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Victor Mesa Jr. — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 · 624 pitches seen · 241 batted balls · 27% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

82.8 mph 59

Hard-hit %

27% 75

xwOBA on contact

.37 65

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	259	41.5%	94.41	2275
Slider	SL	66	10.6%	86.02	2465
Sinker	SI	64	10.3%	92.96	2182
Changeup	CH	55	8.8%	85.65	1674
Sweeper	ST	45	7.2%	81.76	2617
Cutter	FC	44	7.1%	90.66	2378
Curveball	CU	43	6.9%	79.45	2597
Split-Finger	FS	25	4.0%	86.53	1312
Knuckle Curve	KC	12	1.9%	83.60	2416
Slurve	SV	7	1.1%	80.96	2340
Eephus	EP	3	0.5%	45.40	1147
?	?	1	0.2%

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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Victor Mesa Jr. — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)