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Yandy Diaz — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 · 2,395 pitches seen · 930 batted balls · 28% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

84.5 mph 87

Hard-hit %

28% 85

xwOBA on contact

.37 66

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	766	32.0%	94.59	2313
Sinker	SI	520	21.7%	94.40	2197
Slider	SL	295	12.3%	86.51	2445
Cutter	FC	225	9.4%	89.74	2359
Changeup	CH	181	7.6%	85.44	1663
Sweeper	ST	153	6.4%	83.20	2579
Curveball	CU	111	4.6%	80.10	2550
Split-Finger	FS	57	2.4%	86.48	1374
Knuckle Curve	KC	45	1.9%	83.95	2447
?	?	34	1.4%
Slurve	SV	5	0.2%	81.34	2320
Forkball	FO	2	0.1%	84.35	1133
Slow Curve	CS	1	0.0%	68.80	2363

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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Yandy Diaz — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)