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Abimelec Ortiz — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 · 477 pitches seen · 172 batted balls · 35% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

85.7 mph 96

Hard-hit %

35% 98

xwOBA on contact

.38 71

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	135	28.3%	95.36	2373
Slider	SL	63	13.2%	86.41	2439
Sinker	SI	61	12.8%	94.66	2287
Changeup	CH	52	10.9%	86.56	1731
Cutter	FC	44	9.2%	89.75	2388
Sweeper	ST	42	8.8%	81.91	2663
Split-Finger	FS	35	7.3%	84.54	1240
Curveball	CU	31	6.5%	80.83	2535
Knuckle Curve	KC	8	1.7%	80.51	2750
?	?	4	0.8%
Forkball	FO	2	0.4%	84.15	1251

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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Abimelec Ortiz — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)