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Yovanny Cruz

Nationals
Number #48
Position RP
Bats R
Throws R
Age 27
Height 6' 0"
Weight 180 lbs
Birth Place San Francisco de Macoris, Dominican Republic
Born Aug 23, 1999

Key Insights

2026
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on

Cruz's 4-seam fastball averages 99.8 mph, and has touched 102.0.

86 thrown, 33.6% of his pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming

Behind in the count Cruz throws a fastball 56.1% of the time, against 25.8% when he is ahead.

82 pitches behind in the count, 66 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes Cruz goes to the slider: 62.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 44.3% the rest of the time.

64 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest

Cruz lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.13 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.

256 located pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice

Cruz releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 32 degrees above horizontal and 2.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.

256 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's

Cruz's 4-seam fastball moves 13.8 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.

86 thrown, averaging 99.8 mph.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB Aug 23, 1999
Birth Place San Francisco de Macoris, Dominican Republic
Height 6' 0"
Weight 180 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/R