RF Matt Kirkland #5
Toronto Blue Jays MLB
Age: 37 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
06/16/2026
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RF MATT KIRKLAND #5 - AGE: 37 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
54 197 55 15 0 2 18 19 32 .279 .341 .386 0 0.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 70 55 55
Gap 45 50 45 45
Power 45 55 45 45
Eye 55 70 55 55
Avoid K's 65 75 60 65
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 50
Errors: - 30 55
Arm: 20 45 60
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 35
1st Base: - Center Field: 25
2nd Base: - Right Field: 50
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 35
Stealing Aggressiveness: 25
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
06/15/2026 BAL Win, 8-7 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
06/14/2026 @ BOS Loss, 0-1 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
06/13/2026 @ BOS Loss, 4-8 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
06/12/2026 @ BOS Loss, 2-10 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
06/10/2026 TEX Win, 14-6 5 3 4 3 1 0 0 0
06/08/2026 TEX Win, 5-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/05/2026 @ NYM Win, 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/02/2026 @ CIN Win, 6-2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
05/31/2026 NYY Loss, 1-5 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
05/30/2026 NYY Win, 4-3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/07/1988
Born in:San Francisco, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:220 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$7,400,000
Signed Through:2027 Season
Major Service:17 Years, 108 Days
Service This Yr:81 Days
40-Man Service:17 Years, 108 Days
Pro Service:18 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
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 54 197 55 15 0 2 18 26 19 32 .279 .341 .386 .727 .315 .107 95
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 53 221 0 0 0 6 4 1 76 17 0 0 0.0 25.7 4.54 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   43 15 4 0 2 7 9 4 4 1 0 0 .349 .396 .581 .977
Versus Right   154 40 11 0 0 11 17 15 28 0 4 0 .260 .325 .331 .657
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Last Week   22 8 1 0 1 3 3 0 4 0 0 0 .364 .364 .545 .909
April   71 20 5 0 0 4 11 8 7 0 1 0 .282 .354 .352 .707
May   96 24 8 0 0 10 11 10 20 1 3 0 .250 .318 .333 .651
June   30 11 2 0 2 4 4 1 5 0 0 0 .367 .387 .633 1.020
Spring Training   40 9 5 0 0 2 7 7 5 0 0 0 .225 .340 .350 .690
Last Year   548 166 25 3 14 65 66 56 73 2 2 5 .303 .372 .436 .808
Career   745 221 40 3 16 83 92 75 105 3 6 5 .297 .364 .423 .786
Home   102 31 9 0 1 10 14 11 14 1 3 0 .304 .368 .422 .790
Road   95 24 6 0 1 8 12 8 18 0 1 0 .253 .311 .347 .658
Grass   181 50 14 0 2 17 24 18 28 1 4 0 .276 .340 .387 .727
Turf   16 5 1 0 0 1 2 1 4 0 0 0 .312 .353 .375 .728
Day   80 25 6 0 1 8 10 13 14 0 2 0 .312 .409 .425 .834
Night   117 30 9 0 1 10 16 6 18 1 2 0 .256 .290 .359 .649
As Starter   197 55 15 0 2 18 26 19 32 1 4 0 .279 .341 .386 .727
As Reliever / Substitution   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   30 10 2 0 0 0 5 3 6 0 0 0 .333 .394 .400 .794
Inning 1-3   69 17 3 0 0 5 7 8 11 1 3 0 .246 .321 .290 .610
Inning 4-6   72 21 8 0 2 11 9 4 9 0 1 0 .292 .329 .486 .815
Inning 7-9   51 16 4 0 0 2 10 7 11 0 0 0 .314 .397 .392 .789
Extra Innings   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
0 Outs   57 17 3 0 1 2 9 3 8 0 4 0 .298 .333 .404 .737
1 Outs   83 19 8 0 0 6 12 7 11 1 0 0 .229 .286 .325 .611
2 Outs   57 19 4 0 1 10 5 9 13 0 0 0 .333 .424 .456 .880
Scoring Position   41 11 5 0 1 16 5 6 9 1 4 0 .268 .354 .463 .818
Bases Empty   112 29 7 0 1 1 13 11 17 0 0 0 .259 .325 .348 .673
Runner on 1st   44 15 3 0 0 1 8 2 6 0 0 0 .341 .370 .409 .779
Runner on 2nd   12 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 2 0 .083 .214 .167 .381
