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Steven Cruz

Royals
Number #64
Position RP
Bats R
Throws R
Age 27
Height 6' 7"
Weight 225 lbs
Birth Place Tenares, Dominican Republic
Born Jun 15, 1999

Key Insights

2026
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well

Only 26.1% of the contact Cruz gives up is hit hard, 94th percentile.

172 pitches in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 33rd in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Cruz's slider leaves the bat at 91.9 mph, against 82.4 off his cutter.

128 and 279 of them thrown.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak

Contact against Cruz is weak: 84.1 mph off the bat on average, 92nd percentile.

172 pitches in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 42nd in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league

Cruz averages 94.1 mph across his arsenal, 96th percentile in the league.

172 pitches in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 25th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs

47.5% of the contact against Cruz is on the ground and 31% of it is in the air.

158 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field

44.3% of the balls put in play against Cruz have gone to centre field.

70 of 158 located batted balls allowed.

Contextual Splits

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Player Bio Data
DOB Jun 15, 1999
Birth Place Tenares, Dominican Republic
Height 6' 7"
Weight 225 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/R