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Tyler Samaniego

Red Sox
Number #78
Position RP
Bats R
Throws L
Age 27
Height 6' 4"
Weight 205 lbs
Birth Place Huntsville, AL
Born Jan 30, 1999

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

54.8% of the contact against Samaniego is on the ground and 27.4% of it is in the air.

62 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 88.8 mph, against 83.9 off his 4-seam fastball.

126 and 82 of them thrown.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him

Right-handed hitters average 87.5 mph off the bat against Samaniego and left-handers 83.3.

37 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 26 from left-handers.
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.

Contextual Splits

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Player Bio Data
DOB Jan 30, 1999
Birth Place Huntsville, AL
Height 6' 4"
Weight 205 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/L
College/Draft South Alabama