SS Kevin Merrell #79
Baltimore Orioles MLB
Age: 30 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/07/2026
 OA: 35 POT: 35
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SS KEVIN MERRELL #79 - AGE: 30 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
95 332 82 13 2 4 36 24 89 .247 .302 .334 5 -0.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 35 35 35 35
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 50 45 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 55 50
Errors: - 60 50
Arm: 20 45 40
Turn DP: - 60 -
Ability: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 45
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 55 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Ability: 65
Baserunning Inst.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 60
Bunt for Hit: 60
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/03/2026 HOU Win, 6-3 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0
09/28/2026 @ BOS Loss, 5-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/2026 @ NYY Loss, 5-15 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/2026 TOR Win, 5-2 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/17/2026 OAK Loss, 0-3 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/08/2026 @ SEA Loss, 3-5 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 0
08/31/2026 TOR Win, 8-6 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
08/24/2026 @ TOR Loss, 5-8 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/22/2026 @ CLE Loss, 5-10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/16/2026 BOS Loss, 0-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Merrell never shows any lack of effort.
High: Adaptability, Work Ethic
Birthday:12/14/1995
Born in:Odessa, FL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$563,500
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 86 Days
Service This Yr:186 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 11 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2026 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 95 332 82 13 2 4 36 39 24 89 .247 .302 .334 .636 .278 .087 70
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 92 361 2 0 0 8 3 0 111 19 5 3 62.5 32.8 3.35 -0.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   63 17 6 0 0 7 9 6 11 0 1 2 .270 .352 .365 .717
Versus Right   269 65 7 2 4 29 29 18 78 0 2 0 .242 .289 .327 .616
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   50 17 4 1 1 9 9 5 13 0 1 2 .340 .421 .520 .941
May   83 16 3 0 0 6 7 6 22 0 0 0 .193 .247 .229 .476
June   89 20 2 0 3 11 11 1 21 0 0 0 .225 .233 .348 .582
July   60 16 2 0 0 5 4 5 19 0 1 0 .267 .323 .300 .623
August   36 8 1 1 0 4 4 4 9 0 1 0 .222 .300 .306 .606
September   12 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 5 0 0 0 .333 .385 .333 .718
October   2 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .750 1.000 1.750
Spring Training   52 8 1 1 0 3 6 4 18 0 0 0 .154 .214 .212 .426
Last Year   13 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .077 .077 .077 .154
Career   597 151 21 7 12 54 75 38 135 1 3 4 .253 .302 .372 .673
Home   177 52 6 1 4 24 22 10 46 0 1 2 .294 .339 .407 .745
Road   155 30 7 1 0 12 17 14 43 0 2 0 .194 .260 .252 .512
Grass   297 76 12 2 4 36 36 19 77 0 3 2 .256 .305 .350 .655
Turf   35 6 1 0 0 0 3 5 12 0 0 0 .171 .275 .200 .475
Day   109 21 1 1 2 14 10 5 30 0 1 1 .193 .235 .275 .510
Night   223 61 12 1 2 22 29 19 59 0 2 1 .274 .333 .363 .697
As Starter   327 81 13 2 4 36 38 23 89 0 3 2 .248 .301 .336 .638
As Reliever / Substitution   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   66 10 3 0 1 6 6 6 23 0 2 1 .152 .233 .242 .475
Inning 1-3   110 33 5 0 0 9 14 8 29 0 0 1 .300 .353 .345 .698
Inning 4-6   112 34 4 2 3 21 15 9 24 0 1 0 .304 .355 .455 .811
Inning 7-9   108 14 3 0 1 6 9 7 36 0 2 1 .130 .190 .185 .375
Extra Innings   2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
0 Outs   114 27 5 0 2 9 17 7 33 0 3 0 .237 .281 .333 .614
1 Outs   125 29 6 0 1 15 14 12 31 0 0 1 .232 .304 .304 .608
2 Outs   93 26 2 2 1 12 7 5 25 0 0 1 .280 .323 .376 .700
