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Nathan Church

Cardinals
Number #27
Position CF
Bats L
Throws L
Age 26
Height 5' 10"
Weight 180 lbs
Birth Place Newport Beach, CA
Born Jul 12, 2000

Key Insights

2026
There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Church does his damage against fastballs: a .813 OPS against them, against .486 on offspeed pitches.

63 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 37 on offspeed pitches.
His home runs almost all go to the same part of the park

10 of Church's 10 located home runs have gone to right field, the longest of them 407 feet.

10 tracked home runs in 2026.
Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

10 of Church's 10 home runs have gone to his pull side and none of them the other way.

10 tracked home runs in 2026.
There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Church is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .952 OPS there against .681 overall.

42 plate appearances in that situation.
He does not hit the ball hard, and it shows

Church averages 84.8 mph off the bat, 17th percentile in the league.

141 plate appearances in 2026. 17th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 351st in MLB.
He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Church walks in only 4.3% of his plate appearances, 15th percentile.

141 plate appearances in 2026. 15th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 359th in MLB.

Contextual Splits

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Player Bio Data
DOB Jul 12, 2000
Birth Place Newport Beach, CA
Height 5' 10"
Weight 180 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws L/L
College/Draft UC Irvine