Yovanny Cruz Stats: Statcast, Visuals & Advanced Metrics

P | Washington Nationals

Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 0" 180 lbs | Age: 27

MLB Pipeline Rank

	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	SO	WHIP
2026	0	1	5.23	11	0	0	10.1	11	1.84
1 Season	0	1	5.23	11	0	0	10.1	11	1.84

	G	W-L	ERA	IP	SO	WHIP
2026	11	0-1	5.23	10.1	11	1.84
1 Season	11	0-1	5.23	10.1	11	1.84

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Standard MLB Batting Statistics

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Standard MLB Pitching Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	BF	L	ERA	G	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2026	NYY	AL	20	0	1.69	4	5.1	3	1	1	0	1	6	0.75
2026	WSH	NL	27	1	9.00	7	5.0	9	5	5	1	6	5	3.00
2026	2 Teams		47	1	5.23	11	10.1	12	6	6	1	7	11	1.84
1 Season	2 Teams		47	1	5.23	11	10.1	12	6	6	1	7	11	1.84

*: All Star Season, Rankings AL/NL: Top 5 10 15 20, Click for Chart.

Standard MLB Fielding Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	POS	G	INN	FPCT%
2026	NYY	AL	P	4	5.1	.000
2026	WSH	NL	P	7	5.0	.000
2026	2 Teams		P	11	10.1	.000
1 Season	2 Teams		P	11	10.1	.000

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Standard Minor League Batting Statistics

No Minor League Hitting Statistics.

Standard Minor League Pitching Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	L	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2017	DSL Cubs 1	DSL	ROK	3	2	3.51	13	12	0	56.1	50	32	22	3	14	54	1.14
2018	2 Teams		Minors	5	2	2.57	11	11	0	49.0	40	18	14	1	13	55	1.08
2018	AZL Cubs 2	AZL	ROK	4	2	2.86	10	10	0	44.0	36	18	14	1	13	50	1.11
2018	Eugene Emeralds	NWL	A(Short)	1	0	0.00	1	1	0	5.0	4	0	0	0	0	5	0.80
2019	2 Teams		Minors	1	2	6.46	9	7	0	23.2	20	21	17	3	19	28	1.65
2019	AZL Cubs 2	AZL	ROK	0	0	4.00	4	4	0	9.0	7	4	4	0	7	7	1.56
2019	Eugene Emeralds	NWL	A(Short)	1	2	7.98	5	3	0	14.2	13	17	13	3	12	21	1.70
2022	2 Teams		Minors	1	0	3.95	10	0	0	13.2	13	7	6	2	2	20	1.10
2022	ACL Cubs	ACL	ROK	1	0	5.06	3	0	0	5.1	4	3	3	1	0	13	0.75
2022	South Bend Cubs	MID	A+	0	0	3.24	7	0	0	8.1	9	4	3	1	2	7	1.32
2023	2 Teams		Minors	0	1	1.71	16	0	0	21.0	15	6	4	0	11	24	1.24
2023	ACL Cubs	ACL	ROK	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	2.0	1	1	0	0	1	2	1.00
2023	South Bend Cubs	MID	A+	0	1	1.89	14	0	0	19.0	14	5	4	0	10	22	1.26
2024	San Antonio Missions	TEX	AA	1	2	4.55	23	0	1	29.2	36	17	15	2	16	35	1.75
2025	Portland Sea Dogs	EAS	AA	2	4	3.03	34	0	6	59.1	34	24	20	5	44	72	1.31
2026	2 Teams		Minors	7	3	3.38	38	0	5	42.2	37	22	16	4	19	59	1.31
2026	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	INT	AAA	7	3	3.53	31	0	4	35.2	31	20	14	3	14	52	1.26
2026	Rochester Red Wings	INT	AAA	0	0	2.57	7	0	1	7.0	6	2	2	1	5	7	1.57
2026	2 Teams		AAA	7	3	3.38	38	0	5	42.2	37	22	16	4	19	59	1.31
	3 Teams		ROK	8	4	3.32	32	26	0	116.2	98	58	43	5	35	126	1.14
	2 Teams		AAA	7	3	3.38	38	0	5	42.2	37	22	16	4	19	59	1.31
	2 Teams		AA	3	6	3.54	57	0	7	89.0	70	41	35	7	60	107	1.46
	South Bend Cubs	MID	A+	0	1	2.30	21	0	0	27.1	23	9	7	1	12	29	1.28
	Eugene Emeralds	NWL	A(Short)	2	2	5.95	6	4	0	19.2	17	17	13	3	12	26	1.47
Career Minors	9 Teams			20	16	3.47	154	30	12	295.1	245	147	114	20	138	347	1.30

