C Matt Lerch #9
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
09/11/2026
C MATT LERCH #9 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
90 270 60 16 0 10 44 22 70 .222 .280 .393 0 0.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 50 45 45
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 45 55 45 45
Eye 40 45 40 40
Avoid K's 45 50 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 25 55
Errors: - 35 55
Arm: 65 60 60
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 45 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 55 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Aggressiveness: 25
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 30
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/09/2026 SD Loss, 6-8 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 0
09/04/2026 MIL Win, 5-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/01/2026 @ ATH Win, 9-2 4 2 3 2 1 0 0 0
08/30/2026 @ CHC Win, 7-5 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
08/29/2026 @ CHC Loss, 5-12 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 0
08/28/2026 @ CHC Loss, 0-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/25/2026 COL Loss, 3-8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/22/2026 LAD Loss, 2-3 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
08/19/2026 @ PIT Loss, 4-9 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
08/17/2026 @ PIT Loss, 9-12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/17/1998
Born in:Countryside, IL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$740,000
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 21 Days
Service This Yr:170 Days
40-Man Service:7 Years, 63 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 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 90 270 60 16 0 10 44 26 22 70 .222 .280 .393 .672 .292 .170 82
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 68 293 0 0 0 10 0 1 106 26 0 0 0.0 27.6 3.37 .2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   88 22 7 0 3 16 11 8 20 1 0 0 .250 .309 .432 .741
Versus Right   182 38 9 0 7 28 15 14 50 0 0 0 .209 .265 .374 .639
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Last Week   8 3 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 .375 .375 .750 1.125
April   55 12 5 0 1 6 5 4 11 0 0 0 .218 .271 .364 .635
May   63 12 5 0 3 15 8 4 14 0 0 0 .190 .239 .413 .652
June   68 14 0 0 2 10 5 7 24 1 0 0 .206 .276 .294 .570
July   37 8 5 0 1 2 2 2 10 0 0 0 .216 .256 .432 .689
August   35 10 1 0 2 9 4 4 8 0 0 0 .286 .359 .486 .845
September   12 4 0 0 1 2 2 1 3 0 0 0 .333 .385 .583 .968
Spring Training   50 12 5 0 1 3 5 4 6 0 0 0 .240 .296 .400 .696
Career   270 60 16 0 10 44 26 22 70 1 0 0 .222 .280 .393 .672
Home   138 31 9 0 6 24 17 11 30 0 0 0 .225 .282 .420 .702
Road   132 29 7 0 4 20 9 11 40 1 0 0 .220 .278 .364 .641
Grass   240 55 14 0 9 39 24 22 58 1 0 0 .229 .293 .400 .693
Turf   30 5 2 0 1 5 2 0 12 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500
Day   95 21 5 0 3 17 8 8 31 0 0 0 .221 .282 .368 .650
Night   175 39 11 0 7 27 18 14 39 1 0 0 .223 .279 .406 .685
As Starter   247 55 14 0 9 40 23 20 61 1 0 0 .223 .280 .389 .669
As Reliever / Substitution   23 5 2 0 1 4 3 2 9 0 0 0 .217 .280 .435 .715
Pinch Hitting   12 3 1 0 1 2 3 2 6 0 0 0 .250 .357 .583 .940
Close/Late   82 18 5 0 2 11 10 6 22 0 0 0 .220 .273 .354 .626
Inning 1-3   70 12 3 0 1 10 2 5 19 1 0 0 .171 .224 .257 .481
Inning 4-6   90 23 5 0 6 15 11 8 23 0 0 0 .256 .316 .511 .827
Inning 7-9   102 23 8 0 2 16 12 8 25 0 0 0 .225 .282 .363 .645
Extra Innings   8 2 0 0 1 3 1 1 3 0 0 0 .250 .333 .625 .958
0 Outs   91 17 4 0 4 9 11 5 25 1 0 0 .187 .227 .363 .589
1 Outs   87 22 6 0 4 21 10 7 23 0 0 0 .253 .309 .460 .768
2 Outs   92 21 6 0 2 14 5 10 22 0 0 0 .228 .304 .359 .663
Scoring Position   71 22 6 0 1 32 2 2 16 1 0 0 .310 .324 .437 .761
Bases Empty   137 29 7 0 7 7 19 15 36 0 0 0 .212 .289 .416 .706
Runner on 1st   62 9 3 0 2 5 5 5 18 0 0 0 .145 .209 .290 .499
