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Osleivis Basabe — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 · 470 pitches seen · 143 batted balls · 24% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

82.8 mph 60

Hard-hit %

24% 53

xwOBA on contact

.31 26

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	134	28.5%	94.81	2285
Sinker	SI	89	18.9%	94.83	2180
Changeup	CH	61	13.0%	85.38	1836
Slider	SL	55	11.7%	86.62	2400
Cutter	FC	47	10.0%	89.41	2413
Curveball	CU	33	7.0%	80.15	2560
Sweeper	ST	30	6.4%	82.90	2584
Split-Finger	FS	8	1.7%	84.64	1359
Knuckle Curve	KC	5	1.1%	82.02	2569
Forkball	FO	4	0.9%	83.08	1148
Other	FA	4	0.9%	53.67	934

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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Osleivis Basabe — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)