Scoring Position   83 24 5 0 3 33 12 2 23 0 3 1 .289 .314 .458 .772
Bases Empty   191 48 6 1 1 1 22 20 50 0 0 0 .251 .322 .309 .631
Runner on 1st   58 10 2 1 0 2 4 2 16 0 0 1 .172 .213 .241 .454
Runner on 2nd   36 4 0 0 0 3 2 0 13 0 2 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Runner on 3rd   7 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Runner on 1st & 2nd   19 11 3 0 1 13 5 0 3 0 0 0 .579 .579 .895 1.474
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 3 1 0 0 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .273 .385 .364 .748
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 2 0 0 1 5 2 0 3 0 1 1 .333 .429 .833 1.262
Bases Loaded   4 2 1 0 1 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.500 2.000
Two Strikes   160 25 2 1 0 8 10 11 89 0 0 0 .156 .211 .181 .392
First Pitch   56 17 0 0 2 6 8 0 0 0 1 0 .304 .304 .411 .714
Count 0-1   25 5 2 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .200 .360 .560
Count 0-2   29 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 19 0 0 0 .103 .103 .103 .207
Count 1-0   25 8 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .320 .320 .320 .640
Count 1-1   26 14 4 0 2 11 9 0 0 0 0 1 .538 .556 .923 1.479
Count 1-2   58 8 0 1 0 3 5 0 34 0 0 0 .138 .138 .172 .310
Count 2-0   17 7 3 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .412 .412 .588 1.000
Count 2-1   19 6 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 .316 .350 .421 .771
Count 2-2   45 5 2 0 0 0 2 0 26 0 0 0 .111 .111 .156 .267
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0 0 0 0 .000 .692 .000 .692
Full Count   28 9 0 0 0 3 1 11 10 0 0 0 .321 .513 .321 .834
Behind in Count   112 16 2 2 0 9 8 0 53 0 1 0 .143 .143 .196 .339
Ahead in Count   65 21 5 0 0 7 10 13 0 0 1 1 .323 .443 .400 .843
Batting Leadoff   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   109 27 4 1 0 7 11 11 29 0 0 2 .248 .328 .303 .631
Batting 5th   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Batting 8th   57 14 1 0 2 12 9 3 13 0 0 0 .246 .283 .368 .652
Batting 9th   161 40 8 1 2 17 18 9 47 0 3 0 .248 .288 .348 .636
Low Leverage   158 39 5 1 2 6 17 14 42 0 1 1 .247 .312 .329 .641
Medium Leverage   118 27 3 1 0 10 14 8 39 0 2 1 .229 .283 .271 .555
High Leverage   55 16 5 0 2 20 7 2 8 0 0 0 .291 .316 .491 .807
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2022 Philadelphia - MLB 26 61 252 68 8 5 8 18 35 14 2 1 44 10 6 .270 .312 .437 .749 98 100 1.0
2025 Los Angeles - MLB 29 5 13 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .077 .077 .077 .154 -58 -70 -0.3
2026 Baltimore - MLB 30 95 332 82 13 2 4 36 39 24 2 0 89 5 3 .247 .302 .334 .636 69 70 -0.9
Total MLB 161 597 151 21 7 12 54 75 38 4 1 135 15 9 .253 .302 .372 .673 79 79 -0.2
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2017 Vermont - A- 21 31 125 40 5 1 2 9 27 9 1 3 22 10 3 .320 .362 .424 .786 100 103 0.6
2018 Oakland (AZL) - R 22 4 10 6 0 2 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .600 .636 1.000 1.636 336 294 0.4
2018 Vermont - A- 22 5 16 8 0 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 3 0 0 .500 .579 .625 1.204 100 221 0.4
2018 Stockton - A+ 22 62 270 72 10 3 0 24 38 15 1 0 66 5 4 .267 .308 .326 .634 69 71 -0.3
2019 Midland - AA 23 82 289 71 13 4 2 34 37 18 3 5 67 13 4 .246 .292 .339 .631 73 72 0.1
2019 Northwest Arkansas - AA 23 42 166 39 5 4 0 13 14 9 1 0 38 9 2 .235 .278 .313 .592 62 65 -0.1
2019 Total - AA 23 124 455 110 18 8 2 47 51 27 4 5 105 22 6 .242 .287 .330 .617 69 70 -0.0
2020 Northwest Arkansas - AA 24 121 492 135 18 4 4 45 49 22 2 1 99 30 17 .274 .308 .352 .659 85 84 0.8
2021 Omaha - AAA 25 112 488 157 25 12 5 53 92 50 0 2 88 30 9 .322 .383 .453 .836 107 108 2.3
2022 Lehigh Valley - AAA 26 47 211 79 17 6 4 23 36 14 1 0 28 9 5 .374 .416 .569 .985 174 170 2.7
2023 Lehigh Valley - AAA 27 101 412 117 20 5 5 42 59 42 2 4 86 16 9 .284 .350 .393 .743 106 106 1.8
2024 Salt Lake - AAA 28 72 252 63 5 1 2 17 28 19 0 0 56 11 6 .250 .303 .302 .604 64 61 -0.4
2024 Lehigh Valley - AAA 28 34 135 30 9 1 0 8 12 10 1 1 28 4 4 .222 .279 .304 .583 72 67 0.0
