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Matt Pushard

Cardinals Career team 2026
Number #67
Position RP
Bats R
Throws R
Age 29
Height 6' 4"
Weight 250 lbs
Birth Place Bangor, ME
Born Oct 27, 1997

Key Insights

2026
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see

Pushard's 4-seam fastball carries 16.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

55 thrown, averaging 95.0 mph.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle

14.2% of Pushard's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.

17 of 120 located pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate

Pushard throws the slider 32.8% of the time against right-handers and 14.5% against left-handers.

58 pitches to right-handers, 62 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on

Pushard's 4-seam fastball averages 95.0 mph, and has touched 96.5.

55 thrown, 45.8% of his pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate

Pushard works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.6 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.

120 located pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's

Pushard's 4-seam fastball moves 9.6 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.

55 thrown, averaging 95.0 mph.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB Oct 27, 1997
Birth Place Bangor, ME
Height 6' 4"
Weight 250 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/R
College/Draft Maine