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Luis De Leon

Orioles
Number #81
Position RP
Bats L
Throws L
Age 23
Height 6' 3"
Weight 168 lbs
Birth Place Barahona, Dominican Republic
Born Apr 14, 2003

Key Insights

2026
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's

De Leon's sinker moves 18.0 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.

85 thrown, averaging 95.9 mph.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on

De Leon's sinker averages 95.9 mph, and has touched 97.5.

85 thrown, 67.5% of his pitches.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count

De Leon puts 61% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 36.7% when he is ahead.

41 located pitches behind, 30 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate

De Leon throws the splitter 27.6% of the time against right-handers and 8% against left-handers.

76 pitches to right-handers, 50 to left-handers.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does

De Leon releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.

126 tracked pitches in 2026.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest

De Leon 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.

126 located pitches in 2026.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB Apr 14, 2003
Birth Place Barahona, Dominican Republic
Height 6' 3"
Weight 168 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws L/L