Washington Nationals
Shinnosuke Ogasawara has thrown 1,242 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2025 and 2026, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season and Spring Training. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Change (81mph) and Curve (74mph), also mixing in a Fourseam Fastball (91mph), Cutter (86mph) and Slider (81mph). He also rarely throws a Sinker (89mph).
In 2026, compared to other LHP:
Their change (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 15 of them in 2026) generates a high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' changeups, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' changeups, has slightly below average velo and has some natural sink to it. Their curve (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 14 of them in 2026) has an exceptional bite, is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' curves, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' curves, has slight glove-side movement and has slightly below average velo. Their fourseam fastball (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 12 of them in 2026) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has some natural sinking action, has essentially average velo and has slightly less natural movement than typical. Their cutter (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 11 of them in 2026) is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' cutters, generates fewer whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' cutters and has some natural sink. Their slider (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 7 of them in 2026) results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders and has some two-plane movement. Their sinker (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 3 of them in 2026) generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sinkers, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has less armside run than typical and has some natural sinking action.