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.
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.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
55% of the contact against Sasaki with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 44.2% with the bases empty.
145 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 489 with the bases empty.
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.
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.
Both sides hit him about the same
42.5% of the contact right-handers make against Sasaki is hit hard, against 48.5% of what left-handers make.
250 pitches to right-handed hitters, 384 to left-handed hitters.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
46% of the balls put in play against Sasaki have gone to centre field.
159 of 346 located batted balls allowed.
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 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.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
44.6% of the contact against Sasaki is on the ground and 35.8% of it is in the air.
341 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 90.4 mph off the bat against Sasaki and left-handers 88.4.
150 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 195 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Sasaki has given up 22 tracked home runs, 9 of them to right field, the longest 448 feet.
22 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
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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.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
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.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
55% of the contact against Sasaki with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 44.2% with the bases empty.
145 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 489 with the bases empty.
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 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.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Both sides hit him about the same
42.5% of the contact right-handers make against Sasaki is hit hard, against 48.5% of what left-handers make.
250 pitches to right-handed hitters, 384 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
46% of the balls put in play against Sasaki have gone to centre field.
159 of 346 located batted balls allowed.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
44.6% of the contact against Sasaki is on the ground and 35.8% of it is in the air.
341 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 90.4 mph off the bat against Sasaki and left-handers 88.4.
150 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 195 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Sasaki has given up 22 tracked home runs, 9 of them to right field, the longest 448 feet.
22 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
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.
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