Standard Minor League Fielding Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	L	POS	G	GS	INN	TC	PO	A	E	FPCT%
2017	DSL Cubs 1	DSL	ROK	P	13	12	56.1	7	2	3	2	.714
2018	2 Teams		Minors	P	11	11	49.0	9	3	4	2	.778
2018	AZL Cubs 2	AZL	ROK	P	10	10	44.0	9	3	4	2	.778
2018	Eugene Emeralds	NWL	A(Short)	P	1	1	5.0	0	0	0	0	.000
2019	2 Teams		Minors	P	9	7	23.2	4	1	2	1	.750
2019	AZL Cubs 2	AZL	ROK	P	4	4	9.0	1	0	1	0	1.000
2019	Eugene Emeralds	NWL	A(Short)	P	5	3	14.2	3	1	1	1	.667
2022	2 Teams		Minors	P	10	0	13.2	1	0	0	1	.000
2022	ACL Cubs	ACL	ROK	P	3	0	5.1	1	0	0	1	.000
2022	South Bend Cubs	MID	A+	P	7	0	8.1	0	0	0	0	.000
2023	2 Teams		Minors	P	16	0	21.0	3	2	0	1	.667
2023	ACL Cubs	ACL	ROK	P	2	0	2.0	1	0	0	1	.000
2023	South Bend Cubs	MID	A+	P	14	0	19.0	2	2	0	0	1.000
2024	San Antonio Missions	TEX	AA	P	23	0	29.2	4	1	3	0	1.000
2025	Portland Sea Dogs	EAS	AA	P	34	0	59.1	6	3	2	1	.833
2026	2 Teams		Minors	P	38	0	42.2	5	2	2	1	.800
2026	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	INT	AAA	P	31	0	35.2	5	2	2	1	.800
2026	Rochester Red Wings	INT	AAA	P	7	0	7.0	0	0	0	0	.000
2026	2 Teams		AAA	P	38	0	42.2	5	2	2	1	.800
	3 Teams		ROK	P	32	26	116.2	19	5	8	6	.684
	2 Teams		AAA	P	38	0	42.2	5	2	2	1	.800
	2 Teams		AA	P	57	0	89.0	10	4	5	1	.900
	South Bend Cubs	MID	A+	P	21	0	27.1	2	2	0	0	1.000
	Eugene Emeralds	NWL	A(Short)	P	6	4	19.2	3	1	1	1	.667
Career Minors	9 Teams			P	154	30	295.1	39	14	16	9	.769

Scouting Report

2026

Scouting grades: Fastball: 60 | Slider: 60 | Splitter: 50 | Control: 40 | Overall: 40

It has certainly been an odyssey through pro ball for Cruz. The right-hander signed with the Cubs for only $60,000 out of the Dominican Republic in 2016 and never reached higher than the High-A level in that system. He saw Double-A time with the Padres and Red Sox as a Minor League free agent signing in 2024 and '25, respectively, before joining the Yankees last offseason in a similar situation. After a productive start at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, he made his elusive Major League debut with New York on May 20, and a little more than two months later, he was dealt to the Nationals at the Deadline as part of the Luis García Jr. trade.

In his age-26 season, Cruz has found a lane as an extremely hard-throwing reliever. His four-seam fastball touched 102 mph in Triple-A before the trade and averaged 99.4 mph. It comes with little extension -- it can look like he’s stepping and flinging -- and ordinary movement that keeps it from being a true plus-plus pitch, but that heat still plays. That said, his 89-91 mph slider is actually his most-used pitch in both the Minors and Majors in 2026. With batters sitting fastball, many often swing over the breaking ball with good drop and some cut.

Cruz also flashes an upper-80s splitter to kill spin, but it was barely used in Triple-A. He still gets lefties out enough with the slider to not need the additional offspeed. The righty’s rise to The Show corresponded with much improved control numbers, and he works out of the stretch exclusively to keep things as uncomplicated as possible, relying on the velocity of the heater and movement of the slider to do the talking. He should get plenty of MLB relief looks in his new organization.

2020

In the penalty box after overspending in 2015 to land Miguel Amaya, Christopher Morel and Brailyn Marquez among others, the Cubs were limited to bonuses of no more than $300,000 for the next two international signing periods. The best prospect from their 2016 crop is Cruz, who signed for $60,000 out of the Dominican Republic. He didn't pitch above short-season ball in his first three seasons and was hampered by tendinitis in 2019, but he has one of the more electric arms in the system.

Cruz has a power sinker with low spin rates that sits at 92-96 mph and tops out at 99, eliciting swings and misses as well as weak ground-ball contact. He shows good feel for spinning the ball and shows flashes of a plus slider. He also has an advanced changeup that could be at least a solid third offering.