2024 Total - AAA 28 106 387 93 14 2 2 25 40 29 1 1 84 15 10 .240 .294 .302 .597 66 63 -0.4
2025 Salt Lake - AAA 29 99 427 116 16 7 7 38 58 32 2 0 94 16 5 .272 .325 .391 .716 83 85 0.7
Total IL 182 758 226 46 12 9 73 107 66 4 5 142 29 18 .298 .355 .426 .781 119 116
Total PCL 283 1167 336 46 20 14 108 178 101 2 2 238 57 20 .288 .345 .398 .743 89 90
Total TEX 245 947 245 36 12 6 92 100 49 6 6 204 52 23 .259 .298 .341 .639 77 77
Total CAL 62 270 72 10 3 0 24 38 15 1 0 66 5 4 .267 .308 .326 .634 69 71
Total NYP 36 141 48 5 2 2 9 31 12 1 3 25 10 3 .340 .389 .447 .835 100 117
Total AZL 4 10 6 0 2 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .600 .636 1.000 1.636 336 294
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2022 Philadelphia - MLB C 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
2022 Philadelphia - MLB 2B 56 56 88 155 41 250 7 .972 500.0 4.37 +0.2 1.024
2022 Philadelphia - MLB SS 4 3 3 13 2 16 0 1.000 27.2 5.20 +0.6 1.024
2025 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 3 3 6 11 1 17 0 1.000 27.0 5.67 -0.1 1.005
2025 Los Angeles - MLB SS 3 0 1 3 2 4 0 1.000 11.0 3.27 -0.7 1.012
2026 Baltimore - MLB 2B 1 1 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 +0.1 1.023
2026 Baltimore - MLB SS 91 90 124 216 55 355 15 .958 774.2 3.95 -13.5 .882
2026 Baltimore - MLB CF 2 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 10.0 2.70 +0.0 1.008
2026 Baltimore - MLB RF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 +0.1 .971
TOTAL C 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
TOTAL 2B 60 60 97 167 42 271 7 .974 536.0 4.43 +0.3 1.023
TOTAL SS 98 93 128 232 59 375 15 .960 813.1 3.98 -13.6 .891
TOTAL CF 2 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 10.0 2.70 +0.0 1.008
TOTAL RF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 +0.1 .971
PLAYER HISTORY
06/12/2017 Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (33rd) of the 2017 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of South Florida (Tampa, FL).
07/14/2019 Traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Kansas City Royals for RHP Homer Bailey.
06/27/2020 Injured (Sprained ankle), day-to-day for 4 days.
08/19/2020 Injured (Quadriceps strain), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 25 (30); Eye: 40 (50).
04/27/2021 Goes 6-8 against the Oklahoma City Dodgers, with 1 3B, 1 HR, 9 RBI and 9 R.
04/28/2021 Goes 5-5 against the Oklahoma City Dodgers, with 1 RBI and 2 R.
07/16/2021 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 2 days.
07/20/2021 Injured (Hamstring strain), out for 4 weeks.
11/26/2021 Was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for LF Adam Haseley.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 50 (50).
06/21/2022 Goes 0-3 against the Pawtucket Red Sox, ending his hitting streak at 31 games.
07/05/2022 Goes 5-7 against the Rochester Red Wings, with 3 2B, 5 RBI and 0 R.
07/06/2022 Injured (Severe hip strain), out for 6-7 weeks.
09/27/2022 Wins the 2022 International League Round 2 with the Lehigh Valley IronPigs!
11/27/2022 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $563,500 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 50 (55).
04/21/2023 Injured (Strained bicep tendon), day-to-day for 4 weeks.
11/27/2023 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $563,500 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 45 (50).
06/03/2024 Was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for $250,000.
11/29/2024 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $563,500 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 50 (50).
06/16/2025 Wins the PCL PC Player of the Week Award.
12/01/2025 Became a free agent.
12/01/2025 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles organization.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 45 (45).
03/21/2026 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
03/27/2026 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
06/16/2026 Injured (viral infection),day-to-day for 3 days.
08/07/2026 Injured (bruised shoulder),day-to-day for 3 days.
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