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Number #34
Position RP
Bats R
Throws R
Age 31
Height 6' 1"
Weight 197 lbs
Birth Place Cullman, AL
Born Mar 13, 1995

Key Insights

2026
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Thompson's sinker leaves the bat at 98.0 mph, against 90.4 off his 4-seam fastball.

45 and 56 of them thrown.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes Thompson goes to the 4-seam fastball: 38.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 25.3% the rest of the time.

49 two-strike pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see

Thompson's 4-seam fastball carries 13.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

56 thrown, averaging 92.3 mph.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest

Thompson lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.16 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.

195 located pitches in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together

Thompson works with 6 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Cutter, Sinker and Sweeper, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 28.7% of everything he throws.

195 classified pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice

Thompson releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 37 degrees above horizontal and 1.8 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.

195 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB Mar 13, 1995
Birth Place Cullman, AL
Height 6' 1"
Weight 197 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/R