This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Suarez goes to the changeup: 36.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 18.7% the rest of the time.
311 two-strike pitches in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Suarez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.5 mph, against 82.7 off his slider.
387 and 297 of them thrown.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Suarez works off the plate, with only 36.8% of his pitches in the zone, 7th percentile.
391 pitches in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 497th in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Suarez's 4-seam fastball carries 16.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
387 thrown, averaging 92.6 mph.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Suarez lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.08 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1069 located pitches in 2026.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Suarez throws 32.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 39.8% with the bases empty.
155 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 236 with the bases empty.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Suarez puts 34.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 40.5% of his pitches to left-handers.
243 pitches to right-handed hitters, 148 to left-handed hitters.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Suarez's sinker moves 15.1 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
110 thrown, averaging 91.5 mph.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Suarez's slider spins at 2,822 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
297 thrown in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Suarez puts 53.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 31.7% when he is ahead.
284 located pitches behind, 290 ahead.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Suarez releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
905 tracked pitches in 2026.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Suarez averages 88.1 mph across his arsenal, 26th percentile in the league.
391 pitches in 2026. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 395th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Suarez projects a .363 average, 18th percentile.
391 pitches in 2026. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 442nd in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Suarez works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Changeup and Sinker. The 4-seam fastball is 36.2% of everything he throws.
1069 classified pitches in 2026.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .382 expected average against them, against .341 on his fastballs.
111 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Suarez throws a fastball 55.6% of the time, against 43.8% when he is ahead.
284 pitches behind in the count, 290 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Suarez throws the changeup 30.5% of the time against right-handers and 14.2% against left-handers.
632 pitches to right-handers, 437 to left-handers.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Suarez lands 41.7% of his fastballs in the zone and only 29.7% of his offspeed pitches.
199 of his fastballs, 111 of his offspeed pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Suarez releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 44 degrees above horizontal and 1.6 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
1069 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.1% of Suarez's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
193 of 1069 located pitches.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Suarez's 4-seam fastball averages 92.6 mph, and has touched 95.2.
387 thrown, 36.2% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.0 mph separates Suarez's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 92.6 against 81.6.
387 and 297 of them respectively.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
41.8% of the contact Suarez gives up is hit hard, 39th percentile.
391 pitches in 2026. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 328th in MLB.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Suarez has thrown 20 sweepers this season, 1.9% of his pitches, at 78.1 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1069 classified pitches in 2026.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Suarez goes to the changeup: 36.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 18.7% the rest of the time.
311 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Suarez puts 53.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 31.7% when he is ahead.
284 located pitches behind, 290 ahead.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Suarez throws a fastball 55.6% of the time, against 43.8% when he is ahead.
284 pitches behind in the count, 290 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Suarez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.5 mph, against 82.7 off his slider.
387 and 297 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Suarez's slider spins at 2,822 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
297 thrown in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Suarez works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Changeup and Sinker. The 4-seam fastball is 36.2% of everything he throws.
1069 classified pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Suarez throws the changeup 30.5% of the time against right-handers and 14.2% against left-handers.
632 pitches to right-handers, 437 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Suarez's 4-seam fastball averages 92.6 mph, and has touched 95.2.
387 thrown, 36.2% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.0 mph separates Suarez's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 92.6 against 81.6.
387 and 297 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Suarez has thrown 20 sweepers this season, 1.9% of his pitches, at 78.1 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1069 classified pitches in 2026.
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The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Suarez works off the plate, with only 36.8% of his pitches in the zone, 7th percentile.
391 pitches in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 497th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Suarez's 4-seam fastball carries 16.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
387 thrown, averaging 92.6 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Suarez's sinker moves 15.1 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
110 thrown, averaging 91.5 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Suarez lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.08 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1069 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.1% of Suarez's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
193 of 1069 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Suarez throws 32.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 39.8% with the bases empty.
155 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 236 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Suarez puts 34.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 40.5% of his pitches to left-handers.
243 pitches to right-handed hitters, 148 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Suarez releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
905 tracked pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Suarez releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 44 degrees above horizontal and 1.6 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
1069 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Suarez averages 88.1 mph across his arsenal, 26th percentile in the league.
391 pitches in 2026. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 395th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Suarez projects a .363 average, 18th percentile.
391 pitches in 2026. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 442nd in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
41.8% of the contact Suarez gives up is hit hard, 39th percentile.
391 pitches in 2026. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 328th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .382 expected average against them, against .341 on his fastballs.
111 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Suarez lands 41.7% of his fastballs in the zone and only 29.7% of his offspeed pitches.
199 of his fastballs, 111 of his offspeed pitches.
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