P | Miami Marlins
Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 4" 205 lbs | Age: 31
Draft: 2016 | Rd. 20, No. 613, Kansas City Royals | Santa Rosa Junior College
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2024 5 2 4.08 59 0 1 53 59 1.28
2025 3 5 2.16 51 0 4 50 42 1.06
2026 1 0 10.80 4 0 1 3.1 5 2.40
5 Seasons 13 12 3.18 196 1 15 187 194 1.17
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2024 59 5-2 4.08 53 59 1.28
2025 51 3-5 2.16 50 42 1.06
2026 4 1-0 10.80 3.1 5 2.40
5 Seasons 196 13-12 3.18 187 194 1.17
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
xBA xSLG wOBA xwOBA xwOBAcon HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2021 26 973 150 9 6.0 3.6 88.2 111.3 6.6 34.7 .203 .313 .275 .269 .331 34.0 28.7 8.1 2.79 3.01
2022 27 274 52 5 9.6 6.4 87.1 107.4 3.3 40.4 .254 .436 .318 .345 .398 34.6 21.8 10.3 3.26 4.97
2024 29 954 147 7 4.8 3.1 87.7 115.7 8.7 32.0 .229 .341 .296 .290 .348 40.8 25.9 7.9 4.08 3.39
2025 30 783 139 10 7.2 4.9 89.6 114.8 8.4 23.7 .215 .365 .245 .294 .323 44.6 20.6 10.3 2.16 3.56
2026 31 85 9 1 11.1 5.3 87.0 106.0 3.4 22.2 .173 .225 .382 .291 .264 22.2 26.3 21.1 10.80 3.36
Player 3069 497 32 6.4 4.1 88.3 115.7 7.3 31.2 .218 .345 .280 .290 .340 38.8 25.0 9.1
MLB 7.2 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.4 33.3 .243 .408 .315 .316 .369 37.0 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Bender relies on 5 pitches.
Sweeper
(48.2%) ,
Slider
(22.4%) ,
Sinker
(21.2%) ,
Changeup
(5.9%) ,
Four Seamer
(2.4%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2021 50.0 50.0 18.0 28.0 4.0 38.7 32.0 29.3 24.7 17.3 8.0 14.0 14.7 21.3
2022 53.8 46.2 15.4 23.1 7.7 32.7 38.5 28.8 21.2 25.0 7.7 11.5 13.5 21.2
2024 51.7 48.3 19.0 23.1 6.1 34.0 45.6 20.4 17.0 27.9 6.8 17.0 17.7 13.6
2025 48.9 51.1 30.2 16.5 4.3 38.8 36.0 25.2 24.5 21.6 2.9 14.4 14.4 22.3
2026 55.6 44.4 22.2 22.2 0.0 55.6 22.2 22.2 22.2 11.1 22.2 33.3 11.1 0.0
Player 50.7 49.3 21.5 22.7 5.0 37.0 37.6 25.4 21.9 22.3 6.4 15.1 15.3 18.9
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.1 24.6 7.1 37.4 37.4 25.1 20.7 17.6 5.9 16.7 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2021 7.3 36.7 20.0 22.7 6.0 6.0 3.6
2022 7.7 42.3 7.7 26.9 3.8 9.6 6.4
2024 6.1 36.1 20.4 26.5 6.1 4.8 3.1
2025 4.3 34.5 25.2 21.6 6.5 7.2 4.9
2026 0.0 55.6 22.2 11.1 0.0 11.1 5.3
Player 6.0 36.8 20.3 23.7 5.8 6.4 4.1
MLB 4.0 32.4 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.2 4.9
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2026 Slider MIA R 19 85.9 39.3 2.6 5.6GLV 1.4 -1.8 3.1 5.6GLV 1.5
2026 Sinker MIA R 18 95.7 29.8 7.3 18.4ARM 2.1 0.5 7.2 18.4ARM 2.9
2026 Sweeper MIA R 41 83.3 36.5 -1.5 17.7GLV 3.1 3.6 -2.3 17.7GLV 4.1
2026 Changeup MIA R 5 88.1 38.7 5.5 14.7ARM -0.5 -3.0 6.8 14.7ARM 0.0
2026 4-Seam Fastball MIA R 2 96.9 15.2 -1.4 13.0ARM 4.5 14.2 -2.0 13.0ARM 5.3
2025 Sweeper MIA R 360 83.9 36.9 -0.9 16.8GLV 2.8 2.3 -1.3 16.8GLV 2.8
2025 4-Seam Fastball MIA R 10 95.6 18.0 -2.8 13.1ARM 4.2 12.2 -3.6 13.1ARM 5.5
2025 Changeup MIA R 28 89.4 35.4 4.0 17.3ARM 2.1 -0.9 5.0 17.3ARM 2.8
