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Relief Pitcher · Cleveland Guardians

Matt Festa

RHP · Throws Right · Age 33Reliever
ERA
3.86
FIP
IP
53.2
W-L
2-3
WHIP
1.36
K%
24.6
BB%
6.4
GB%
K/9
9.7
HR/9
1.0
Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in 2016 (round 7), he was acquired by the Cleveland Guardians via trade from the Texas Rangers in April 2025. He made his MLB debut on July 14, 2018.Facts: MLB StatsAPI (people · transactions)
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Four-Seam Fastball

FF · lead pitch

43% of pitches · .315 xwOBA allowed · 224 BIP · where it goes, what it costs

Pitcher Locations
where he throws it · catcher’s view
3%5%5%2%1%5%9%10%7%2%3%6%12%11%8%0%0%2%2%2%0%0%1%1%2%
Rare 0% · Common 10% · Very common 20%+
xwOBA Allowed
damage done by zone · all batters
.397.134.000.099.870.377.144.260.341.254.553.413.341.345.314.321.183.415.096.250.702
Cold .200 · Avg .310 · Hot .500+
Expected Damage
locations × damage zones
.012.006.000.002.011.017.013.027.024.006.015.026.042.039.026.006.003.007.001.002.011
Low risk · Average · High-risk zone
Four-Seam Fastball (43% usage) has allowed .315 xwOBA over 224 balls in play — his most-used pitch.

Arsenal

usage × whiff, ranked

4 pitch types · 2,107-pitch sample · 2026/2025/2024 blend, weighted 4/3/1

Four-Seam Fastball FF
43% usage · 26% whiff · .315 xwOBA · 92.6 mph
Sweeper ST
38% usage · 23% whiff · .297 xwOBA · 83.1 mph
Cutter FC
11% usage · 21% whiff · .318 xwOBA · 91.3 mph
Sinker SI
7% usage · 19% whiff · .229 xwOBA · 93.1 mph
Whiff% Trend
last 8 outings · by pitch · min 5 swings per point
01020304050608/58/68/88/118/148/168/188/21
Four-Seam FastballSweeperCutter
Hand Splits
K% + xwOBA allowed by batter side · 2026/2025/2024 blend, weighted 4/3/1
SplitK%xwOBASample
vs. LHB23 .307 249
vs. RHB25.3 .297 299
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