Runner on 2nd   20 4 1 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 .200 .200 .250 .450
Runner on 3rd   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Runner on 1st & 2nd   15 6 2 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 .400 .400 .533 .933
Runner on 1st & 3rd   10 3 1 0 0 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .300 .364 .400 .764
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   11 4 0 0 0 7 0 0 1 1 0 0 .364 .333 .364 .697
Bases Loaded   10 4 2 0 1 12 1 1 4 0 0 0 .400 .455 .900 1.355
Two Strikes   127 16 5 0 2 9 8 7 70 1 0 0 .126 .170 .213 .383
First Pitch   42 12 3 0 4 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .643 .929
Count 0-1   24 5 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .208 .208 .208 .417
Count 0-2   16 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 .188 .188 .250 .438
Count 1-0   29 9 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 .310 .379 .690
Count 1-1   21 7 4 0 1 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Count 1-2   50 9 3 0 2 6 5 0 24 1 0 0 .180 .176 .360 .536
Count 2-0   5 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 .600 1.200
Count 2-1   11 5 2 0 1 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 .455 .455 .909 1.364
Count 2-2   38 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 0 .026 .026 .053 .079
Count 3-0   2 1 0 0 1 1 2 8 0 0 0 0 .500 .900 2.000 2.900
Count 3-1   9 2 0 0 1 2 3 7 0 0 0 0 .222 .562 .556 1.118
Full Count   23 3 0 0 0 2 3 7 12 0 0 0 .130 .333 .130 .464
Behind in Count   90 17 4 0 2 10 7 0 34 1 0 0 .189 .187 .300 .487
Ahead in Count   56 20 4 0 3 14 8 15 0 0 0 0 .357 .493 .589 1.082
Batting Leadoff   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Batting 5th   3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Batting 6th   120 27 7 0 4 25 11 11 29 1 0 0 .225 .288 .383 .671
Batting 7th   57 12 5 0 2 9 5 3 15 0 0 0 .211 .250 .404 .654
Batting 8th   52 12 1 0 2 6 5 4 11 0 0 0 .231 .286 .365 .651
Batting 9th   36 7 2 0 2 4 3 3 14 0 0 0 .194 .256 .417 .673
Low Leverage   96 20 5 0 5 10 11 10 22 0 0 0 .208 .283 .417 .700
Medium Leverage   113 27 8 0 3 18 9 8 32 1 0 0 .239 .287 .389 .676
High Leverage   61 13 3 0 2 16 6 4 16 0 0 0 .213 .262 .361 .622
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
2026 Atlanta - MLB 27 75 223 46 15 0 7 33 20 17 0 1 59 0 0 .206 .261 .368 .629 66 69 -0.2
2026 San Francisco - MLB 27 15 47 14 1 0 3 11 6 5 0 0 11 0 0 .298 .365 .511 .876 131 139 0.4
2026 Total - MLB 27 90 270 60 16 0 10 44 26 22 0 1 70 0 0 .222 .280 .393 .672 78 81 0.1
Total MLB 90 270 60 16 0 10 44 26 22 0 1 70 0 0 .222 .280 .393 .672 78 81 0.1
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
2025 Gwinnett - AAA 26 96 355 93 18 0 8 52 33 38 1 0 58 0 1 .262 .335 .380 .715 86 90 0.4
Total IL 96 355 93 18 0 8 52 33 38 1 0 58 0 1 .262 .335 .380 .715 86 90
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2026 Atlanta - MLB C 62 56 445 31 2 477 1 .998 510.1 8.39 -2.3 .852 4 75 17 22.7
2026 San Francisco - MLB C 13 12 100 8 2 109 1 .991 109.0 8.92 -0.6 .000 0 14 3 21.4
2026 Atlanta - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2026 San Francisco - MLB LF 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 4.2 5.79 +0.0 1.010
2026 San Francisco - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL C 75 68 545 39 4 586 2 .997 619.1 8.49 -2.9 .710 4 89 20 22.5
TOTAL LF 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 5.2 4.76 +0.0 1.010
PLAYER HISTORY
02/16/2025 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves organization.
12/15/2025 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Atlanta Braves.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (40).
07/31/2026 Was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the San Francisco Giants, along with $280,000, in exchange for CL Antonio Montes and 3B Jack Johannesson.
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