Tyler Samaniego

Boston Red Sox

Pitch Repertoire At-A-Glance

Tyler Samaniego has thrown 627 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2021 and 2026, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, The World Baseball Classic, Spring Training and Fall/Winter Ball. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Sinker (93mph) and Fourseam Fastball (94mph), also mixing in a Slider (83mph), Cutter (90mph) and Change (86mph).


In 2026, compared to other LHP:
Their sinker is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has well above average velo and has some natural sinking action. Their fourseam fastball generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has much less armside movement than typical, has some natural sinking action and has slightly above average velo. Their slider sweeps across the zone, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders and has some two-plane movement. Their cutter is blazing fast, generates fewer whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' cutters and has some natural sink. Their change is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' changeups, dives down out of the zone, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' changeups and is much firmer than usual.