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Thomas Saggese — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 · 244 pitches seen · 84 batted balls · 30% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

86.2 mph 98

Hard-hit %

30% 90

xwOBA on contact

.43 91

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	89	36.5%	94.28	2319
Sinker	SI	48	19.7%	94.64	2235
Slider	SL	34	13.9%	86.44	2350
Cutter	FC	28	11.5%	90.27	2257
Sweeper	ST	17	7.0%	83.74	2696
Curveball	CU	15	6.1%	79.63	2742
Changeup	CH	10	4.1%	85.78	1957
Split-Finger	FS	1	0.4%	85.60	1450
Eephus	EP	1	0.4%	44.40	1132
Slow Curve	CS	1	0.4%	50.60	1156

Pitch locations seen

Batted balls — exit velo × launch angle (red = 95+ mph)

Spray chart — hit location (red HR · green hit · gray out)

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Thomas Saggese — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)