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.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Mejia's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 88.3 mph, against 82.4 off his sinker.
701 and 52 of them thrown.
Both sides hit him about the same
33.3% of the contact right-handers make against Mejia is hit hard, against 42.9% of what left-handers make.
237 pitches to right-handed hitters, 141 to left-handed hitters.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Mejia has given up 6 tracked home runs, 4 of them to right field, the longest 452 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
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.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .318 average against Mejia and left-handers to .365.
237 pitches to right-handed hitters, 141 to left-handed hitters.
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 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 side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.7 mph off the bat against Mejia and left-handers 89.7.
106 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 107 from left-handers.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
33.3% of the contact against Mejia with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 38.5% with the bases empty.
98 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 280 with the bases empty.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
44% of the contact against Mejia is on the ground and 33% of it is in the air.
209 tracked batted balls allowed.
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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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.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Mejia's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 88.3 mph, against 82.4 off his sinker.
701 and 52 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Both sides hit him about the same
33.3% of the contact right-handers make against Mejia is hit hard, against 42.9% of what left-handers make.
237 pitches to right-handed hitters, 141 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .318 average against Mejia and left-handers to .365.
237 pitches to right-handed hitters, 141 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Mejia has given up 6 tracked home runs, 4 of them to right field, the longest 452 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.7 mph off the bat against Mejia and left-handers 89.7.
106 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 107 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
44% of the contact against Mejia is on the ground and 33% of it is in the air.
209 tracked batted balls allowed.
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 Spray Chart.
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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.
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 Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
33.3% of the contact against Mejia with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 38.5% with the bases empty.
98 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 280 with the bases empty.
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