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Luis Gastelum

Cardinals
Number #72
Position RP
Bats R
Throws R
Age 25
Height 6' 2"
Weight 175 lbs
Birth Place Sinaloa, Mexico
Born Sep 27, 2001

Key Insights

2026
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him

Right-handed hitters average 83.2 mph off the bat against Gastelum and left-handers 89.2.

46 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 48 from left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Gastelum's sinker leaves the bat at 88.8 mph, against 84.3 off his changeup.

50 and 221 of them thrown.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs

41.9% of the contact against Gastelum is on the ground and 31.2% of it is in the air.

93 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season

Gastelum has given up 6 tracked home runs, 3 of them to right field, the longest 435 feet.

6 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field

41.5% of the balls put in play against Gastelum have gone to right field.

39 of 94 located batted balls allowed.

Contextual Splits

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Vs All Pitchers
Player Bio Data
DOB Sep 27, 2001
Birth Place Sinaloa, Mexico
Height 6' 2"
Weight 175 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/R