His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Sasaki's 4-seam fastball averages 97.8 mph, and has touched 101.8.
881 thrown, 42% of his pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .396 expected average against them, against .224 on his breaking balls.
279 of his fastballs thrown.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Sasaki goes to the splitter: 46% of his two-strike pitches, against 28.7% the rest of the time.
633 two-strike pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Sasaki's 4-seam fastball carries 15.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
881 thrown, averaging 97.8 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Sasaki's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.7 mph, against 84.5 off his slider.
881 and 464 of them thrown.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Sasaki lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.10 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
2100 located pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Sasaki throws a fastball 54.4% of the time, against 32.3% when he is ahead.
564 pitches behind in the count, 637 ahead.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Sasaki's stuff spins at 1,632 rpm, 1st percentile in the league.
634 pitches in 2026. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 533rd in MLB.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Sasaki releases the ball 7.1 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
1936 tracked pitches in 2026.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Sasaki throws 37.9% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44.4% with the bases empty.
145 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 489 with the bases empty.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Sasaki puts 45.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 41.1% of his pitches to left-handers.
250 pitches to right-handed hitters, 384 to left-handed hitters.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Sasaki averages 91.4 mph across his arsenal, 73rd percentile in the league.
634 pitches in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 147th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.2% of the contact Sasaki gives up is hit hard, 20th percentile.
634 pitches in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 430th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Sasaki works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Splitter and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 42% of everything he throws.
2100 classified pitches in 2026.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Sasaki's fastball averages 98.2 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 97.3 past his 75th.
278 early fastballs, 140 late ones.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Sasaki lands 49.1% of his fastballs in the zone and only 34.5% of his offspeed pitches.
279 of his fastballs, 232 of his offspeed pitches.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Sasaki puts 55.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41% when he is ahead.
564 located pitches behind, 637 ahead.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.1 mph off the bat against Sasaki, 26th percentile.
634 pitches in 2026. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 400th in MLB.
He lives on one side of the plate
Sasaki works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.9 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
2100 located pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Sasaki's 4-seam fastball moves 9.7 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
881 thrown, averaging 97.8 mph.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.2 mph separates Sasaki's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 97.8 against 86.7.
881 and 464 of them respectively.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Sasaki projects a .347 average, 30th percentile.
634 pitches in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 376th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Sasaki throws the slider 27.8% of the time against right-handers and 18.2% against left-handers.
845 pitches to right-handers, 1255 to left-handers.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.6% of Sasaki's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
390 of 2100 located pitches.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Sasaki has thrown 41 forkballs this season, 2% of his pitches, at 87.1 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
2100 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Sasaki's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,281 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
881 thrown in 2026.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Sasaki's 4-seam fastball averages 97.8 mph, and has touched 101.8.
881 thrown, 42% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Sasaki's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.7 mph, against 84.5 off his slider.
881 and 464 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Sasaki works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Splitter and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 42% of everything he throws.
2100 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.2 mph separates Sasaki's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 97.8 against 86.7.
881 and 464 of them respectively.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Sasaki throws the slider 27.8% of the time against right-handers and 18.2% against left-handers.
845 pitches to right-handers, 1255 to left-handers.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Sasaki has thrown 41 forkballs this season, 2% of his pitches, at 87.1 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
2100 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Sasaki's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,281 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
881 thrown in 2026.
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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 .396 expected average against them, against .224 on his breaking balls.
279 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Sasaki lands 49.1% of his fastballs in the zone and only 34.5% of his offspeed pitches.
279 of his fastballs, 232 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Sasaki goes to the splitter: 46% of his two-strike pitches, against 28.7% the rest of the time.
633 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Sasaki throws a fastball 54.4% of the time, against 32.3% when he is ahead.
564 pitches behind in the count, 637 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Sasaki puts 55.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41% when he is ahead.
564 located pitches behind, 637 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Sasaki's 4-seam fastball carries 15.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
881 thrown, averaging 97.8 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Sasaki's 4-seam fastball moves 9.7 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
881 thrown, averaging 97.8 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Sasaki lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.10 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
2100 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on one side of the plate
Sasaki works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.9 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
2100 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.6% of Sasaki's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
390 of 2100 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Sasaki's stuff spins at 1,632 rpm, 1st percentile in the league.
634 pitches in 2026. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 533rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Sasaki releases the ball 7.1 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
1936 tracked pitches in 2026.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Sasaki's fastball averages 98.2 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 97.3 past his 75th.
278 early fastballs, 140 late ones.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Sasaki throws 37.9% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44.4% with the bases empty.
145 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 489 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Sasaki puts 45.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 41.1% of his pitches to left-handers.
250 pitches to right-handed hitters, 384 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Sasaki averages 91.4 mph across his arsenal, 73rd percentile in the league.
634 pitches in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 147th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.2% of the contact Sasaki gives up is hit hard, 20th percentile.
634 pitches in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 430th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.1 mph off the bat against Sasaki, 26th percentile.
634 pitches in 2026. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 400th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Sasaki projects a .347 average, 30th percentile.
634 pitches in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 376th in MLB.
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