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Riley Martin

Cubs Career team 2026
Number #94
Position RP
Bats L
Throws L
Height 6' 1"
Weight 215 lbs
Birth Place Salem, IL

Key Insights

2026
One type of hitter does all the damage against him

Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .390 expected average against them, against .234 on his fastballs.

51 of his breaking balls thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see

Martin's 4-seam fastball carries 17.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

64 thrown, averaging 94.6 mph.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate

Martin throws the 4-seam fastball 67.7% of the time against right-handers and 41.5% against left-handers.

62 pitches to right-handers, 53 to left-handers.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other

Martin lands 73% of his fastballs in the zone and only 38.8% of his breaking balls.

64 of his fastballs, 51 of his breaking balls.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes Martin goes to the curveball: 36.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 24.3% the rest of the time.

41 two-strike pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on

Martin's 4-seam fastball averages 94.6 mph, and has touched 96.7.

64 thrown, 55.7% of his pitches.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
Birth Place Salem, IL
Height 6' 1"
Weight 215 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws L/L