Runner on 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Runner on 1st & 2nd   17 6 2 0 1 7 3 3 3 0 0 0 .353 .450 .647 1.097
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   4 3 2 0 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 .750 .750 1.250 2.000
Two Strikes   111 24 7 0 1 11 9 6 32 1 0 0 .216 .254 .306 .561
First Pitch   19 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .211 .211 .421
Count 0-1   16 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .250 .312 .562
Count 0-2   13 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 .154 .154 .154 .308
Count 1-0   15 8 2 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 .533 .533 .867 1.400
Count 1-1   16 8 2 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .500 .625 1.125
Count 1-2   22 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 .136 .136 .182 .318
Count 2-0   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   15 5 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .467 .800
Count 2-2   36 8 3 0 0 5 2 0 9 0 0 0 .222 .222 .306 .528
Count 3-0   1 1 1 0 0 0 4 7 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Count 3-1   2 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 .500 .875 .500 1.375
Full Count   40 11 3 0 1 5 5 6 9 1 0 0 .275 .362 .425 .787
Behind in Count   51 9 2 0 0 2 3 0 14 0 1 0 .176 .176 .216 .392
Ahead in Count   35 15 5 0 1 4 9 13 0 0 2 0 .429 .583 .657 1.240
Batting 2nd   55 16 4 0 1 8 9 5 9 0 1 0 .291 .350 .418 .768
Batting 3rd   8 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 .250 .300 .375 .675
Batting 4th   23 6 2 0 0 1 4 2 6 0 0 0 .261 .320 .348 .668
Batting 5th   95 28 8 0 0 7 10 10 15 0 2 0 .295 .362 .379 .741
Batting 6th   11 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 .091 .167 .364 .530
Batting 7th   5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Low Leverage   95 26 8 0 2 8 14 9 15 0 0 0 .274 .337 .421 .758
Medium Leverage   74 19 2 0 0 4 7 8 12 1 3 0 .257 .325 .284 .609
High Leverage   28 10 5 0 0 6 5 2 5 0 1 0 .357 .400 .536 .936
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
2025 Chicago - MLB 36 147 548 166 25 3 14 65 66 56 5 2 73 1 1 .303 .372 .436 .808 110 109 2.1
2026 River Hills - MLB 37 18 62 16 4 0 0 3 8 8 0 0 6 0 0 .258 .343 .323 .665 80 83 -0.0
2026 Toronto - MLB 37 36 135 39 11 0 2 15 18 11 0 1 26 0 0 .289 .340 .415 .755 99 102 0.0
2026 Total - MLB 37 54 197 55 15 0 2 18 26 19 0 1 32 0 0 .279 .341 .386 .727 93 96 -0.0
Total MLB 201 745 221 40 3 16 83 92 75 5 3 105 1 1 .297 .364 .423 .786 105 106 2.1
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
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2025 Chicago - MLB LF 1 1 3 0 0 4 1 .750 9.0 3.00 -0.3 1.015
2025 Chicago - MLB CF 67 66 181 1 0 186 4 .978 547.1 2.99 -4.6 .959
2025 Chicago - MLB RF 72 64 108 8 0 120 4 .967 551.2 1.89 -3.4 .938
2026 Toronto - MLB LF 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 24.0 0.75 -0.1 1.012
2026 Toronto - MLB CF 4 4 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 36.0 2.00 -0.6 .914
2026 River Hills - MLB RF 18 18 29 2 0 32 1 .969 149.2 1.86 -0.3 .955
2026 Toronto - MLB RF 17 14 24 3 0 28 1 .964 125.1 1.94 -0.9 .976
TOTAL LF 4 4 5 0 0 6 1 .833 33.0 1.36 -0.4 1.014
TOTAL CF 71 70 189 1 0 194 4 .979 583.1 2.93 -5.1 .957
TOTAL RF 107 96 161 13 0 180 6 .967 826.2 1.89 -4.6 .947
PLAYER HISTORY
11/24/2025 Became a free agent.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 55 (55).
01/31/2026 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $14,800,000 with the River Hills Rockets organization.
03/23/2026 Outstandingly completed training to improve his outfield defense at the River Hills Rockets development complex.
04/21/2026 Injured on 04/20/2026, diagnosed with a strained Achilles tendon, is day-to-day.
04/29/2026 Was claimed off waivers by Toronto while with River Hills.
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