Mike Yastrzemski
- Atlanta’s roster as it stands starts at LF · 336 PA · 0.4 WAR in the role
- Injured list 2026: Left elbow inflammation (Jul 11–Jul 21)
- Trade read Unlikely to be traded: Signed in Dec 2025 (2 yr, $23M (2026-27), 2028 club option): clubs rarely move a player they just committed to.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 407 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 40 | .281 | .211 | 35% | 8% | 30% | −1.42 | −2.04 |
| RHP | 367 | .316 | .319 | 23% | 10% | 26% | +0.33 | +0.10 |
- Attack angle
- 11.5° (64% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −3.2°
- Swing length
- 7.5 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 8%
- Pull-air %
- 19.7%
- Hard-hit %
- 43.2%
- Slash · wRC+
- .224/.309/.380 · 92
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage down and in (+3.3 vs. league per 100; 1.4 standard errors on 49 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest up and away (−3.0), but only 1.4 standard errors from average on 90 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,605 pitches · faded cells are within one standard error of average. A spot is called only when it is farther from average than the best or worst of nine average cells gets 95% of the time (set from the league’s own pitches: about 3 standard errors above, 2 below).
Most similar hitters
Swings like Yastrzemski: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | Anthony Volpe NYY · ’01 | .291 | 1.4 | 1.4 | Arb |
| 66 | J.T. Realmuto PHI · ’91 | .316 | 0.7 | 0.5 | Signed $15.0M |
| 65 | Hunter Feduccia LAD · ’97 | .315 | 0.5 | 0.1 | — |
| 64 | Ryan O'Hearn PIT · ’93 | .313 | 0.6 | 1.0 | Signed $15.0M |
| 64 | Kyle Tucker LAD · ’97 | .333 | 0.9 | 2.6 | Signed $87.0M |
Nearest neighbours on bat speed, swing length, attack angle, squared-up and blast rates, EV90, barrels, pull-air, chase, zone contact, K% and BB%. 2026 regulars only.
Fielding
2027 rating at every position he can play · OAA by position · range by direction · tools. Same engine as the Fielding Lab and the Winter Plan.
| Season | Pos | OAA | Range | Arm, DP | Runs | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | RF | −1 | −1 | +0.6 | −0.4 | 1,371 |
| 2026 | LF | −1 | −1 | +1.0 | 0.0 | 2,295 |
| 2025 | CF | 0 | 0 | +0.2 | +0.2 | 159 |
| 2025 | LF | −1 | −1 | +0.2 | −0.8 | 207 |
| 2025 | RF | −2 | −2 | +4.2 | +2.2 | 4,248 |
| 2024 | CF | −1 | 0 | −0.1 | −0.1 | 268 |
| 2024 | RF | 0 | 0 | −0.8 | −0.8 | 4,122 |
| 2023 | LF | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 373 |
| 2023 | RF | +2 | +1 | +0.1 | +1.1 | 1,435 |
| 2023 | CF | 0 | 0 | +0.1 | +0.1 | 1,510 |
Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.
At LF in 2026, the biggest loss came in (charging) (−2 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among RFs)| Play | Made | Chances | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ | 0 | 18 | 0% |
| ★★★★ | 1 | 7 | 14% |
| ★★★ | 4 | 7 | 57% |
| ★★ | 15 | 15 | 100% |
| ★ | 11 | 13 | 85% |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | RF | 138 | +1.7 |
| 2026 | LF | 234 | +3.6 |
| 2025 | RF | 408 | +1.2 |
| 2024 | RF | 334 | −0.5 |
The zone rating counts every ball hit to his part of the field while he played there, his club’s positioning included; Savant OAA uses his actual starting spot and is the better individual grade. They agree best in the outfield. See the model card.
Contract & projection
Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR
ABS challenges · 2026
Baseball Savant