2025 Sinker MIA R 210 96.6 26.2 4.1 18.4ARM 2.4 3.4 4.0 18.4ARM 3.3
2025 Slider MIA R 175 87.4 36.8 2.7 4.6GLV 1.0 -1.1 2.9 4.6GLV 0.2
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2026 Sweeper 0.5 0 41 48.2 10 .222 .333 .285 21.1 40.0 26.7 .174 .246 .231 20.0
2026 Slider 0.9 0 19 22.4 4 .000 .000 .175 25.0 25.0 16.7 .097 .110 .241 0.0
2026 Sinker -9.0 -2 18 21.2 4 1.000 1.000 .800 0.0 0.0 0.0 .279 .305 .476 50.0
2026 Changeup -2.3 0 5 5.9 -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2026 4-Seam Fastball 0.0 0 2 2.4 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2025 Sweeper 3.0 11 360 46.0 90 .093 .140 .147 27.2 28.9 22.8 .145 .255 .193 40.0
2025 Sinker 0.0 0 210 26.8 59 .245 .327 .347 5.1 13.6 14.0 .294 .466 .391 53.7
2025 Slider 0.3 1 175 22.3 42 .243 .405 .326 24.7 16.7 16.3 .223 .365 .305 36.7
2025 Changeup -2.0 -1 28 3.6 8 .143 .571 .338 9.1 12.5 6.3 .358 .893 .543 66.7
2025 4-Seam Fastball -13.5 -1 10 1.3 3 1.000 1.500 .950 25.0 0.0 0.0 .705 .825 .677 50.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2026 Sinker 15 95.7 74 19.1 1:45 3:00 -75
2026 Slider 19 85.9 41 7.1 8:15 7:45 30
2026 Sweeper 41 83.3 55 18.9 8:15 9:15 -60
2025 Changeup 28 89.4 86 18.6 2:30 3:15 -45
2025 4-Seam Fastball 10 95.6 83 17.8 2:00 1:45 15
2025 Sinker 203 96.6 83 19.6 1:45 2:45 -60
2025 Slider 175 87.4 31 5.9 8:30 8:15 15
2025 Sweeper 360 83.9 55 17.7 8:15 9:00 -45
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2021 244 973 9 9 -6 -6 6
2022 78 274 3 0 -2 -2 -1
2024 227 954 3 10 -7 -4 3
2025 202 783 9 9 -6 -3 9
2026 18 85 0 1 -1 -1 -1
Player 769 3,069 25 28 -22 25 16
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2021 973 50.7 53.3 84.4 27.3 40.5 38.4 62.3 40.5 30.2 6.8 74.2
2022 274 52.2 55.2 79.7 27.5 52.8 41.6 62.8 42.0 28.7 9.9 59.3
2024 954 51.4 57.8 86.9 27.2 57.1 40.4 55.9 42.9 22.2 8.6 57.3
2025 783 54.5 56.0 90.4 24.2 48.8 40.5 58.4 41.5 20.6 8.8 69.6
2026 85 43.5 62.2 91.3 18.8 55.6 51.8 61.1 37.6 18.8 9.4 50.0
Player 3,069 51.8 55.8 86.6 26.2 49.2 40.2 59.4 41.5 24.8 8.2 65.1
MLB 48.8 67.0 82.6 28.4 58.0 42.7 61.1 47.3 25.0 7.4 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Run Value Pitching
Year Pitching Fastball Breaking Off
Speed
xERA Fastball
MPH
Fastball
Spin
Curve
Spin
Avg
EV
Chase% Whiff% K% BB% Barrel% Hard-
Hit%
GB% Extension
2021 63 65 68 42 89 93 59 64 44 77 83 52 79 84 77 15
2022 95 50 13
2024 55 26 92 28 76 73 54 78 32 22 72 51 91 33 88 15
2025 76 34 96 47 71 85 62 42 7 15 34 17 67 17 79 5
2026 24 17 59 35 59 68 7 17 64 6 31 90 79
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2021 22.10 5 4.4 1 2 4 2 40.0
2022 24.84 3 3.1 0 0 2 2 66.7
2024 21.86 3 4.2 -1 3 3 2 66.7
2025 23.21 3 4.1 -1 5 4 1 33.3
Player 22.87 14 15.8 -2 10 13 7 50.0
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2021 5 6 3 5 5 5 5 5 4 2 3 5 6 3 4 6 4 5 4 5 3 5 6 6 3 3 4 5 5 3 3
2022 3 2 3 3 4 4 4 2 3 2 3 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3
2024 3 3 4 5 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 7 4 4 4 4 4 3 5 6 5 4 6 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 3
