Pitcher · 2026
Fernando Cruz
- Age
- 36
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 237 lb
- Number
- #63
- Born
- March 28, 1990 in Bayamon, Puerto Rico
- MLB debut
- September 2, 2022
- Drafted
- 2007, round 6
- High school
- Puerto Rico Advancement College
- Salary, 2026
- $1.45M
- dbWAR
- 2.2 3 season(s)
- IP
- 50.0
- ERA
- 2.88
- FIP
- 3.83
- K/9
- 11.2
- FIP−
- 92 100 = avg
Fernando Cruz is a relief pitcher for the New York Yankees. In 2026 he struck out 62 batters over 50.0 innings across 55 appearances, going 4-6. His ERA of 2.88 was 31.0% lower than the league average of 4.18 — 6th of 14 on his team, and 96th of 467 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 3.83 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 39.3% of swings (17.2% of every pitch he threw), walked 14.1% of the batters he faced and struck out 29.1%. His 0.4 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.
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 110 | 88 | 15 | 2 | 20 | 27 | .170 | .318 | .284 | .283 | 24.5% |
| vs RHB | 103 | 91 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 35 | .231 | .320 | .385 | .313 | 34.0% |
Pitch sequencing
What Fernando 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, and how often it misses in 2026.
| Splitter | 450 | 80.0 | 724 | 46.7% | 52.0% | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 276 | 93.1 | 2,240 | 45.7% | 14.7% | |
| Slider | 115 | 82.3 | 2,554 | 48.7% | 35.9% | |
| Sinker | 23 | 92.6 | 2,083 | 47.8% | 11.1% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 55 | 0 | 50.0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 62 | 30 | 2.88 | 3.83 | 1.32 | 11.2 | 5.4 | 69 | 92 | 0.4 | |
| 2025 | 49 | 0 | 48.0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 19 | 72 | 24 | 3.56 | 3.18 | 1.19 | 13.5 | 4.5 | 86 | 76 | 0.8 | |
| 2024 | 69 | 3 | 66.2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 54 | 36 | 109 | 35 | 4.86 | 3.27 | 1.33 | 14.7 | 4.7 | 119 | 80 | 1.0 |
Head to head
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Similar players
Nearest 2026 seasons by command, run prevention and role, on rate statistics rather than totals.
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.