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Keegan Akin

Orioles Career team 2020–2026
Number #45
Position RP
Bats L
Throws L
Age 31
Height 6' 0"
Weight 235 lbs
Birth Place Alma, MI
Born Jan 4, 1995

Key Insights

2026
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see

Akin's 4-seam fastball carries 16.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

72 thrown, averaging 93.4 mph.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate

Akin throws the changeup 40.3% of the time against right-handers and 3.4% against left-handers.

72 pitches to right-handers, 59 to left-handers.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes Akin goes to the 4-seam fastball: 63.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 51.1% the rest of the time.

41 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest

Akin lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.27 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.

131 located pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count

Akin puts 70% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 51% when he is ahead.

30 located pitches behind, 51 ahead.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice

Akin releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 41 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.

131 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB Jan 4, 1995
Birth Place Alma, MI
Height 6' 0"
Weight 235 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws L/L
College/Draft Western Michigan