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Mike Paredes

Twins Career team 2026
Number #53
Position SP
Bats R
Throws R
Age 26
Height 5' 11"
Weight 185 lbs
Birth Place San Diego, CA
Born Jul 27, 2000

Key Insights

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

With two strikes Paredes goes to the sweeper: 35.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 18.1% the rest of the time.

137 two-strike pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's

Paredes's sweeper moves 16.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.

124 thrown, averaging 79.3 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Paredes's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.3 mph, against 86.4 off his sweeper.

205 and 124 of them thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see

Paredes's 4-seam fastball carries 14.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

205 thrown, averaging 93.0 mph.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate

Paredes throws the changeup 34.1% of the time against left-handers and 13.5% against right-handers.

208 pitches to right-handers, 343 to left-handers.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice

Paredes releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 37 degrees above horizontal and 1.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.

551 tracked release points, averaging 5.2 feet off the ground.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB Jul 27, 2000
Birth Place San Diego, CA
Height 5' 11"
Weight 185 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/R