Cruz generates quality stuff without much effort. He has a clean delivery and repeats it easily, which bodes well for his durability and strike-throwing ability. He's still a long way from Wrigley Field but could develop into a mid-rotation starter.

2019

Scouting grades: Fastball: 60 | Slider: 55 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 50 | Overall: 45

The Cubs spent more than five times their international bonus allotment for 2015, landing players such as catcher Miguel Amaya and shortstop Aramis Ademan, but also leaving them restricted to handing out bonuses no greater than $300,000 in the next two signing periods. Based on early returns, the best from their 2016 crop is Cruz, who signed for $60,000 out of the Dominican Republic. He easily handled the Rookie-level Arizona League in his 2018 U.S. debut and finished the summer with five scoreless innings at short-season Eugene, though he missed the start of 2019 short-season play with a mild case of tendinitis.

Cruz has the makings of a legitimate three-pitch repertoire, beginning with a sinker that sits at 90-93 mph, touches 95 and helped him produce a 1.3 groundout/airout ratio last season. He has feel for spinning that ball and already shows flashes of a plus slider. His changeup is advanced as well and helps him shut down left-handers.

Cruz has an easy delivery and repeats it well. That gives him better control and command than most teenagers, adding to a possible mid-rotation starter profile. He has one of the highest ceilings among Chicago's starting pitcher prospects and one of the higher floors as well despite his youth.

Transactions

Team	Date	Transaction
	09/07/2026	Washington Nationals recalled RHP Yovanny Cruz from Rochester Red Wings.
	08/19/2026	Washington Nationals optioned RHP Yovanny Cruz to Rochester Red Wings.
	08/03/2026	Washington Nationals traded 1B Luis García Jr. to New York Yankees for RHP Ben Grable, RHP Yovanny Cruz, RHP Jack Cebert and RHP Jake Bird.
	08/03/2026	Washington Nationals activated RHP Yovanny Cruz.
	08/01/2026	New York Yankees recalled RHP Yovanny Cruz from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.
	07/02/2026	New York Yankees optioned RHP Yovanny Cruz to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.
	06/30/2026	New York Yankees recalled RHP Yovanny Cruz from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.
	05/22/2026	New York Yankees optioned RHP Yovanny Cruz to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.
	05/18/2026	New York Yankees selected the contract of RHP Yovanny Cruz from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.
	02/05/2026	New York Yankees invited non-roster RHP Yovanny Cruz to spring training.
	02/05/2026	RHP Yovanny Cruz roster status changed by New York Yankees.
	11/08/2025	New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Yovanny Cruz to a minor league contract.
	11/08/2025	RHP Yovanny Cruz assigned to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.
	11/06/2025	RHP Yovanny Cruz elected free agency.
	11/04/2025	RHP Yovanny Cruz assigned to Gigantes del Cibao.
	09/23/2025	Worcester Red Sox activated RHP Yovanny Cruz.
	09/16/2025	RHP Yovanny Cruz assigned to Worcester Red Sox from Portland Sea Dogs.
	09/16/2025	Worcester Red Sox transferred RHP Yovanny Cruz to the Development List.
	04/02/2025	RHP Yovanny Cruz assigned to Portland Sea Dogs.
	01/15/2025	Boston Red Sox signed free agent RHP Yovanny Cruz to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
	01/15/2025	RHP Yovanny Cruz assigned to Worcester Red Sox.
	11/04/2024	RHP Yovanny Cruz elected free agency.
	09/24/2024	San Antonio Missions activated RHP Yovanny Cruz from the 7-day injured list.
	07/14/2024	San Antonio Missions placed RHP Yovanny Cruz on the 7-day injured list.
	04/02/2024	RHP Yovanny Cruz assigned to San Antonio Missions.
	11/14/2023	RHP Yovanny Cruz assigned to El Paso Chihuahuas.
	11/13/2023	San Diego Padres signed free agent RHP Yovanny Cruz to a minor league contract.
	11/13/2023	RHP Yovanny Cruz roster status changed by San Diego Padres.
	11/06/2023	RHP Yovanny Cruz elected free agency.
	10/21/2023	Estrellas Orientales activated RHP Yovanny Cruz.
	10/21/2023	RHP Yovanny Cruz assigned to Estrellas Orientales.
	07/20/2023	South Bend Cubs activated RHP Yovanny Cruz from the 60-day injured list.
	07/14/2023	South Bend Cubs sent RHP Yovanny Cruz on a rehab assignment to ACL Cubs.
	03/31/2023	South Bend Cubs placed RHP Yovanny Cruz on the 60-day injured list.
	11/10/2022	South Bend Cubs activated RHP Yovanny Cruz from the 60-day injured list.
	08/24/2022	South Bend Cubs transferred RHP Yovanny Cruz from the 7-day injured list to the 60-day injured list.
	08/19/2022	South Bend Cubs placed RHP Yovanny Cruz on the 7-day injured list.
	08/09/2022	South Bend Cubs activated RHP Yovanny Cruz from the 7-day injured list.
	07/27/2022	South Bend Cubs placed RHP Yovanny Cruz on the 7-day injured list.
	06/20/2022	RHP Yovanny Cruz assigned to South Bend Cubs from ACL Cubs.
	06/06/2022	South Bend Cubs sent RHP Yovanny Cruz on a rehab assignment to ACL Cubs.
	04/08/2022	South Bend Cubs placed RHP Yovanny Cruz on the 7-day injured list.
	11/07/2021	South Bend Cubs activated RHP Yovanny Cruz from the 60-day injured list.
	05/13/2021	South Bend Cubs placed RHP Yovanny Cruz on the 60-day injured list.
	05/04/2021	RHP Yovanny Cruz assigned to South Bend Cubs from Cubs Organization.
	05/02/2021	RHP Yovanny Cruz assigned to Cubs Organization from South Bend Cubs.
	02/12/2021	RHP Yovanny Cruz assigned to South Bend Cubs.
	02/12/2021	RHP Yovanny Cruz assigned to South Bend Cubs.
	09/15/2019	RHP Yovanny Cruz assigned to Myrtle Beach Pelicans from Eugene Emeralds.
	09/15/2019	RHP Yovanny Cruz assigned to Myrtle Beach Pelicans.
	08/10/2019	RHP Yovanny Cruz assigned to Eugene Emeralds from AZL Cubs 2.
	06/17/2019	RHP Yovanny Cruz assigned to AZL Cubs 2 from AZL Cubs 1.
	09/05/2018	RHP Yovanny Cruz assigned to AZL Cubs 1 from Eugene Emeralds.
	09/02/2018	Eugene Emeralds placed RHP Yovanny Cruz on the 7-day disabled list.
	08/23/2018	RHP Yovanny Cruz assigned to Eugene Emeralds from AZL Cubs 2.
	06/18/2018	RHP Yovanny Cruz assigned to AZL Cubs 2.
	07/15/2017	RHP Yovanny Cruz assigned to DSL NL All-Stars.
	10/26/2016	RHP Yovanny Cruz assigned to DSL Cubs1.
	08/29/2016	Chicago Cubs signed free agent RHP Yovanny Cruz to a minor league contract.

