Yankees prospect Ben Grable has no major leaguer like him thanks to dynamic fastball
Yankees prospect Ben Grable, an 11th‑round pick from Indiana University, was added to the All‑Star Futures Game roster after a strong season in High‑A Hudson Valley and Double‑A Somerset. He throws a four‑seam fastball averaging 96.1 mph with about 20.5‑21 inches of vertical break, a combination that the article says is unmatched among current major‑league pitchers. Grable’s minor‑league performance includes a 2.61 ERA, a 0.77 WHIP and a 40.2% strikeout rate over 31 innings.
- ▪Grable’s fastball averages 96.1 mph and generates roughly 20.5‑21 inches of vertical break, a level of movement not seen in any major‑league pitcher’s four‑seamer.
- ▪He ranks fourth in WHIP (0.77), 16th in strikeout percentage (40.2%) and eighth in opponents’ batting average (.127) among 1,602 affiliated minor leaguers with at least 30 innings pitched.
- ▪Grable underwent Tommy John surgery in 2024 and returned to improve his mechanics, now pitching exclusively from the stretch.
- ▪He was a late addition to the Futures Game after George Lombard Jr. and Carlos Lagrange were sidelined with injuries.
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MLB New York Yankees Yankees prospect Ben Grable has no major leaguer like him thanks to dynamic fastball By Mark W. Sanchez Published July 12, 2026, 10:54 p.m. ET (function() { var overlay = document.getElementById("nyp-player-lcp-overlay"); if (!overlay) { return; } function hideOverlay() { overlay.remove(); } function afterDCL() { requestAnimationFrame(hideOverlay); } if (document.readyState === "loading") { document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", afterDCL, { once: true }); } else { afterDCL(); } })(); See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google PHILADELPHIA — There is nothing unique about the Yankees developing a hard-throwing and effective reliever, the type the club regularly churns out (and regularly deals at the trade deadline).
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