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Yariel Rodriguez

Blue Jays Career team 2024 to 2026
Number #29
Position RP
Bats R
Throws R
Age 29
Height 6' 0"
Weight 165 lbs
Birth Place Camaguey, Cuba
Born Mar 10, 1997

Key Insights

2026
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes Rodriguez goes to the splitter: 40.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 18.8% the rest of the time.

44 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate

Rodriguez throws the splitter 41.4% of the time against left-handers and 7.1% against right-handers.

85 pitches to right-handers, 87 to left-handers.
He falls behind hitters far too often

Rodriguez throws a strike on the first pitch 40% of the time.

45 plate appearances started in 2026.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's

Rodriguez's splitter moves 14.8 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.

42 thrown, averaging 88.2 mph.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle

14.5% of Rodriguez's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.

25 of 172 located pitches.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count

Rodriguez puts 57.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 30.3% when he is ahead.

66 located pitches behind, 33 ahead.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB Mar 10, 1997
Birth Place Camaguey, Cuba
Height 6' 0"
Weight 165 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/R