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Tyler Samaniego

Red Sox Career team 2026
Number #78
Position RP
Bats R
Throws L
Height 6' 4"
Weight 205 lbs
Birth Place Huntsville, AL

Key Insights

2026
He handles both hands about the same

Right-handed hitters project to a .243 average against Samaniego and left-handers to .426.

109 pitches to right-handed hitters, 122 to left-handed hitters.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs

52.4% of the contact against Samaniego is on the ground and 28.6% of it is in the air.

42 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak

Contact against Samaniego is weak: 86.0 mph off the bat on average, 81st percentile.

231 pitches in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 101st in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Samaniego's sinker leaves the bat at 88.6 mph, against 85.9 off his sweeper.

101 and 43 of them thrown.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well

Only 34.9% of the contact Samaniego gives up is hit hard, 71st percentile.

231 pitches in 2026. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 159th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him

Right-handed hitters average 87.4 mph off the bat against Samaniego and left-handers 84.3.

24 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 19 from left-handers.

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Player Bio Data
Birth Place Huntsville, AL
Height 6' 4"
Weight 205 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/L
College/Draft South Alabama