His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Medina's 4-seam fastball averages 97.1 mph, and has touched 99.9.
92 thrown, 33.9% of his pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Medina throws a fastball 84.1% of the time, against 44.8% when he is ahead.
88 pitches behind in the count, 67 ahead.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Medina averages 93.9 mph across his arsenal, 95th percentile in the league.
271 pitches in 2026. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 30th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .366 expected average against them, against .268 on his breaking balls.
180 of his fastballs thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Medina's 4-seam fastball carries 15.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
92 thrown, averaging 97.1 mph.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Medina goes to the changeup: 26% of his two-strike pitches, against 9.6% the rest of the time.
73 two-strike pitches in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Medina's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.2 mph, against 87.5 off his slider.
92 and 43 of them thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Medina's sinker moves 15.4 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
88 thrown, averaging 97.0 mph.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.0 mph off the bat against Medina, 16th percentile.
271 pitches in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 452nd in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Medina throws the changeup 26.4% of the time against left-handers and 4% against right-handers.
150 pitches to right-handers, 121 to left-handers.
He lives on one side of the plate
Medina works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.9 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
271 located pitches in 2026.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Medina lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.26 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
271 located pitches in 2026.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Medina works off the plate, with only 41% of his pitches in the zone, 30th percentile.
271 pitches in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 378th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Medina puts 55.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 35.8% when he is ahead.
88 located pitches behind, 67 ahead.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Medina lands 46.7% of his fastballs in the zone and only 32.1% of his breaking balls.
180 of his fastballs, 53 of his breaking balls.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Medina works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker, Slider and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 33.9% of everything he throws.
271 classified pitches in 2026.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Medina throws a strike on the first pitch 55.2% of the time.
67 plate appearances started in 2026.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Medina releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
209 tracked pitches in 2026.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Medina puts 42% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 39.7% of his pitches to left-handers.
150 pitches to right-handed hitters, 121 to left-handed hitters.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.9% of the contact Medina gives up is hit hard, 31st percentile.
271 pitches in 2026. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 370th in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Medina releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 54 degrees above horizontal and 1.2 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
271 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Medina's slider spins at 2,460 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
43 thrown in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.5% of Medina's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
50 of 271 located pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.6 mph separates Medina's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 97.1 against 87.5.
92 and 43 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Medina has thrown 10 curveballs this season, 3.7% of his pitches, at 80.0 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
271 classified pitches in 2026.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Medina's 4-seam fastball averages 97.1 mph, and has touched 99.9.
92 thrown, 33.9% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Medina's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.2 mph, against 87.5 off his slider.
92 and 43 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Medina throws the changeup 26.4% of the time against left-handers and 4% against right-handers.
150 pitches to right-handers, 121 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Medina works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker, Slider and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 33.9% of everything he throws.
271 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Medina's slider spins at 2,460 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
43 thrown in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.6 mph separates Medina's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 97.1 against 87.5.
92 and 43 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Medina has thrown 10 curveballs this season, 3.7% of his pitches, at 80.0 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
271 classified pitches in 2026.
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The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Medina throws a fastball 84.1% of the time, against 44.8% when he is ahead.
88 pitches behind in the count, 67 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Medina goes to the changeup: 26% of his two-strike pitches, against 9.6% the rest of the time.
73 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Medina puts 55.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 35.8% when he is ahead.
88 located pitches behind, 67 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Medina throws a strike on the first pitch 55.2% of the time.
67 plate appearances started in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Medina averages 93.9 mph across his arsenal, 95th percentile in the league.
271 pitches in 2026. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 30th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .366 expected average against them, against .268 on his breaking balls.
180 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Medina lands 46.7% of his fastballs in the zone and only 32.1% of his breaking balls.
180 of his fastballs, 53 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Medina's 4-seam fastball carries 15.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
92 thrown, averaging 97.1 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Medina's sinker moves 15.4 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
88 thrown, averaging 97.0 mph.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.0 mph off the bat against Medina, 16th percentile.
271 pitches in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 452nd in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.9% of the contact Medina gives up is hit hard, 31st percentile.
271 pitches in 2026. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 370th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Medina works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.9 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
271 located pitches in 2026.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Medina lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.26 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
271 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.5% of Medina's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
50 of 271 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Medina works off the plate, with only 41% of his pitches in the zone, 30th percentile.
271 pitches in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 378th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Medina releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
209 tracked pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Medina releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 54 degrees above horizontal and 1.2 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
271 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Medina puts 42% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 39.7% of his pitches to left-handers.
150 pitches to right-handed hitters, 121 to left-handed hitters.
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