Platoon Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2 Teams	MLB	vs Left				11			4.2	23	6			0	2	6	1.71	.300	.391	.300	.691
2 Teams	MLB	vs Right				11			5.2	24	6			1	5	5	1.94	.316	.458	.579	1.037

Monthly Splits

Team	L	Type	L	ERA	G	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
New York Yankees	MLB	May	0	0.00	2	2.1	9	1	0	0	0	0	3	0.43	.125	.222	.250	.472
New York Yankees	MLB	June	0	0.00	1	2.0	6	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.00	.000	.000	.000	.000
2 Teams	MLB	August	1	10.80	7	5.0	29	11	6	6	1	6	4	3.40	.478	.586	.652	1.238
Washington Nationals	MLB	September	0	0.00	1	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1.00	.000	.333	.000	.333
New York Yankees	MLB	Pre All-Star	0	0.00	3	4.1	15	1	0	0	0	0	6	0.23	.071	.133	.143	.276
2 Teams	MLB	Post All-Star	1	9.00	8	6.0	32	11	6	6	1	7	5	3.00	.440	.563	.600	1.163

Baserunner Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2 Teams	MLB	Bases Empty	10	4.2	22	2	0	6	7	1.71	.125	.364	.188	.552
Washington Nationals	MLB	Bases Loaded	1	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	.000	.000	.000	.000
2 Teams	MLB	Runner at 1st	7	2.2	11	5	1	0	0	1.88	.455	.455	.727	1.182
2 Teams	MLB	Runners at 1st & 2nd	3	1.0	4	2	0	0	1	2.00	.500	.500	.750	1.250
2 Teams	MLB	Runners at 1st & 3rd	3	0.2	4	1	0	1	2	3.00	.333	.500	.333	.833
New York Yankees	MLB	Runner at 2nd	1	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	-	.000	1.000	.000	1.000
Washington Nationals	MLB	Runners at 2nd & 3rd	2	0.1	3	2	0	0	1	6.00	.667	.667	.667	1.334
New York Yankees	MLB	Runner at 3rd	1	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	.000	.000	.000	.000
2 Teams	MLB	Scoring Position	7	3.0	14	5	0	1	4	2.00	.417	.500	.500	1.000

