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Carlos Cortes — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 · 683 pitches seen · 240 batted balls · 18% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

81.5 mph 34

Hard-hit %

18% 15

xwOBA on contact

.27 8

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	190	27.8%	95.33	2334
Sinker	SI	136	19.9%	94.87	2214
Slider	SL	72	10.5%	87.00	2481
Changeup	CH	72	10.5%	86.63	1840
Curveball	CU	53	7.8%	80.21	2620
Cutter	FC	50	7.3%	91.11	2328
Sweeper	ST	44	6.4%	83.43	2603
Split-Finger	FS	37	5.4%	86.92	1346
Knuckle Curve	KC	27	4.0%	84.07	2473
?	?	2	0.3%

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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Carlos Cortes — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)