Matthew Liberatore

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitch Repertoire At-A-Glance

Although they have not thrown an MLB pitch in 2026, Matthew Liberatore threw 7,563 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2021 and 2025, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, The World Baseball Classic and Spring Training. In 2025, they relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (94mph) and Slider (86mph), also mixing in a Curve (77mph), Sinker (94mph), Change (88mph) and Cutter (90mph).


In 2025, compared to other LHP:
Their fourseam fastball has well above average velo and has slightly less natural movement than typical. Their slider is thrown extremely hard and has some two-plane movement. Their curve has an exceptional bite, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves and has slight glove-side movement. Their sinker is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has surprisingly little armside run, has well above average velo and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers. Their change is thrown extremely hard, generates fewer whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' changeups and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' changeups. Their cutter is blazing fast, generates fewer whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' cutters and has strong cutting action.