Game Type Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2 Teams	MLB	Home Games	0	0	2.70	6	0	0	6.2	27	4	2	2	1	3	8	1.05	.174	.296	.348	.644
2 Teams	MLB	Away Games	0	1	9.82	5	0	0	3.2	20	8	4	4	0	4	3	3.27	.500	.600	.563	1.163
Washington Nationals	MLB	Day Games	0	1	54.00	1	0	0	0.1	5	3	2	2	0	1	1	12.00	.750	.800	1.000	1.800
2 Teams	MLB	Night Games	0	0	3.60	10	0	0	10.0	42	9	4	4	1	6	10	1.50	.257	.381	.371	.752
2 Teams	MLB	Leading Off Inning				9			1.2	11	1			0	5	3	3.60	.167	.545	.167	.712
Washington Nationals	MLB	Late / Close				2			0.2	9	5			0	2	2	10.50	.714	.778	.857	1.635

Outs Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2 Teams	MLB	No Outs	10	4.2	23	6	0	5	6	2.36	.333	.478	.389	.867
2 Teams	MLB	One Out	8	3.0	12	3	0	1	1	1.33	.300	.417	.400	.817
2 Teams	MLB	Two Outs	6	2.2	12	3	1	1	4	1.50	.273	.333	.545	.878

Inning Splits

Team	L	Type	ERA	G	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2 Teams	MLB	Sixth Inning	10.80	3	1.2	10	3	2	2	1	2	1	3.00	.429	.600	1.000	1.600
2 Teams	MLB	Seventh Inning	2.70	4	3.1	15	3	1	1	0	3	5	1.80	.250	.400	.250	.650
2 Teams	MLB	Eighth Inning	2.25	4	4.0	14	3	1	1	0	1	3	1.00	.231	.286	.231	.517
2 Teams	MLB	Ninth Inning	13.50	2	1.1	8	3	2	2	0	1	2	3.00	.429	.500	.571	1.071

Platoon Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2 Teams	Minors	vs Left				33			18.2	92	18			2	14	27	1.71	.243	.374	.419	.793
2 Teams	Minors	vs Right				34			23.1	98	19			2	5	32	1.03	.216	.286	.352	.638

Monthly Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	Triple-A	March	1	0	0.00	1	0	2.0	8	1	1	0	0	1	3	1.00	.143	.250	.143	.393
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	Triple-A	April	3	0	1.00	8	1	9.0	37	4	2	1	1	2	14	0.67	.125	.243	.250	.493
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	Triple-A	May	1	1	5.19	8	0	8.2	40	9	5	5	1	7	9	1.85	.281	.400	.531	.931
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	Triple-A	June	0	2	4.15	7	1	8.2	39	7	7	4	0	3	11	1.15	.219	.342	.219	.561
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	Triple-A	July	2	0	4.91	7	2	7.1	33	10	5	4	1	1	15	1.50	.323	.333	.613	.946
Rochester Red Wings	Triple-A	August	0	0	3.60	5	1	5.0	26	6	2	2	1	4	4	2.00	.273	.385	.455	.840
Rochester Red Wings	Triple-A	September	0	0	0.00	2	0	2.0	7	0	0	0	0	1	3	0.50	.000	.143	.000	.143
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	Triple-A	First Half	5	3	3.46	22	2	26.0	115	20	15	10	2	13	36	1.27	.213	.342	.340	.682
2 Teams	Minors	Second Half	2	0	3.24	16	3	16.2	75	17	7	6	2	6	23	1.38	.250	.307	.441	.748

Baserunner Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2 Teams	Minors	Bases Empty	34	20.2	94	19	4	9	34	1.35	.232	.330	.463	.793
2 Teams	Minors	Bases Loaded	5	2.0	9	2	0	0	2	1.00	.286	.333	.286	.619
2 Teams	Minors	Runner at 1st	21	6.0	25	5	0	2	6	1.17	.238	.333	.333	.666
2 Teams	Minors	Runners at 1st & 2nd	9	3.0	14	3	0	2	3	1.67	.273	.429	.364	.793
2 Teams	Minors	Runners at 1st & 3rd	9	1.2	7	1	0	1	2	1.20	.167	.286	.167	.453
2 Teams	Minors	Runner at 2nd	15	5.2	25	7	0	1	7	1.41	.292	.320	.417	.737
2 Teams	Minors	Runners at 2nd & 3rd	7	1.2	7	0	0	2	2	1.20	.000	.286	.000	.286
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	Triple-A	Runner at 3rd	7	2.0	8	0	0	1	3	0.50	.000	.125	.000	.125
2 Teams	Minors	Scoring Position	25	16.0	70	13	0	7	19	1.25	.220	.314	.288	.602

