This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Gomez goes to the sweeper: 32.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 11.7% the rest of the time.
92 two-strike pitches in 2026.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .390 expected average against them, against .215 on his breaking balls.
258 of his fastballs thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Gomez's sinker moves 17.0 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
64 thrown, averaging 93.9 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Gomez's cutter leaves the bat at 89.0 mph, against 81.4 off his sinker.
68 and 64 of them thrown.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Gomez releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 25 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
293 tracked release points, averaging 5.3 feet off the ground.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Gomez throws a fastball 95.3% of the time, against 67% when he is ahead.
85 pitches behind in the count, 88 ahead.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Gomez's 4-seam fastball carries 16.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
126 thrown, averaging 95.1 mph.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Gomez throws the 4-seam fastball 53.2% of the time against left-handers and 23.2% against right-handers.
151 pitches to right-handers, 171 to left-handers.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Gomez puts 42.4% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 48.6% of his pitches to left-handers.
151 pitches to right-handed hitters, 171 to left-handed hitters.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Gomez averages 91.7 mph across his arsenal, 77th percentile in the league.
322 pitches in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 126th in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Gomez lives in the strike zone: 45.4% of his pitches are in it, 77th percentile.
322 pitches in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 125th in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Gomez's stuff spins at 2,455 rpm, 83rd percentile in the league.
322 pitches in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 92nd in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Gomez lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.28 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
293 located pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Gomez's sweeper spins at 2,723 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
57 thrown in 2026.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Gomez lands 49.1% of his fastballs in the zone and only 32.1% of his breaking balls.
258 of his fastballs, 57 of his breaking balls.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Gomez projects a .358 average, 22nd percentile.
322 pitches in 2026. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 420th in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Gomez's 4-seam fastball averages 95.1 mph, and has touched 97.8.
126 thrown, 39.1% of his pitches.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Gomez throws a strike on the first pitch 55.8% of the time.
86 plate appearances started in 2026.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Gomez is weak: 86.7 mph off the bat on average, 75th percentile.
322 pitches in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 136th in MLB.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Gomez releases the ball 6.7 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
235 tracked pitches in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Gomez works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Cutter, Sinker and Sweeper. The 4-seam fastball is 39.1% of everything he throws.
322 classified pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.5% of Gomez's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
63 of 293 located pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.7 mph separates Gomez's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 95.1 against 83.4.
126 and 57 of them respectively.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Gomez puts 57.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 47% when he is ahead.
75 located pitches behind, 83 ahead.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36.5% of the contact Gomez gives up is hit hard, 64th percentile.
322 pitches in 2026. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 196th in MLB.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Gomez goes to the sweeper: 32.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 11.7% the rest of the time.
92 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Gomez throws a fastball 95.3% of the time, against 67% when he is ahead.
85 pitches behind in the count, 88 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Gomez throws a strike on the first pitch 55.8% of the time.
86 plate appearances started in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Gomez puts 57.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 47% when he is ahead.
75 located pitches behind, 83 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 fastballs: a .390 expected average against them, against .215 on his breaking balls.
258 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Gomez lands 49.1% of his fastballs in the zone and only 32.1% of his breaking balls.
258 of his fastballs, 57 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
Gomez's sinker moves 17.0 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
64 thrown, averaging 93.9 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Gomez's 4-seam fastball carries 16.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
126 thrown, averaging 95.1 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Gomez's cutter leaves the bat at 89.0 mph, against 81.4 off his sinker.
68 and 64 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Gomez throws the 4-seam fastball 53.2% of the time against left-handers and 23.2% against right-handers.
151 pitches to right-handers, 171 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Gomez's sweeper spins at 2,723 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
57 thrown in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Gomez's 4-seam fastball averages 95.1 mph, and has touched 97.8.
126 thrown, 39.1% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Gomez works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Cutter, Sinker and Sweeper. The 4-seam fastball is 39.1% of everything he throws.
322 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.7 mph separates Gomez's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 95.1 against 83.4.
126 and 57 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Gomez releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 25 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
293 tracked release points, averaging 5.3 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Gomez releases the ball 6.7 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
235 tracked pitches in 2026.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Gomez puts 42.4% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 48.6% of his pitches to left-handers.
151 pitches to right-handed hitters, 171 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Gomez averages 91.7 mph across his arsenal, 77th percentile in the league.
322 pitches in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 126th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Gomez lives in the strike zone: 45.4% of his pitches are in it, 77th percentile.
322 pitches in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 125th in MLB.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Gomez's stuff spins at 2,455 rpm, 83rd percentile in the league.
322 pitches in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 92nd 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
Gomez lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.28 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
293 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.5% of Gomez's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
63 of 293 located pitches.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Gomez projects a .358 average, 22nd percentile.
322 pitches in 2026. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 420th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Gomez is weak: 86.7 mph off the bat on average, 75th percentile.
322 pitches in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 136th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36.5% of the contact Gomez gives up is hit hard, 64th percentile.
322 pitches in 2026. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 196th in MLB.
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