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Sam Hentges

Giants
Number #31
Position RP
Bats L
Throws L
Age 30
Height 6' 8"
Weight 255 lbs
Birth Place Shoreview, MN
Born Jul 18, 1996

Key Insights

2026
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes Hentges goes to the curveball: 25.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 13.4% the rest of the time.

201 two-strike pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see

Hentges's 4-seam fastball carries 14.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

272 thrown, averaging 94.3 mph.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate

Hentges throws the slider 33.3% of the time against left-handers and 10.3% against right-handers.

348 pitches to right-handers, 339 to left-handers.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early

Hentges releases the ball 7.0 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.

687 tracked pitches in 2026.
He lives on one side of the plate

Hentges works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.6 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.

687 located pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work

13.8 mph separates Hentges's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 94.3 against 80.5.

272 and 117 of them respectively.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB Jul 18, 1996
Birth Place Shoreview, MN
Height 6' 8"
Weight 255 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws L/L