Kansas City Royals
Steven Cruz has thrown 2,729 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2021 and 2025, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, Spring Training and Fall/Winter Ball. In 2025, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (98mph), Slider (88mph) and Cutter (93mph).
In 2025, compared to other RHP:
Their fourseam fastball generates a high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, is blazing fast, has some natural sinking action and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers. Their slider results in many more groundballs compared to other pitchers' sliders, has short glove-side cut, is much harder than usual and has some two-plane movement. Their cutter is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' cutters, is blazing fast and has some natural sink.