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Sal Stewart

Bats R · 2026 player profile

MLB / 1B
Charts through 2026-09-27 · season stats retrieved 2026-10-13
Average.2632026 · MLB season
Home runs322026 · MLB season
RBI1122026 · MLB season
OPS.7872026 · MLB season

Quality of contact

10-game rolling xwOBA

.200.300.400.500.600.70010-game xwOBALEAGUE AVG .302
10-game rolling xwOBA
League Avg

2026-03-26 — 2026-09-27 · 159 recorded dates. Higher xwOBA means stronger expected production.

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Our picks & reasoning

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OddsIndex analysis

Our picks on Stewart

Saved upcoming picks

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Pick record checked Oct 13, 2026 ET. Local preview uses saved data.

Our past picks

Original reasoning and recorded results.

Showing 20 past picks from 45 linked picks since Jan 1, 2026 ET. Snapshot Oct 13, 2026 ET.

Sal Stewart over 0.5 hitsW

Sep 24, 2026 ET · Odds at publication 1.5600

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2026 vs Mahle: 3 PA, .667 AVG, 3.334 OPS, 2 HR — both balls in play left the yard (small sample noted, but an explosive BvP debut against this specific pitcher). Stewart is having a legitimately strong 2026 season (.266/.333/.465, 32 HR in 682 PA) with a 0.757 OPS over the last 28 days. Mahle allows 1.13 HR/9 in 2026 and the park HR factor is 1.02. The 2026 BvP data is the primary signal: Stewart hits Mahle hard and the broader profile supports continued hard contact.

Sal Stewart to hit a home runL

Sep 6, 2026 ET · Odds at publication 4.2990

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Stewart leads the Reds with 31 HR in 615 PA and a .484 SLG. His OPS vs LHP is 0.899 — he handles southpaws well — and he's facing Harrison (LHP) today. Great American Ball Park carries an HR factor of 1.18, one of the three most HR-friendly parks in MLB. No career matchup data vs Harrison. The +330 line implies 23.3% market probability, which appears slightly underpriced given his power profile, lefty splits, and park context. Note the total pick is Over 9.0 (LOW), which aligns with a scoring environment. Treat as a speculative dart given the lack of BvP data.

Sal Stewart to hit a home runL

Sep 1, 2026 ET · Odds at publication 5.0990

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Stewart has 31 HR and 105 RBI on the season — a historic rookie pace. He has homered in 5 consecutive games and in 9 of his last 11. Great American Ball Park carries a HR factor of 1.18 (top-3 HR park in baseball). He faces Randy Vásquez (RHP), and Stewart's vR OPS is 0.802 with a .266/.337/.489 slash — a genuine power threat vs right-handers. Vásquez has allowed 15 HR in 123.0 IP (1.10 HR/9 in 2026). Hot conditions (92°F) add extra carry. At +410, this represents solid value on a player in the hottest HR stretch of his rookie season on a power-friendly field. Note: the game-level total pick is Low-confidence Under, so we're not chasing runs — but a standalone HR from Stewart is independent of game flow.

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At the plate

Which pitches he handles and how he makes decisions at the plate.

Where the ball goes

350 FTLeftCenterRight
Batted Balls478
Hits164
Home Runs32
Pull%51.3
Out
1B
2B/3B
HR

Contact by location

88.826 BIP97.629 BIP94.017 BIP92.651 BIP96.362 BIP93.053 BIP93.524 BIP93.249 BIP86.734 BIP81.4High87.9Away85.6Low79.6InsideCatcher's perspective
79.6mph
97.6mphExit velocity

Heatmap · exit velocity in mph · catcher’s view. Choose a pitch type above to filter measured contact.

Data detail

Season & career

Updated 2026-10-13. Seasons are split by team.

Season / teamGPAHHRRBIAVGOBPSLGOPS
2026 · Cincinnati Reds16270016432112.263.330.457.787
2025 · Cincinnati Reds18581458.255.293.545.838
Career18075817837120.263.327.465.792
Recorded game dates 159 dates

Existing chart-builder observations, grouped by date. Not an official box-score game log; missing values stay blank.

DatePA*xwOBABAEV (mph)Barrel fraction
2026-09-2740.2010.00094.00.000
2026-09-2650.2070.20095.30.000
2026-09-2550.1120.20070.90.000
2026-09-2440.4650.33398.30.000
2026-09-2340.0040.000101.30.000
2026-09-2250.2040.25098.30.000
2026-09-2040.5560.000103.40.333
2026-09-1940.3010.000101.10.000
2026-09-1840.1680.33390.60.000
2026-09-1740.7690.50093.80.333

*PA is the count of appearances with a positive wOBA denominator.

How to read these numbers
xwOBA

Sample: 700 pa

Compared with 2026 batters with a recorded value and at least 50 plate appearances.

Exit velocity

Sample: 478 bip

Compared with 2026 batters with a recorded value and at least 30 batted balls.

Barrel rate

Sample: 478 bip

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Hard-hit rate

Sample: 478 bip

Compared with 2026 batters with a recorded value and at least 30 batted balls.

Strikeout rate

Sample: 700 pa

Compared with 2026 batters with a recorded value and at least 50 plate appearances.

Walk rate

Sample: 700 pa

Compared with 2026 batters with a recorded value and at least 50 plate appearances.