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Shane Bieber

Blue Jays
Number #57
Position SP
Bats R
Throws R
Age 31
Height 6' 3"
Weight 200 lbs
Birth Place Orange, CA
Born May 31, 1995

Key Insights

2026
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see

Bieber's 4-seam fastball carries 16.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

350 thrown, averaging 92.3 mph.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes Bieber goes to the slider: 22.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 5.8% the rest of the time.

222 two-strike pitches in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Bieber's knuckle curve leaves the bat at 93.5 mph, against 82.1 off his cutter.

172 and 117 of them thrown.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest

Bieber lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.21 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.

930 located pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count

Bieber puts 52.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 30.3% when he is ahead.

291 located pitches behind, 218 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate

Bieber throws the changeup 26.1% of the time against left-handers and 6.7% against right-handers.

386 pitches to right-handers, 544 to left-handers.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB May 31, 1995
Birth Place Orange, CA
Height 6' 3"
Weight 200 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/R
College/Draft UC Santa Barbara

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