Wyatt Langford
- Texas’ roster as it stands starts at LF · 486 PA · 3.1 WAR in the role
- Injured list 2026: Left hamstring strain (Jun 28–Jul 9)
- Trade read Unlikely to be traded: Young, controllable regular (age 25, control through 2029): the kind of player clubs build around.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 471 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 156 | .324 | .307 | 26% | 12% | 27% | +1.21 | −1.10 |
| RHP | 315 | .347 | .324 | 21% | 11% | 26% | +0.84 | −0.23 |
- Attack angle
- 13.9° (54% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −7.5°
- Swing length
- 6.9 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 25%
- Pull-air %
- 23.6%
- Hard-hit %
- 36.4%
- Slash · wRC+
- .238/.333/.421 · 115
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage middle-middle (+2.1 vs. league per 100; 1.0 standard errors on 110 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest up and away (−2.8), but only 1.3 standard errors from average on 87 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,705 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 Langford: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | Tyler O'Neill BAL · ’95 | .307 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Signed $16.5M |
| 63 | JJ Bleday CIN · ’97 | .343 | 1.3 | 1.0 | Arb |
| 61 | Henry Davis PIT · ’99 | .298 | 0.6 | 0.2 | Arb |
| 60 | Austin Wells NYY · ’99 | .303 | 1.7 | 2.2 | Arb |
| 58 | Michael Conforto CHC · ’93 | .333 | 0.8 | −0.1 | Free agent |
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 | CF | +1 | +1 | −0.1 | +0.9 | 471 |
| 2026 | LF | +5 | +5 | −0.5 | +4.5 | 3,246 |
| 2025 | CF | +5 | +4 | +0.1 | +4.1 | 1,328 |
| 2025 | LF | +5 | +5 | +0.3 | +5.3 | 3,485 |
| 2024 | CF | 0 | 0 | +0.3 | +0.3 | 421 |
| 2024 | LF | +2 | +2 | +2.3 | +4.3 | 3,550 |
Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.
| Play | Made | Chances | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ | 2 | 28 | 7% |
| ★★★★ | 4 | 5 | 80% |
| ★★★ | 4 | 7 | 57% |
| ★★ | 14 | 15 | 93% |
| ★ | 14 | 14 | 100% |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LF | 354 | +3.5 |
| 2026 | CF | 61 | +5.9 |
| 2025 | LF | 339 | +6.0 |
| 2025 | CF | 153 | +2.8 |
| 2024 | LF | 355 | −0.6 |
| 2024 | CF | 46 | −1.9 |
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
* projected arbitration or minimum salary. Contract Studio →
Minor leagues
MLB Stats API · public box-score data
| SeasonLevel | Level | Team | Age | G | PA / IP | PA / IP ·Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026AA | AA | Frisco RoughRiders | 24 | 2 | 8 PA | 8 PA · .400/.625/1.000 · 1 HR · 25.0% K · 37.5% BB |
| 2026AAA | AAA | Round Rock Express | 24 | 2 | 7 PA | 7 PA · .000/.286/.000 · 0 HR · 28.6% K · 28.6% BB |
| 2025AA | AA | Frisco RoughRiders | 23 | 3 | 11 PA | 11 PA · .333/.455/1.000 · 2 HR · 9.1% K · 18.2% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
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