Hayden Wesneski

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 210lb (190cm, 95kg)

Born: December 5, 1997 in Houston, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 33rd round of the 2016 MLB June Amateur Draft from Cy-Fair HS (Cypress, TX) and the New York Yankees in the 6th round of the 2019 MLB June Amateur Draft from Sam Houston State University (Huntsville, TX).

High School: Cy-Fair HS (Cypress, TX)

School: Sam Houston State University (Huntsville, TX)

Debut: September 6, 2022 (Age 24-275d, 22,816th in major league history)
vs. CIN 5.0 IP, 2 H, 8 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2023 season

2025 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2025): 1.170 • Arb Eligible: 2026 • Free Agent: 2030

Full Name: Hayden Gregory Wesneski

Pronunciation: \wez-NESS-kee\

Instagram: @hayden_wesneski

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

-0.3

1.1

ERA

3.86

3.93

67.2

190.0

183

WHIP

1.138

1.168

Summary of 35 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

1 leading off, 0 walk-off, 2 tying, 16 go ahead

1 Tm
CHC	35

Platoon
vs RHB	19
vs LHB	16

Home/Road
Away	18
Home	17

Outs
0	20
2	8
1	7

16 Opps
SFG	8
PHI	4
MIN	4
STL	3
CIN	2
CHW	2
PIT	2
ATL	2
MIL	1
LAD	1
SEA	1
LAA	1
COL	1
MIA	1
SDP	1
NYM	1

32 Batters
Alex Kirilloff	2
Joc Pederson	2
Trea Turner	2
Kevin Newman	1
Yuli Gurriel	1
Eugenio Suárez	1
TJ Friedl	1
Lars Nootbaar	1
Joey Gallo	1
Shohei Ohtani	1
Jeff McNeil	1
Paul DeJong	1
Alec Burleson	1
Willy Adames	1
Kris Bryant	1
Jared Triolo	1
Wilmer Flores	1
Austin Riley	1
James Outman	1
Jarred Kelenic	1
Luis Robert Jr.	1
Jason Vosler	1
Manny Machado	1
Kyle Schwarber	1
J.D. Davis	1
Thairo Estrada	1
Michael Conforto	1
Jorge Polanco	1
Josh Harrison	1
Pedro Pagés	1
David Villar	1
Heliot Ramos	1

11 Parks
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	17
Target Field (MIN)	4
Oracle Park (SFO)	4
Busch Stad 3 (STL)	2
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	2
CitizensBank (PHI)	1
Citi Field (NYC)	1
PNC Pk (PIT)	1
Am Fam Field (MIL)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
Coors Fld (DEN)	1

Where Hit
7	10
9	7
78	7
89	6
8	5

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	11
3	6
4	5
5	5
1	4
6	3
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	21
2·HR gms	5
4·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	23
1--	5
-2-	4
1-3	2
12-	1

50 Runs
RISP	7
0 on	23
1 on	9
2 on	3
Any on	12

Inning
1	5
2	4
3	5
4	2
5	6
6	2
7	6
8	5

1-3	14
4-6	10
7-end	11

RelScore
+4..	6
+2	3
+1	5
Tied	15
-1	3
-2	1
-4..	2

Ahead	14
Tied	15
Behind	6

Before event,
for batter

Count
1-0	7
1-1	5
2-2	5
0-0	4
1-2	4
0-1	4
3-1	1
3-2	1
2-0	1
0-2	1
2-1	1
3-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	6
DH	6
2B	5
SS	5
CF	5
3B	4
LF	2
C	1
RF	1

