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Yilber Diaz

Tigers
Number #62
Position RP
Bats R
Throws R
Age 26
Height 6' 0"
Weight 190 lbs
Birth Place Guatire, Venezuela
Born Aug 19, 2000

Key Insights

2026
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on

Diaz's 4-seam fastball averages 97.0 mph, and has touched 99.7.

68 thrown, 46.6% of his pitches.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see

Diaz's 4-seam fastball carries 16.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

68 thrown, averaging 97.0 mph.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest

Diaz lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.17 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.

146 located pitches in 2026.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does

Diaz releases the ball 5.8 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.

146 tracked pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count

Diaz puts 51.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 37.5% when he is ahead.

37 located pitches behind, 48 ahead.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's

Diaz's slider spins at 2,558 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.

74 thrown in 2026.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB Aug 19, 2000
Birth Place Guatire, Venezuela
Height 6' 0"
Weight 190 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/R