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Lazaro Estrada

Blue Jays Career team 2025 to 2026
Number #60
Position RP
Bats R
Throws R
Age 27
Height 5' 10"
Weight 180 lbs
Birth Place Havana, Cuba
Born Apr 24, 1999

Key Insights

2026
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming

Behind in the count Estrada throws a fastball 64.2% of the time, against 37.5% when he is ahead.

67 pitches behind in the count, 64 ahead.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see

Estrada's 4-seam fastball carries 18.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

101 thrown, averaging 92.8 mph.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate

Estrada throws the slider 50.9% of the time against right-handers and 12.3% against left-handers.

114 pitches to right-handers, 114 to left-handers.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice

Estrada releases the ball from over the top, about 73 degrees above horizontal and 0.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.

228 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest

Estrada lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.06 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.

228 located pitches in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes Estrada goes to the 4-seam fastball: 51.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 41.4% the rest of the time.

66 two-strike pitches in 2026.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB Apr 24, 1999
Birth Place Havana, Cuba
Height 5' 10"
Weight 180 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/R