitches.
256 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Both sides hit him about the same
29% of the contact right-handers make against Soriano is hit hard, against 42.2% of what left-handers make.
446 pitches to right-handed hitters, 409 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .327 average against Soriano and left-handers to .373.
446 pitches to right-handed hitters, 409 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Soriano's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.4 mph, against 76.6 off his slider.
210 and 46 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
52.2% of the balls put in play against Soriano have gone to centre field.
70 of 134 located batted balls allowed.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
48.1% of the contact against Soriano is on the ground and 29% of it is in the air.
131 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Soriano has given up 5 tracked home runs, 3 of them to right field, the longest 429 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.1 mph off the bat against Soriano and left-handers 88.4.
69 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 64 from left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
43.8% of the contact against Soriano with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 34.2% with the bases empty.
110 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 745 with the bases empty.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Soriano averages 93.2 mph across his arsenal, 92nd percentile in the league.
855 pitches in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 46th in MLB.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Soriano projects a .349 average, 28th percentile.
855 pitches in 2026. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 386th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.3% of the contact Soriano gives up is hit hard, 69th percentile.
855 pitches in 2026. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 168th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Soriano works off the plate, with only 39.6% of his pitches in the zone, 18th percentile.
855 pitches in 2026. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 439th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Soriano's stuff spins at 2,098 rpm, 19th percentile in the league.
855 pitches in 2026. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 433rd in MLB.
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