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Yairo Munoz

Cardinals Career team 2018–2019
Number #95
Position Third Baseman
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 31
Height 5' 11"
Weight 200 lbs
Birth Place Nagua, Dominican Republic
Born Jan 23, 1995

Key Insights

2022
There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Munoz does his damage against fastballs: a .976 OPS against them, against .240 on breaking balls.

30 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 25 on breaking balls.
The shape of his contact says what kind of hitter he is

Munoz averages 1.3 degrees off the bat: 23.9% of his contact is in the air and 69.6% of it is on the ground.

46 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.
There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Munoz is at his worst on breaking balls: a .240 OPS there against .654 overall.

25 plate appearances in that situation.
There is one part of the field he lives in

Munoz hits it hardest to his pull side: 88.1 mph on average there, against 77.0 the other way.

18 batted balls to his pull side, 11 the other way.
One pitch is where all his power comes from

Munoz slugs .643 against fastballs and .120 against breaking balls.

30 plate appearances ending on fastballs.
He beats the ball into the ground too often

Munoz finds a productive launch angle on only 17.4% of his contact, 1st percentile.

60 plate appearances in 2022. 1st percentile among qualified hitters in 2022, 592nd in MLB.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Jan 23, 1995
Birth Place Nagua, Dominican Republic
Height 5' 11"
Weight 200 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right