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Yoervis Medina

Mariners Career team 2013–2015
Number #70
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 38
Height 6' 3"
Weight 245 lbs
Birth Place Puerto Cabello, Venezuela
Born Jul 27, 1988

Key Insights

2015
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes Medina goes to the curveball: 65.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 22.1% the rest of the time.

99 two-strike pitches in 2015.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming

Behind in the count Medina throws a fastball 86.4% of the time, against 29.4% when he is ahead.

118 pitches behind in the count, 102 ahead.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Medina's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.5 mph, against 84.0 off his curveball.

232 and 129 of them thrown.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him

Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .338 expected average against them, against .260 on his breaking balls.

249 of his fastballs thrown.
He falls behind hitters far too often

Medina throws a strike on the first pitch 48% of the time.

98 plate appearances started in 2015.
His pitches move in ways that fit together

Medina works with 2 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball and Curveball. The 4-seam fastball is 59.6% of everything he throws.

389 classified pitches in 2015.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB Jul 27, 1988
Birth Place Puerto Cabello, Venezuela
Height 6' 3"
Weight 245 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right