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Max Lazar

Phillies
Number #60
Position RP
Bats R
Throws R
Age 27
Height 6' 1"
Weight 200 lbs
Birth Place Coral Springs, FL
Born Jun 3, 1999

Key Insights

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

Lazar's 4-seam fastball carries 17.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

61 thrown, averaging 94.7 mph.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night

Lazar throws a strike on the first pitch 71.1% of the time.

45 plate appearances started in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate

Lazar throws the cutter 34.9% of the time against right-handers and 5.5% against left-handers.

83 pitches to right-handers, 73 to left-handers.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice

Lazar releases the ball from over the top, about 74 degrees above horizontal and 0.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.

156 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count

Lazar puts 69.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 45.8% when he is ahead.

36 located pitches behind, 48 ahead.
His pitches move in ways that fit together

Lazar works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Splitter, Cutter and Knuckle Curve. The 4-seam fastball is 39.1% of everything he throws.

156 classified pitches in 2026.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB Jun 3, 1999
Birth Place Coral Springs, FL
Height 6' 1"
Weight 200 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/R