2025 3 2 2 6 7 5 3 4 3 4 4 6 3 6 4 2 3 3 3 8 3 3 5 4 3 4 4 5 4 5 5
Player 14 13 12 19 20 18 16 14 14 11 14 22 16 16 15 16 14 14 15 22 13 15 20 18 13 14 16 18 18 15 14
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

2026 +/-   2025 +/-   2024 +/-   2023 +/-   2022 +/-   2021
Results
BA .286 +.109 .177 -.068 .245 -- -- -- -- +.043 .207
xBA .173 -.042 .215 -.014 .229 -- -- -- -- +.051 .203
OBP .474 +.204 .270 -.047 .317 -- -- -- -- +.046 .287
xOBP .391 +.087 .304 +.001 .303 -- -- -- -- +.056 .289
SLG .357 +.081 .276 -.077 .353 -- -- -- -- +.032 .350
xSLG .225 -.140 .365 +.024 .341 -- -- -- -- +.123 .313
ISO .071 -.028 .099 -.009 .108 -- -- -- -- -.011 .143
xISO .052 -.098 .150 +.037 .113 -- -- -- -- +.072 .110
BABIP .444 +.231 .213 -.116 .329 -- -- -- -- +.010 .276
wOBA .382 +.137 .245 -.051 .296 -- -- -- -- +.043 .275
xwOBA .291 -.003 .294 +.004 .290 -- -- -- -- +.076 .269
wOBAcon .446 +.194 .252 -.107 .359 -- -- -- -- +.018 .339
xwOBAcon .264 -.059 .323 -.025 .348 -- -- -- -- +.067 .331
BACON .444 +.214 .230 -.112 .342 -- -- -- -- +.027 .300
xBACON .269 -.012 .281 -.039 .320 -- -- -- -- +.042 .302
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 22.2 -22.4 44.6 +3.8 40.8 -- -- -- -- +0.6 34.0
Avg Exit Velocity 87.0 -2.6 89.6 +1.9 87.7 -- -- -- -- -1.1 88.2
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 22.2 -1.5 23.7 -8.3 32.0 -- -- -- -- +5.7 34.7
Barrel % 11.1 +3.9 7.2 +2.4 4.8 -- -- -- -- +3.6 6.0
Avg Launch Angle 3.4 -5.0 8.4 -0.3 8.7 -- -- -- -- -3.3 6.6
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 71.6 +0.2 71.4 +0.4 71.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
Attack Angle 17° +6° 10° +1° 10° -- -- -- -- -- --
Ideal Attack Angle % 57.1 +6.2 50.9 -0.8 51.7 -- -- -- -- -- --
Attack Direction -11° -9° -2° -1° -1° -- -- -- -- -- --
Swing Path - Tilt 32° 33° 33° -- -- -- -- -- --
Swing Length 7.8 +0.5 7.3 0.0 7.3 -- -- -- -- -- --
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 95.9 -0.7 96.6 +1.2 95.4 -- -- -- -- +0.9 96.8
Breaking Velocity 84.1 -0.9 85.0 +0.1 84.9 -- -- -- -- +0.3 84.6
Offspeed Velocity 88.1 -1.3 89.4 -0.1 89.5 -- -- -- -- +0.6 90.1
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 1 -9 10 +3 7 -- -- -- -- -4 9
Popup % 0.0 -4.3 4.3 -1.8 6.1 -- -- -- -- +3.7 4.0
Flyball % 22.2 -8.0 30.2 +11.2 19.0 -- -- -- -- -2.6 18.0
Line Drive % 22.2 +5.7 16.5 -6.6 23.1 -- -- -- -- -4.9 28.0
Groundball % 55.6 +6.7 48.9 -2.8 51.7 -- -- -- -- +3.8 50.0
Pull % 55.6 +16.8 38.8 +4.8 34.0 -- -- -- -- -6.0 38.7
Straight Away % 22.2 -13.8 36.0 -9.6 45.6 -- -- -- -- +6.5 32.0
Opposite Field % 22.2 -3.0 25.2 +4.8 20.4 -- -- -- -- -0.5 29.3
Weak Contact % 0.0 -4.3 4.3 -1.8 6.1 -- -- -- -- +0.4 7.3
Pull Airball % 33.3 +18.9 14.4 -2.6 17.0 -- -- -- -- -2.5 14.0
Topped Contact % 55.6 +21.1 34.5 -1.6 36.1 -- -- -- -- +5.6 36.7
Under Contact % 22.2 -3.0 25.2 +4.8 20.4 -- -- -- -- -12.3 20.0
Flare/Burner Contact % 11.1 -10.5 21.6 -4.9 26.5 -- -- -- -- +4.2 22.7
Solid Contact % 0.0 -6.5 6.5 +0.4 6.1 -- -- -- -- -2.2 6.0
