His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Mejia's 4-seam fastball averages 97.6 mph, and has touched 99.8.
173 thrown, 45.8% of his pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .382 expected average against them, against .251 on his breaking balls.
202 of his fastballs thrown.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Mejia throws a fastball 73% of the time, against 49.6% when he is ahead.
100 pitches behind in the count, 119 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Mejia's sweeper moves 15.1 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
154 thrown, averaging 84.5 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Mejia's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.6 mph, against 85.5 off his sweeper.
173 and 154 of them thrown.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Mejia throws 37.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44.9% with the bases empty.
98 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 280 with the bases empty.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Mejia's stuff spins at 2,601 rpm, 96th percentile in the league.
378 pitches in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 23rd in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Mejia puts 64.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 37.6% when he is ahead.
99 located pitches behind, 117 ahead.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Mejia releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 36 degrees above horizontal and 2.0 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
374 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Mejia averages 91.8 mph across his arsenal, 77th percentile in the league.
378 pitches in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 122nd in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Mejia's sweeper spins at 2,843 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
154 thrown in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Mejia goes to the 4-seam fastball: 53.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 42.1% the rest of the time.
124 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He lives on one side of the plate
Mejia works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.6 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
374 located pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Mejia's 4-seam fastball carries 11.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
173 thrown, averaging 97.6 mph.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Mejia puts 44.3% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 40.9% of his pitches to left-handers.
237 pitches to right-handed hitters, 141 to left-handed hitters.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Mejia lands 50.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 35.8% of his breaking balls.
202 of his fastballs, 166 of his breaking balls.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.1 mph separates Mejia's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 97.6 against 84.5.
173 and 154 of them respectively.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Mejia releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
281 tracked pitches in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Mejia works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sweeper and Sinker. The 4-seam fastball is 45.8% of everything he throws.
378 classified pitches in 2026.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.7 mph off the bat against Mejia, 31st percentile.
378 pitches in 2026. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 373rd in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Mejia throws the sinker 11.8% of the time against right-handers and 0.7% against left-handers.
237 pitches to right-handers, 141 to left-handers.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 37% of the contact Mejia gives up is hit hard, 62nd percentile.
378 pitches in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 202nd in MLB.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Mejia has thrown 12 sliders this season, 3.2% of his pitches, at 88.3 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
378 classified pitches in 2026.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Mejia's 4-seam fastball averages 97.6 mph, and has touched 99.8.
173 thrown, 45.8% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Mejia's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.6 mph, against 85.5 off his sweeper.
173 and 154 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Mejia's sweeper spins at 2,843 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
154 thrown in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.1 mph separates Mejia's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 97.6 against 84.5.
173 and 154 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Mejia works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sweeper and Sinker. The 4-seam fastball is 45.8% of everything he throws.
378 classified pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Mejia throws the sinker 11.8% of the time against right-handers and 0.7% against left-handers.
237 pitches to right-handers, 141 to left-handers.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Mejia has thrown 12 sliders this season, 3.2% of his pitches, at 88.3 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
378 classified pitches in 2026.
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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 fastballs: a .382 expected average against them, against .251 on his breaking balls.
202 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Mejia lands 50.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 35.8% of his breaking balls.
202 of his fastballs, 166 of his breaking balls.
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 Mejia throws a fastball 73% of the time, against 49.6% when he is ahead.
100 pitches behind in the count, 119 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Mejia puts 64.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 37.6% when he is ahead.
99 located pitches behind, 117 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Mejia goes to the 4-seam fastball: 53.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 42.1% the rest of the time.
124 two-strike pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Mejia's sweeper moves 15.1 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
154 thrown, averaging 84.5 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Mejia's 4-seam fastball carries 11.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
173 thrown, averaging 97.6 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Mejia throws 37.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44.9% with the bases empty.
98 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 280 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Mejia's stuff spins at 2,601 rpm, 96th percentile in the league.
378 pitches in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 23rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Mejia releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 36 degrees above horizontal and 2.0 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
374 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Mejia releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
281 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Mejia averages 91.8 mph across his arsenal, 77th percentile in the league.
378 pitches in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 122nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Mejia works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.6 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
374 located pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Mejia puts 44.3% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 40.9% of his pitches to left-handers.
237 pitches to right-handed hitters, 141 to left-handed hitters.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.7 mph off the bat against Mejia, 31st percentile.
378 pitches in 2026. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 373rd in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 37% of the contact Mejia gives up is hit hard, 62nd percentile.
378 pitches in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 202nd in MLB.
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