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Ricky Tiedemann

Blue Jays
Number #33
Position RP
Bats L
Throws L
Age 24
Height 6' 4"
Weight 220 lbs
Birth Place Long Beach, CA
Born Aug 18, 2002

Key Insights

2026
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice

Tiedemann releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 22 degrees above horizontal and 2.8 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.

123 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on

Tiedemann's 4-seam fastball averages 95.5 mph, and has touched 97.8.

50 thrown, 40.7% of his pitches.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see

Tiedemann's 4-seam fastball carries 12.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

50 thrown, averaging 95.5 mph.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work

13.4 mph separates Tiedemann's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 95.5 against 82.1.

50 and 62 of them respectively.
He lives on one side of the plate

Tiedemann works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.0 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.

123 located pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's

Tiedemann's sweeper moves 11.5 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.

62 thrown, averaging 82.1 mph.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB Aug 18, 2002
Birth Place Long Beach, CA
Height 6' 4"
Weight 220 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws L/L
College/Draft Golden West College