One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Iglesias's sinker moves 16.8 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
179 thrown, averaging 94.4 mph.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Iglesias throws a strike on the first pitch 71.1% of the time.
239 plate appearances started in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Iglesias's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.3 mph, against 84.3 off his slider.
335 and 68 of them thrown.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Iglesias releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 30 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
908 tracked release points, averaging 5.3 feet off the ground.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Iglesias lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.12 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
908 located pitches in 2026.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Iglesias averages 92.2 mph across his arsenal, 82nd percentile in the league.
186 pitches in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 100th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Iglesias projects a .249 average, 94th percentile.
186 pitches in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 34th in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Iglesias's 4-seam fastball carries 14.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
335 thrown, averaging 94.3 mph.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Iglesias throws the sinker 32.8% of the time against right-handers and 9.1% against left-handers.
405 pitches to right-handers, 506 to left-handers.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Iglesias throws a fastball 61.8% of the time, against 49.6% when he is ahead.
173 pitches behind in the count, 339 ahead.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Iglesias's slider spins at 2,696 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
68 thrown in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Iglesias goes to the 4-seam fastball: 41.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 34.4% the rest of the time.
294 two-strike pitches in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Iglesias works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Sinker and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 36.8% of everything he throws.
911 classified pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Iglesias puts 57.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 40.7% when he is ahead.
173 located pitches behind, 337 ahead.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.6% of Iglesias's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
160 of 908 located pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.6 mph separates Iglesias's sinker from his slider, 94.4 against 82.8.
179 and 68 of them respectively.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Iglesias releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
866 tracked pitches in 2026.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Iglesias's stuff spins at 2,191 rpm, 35th percentile in the league.
186 pitches in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 347th in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Iglesias's 4-seam fastball averages 94.3 mph, and has touched 98.1.
335 thrown, 36.8% of his pitches.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Iglesias's sinker moves 16.8 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
179 thrown, averaging 94.4 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Iglesias's 4-seam fastball carries 14.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
335 thrown, averaging 94.3 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Iglesias throws a strike on the first pitch 71.1% of the time.
239 plate appearances started in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Iglesias throws a fastball 61.8% of the time, against 49.6% when he is ahead.
173 pitches behind in the count, 339 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Iglesias goes to the 4-seam fastball: 41.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 34.4% the rest of the time.
294 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Iglesias puts 57.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 40.7% when he is ahead.
173 located pitches behind, 337 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Iglesias's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.3 mph, against 84.3 off his slider.
335 and 68 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Iglesias throws the sinker 32.8% of the time against right-handers and 9.1% against left-handers.
405 pitches to right-handers, 506 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Iglesias's slider spins at 2,696 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
68 thrown in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Iglesias works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Sinker and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 36.8% of everything he throws.
911 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.6 mph separates Iglesias's sinker from his slider, 94.4 against 82.8.
179 and 68 of them respectively.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Iglesias's 4-seam fastball averages 94.3 mph, and has touched 98.1.
335 thrown, 36.8% of his pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Iglesias releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 30 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
908 tracked release points, averaging 5.3 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Iglesias releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
866 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Iglesias lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.12 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
908 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.6% of Iglesias's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
160 of 908 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Iglesias averages 92.2 mph across his arsenal, 82nd percentile in the league.
186 pitches in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 100th in MLB.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Iglesias projects a .249 average, 94th percentile.
186 pitches in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 34th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Iglesias's stuff spins at 2,191 rpm, 35th percentile in the league.
186 pitches in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 347th in MLB.
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