OrderPos
2nd	11
6th	5
3rd	5
7th	4
5th	4
1st	3
8th	1
4th	1
9th	1

Leverage
High Lev	7
Medium Lev	14
Low Lev	14

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2022	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2022-09-11	Thairo Estrada	SFG	@	CHC	tied 1-1	t 7	0	---	4,(0-2) CFFX	1	6	6	19%	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
2	2	2	2	2022-09-11	Wilmer Flores	SFG	@	CHC	ahead 2-1	t 8	0	-2-	5,(2-2) FF1B>B.X	2	2	4	12%	93%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); L. Brinson Scores
3	3	3	1	2022-09-22	Kevin Newman	PIT		CHC	behind 1-3	b 7	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	4	14%	36%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
2023	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	2023-04-04	TJ Friedl	CIN		CHC	tied 1-1	b 3	2	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	2	8	12%	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
5	5	2	2	2023-04-04	Jason Vosler	CIN		CHC	ahead 2-1	b 4	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	3	10%	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
6	6	3	1	2023-04-11	Eugenio Suárez	SEA	@	CHC	tied 0-0	t 1	1	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	3	5	16%	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); T. France Scores
7	7	4	1	2023-04-22	James Outman	LAD	@	CHC	tied 1-1	t 2	0	---	4,(1-2) FS.BX	1	6	8	10%	60%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
8	8	5	1	2023-04-27	Manny Machado	SDP	@	CHC	tied 0-0	t 2	1	---	4,(2-1) BBFX	1	5	5	10%	58%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
9	9	6	1	2023-05-07	Yuli Gurriel	MIA	@	CHC	tied 0-0	t 5	0	---	5,(2-2) BCBSX	1	5	3	13%	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
10	10	7	1	2023-05-13	Alex Kirilloff	MIN		CHC	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	2	DH	10%	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
11	11	8	2	2023-05-13	Joey Gallo	MIN		CHC	ahead 1-0	b 3	0	12-	3,(1-1) CBX	3	1	3	15%	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); W. Castro Scores; R. Jeffers Scores
12	12	9	3	2023-05-13	Alex Kirilloff	MIN		CHC	ahead 4-0	b 3	0	---	5,(1-2) CC.FBX	1	2	DH	4%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
13	13	10	4	2023-05-13	Jorge Polanco	MIN		CHC	ahead 5-0	b 5	2	-2-	10,(3-2) *BCBFFFBFFX	2	4	4	3%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); A. Kirilloff Scores
14	14	11	1	2023-06-06	Shohei Ohtani	LAA		CHC	behind 0-4	b 4	0	---	6,(2-2) CFFBBX	1	2	DH	7%	22%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
15	15	12	1	2023-06-11	Joc Pederson	SFG		CHC	tied 0-0	b 1	0	1--	2,(1-0) *BX	2	2	DH	15%	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); T. Estrada Scores
16	16	13	2	2023-06-11	Joc Pederson	SFG		CHC	tied 2-2	b 3	1	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	2	DH	17%	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Schmitt Scores
17	17	14	1	2023-06-28	Josh Harrison	PHI	@	CHC	ahead 7-2	t 5	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	7	4	3%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
18	18	15	1	2023-07-28	Lars Nootbaar	STL		CHC	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	3,(1-1) .CBX	1	1	8	10%	65%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
19	19	16	1	2023-08-04	Austin Riley	ATL	@	CHC	ahead 7-0	t 7	2	---	6,(2-2) CFBBFX	1	3	5	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
20	20	17	1	2023-08-09	Jeff McNeil	NYM		CHC	tied 2-2	b 6	0	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	5	9	16%	74%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
21	21	18	1	2023-09-05	J.D. Davis	SFG	@	CHC	tied 4-4	t 6	1	-2-	2,(0-1) .FX	2	6	5	23%	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); J. Pederson Scores
22	22	19	1	2023-09-13	Kris Bryant	COL		CHC	ahead 5-3	b 7	0	---	5,(1-2) BCFFX	1	3	3	6%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
23	23	20	1	2023-09-20	Jared Triolo	PIT	@	CHC	ahead 7-1	t 5	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	4	2%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
2024	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
24	24	1	1	2024-05-23	Jarred Kelenic	ATL	@	CHC	tied 0-0	t 5	0	---	5,(3-1) .FBBBX	1	7	7	14%	64%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
25	25	2	1	2024-05-27	Willy Adames	MIL		CHC	ahead 1-0	b 8	1	1-3	4,(3-0) .1BBBX	3	3	6	8%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); B. Turang Scores/unER; W. Contreras Scores
26	26	3	1	2024-06-04	Luis Robert Jr.	CHW	@	CHC	tied 5-5	t 7	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	3	8	22%	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
27	27	4	1	2024-06-05	Paul DeJong	CHW	@	CHC	behind 5-6	t 8	0	---	1,(0-0) ..X	1	7	6	25%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
28	28	5	1	2024-06-14	Pedro Pagés	STL	@	CHC	tied 0-0	t 8	0	---	6,(2-2) .CBF.BFX	1	9	2	25%	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
29	29	6	1	2024-06-17	Heliot Ramos	SFG	@	CHC	behind 1-2	t 7	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	2	8	19%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
30	30	7	1	2024-06-26	Michael Conforto	SFG		CHC	behind 0-1	b 2	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	7	7	22%	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); P. Bailey Scores
31	31	8	2	2024-06-26	David Villar	SFG		CHC	ahead 2-1	b 2	2	---	4,(1-2) SBCX	1	8	3	10%	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
32	32	9	1	2024-07-02	Trea Turner	PHI	@	CHC	ahead 2-0	t 3	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	6	8%	80%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
33	33	10	2	2024-07-02	Trea Turner	PHI	@	CHC	ahead 3-1	t 5	0	1--	3,(1-1) CBX	2	2	6	12%	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. Stott Scores
34	34	11	1	2024-07-13 (1)	Alec Burleson	STL		CHC	ahead 6-1	b 1	2	1-3	3,(1-1) 1BCX	3	2	3	6%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Siani Scores/unER; M. Winn Scores/unER; A. Burleson Scores/unER
35	35	12	1	2024-09-24	Kyle Schwarber	PHI		CHC	behind 2-10	b 8	0	1--	2,(0-1) CX	2	1	DH	1%	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); J. Rojas Scores