Game Type Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2 Teams	Minors	Home Games	5	1	2.25	18	0	2	20.0	89	17	8	5	1	9	28	1.30	.227	.337	.347	.684
2 Teams	Minors	Away Games	2	2	4.37	20	0	3	22.2	101	20	14	11	3	10	31	1.32	.230	.320	.414	.734
2 Teams	Minors	Day Games	4	0	3.77	13	0	3	14.1	66	15	7	6	1	6	21	1.47	.263	.364	.474	.838
2 Teams	Minors	Night Games	3	3	3.18	25	0	2	28.1	124	22	15	10	3	13	38	1.24	.210	.309	.333	.642
2 Teams	Minors	Leading Off Inning				36			9.2	41	8			1	3	16	1.14	.216	.293	.378	.671
2 Teams	Minors	Late / Close				17			17.2	71	11			0	7	28	1.02	.177	.271	.242	.513

Outs Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2 Teams	Minors	No Outs	36	13.2	54	10	1	3	18	0.95	.204	.264	.347	.611
2 Teams	Minors	One Out	37	14.1	68	16	3	9	20	1.74	.281	.368	.544	.912
2 Teams	Minors	Two Outs	36	14.2	67	11	0	6	21	1.16	.196	.328	.250	.578

Inning Splits

Team	L	Type	ERA	G	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2 Teams	Minors	Fifth Inning	3.38	4	2.2	12	4	1	1	0	0	3	1.50	.333	.333	.333	.666
2 Teams	Minors	Sixth Inning	1.80	7	5.0	25	3	3	1	0	4	5	1.40	.167	.360	.222	.582
2 Teams	Minors	Seventh Inning	1.80	11	10.0	42	5	2	2	1	2	10	0.70	.139	.262	.250	.512
2 Teams	Minors	Eighth Inning	3.77	18	14.1	63	11	7	6	2	10	25	1.47	.208	.333	.358	.691
2 Teams	Minors	Ninth Inning	4.50	12	10.0	44	12	8	5	1	2	16	1.40	.300	.326	.575	.901
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	Triple-A	Extra Innings	9.00	3	3.0	15	4	5	3	0	3	4	2.33	.333	.467	.417	.884

Date	Home Tm	Away Tm	L	ERA	G	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2026-05-20	New York Yankees	Toronto Blue Jays	0	0.00	1	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.00
2026-05-21	New York Yankees	Toronto Blue Jays	0	0.00	1	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.43
May	New York Yankees		0	0.00	2	2.1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0.43
2026-06-30	New York Yankees	Detroit Tigers	0	0.00	1	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.23
June	New York Yankees		0	0.00	1	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.00
2026-08-01	Chicago Cubs	New York Yankees	0	1.69	1	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0.75
2026-08-05	Philadelphia Phillies	Washington Nationals	0	3.18	1	0.1	2	1	1	0	1	1	1.24
2026-08-07	Washington Nationals	Cincinnati Reds	0	2.70	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1.20
2026-08-08	Washington Nationals	Cincinnati Reds	0	2.35	1	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1.30
2026-08-12	Washington Nationals	Chicago Cubs	0	4.50	1	0.1	2	2	2	1	1	0	1.63
2026-08-15	New York Mets	Washington Nationals	1	6.48	1	0.1	3	2	2	0	1	1	2.04
2026-08-18	Texas Rangers	Washington Nationals	0	5.79	1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.93
August	New York Yankees		1	10.80	7	5.0	11	6	6	1	6	4	3.40
2026-09-08	San Diego Padres	Washington Nationals	0	5.23	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1.84
September			0	0.00	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1.00

