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Zach McAllister

Yankees Career team 2015–2023
Number #29
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 38
Height 6' 6"
Weight 240 lbs
Birth Place Peoria, OK
Born Dec 8, 1987

Key Insights

2023
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice

McAllister releases the ball from a submarine slot, about -2 degrees above horizontal and 2.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.

123 tracked release points, averaging 4.5 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's

McAllister's 4-seam fastball moves 96.5 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.

65 thrown, averaging 91.7 mph.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on

McAllister's 4-seam fastball averages 91.7 mph, and has touched 94.0.

65 thrown, 52.8% of his pitches.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early

McAllister releases the ball 7.2 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.

123 tracked pitches in 2023.
He lives on one side of the plate

McAllister works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.4 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.

123 located pitches in 2023.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes McAllister goes to the changeup: 10.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 5.4% the rest of the time.

49 two-strike pitches in 2023.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB Dec 8, 1987
Birth Place Peoria, OK
Height 6' 6"
Weight 240 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right