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Yovanny Cruz

Washington Nationals National League East

Age: 27
B/T: R/R
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 180 lb
Number: #48

Born: August 23, 1999 in San Francisco de Macoris, Dominican Republic
MLB debut: May 20, 2026

dbWAR: -.0
IP: 16.0
ERA: 5.06
FIP: 4.91
K/9: 8.4
FIP−: 118

Yovanny Cruz is a relief pitcher for the Washington Nationals. In 2026 he struck out 15 batters over 16.0 innings across 17 appearances, going 0-2. His ERA of 5.06 is 21.2% higher than the league average of 4.18. Stripping out defence, his 4.91 FIP suggests the ERA was no fluke. He missed bats on 25.9% of swings (11.7% of every pitch he threw), walked 12.9% of the batters he faced and struck out 21.4%. His -0.0 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.

League context

Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2026.

FIP4.91

K/98.4

WHIP1.56

WAR-.0

Pitching

Standard and advanced, by season.

																				Trend
2026	WSH/NYY	17	0	16.0	0	2	1	16	9	15	9	5.06	4.91	1.56	8.4	5.1	121	118	-0.0	—

Platoon splits

How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.

Opponent batting by the side the hitter bats from, 2026. Counted from play-by-play, so totals can differ from the box-score season line by a plate appearance or two.
Split	PA	AB	H	HR	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	wOBA	K%
vs LHB	33	29	9	1	3	7	.310	.394	.414	.367	21.2%
vs RHB	37	30	7	1	6	8	.233	.378	.400	.357	21.6%

Pitch sequencing

What Yovanny Cruz throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.

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Pitch arsenal

What he throws, how hard, how often it misses, and what hitters do with it.


Slider	49.2%	126	91.4	2,391	49.2%	33.3%	33	.303	.876
Four-Seam Fastball	25.0%	64	99.8	2,112	43.8%	9.1%	11	—	—
Sinker	18.0%	46	100.0	2,105	39.1%	10.0%	9	—	—
Splitter	7.8%	20	89.6	1,351	50.0%	45.5%	6	—	—

Yovanny Cruz's arsenal by usage. Velocity is average release speed in mph, spin in rpm, and whiff rate is misses per swing — the cleanest single measure of whether a pitch beats hitters. BAA and OPS are what hitters did against each pitch, credited to the one that ended the plate appearance, and are left blank under 15 at-bats.

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How these are computed

wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.