2026 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
18.00
WHIP
3.00
K
2
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Alvarado was DFA'd by the Pirates last January, but was claimed by the Athletics one day later and given the chance to compete for a spot in their Opening Day bullpen. The 25-year-old fell short in his bid, but made his MLB debut last May after demonstrating high strikeout upside in the minors. The right-hander averaged 98.7 mph on his four-seamer, which produced the highest whiff rate for that pitch type (minimum of 300 pitches) at 39.6 percent. That mark is even more impressive when you look at the names right behind him on that leaderboard: Edwin Diaz (39.4 percent), Devin Williams (38.0 percent) and former teammate Mason Miller (37.5 percent). When Miller was traded last summer, fantasy managers speculated that Alvarado could replace him as the A's closer, but the Dominican native did not record a save. Alvarado could take on more high-leverage work in 2026, but improving his command - he walked 22 across 42.1 innings last year - will go a long way towards earning those chances. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year contract with the Athletics in March of 2026.
Returns from WBC
Alvarado allowed two hits and a walk across a scoreless inning in Thursday's Cactus League loss to the Mariners.
Analysis
Alvarado got into a jam in the eighth inning by loading the bases but escaped without allowing a run. This marked the right-hander's first outing back with the Athletics after tossing 1.2 scoreless innings across two appearances for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic. Coming off a 2025 season in which he posted a 3.19 ERA and 1.32 WHIP across 42.1 innings, Alvarado could see save opportunities as the A's plan to deploy a closer-by-committee approach, though he has yet to record his first big-league save.
Alvarado got into a jam in the eighth inning by loading the bases but escaped without allowing a run. This marked the right-hander's first outing back with the Athletics after tossing 1.2 scoreless innings across two appearances for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic. Coming off a 2025 season in which he posted a 3.19 ERA and 1.32 WHIP across 42.1 innings, Alvarado could see save opportunities as the A's plan to deploy a closer-by-committee approach, though he has yet to record his first big-league save.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
26
Last 10 Games
26
Last 5 Games
26
How many pitches does Elvis Alvarado generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
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What part of the game does Elvis Alvarado generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-15%
BAA vs RHP
2026
-100%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .235 | 28 | 12 | 16 | 4 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .200 | 24 | 12 | 19 | 2 | |||
| 2026vs Left | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2026vs Right | .333 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .239 | 28 | 11 | 16 | 4 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .196 | 22 | 11 | 18 | 2 | |||
| 2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-8%
ERA at Home
2026
-100%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 3.42 | 1.44 | 26.1 | 10.9 | 4.8 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 3.71 | 1.24 | 17.0 | 10.6 | 5.3 | ||||
| 2026Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2026Away | 18.00 | 3.00 | 1.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | ||||
| 2025Home | 3.42 | 1.44 | 26.1 | 10.9 | 4.8 | ||||
| 2025Away | 2.81 | 1.13 | 16.0 | 10.1 | 4.5 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Elvis Alvarado compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.27K/9
10.6BB/9
4.7HR/9
1.3Fastball
98.7 mphERA
3.19WHIP
1.32BABIP
.288GB/FB
1.02Left On Base
81.9%Exit Velocity
84.8 mphBarrels/BBE
5.1%Spin Rate
2366 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
28.3%Swinging Strike
14.7%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Strong finish to season
Alvarado allowed no hits and a walk with no strikeouts over 1.1 scoreless innings Saturday against Kansas City.
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Picks up win Sunday
Alvarado (1-0) pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, walking two batters and striking out two on his way to a win in Sunday's 3-2 victory over the Orioles.
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Moves up to big leagues
The Athletics called up Alvarado from Triple-A Las Vegas on Friday.
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Sent to Triple-A
The Athletics optioned Alvarado to Triple-A Las Vegas on Thursday, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
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Back in big leagues
Alvarado was called up from Triple-A Las Vegas on Monday.
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