The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Sewald releases the ball from a submarine slot, about 2 degrees above horizontal and 3.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
850 tracked release points, averaging 4.5 feet off the ground.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .346 expected average against them, against .218 on his breaking balls.
139 of his fastballs thrown.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Sewald lives in the strike zone: 53.2% of his pitches are in it, 98th percentile.
241 pitches in 2026. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 10th in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Sewald's 4-seam fastball averages 91.3 mph, and has touched 93.7.
477 thrown, 55.9% of his pitches.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Sewald's stuff spins at 2,519 rpm, 90th percentile in the league.
241 pitches in 2026. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 56th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Sewald works with 2 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball and Sweeper. The 4-seam fastball is 55.9% of everything he throws.
854 classified pitches in 2026.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Sewald averages 87.9 mph across his arsenal, 24th percentile in the league.
241 pitches in 2026. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 406th in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Sewald's 4-seam fastball carries 11.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
477 thrown, averaging 91.3 mph.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Sewald projects a .289 average, 82nd percentile.
241 pitches in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 95th in MLB.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Sewald's sweeper moves 11.3 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
363 thrown, averaging 82.9 mph.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Sewald puts 64% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 51.3% when he is ahead.
214 located pitches behind, 277 ahead.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Sewald's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,571 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
477 thrown in 2026.
He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
22.7% of Sewald's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
193 of 850 located pitches.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.2 mph off the bat against Sewald, 24th percentile.
241 pitches in 2026. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 406th in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Sewald throws a fastball 61.5% of the time, against 54.5% when he is ahead.
218 pitches behind in the count, 277 ahead.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Sewald's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.7 mph, against 87.7 off his sweeper.
477 and 363 of them thrown.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44.4% of the contact Sewald gives up is hit hard, 29th percentile.
241 pitches in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 384th in MLB.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Sewald has thrown 14 cutters this season, 1.6% of his pitches, at 88.8 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
854 classified pitches in 2026.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Sewald releases the ball from a submarine slot, about 2 degrees above horizontal and 3.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
850 tracked release points, averaging 4.5 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .346 expected average against them, against .218 on his breaking balls.
139 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Sewald lives in the strike zone: 53.2% of his pitches are in it, 98th percentile.
241 pitches in 2026. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 10th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Sewald's 4-seam fastball averages 91.3 mph, and has touched 93.7.
477 thrown, 55.9% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Sewald works with 2 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball and Sweeper. The 4-seam fastball is 55.9% of everything he throws.
854 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Sewald's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,571 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
477 thrown in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Sewald's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.7 mph, against 87.7 off his sweeper.
477 and 363 of them thrown.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Sewald has thrown 14 cutters this season, 1.6% of his pitches, at 88.8 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
854 classified pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Sewald's stuff spins at 2,519 rpm, 90th percentile in the league.
241 pitches in 2026. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 56th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Sewald averages 87.9 mph across his arsenal, 24th percentile in the league.
241 pitches in 2026. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 406th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Sewald's 4-seam fastball carries 11.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
477 thrown, averaging 91.3 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Sewald's sweeper moves 11.3 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
363 thrown, averaging 82.9 mph.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Sewald projects a .289 average, 82nd percentile.
241 pitches in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 95th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.2 mph off the bat against Sewald, 24th percentile.
241 pitches in 2026. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 406th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44.4% of the contact Sewald gives up is hit hard, 29th percentile.
241 pitches in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 384th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Sewald puts 64% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 51.3% when he is ahead.
214 located pitches behind, 277 ahead.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Sewald throws a fastball 61.5% of the time, against 54.5% when he is ahead.
218 pitches behind in the count, 277 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
22.7% of Sewald's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
193 of 850 located pitches.
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