His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Urena's sinker averages 98.0 mph, and has touched 100.9.
139 thrown, 28.7% of his pitches.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Urena throws a strike on the first pitch 46.6% of the time.
118 plate appearances started in 2026.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .352 expected average against them, against .166 on his offspeed pitches.
65 of his breaking balls thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Urena's changeup moves 16.9 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
169 thrown, averaging 91.3 mph.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Urena averages 94.0 mph across his arsenal, 95th percentile in the league.
484 pitches in 2026. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 27th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Urena works off the plate, with only 36.4% of his pitches in the zone, 5th percentile.
484 pitches in 2026. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 508th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Urena lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 1.94 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
483 located pitches in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Urena's sinker leaves the bat at 92.7 mph, against 79.0 off his changeup.
139 and 169 of them thrown.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Urena goes to the 4-seam fastball: 33.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 19.2% the rest of the time.
119 two-strike pitches in 2026.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Urena's fastball averages 98.3 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 96.8 past his 75th.
92 early fastballs, 27 late ones.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Urena projects a .258 average, 92nd percentile.
484 pitches in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 46th in MLB.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Urena throws 32.4% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 38.1% with the bases empty.
143 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 341 with the bases empty.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Urena throws the changeup 45.6% of the time against left-handers and 19.3% against right-handers.
197 pitches to right-handers, 287 to left-handers.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Urena's stuff spins at 2,080 rpm, 16th percentile in the league.
484 pitches in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 451st in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14.7% of Urena's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
71 of 483 located pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Urena releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 63 degrees above horizontal and 1.0 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
483 tracked release points, averaging 6.1 feet off the ground.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Urena is weak: 85.5 mph off the bat on average, 85th percentile.
484 pitches in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 82nd in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Urena's 4-seam fastball carries 11.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
110 thrown, averaging 97.9 mph.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 31.6% of the contact Urena gives up is hit hard, 83rd percentile.
484 pitches in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 92nd in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Urena works with 4 pitches: Changeup, Sinker, 4-Seam Fastball and Sweeper. The changeup is 34.9% of everything he throws.
484 classified pitches in 2026.
He lives on one side of the plate
Urena works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.4 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
483 located pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Urena throws a fastball 57.9% of the time, against 50.5% when he is ahead.
178 pitches behind in the count, 103 ahead.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.1 mph separates Urena's sinker from his sweeper, 98.0 against 85.8.
139 and 65 of them respectively.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Urena releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
393 tracked pitches in 2026.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Urena lands 39.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 32.3% of his breaking balls.
250 of his fastballs, 65 of his breaking balls.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Urena puts 48.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 39.8% when he is ahead.
178 located pitches behind, 103 ahead.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Urena's sweeper spins at 2,464 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
65 thrown in 2026.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Urena's sinker averages 98.0 mph, and has touched 100.9.
139 thrown, 28.7% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Urena's sinker leaves the bat at 92.7 mph, against 79.0 off his changeup.
139 and 169 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Urena throws the changeup 45.6% of the time against left-handers and 19.3% against right-handers.
197 pitches to right-handers, 287 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Urena works with 4 pitches: Changeup, Sinker, 4-Seam Fastball and Sweeper. The changeup is 34.9% of everything he throws.
484 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.1 mph separates Urena's sinker from his sweeper, 98.0 against 85.8.
139 and 65 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Urena's sweeper spins at 2,464 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
65 thrown in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He falls behind hitters far too often
Urena throws a strike on the first pitch 46.6% of the time.
118 plate appearances started in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Urena goes to the 4-seam fastball: 33.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 19.2% the rest of the time.
119 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Urena throws a fastball 57.9% of the time, against 50.5% when he is ahead.
178 pitches behind in the count, 103 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Urena puts 48.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 39.8% when he is ahead.
178 located pitches behind, 103 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .352 expected average against them, against .166 on his offspeed pitches.
65 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Urena lands 39.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 32.3% of his breaking balls.
250 of his fastballs, 65 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Urena's changeup moves 16.9 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
169 thrown, averaging 91.3 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Urena's 4-seam fastball carries 11.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
110 thrown, averaging 97.9 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Urena averages 94.0 mph across his arsenal, 95th percentile in the league.
484 pitches in 2026. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 27th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Urena works off the plate, with only 36.4% of his pitches in the zone, 5th percentile.
484 pitches in 2026. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 508th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Urena lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 1.94 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
483 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14.7% of Urena's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
71 of 483 located pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate
Urena works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.4 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
483 located pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Urena's fastball averages 98.3 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 96.8 past his 75th.
92 early fastballs, 27 late ones.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Urena releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 63 degrees above horizontal and 1.0 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
483 tracked release points, averaging 6.1 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Urena releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
393 tracked pitches in 2026.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Urena projects a .258 average, 92nd percentile.
484 pitches in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 46th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Urena is weak: 85.5 mph off the bat on average, 85th percentile.
484 pitches in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 82nd in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 31.6% of the contact Urena gives up is hit hard, 83rd percentile.
484 pitches in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 92nd in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Urena throws 32.4% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 38.1% with the bases empty.
143 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 341 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Urena's stuff spins at 2,080 rpm, 16th percentile in the league.
484 pitches in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 451st in MLB.
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