HR/FB % 0.0 -7.1 7.1 -3.6 10.7 -- -- -- -- +19.0 18.5
Popups 0 -6 6 -3 9 -- -- -- -- -2 6
Flyballs 2 -40 42 +14 28 -- -- -- -- -19 27
Line Drives 2 -21 23 -11 34 -- -- -- -- -30 42
Groundballs 5 -63 68 -8 76 -- -- -- -- -47 75
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 43.5 -11.0 54.5 +3.1 51.4 -- -- -- -- +1.5 50.7
Out of Zone % 56.5 +11.0 45.5 -3.1 48.6 -- -- -- -- -1.5 49.3
Edge % 51.8 +11.3 40.5 +0.1 40.4 -- -- -- -- +3.2 38.4
Zone Swing % 62.2 +6.2 56.0 -1.8 57.8 -- -- -- -- +1.9 53.3
Out of Zone Swing % 18.8 -5.4 24.2 -3.0 27.2 -- -- -- -- +0.2 27.3
In Zone Contact % 91.3 +0.9 90.4 +3.5 86.9 -- -- -- -- -4.7 84.4
Out of Zone Contact % 55.6 +6.8 48.8 -8.3 57.1 -- -- -- -- +12.3 40.5
Whiff % 18.8 -1.8 20.6 -1.6 22.2 -- -- -- -- -1.5 30.2
First Strike % 61.1 +2.7 58.4 +2.5 55.9 -- -- -- -- +0.5 62.3
First Pitch Swing % 22.2 +3.4 18.8 -2.8 21.6 -- -- -- -- -2.5 23.0
Swing % 37.6 -3.9 41.5 -1.4 42.9 -- -- -- -- +1.5 40.5
Meatball Swing % 50.0 -19.6 69.6 +12.3 57.3 -- -- -- -- -14.9 74.2
Meatball % 9.4 +0.6 8.8 +0.2 8.6 -- -- -- -- +3.1 6.8
Zone Swing & Miss % 8.7 -0.9 9.6 -3.5 13.1 -- -- -- -- +4.7 15.6
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 44.4 -6.8 51.2 +8.3 42.9 -- -- -- -- -12.3 59.5
In Zone 37 -390 427 -63 490 -- -- -- -- -350 493
Out of Zone 48 -308 356 -108 464 -- -- -- -- -349 480
Edge 44 -273 317 -68 385 -- -- -- -- -260 374
In Zone Swings 23 -216 239 -44 283 -- -- -- -- -184 263
Out of Zone Swings 9 -77 86 -40 126 -- -- -- -- -95 131
In Zone Swing & Misses 2 -21 23 -14 37 -- -- -- -- -25 41
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 4 -40 44 -10 54 -- -- -- -- -61 78
Basic
Pitches 85 -698 783 -171 954 -- -- -- -- -699 973
PA 19 -185 204 -24 228 -- -- -- -- -169 247
AB 14 -167 181 -23 204 -- -- -- -- -149 217
Hits 4 -28 32 -18 50 -- -- -- -- -28 45
Singles 3 -18 21 -14 35 -- -- -- -- -12 26
Doubles 1 -6 7 -4 11 -- -- -- -- -12 12
Triples 0 -1 1 0 1 -- -- -- -- -2 2
Home Runs 0 -3 3 0 3 -- -- -- -- -2 5
Walks 4 -17 21 +3 18 -- -- -- -- -12 20
Strikeouts 5 -37 42 -17 59 -- -- -- -- -54 71
K% 26.3 +5.7 20.6 -5.3 25.9 -- -- -- -- -6.9 28.7
BB% 21.1 +10.8 10.3 +2.4 7.9 -- -- -- -- +2.2 8.1
HBP 1 -1 2 -2 4 -- -- -- -- -5 6
Batted Balls 9 -130 139 -8 147 -- -- -- -- -98 150
Number of Fastballs 20 -200 220 -250 470 -- -- -- -- -348 516
Number of Offspeed 5 -23 28 -8 36 -- -- -- -- +8 7
Number of Breaking 19 -156 175 +160 15 -- -- -- -- -322 413
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2021 Shifts 244 .275 145 40 27.6 99 33 33.3
2022 Shifts 78 .318 48 15 31.3 30 20 66.7
2024 Shades 226 .294 144 19 13.2 82 22 26.8
2025 Shades 202 .245 118 0 0.0 84 40 47.6
2026 Shades 18 .382 9 2 22.2 9 5 55.6
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2021 298 20.4 1.3% 4.7% 204 24.9 0.0% 18.6%
2022 90 19.7 0.0% 3.3% 39 24.6 0.0% 12.8%
2024 243 16.1 23.5% 0.0% 221 18.8 2.7% 1.8%
2025 226 16.8 16.4% 0.0% 155 18.9 3.9% 2.6%
2026 5 18.6 0.0% 20.0% 11 19.8 0.0% 18.2%

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Pitch Distribution