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Josh Ekness

Marlins
Number #95
Position RP
Bats R
Throws R
Age 24
Height 6' 4"
Weight 225 lbs
Birth Place Albuquerque, NM
Born Feb 7, 2002

Key Insights

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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on

Ekness's 4-seam fastball averages 98.0 mph, and has touched 101.7.

297 thrown, 54.1% of his pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice

Ekness releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 12 degrees above horizontal and 3.2 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.

549 tracked release points, averaging 5.1 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's

Ekness's sweeper moves 15.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.

139 thrown, averaging 85.4 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Ekness's sinker leaves the bat at 89.3 mph, against 82.3 off his curveball.

67 and 45 of them thrown.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming

Behind in the count Ekness throws a fastball 77.5% of the time, against 62.9% when he is ahead.

160 pitches behind in the count, 167 ahead.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see

Ekness's 4-seam fastball carries 14.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

297 thrown, averaging 98.0 mph.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB Feb 7, 2002
Birth Place Albuquerque, NM
Height 6' 4"
Weight 225 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/R