Both sides hit him about the same
36.1% of the contact right-handers make against Ramirez is hit hard, against 19.2% of what left-handers make.
199 pitches to right-handed hitters, 192 to left-handed hitters.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Ramirez is weak: 82.7 mph off the bat on average, 96th percentile.
391 pitches in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 20th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ramirez's curveball leaves the bat at 93.2 mph, against 79.3 off his sweeper.
61 and 142 of them thrown.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
53.2% of the contact against Ramirez is on the ground and 29% of it is in the air.
62 tracked batted balls allowed.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .288 average against Ramirez and left-handers to .362.
199 pitches to right-handed hitters, 192 to left-handed hitters.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 29% of the contact Ramirez gives up is hit hard, 89th percentile.
391 pitches in 2026. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 59th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
24% of the contact against Ramirez with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 32.4% with the bases empty.
158 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 233 with the bases empty.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
50% of the balls put in play against Ramirez have gone to centre field.
31 of 62 located batted balls allowed.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Ramirez's stuff spins at 2,438 rpm, 82nd percentile in the league.
391 pitches in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 99th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .334 expected average against them, against .309 on his fastballs.
203 of his breaking balls thrown.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 82.0 mph off the bat against Ramirez and left-handers 83.7.
36 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 26 from left-handers.
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Both sides hit him about the same
36.1% of the contact right-handers make against Ramirez is hit hard, against 19.2% of what left-handers make.
199 pitches to right-handed hitters, 192 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .288 average against Ramirez and left-handers to .362.
199 pitches to right-handed hitters, 192 to left-handed hitters.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Ramirez is weak: 82.7 mph off the bat on average, 96th percentile.
391 pitches in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 20th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 29% of the contact Ramirez gives up is hit hard, 89th percentile.
391 pitches in 2026. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 59th in MLB.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ramirez's curveball leaves the bat at 93.2 mph, against 79.3 off his sweeper.
61 and 142 of them thrown.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
53.2% of the contact against Ramirez is on the ground and 29% of it is in the air.
62 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
50% of the balls put in play against Ramirez have gone to centre field.
31 of 62 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 82.0 mph off the bat against Ramirez and left-handers 83.7.
36 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 26 from left-handers.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
24% of the contact against Ramirez with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 32.4% with the bases empty.
158 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 233 with the bases empty.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Ramirez's stuff spins at 2,438 rpm, 82nd percentile in the league.
391 pitches in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 99th in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .334 expected average against them, against .309 on his fastballs.
203 of his breaking balls thrown.
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