One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Urena's sinker moves 118.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
339 thrown, averaging 96.1 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Urena's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.6 mph, against 83.3 off his slider.
94 and 239 of them thrown.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Urena releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 27 degrees above horizontal and 2.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
934 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Urena's sinker averages 96.1 mph, and has touched 98.3.
339 thrown, 36.3% of his pitches.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Urena lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.15 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
934 located pitches in 2025.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Urena averages 91.8 mph across his arsenal, 79th percentile in the league.
934 pitches in 2025. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 163rd in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Urena throws a fastball 50.3% of the time, against 36.8% when he is ahead.
298 pitches behind in the count, 242 ahead.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Urena's stuff spins at 2,078 rpm, 13th percentile in the league.
934 pitches in 2025. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 677th in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Urena lands 54.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 37.8% of his offspeed pitches.
433 of his fastballs, 262 of his offspeed pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Urena goes to the slider: 32% of his two-strike pitches, against 23.2% the rest of the time.
253 two-strike pitches in 2025.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Urena projects a .361 average, 19th percentile.
934 pitches in 2025. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 629th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Urena throws the slider 35.8% of the time against right-handers and 17% against left-handers.
427 pitches to right-handers, 507 to left-handers.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Urena's 4-seam fastball carries 11.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
94 thrown, averaging 96.3 mph.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .395 expected average against them, against .342 on his offspeed pitches.
239 of his breaking balls thrown.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Urena puts 49.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 46% of his pitches to left-handers.
427 pitches to right-handed hitters, 507 to left-handed hitters.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Urena works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Slider, Changeup and 4-Seam Fastball. The sinker is 36.3% of everything he throws.
934 classified pitches in 2025.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.1% of Urena's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
169 of 934 located pitches.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Urena releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
934 tracked pitches in 2025.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Urena puts 55% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 46.7% when he is ahead.
298 located pitches behind, 242 ahead.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Urena has thrown 32 splitters this season, 3.4% of his pitches, at 85.0 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
934 classified pitches in 2025.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Urena's slider spins at 2,227 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
239 thrown in 2025.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Urena's sinker moves 118.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
339 thrown, averaging 96.1 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Urena's 4-seam fastball carries 11.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
94 thrown, averaging 96.3 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Urena's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.6 mph, against 83.3 off his slider.
94 and 239 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Urena's sinker averages 96.1 mph, and has touched 98.3.
339 thrown, 36.3% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Urena throws the slider 35.8% of the time against right-handers and 17% against left-handers.
427 pitches to right-handers, 507 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Urena works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Slider, Changeup and 4-Seam Fastball. The sinker is 36.3% of everything he throws.
934 classified pitches in 2025.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Urena has thrown 32 splitters this season, 3.4% of his pitches, at 85.0 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
934 classified pitches in 2025.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Urena's slider spins at 2,227 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
239 thrown in 2025.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Urena releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 27 degrees above horizontal and 2.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
934 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Urena releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
934 tracked pitches in 2025.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Urena lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.15 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
934 located pitches in 2025.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.1% of Urena's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
169 of 934 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Urena averages 91.8 mph across his arsenal, 79th percentile in the league.
934 pitches in 2025. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 163rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Urena throws a fastball 50.3% of the time, against 36.8% when he is ahead.
298 pitches behind in the count, 242 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Urena goes to the slider: 32% of his two-strike pitches, against 23.2% the rest of the time.
253 two-strike pitches in 2025.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Urena puts 55% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 46.7% when he is ahead.
298 located pitches behind, 242 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Urena's stuff spins at 2,078 rpm, 13th percentile in the league.
934 pitches in 2025. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 677th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Urena lands 54.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 37.8% of his offspeed pitches.
433 of his fastballs, 262 of his offspeed pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .395 expected average against them, against .342 on his offspeed pitches.
239 of his breaking balls thrown.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Urena projects a .361 average, 19th percentile.
934 pitches in 2025. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 629th in MLB.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Urena puts 49.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 46% of his pitches to left-handers.
427 pitches to right-handed hitters, 507 to left-handed hitters.
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