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Luis Perales

Nationals
Number #43
Position RP
Bats R
Throws R
Age 23
Height 6' 0"
Weight 160 lbs
Birth Place Guacara, Venezuela
Born Apr 14, 2003

Key Insights

2026
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes Perales goes to the splitter: 49.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 23.6% the rest of the time.

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

Perales's 4-seam fastball carries 16.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

58 thrown, averaging 98.9 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Perales's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 96.4 mph, against 85.5 off his splitter.

58 and 81 of them thrown.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest

Perales lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.00 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.

250 located pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming

Behind in the count Perales throws a fastball 80.3% of the time, against 29.1% when he is ahead.

71 pitches behind in the count, 79 ahead.
His pitches move in ways that fit together

Perales works with 4 pitches: Splitter, Cutter, 4-Seam Fastball and Slider. The splitter is 32.4% of everything he throws.

250 classified 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 Guacara, Venezuela
Height 6' 0"
Weight 160 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/R