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Tanner Rainey

Tigers
Number #56
Position RP
Bats R
Throws R
Age 33
Height 6' 3"
Weight 245 lbs
Birth Place Folsom, LA
Born Dec 25, 1992

Key Insights

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

Rainey's 4-seam fastball carries 17.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

62 thrown, averaging 96.7 mph.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on

Rainey's 4-seam fastball averages 96.7 mph, and has touched 98.6.

62 thrown, 48.8% of his pitches.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest

Rainey lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 1.93 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.

127 located pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice

Rainey releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 35 degrees above horizontal and 2.2 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.

127 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle

15% of Rainey's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.

19 of 127 located pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's

Rainey's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,404 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.

62 thrown in 2026.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB Dec 25, 1992
Birth Place Folsom, LA
Height 6' 3"
Weight 245 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/R
College/Draft West Alabama