San Diego Padres
Yuki Matsui has thrown 2,311 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2023 and 2025, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, The World Baseball Classic and Spring Training. In 2025, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (92mph) and Splitter (84mph), also mixing in a Cutter (87mph) and Slider (82mph). He also rarely throws a Sinker (91mph) and Curve (75mph).
In 2025, compared to other LHP:
Their fourseam fastball has much less armside movement than typical, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has essentially average velo and has some added backspin. Their splitter has dives down out of the zone, generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' splitters, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' splitters and has slight cut action. Their cutter has extreme cut action and has some natural sink. Their slider sweeps across the zone, has exceptional depth, generates a high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sliders and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders. Their sinker results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers and has less armside run than typical. Their curve (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 2 of them in 2025) has an exceptional bite, generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' curves and is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' curves.