Date	Home Tm	Away Tm	W	L	ERA	G	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2026-03-29	Buffalo Bisons	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	1	0	0.00	1	0	2.0	1	1	0	0	1	3	1.00
March	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders		1	0	0.00	1	0	2.0	1	1	0	0	1	3	1.00
2026-04-03	Rochester Red Wings	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	0	0	0.00	1	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.67
2026-04-05	Rochester Red Wings	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	1	0	0.00	1	0	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.46
2026-04-09	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	Durham Bulls	1	0	0.00	1	0	1.0	0	1	0	0	1	2	0.56
2026-04-11	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	Durham Bulls	0	0	0.00	1	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0.63
2026-04-15	Syracuse Mets	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	0	0	1.23	1	0	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	1	0.68
2026-04-21	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	Rochester Red Wings	0	0	1.08	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.60
2026-04-24	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	Rochester Red Wings	0	0	0.96	1	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0.64
2026-04-28	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	Buffalo Bisons	1	0	0.82	1	0	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	3	0.73
April	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders		3	0	1.00	8	1	9.0	4	2	1	1	2	14	0.67
2026-05-02	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	Buffalo Bisons	0	0	0.69	1	0	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.77
2026-05-05	Worcester Red Sox	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	0	1	1.23	1	0	1.2	2	1	1	0	1	2	0.89
2026-05-07	Worcester Red Sox	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	0	0	1.72	1	0	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	2	0.89
2026-05-10	Worcester Red Sox	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	0	0	2.25	1	0	0.1	2	1	1	0	2	1	1.13
2026-05-14	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	Syracuse Mets	1	0	2.60	1	0	1.1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1.15
2026-05-16	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	Syracuse Mets	0	0	3.00	1	0	0.2	2	1	1	0	1	0	1.28
2026-05-26	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	Worcester Red Sox	0	0	2.89	1	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.29
2026-05-29	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	Worcester Red Sox	0	0	2.75	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1.22
May	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders		1	1	5.19	8	0	8.2	9	5	5	1	7	9	1.85
2026-06-02	Syracuse Mets	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	0	0	2.61	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1.21
2026-06-04	Syracuse Mets	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	0	1	2.86	1	0	1.1	1	1	1	0	0	2	1.18
2026-06-11	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	0	1	3.13	1	0	1.0	3	3	1	0	0	1	1.26
2026-06-16	Columbus Clippers	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	0	0	2.88	1	1	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1.20
2026-06-19	Columbus Clippers	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	0	0	3.46	1	0	1.0	2	3	2	0	1	2	1.27
2026-06-23	Indianapolis Indians	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	0	0	3.29	1	0	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.24
2026-06-26	Indianapolis Indians	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	0	0	3.18	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.20
June	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders		0	2	4.15	7	1	8.2	7	7	4	0	3	11	1.15
2026-07-05	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	Norfolk Tides	1	0	3.03	1	0	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1.15
2026-07-08	Buffalo Bisons	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	0	0	2.90	1	0	1.1	2	1	0	0	0	2	1.16
2026-07-12	Buffalo Bisons	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	0	0	3.16	1	0	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.21
2026-07-19	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	Worcester Red Sox	1	0	3.06	1	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	3	1.21
2026-07-22	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	Syracuse Mets	0	0	2.94	1	0	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	3	1.22
2026-07-26	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	Syracuse Mets	0	0	3.12	1	1	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	2	1.21
2026-07-29	Iowa Cubs	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	0	0	3.53	1	1	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	3	1.26
July	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders		2	0	4.91	7	2	7.1	10	5	4	1	1	15	1.50
2026-08-21	Omaha Storm Chasers	Rochester Red Wings	0	0	3.68	1	0	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	0	1.28
2026-08-23	Omaha Storm Chasers	Rochester Red Wings	0	0	3.58	1	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.30
2026-08-26	Rochester Red Wings	Buffalo Bisons	0	0	3.72	1	0	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	1	1.34
2026-08-28	Rochester Red Wings	Buffalo Bisons	0	0	3.63	1	1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1.34
2026-08-30	Rochester Red Wings	Buffalo Bisons	0	0	3.54	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1.35
August			0	0	3.60	5	1	5.0	6	2	2	1	4	4	2.00
2026-09-03	Syracuse Mets	Rochester Red Wings	0	0	3.46	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1.34
2026-09-04	Syracuse Mets	Rochester Red Wings	0	0	3.38	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.31
September			0	0	0.00	2	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0.50

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
2026	26	174	28	0	0.0	0.0	89.0	108.5	15.9	39.3	.267	.377	.387	.349	.386	50.0	23.4	14.9	5.23	5.27
Player		174	28	0	0.0	0.0	89.0	108.5	15.9	39.3	.267	.377	.387	.349	.386	50.0	23.4	14.9
MLB					7.6	4.9	88.6	122.9	12.5	33.3	.244	.407	.316	.316	.368	37.1	22.2	8.4

! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Cruz relies on 4 pitches.

Slider

(55.2%) ,

Four Seamer

(33.9%) ,

Split Finger

(8.6%) ,

Sinker

(2.3%) ,

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Pitch Tracking

Batted Ball Profile

Season	GB %	AIR %	FB %	LD %	PU %	Pull %	Straight %	Oppo %	Pull GB %	Straight GB %	Oppo GB %	Pull AIR %	Straight AIR %	Oppo AIR %
		AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups				All Batted Balls			Batted Ball Breakdown
2026	39.3	60.7	17.9	32.1	10.7	42.9	35.7	21.4	21.4	14.3	3.6	21.4	21.4	17.9
Player	39.3	60.7	17.9	32.1	10.7	42.9	35.7	21.4	21.4	14.3	3.6	21.4	21.4	17.9
MLB	44.1	55.9	24.3	24.6	7.1	37.5	37.3	25.0	20.7	17.5	5.8	16.9	19.8	19.2

! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season	Weak %	Topped %	Under %	Flare/Burner %	Solid %	Barrel %	Barrel/PA
2026	3.6	32.1	17.9	28.6	17.9	0.0	0.0
Player	3.6	32.1	17.9	28.6	17.9	0.0	0.0
MLB	4.1	32.2	25.0	24.4	5.9	7.6	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)
Year	Pitch	Team	Hand	#	MPH	Vertical Drop	vs. Comparable	Horizontal Break	vs. Comparable	Vertical Break	vs. Avg	Horizontal Break	vs. Avg
2026	4-Seam Fastball	WSH	R	59	99.8	14.9	-2.5	12.9ARM	4.9	12.7	-2.9	12.9ARM	5.1
2026	Sinker	WSH	R	4	100.6	15.6	-3.4	14.5ARM	-0.9	11.5	-4.0	14.5ARM	-0.6
2026	Split-Finger	WSH	R	15	89.9	31.3	0.9	5.9ARM	-5.6	2.6	0.4	5.9ARM	-5.3
2026	Slider	WSH	R	96	91.3	30.8	0.6	0.9GLV	-1.6	2.1	-0.7	0.9GLV	-2.7

! Note: Years are in reverse order.

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Run Values by Pitch Type

Year	Pitch Type	RV/100	Run Value	Pitches	%	PA	BA	SLG	wOBA	Whiff%	K%	PutAway %	xBA	xSLG	xwOBA	Hard Hit %
2026	Slider	-2.8	-3	96	55.2	26	.360	.520	.394	31.9	26.9	25.0	.289	.403	.314	55.6
2026	4-Seam Fastball	-2.6	-2	59	33.9	16	.333	.444	.497	5.0	0.0	0.0	.335	.495	.506	44.4
2026	Split-Finger	5.1	1	15	8.6	5	.000	.000	.000	50.0	80.0	36.4	.032	.033	.029	0.0
2026	Sinker	-1.3	0	4	2.3		--	--	--	0.0	--	--	--	--	--	--

! Note: Years are in reverse order.

! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

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Spin Direction

Year	Pitch Type	Pitches	MPH	Active Spin %	Total Movement (In.)	Spin-Based	Observed	Deviation
2026	4-Seam Fastball	57	99.8	98	18.0	1:45	1:30	15
2026	Split-Finger	15	89.9	47	6.9	1:45	2:45	-60
2026	Slider	96	91.3	16	2.1	12:00	10:00	120

! Note: Years are in reverse order.

! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.

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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
2026		47	174	0	0	-2	-1	-4
Player		47	174	0	0	-2	0	-4

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Statcast Pitching Run Value (Leveraged)

These run values are leveraged, meaning the base/out situation at the time of the event does impact the run value (thus introducing context outside the batter's own contribution).

				Runs
Year	Team	PA	Pitches	Heart	Shadow	Chase	Waste	All	+/- Due To Leverage
2026		47	174	-1	-1	-2	-1	-5	-1
Player		47	174	-1	-1	-2	-1	-5	-1

Plate Discipline

Season	Pitches	Zone %	Zone Swing %	Zone Contact %	Chase %	Chase Contact %	Edge %	1st Pitch Strike %	Swing %	Whiff %	Meatball %	Meatball Swing %
2026	174	48.9	57.6	85.7	30.3	51.9	43.1	63.8	43.7	26.3	6.3	72.7
Player	174	48.9	57.6	85.7	30.3	51.9	43.1	63.8	43.7	26.3	6.3	72.7
MLB		48.7	67.0	82.7	28.6	57.9	42.6	61.2	47.3	25.0	7.3	76.2

! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year	Pitching	Fastball	Breaking	Off Speed	xERA	Fastball MPH	Fastball Spin	Curve Spin	Avg EV	Chase%	Whiff%	K%	BB%	Barrel%	Hard- Hit%	GB%	Extension
	Run Value				Pitching
2026						99	14										19

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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 %
2026		27.79	1	1.0	0	0	0	1	100.0
Player		27.79	1	1.0	0	0	0	1	100.0

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.

Standard

Year	Team	Avg HR Trot	Actual HR	xHR	HR-xHR	Doubters	Mostly Gone	No Doubters	No Doubter %
2026		27.79	1	1.0	0	0	0	1	100.0
Player		27.79	1	1.0	0	0	0	1	100.0

Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Standard" view here accounts for different wall heights and distances but excludes environmental effects. It is based purely on the observed trajectory of the hit.

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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year	HR
2026	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Player	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Standard

Year	HR
2026	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Player	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

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Statcast Fielder Positioning

				vs RHH			vs LHH
Year	Alignment Type	PA	wOBA	PA	Total	%	PA	Total	%
2026	Shades	47	.387	24	3	12.5	23	11	47.8

! 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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