RF Buddy 'J Hay' Binion #38
Age: 31 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Good
07/19/2026
RF BUDDY 'J HAY' BINION #38 - AGE: 31 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
51 91 30 7 0 2 14 3 15 .330 .358 .473 0 0.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 45 60 55
Gap 50 45 50 50
Power 40 35 40 40
Eye 35 30 35 35
Avoid K's 55 45 60 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 45
Errors: - 30 75
Arm: 30 45 40
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 40
1st Base: 40 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 40
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 35
Stealing Aggressiveness: 20
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/16/2026 MIN Loss, 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/14/2026 TB Win, 3-1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/11/2026 @ SF Loss, 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/09/2026 @ COL Win, 9-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/08/2026 @ COL Loss, 4-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/05/2026 @ HAR Loss, 2-5 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
06/13/2026 COL Loss, 2-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/12/2026 COL Win, 7-0 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
06/11/2026 CWS Win, 4-3 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
06/09/2026 CWS Win, 7-2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/31/1994
Born in:Rockwood, MI
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$1,540,000
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:10 Years, 137 Days
Service This Yr:96 Days
40-Man Service:10 Years, 137 Days
Pro Service:12 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 51 91 30 7 0 2 14 12 3 15 .330 .358 .473 .830 .360 .143 125
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 13 95 1 0 0 2 0 0 43 9 0 0 0.0 14.8 6.36 .5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Versus Right   85 29 7 0 2 14 11 3 12 0 0 1 .341 .371 .494 .865
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Week   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
April   33 15 3 0 1 6 5 0 3 0 0 0 .455 .455 .636 1.091
May   39 8 1 0 1 4 4 2 11 0 0 0 .205 .244 .308 .552
June   16 7 3 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 .438 .500 .625 1.125
July   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   26 9 5 0 0 4 1 2 4 0 0 0 .346 .393 .538 .931
Career   91 30 7 0 2 14 12 3 15 0 0 1 .330 .358 .473 .830
Home   40 7 3 0 0 5 6 2 11 0 0 1 .175 .233 .250 .483
Road   51 23 4 0 2 9 6 1 4 0 0 0 .451 .462 .647 1.109
Grass   86 29 7 0 2 13 11 3 14 0 0 1 .337 .367 .488 .855
Turf   5 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Day   32 10 0 0 2 7 3 2 8 0 0 0 .312 .353 .500 .853
Night   59 20 7 0 0 7 9 1 7 0 0 1 .339 .361 .458 .818
As Starter   54 19 4 0 1 4 6 2 7 0 0 0 .352 .375 .481 .856
As Reliever / Substitution   37 11 3 0 1 10 6 1 8 0 0 1 .297 .333 .459 .793
Pinch Hitting   32 11 3 0 1 10 4 1 6 0 0 0 .344 .364 .531 .895
Close/Late   36 15 3 0 0 7 4 1 6 0 0 1 .417 .447 .500 .947
Inning 1-3   13 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .231 .286 .462 .747
Inning 4-6   29 9 3 0 0 3 4 1 5 0 0 0 .310 .333 .414 .747
Inning 7-9   46 17 4 0 1 10 6 1 6 0 0 1 .370 .396 .522 .918
Extra Innings   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
0 Outs   38 16 4 0 0 4 7 1 4 0 0 1 .421 .450 .526 .976
1 Outs   30 7 3 0 1 8 2 1 5 0 0 0 .233 .258 .433 .691
2 Outs   23 7 0 0 1 2 2 1 6 0 0 0 .304 .333 .435 .768
Scoring Position   27 10 2 0 1 13 4 0 6 0 0 0 .370 .370 .556 .926
Bases Empty   48 15 4 0 1 1 5 2 7 0 0 1 .312 .353 .458 .811
Runner on 1st   16 5 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 .312 .353 .375 .728
Runner on 2nd   6 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   6 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 2 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.500 3.500
Bases Loaded   5 2 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Two Strikes   34 10 0 0 1 4 3 2 15 0 0 0 .294 .333 .382 .716
First Pitch   21 10 3 0 1 8 6 0 0 0 0 1 .476 .500 .762 1.262
Count 0-1   11 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .273 .364 .636
Count 0-2   7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .571 .571 .571 1.143
Count 1-0   5 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Count 1-1   13 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .231 .308 .538
Count 1-2   11 4 0 0 1 3 2 0 5 0 0 0 .364 .364 .636 1.000
Count 2-0   4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Count 2-1   2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Count 2-2   9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Full Count   7 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 .286 .444 .286 .730
Behind in Count   29 11 1 0 1 4 4 0 7 0 0 0 .379 .379 .517 .897
Ahead in Count   12 4 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .385 .500 .885
Batting 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 4th   19 10 1 0 1 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 .526 .526 .737 1.263
Batting 5th   18 5 2 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 1 .278 .316 .389 .705
Batting 6th   11 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .273 .333 .273 .606
Batting 7th   8 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .125 .222 .250 .472
Batting 8th   13 4 2 0 1 5 1 0 4 0 0 0 .308 .308 .692 1.000
Batting 9th   21 6 1 0 0 4 2 1 3 0 0 0 .286 .318 .333 .652
Low Leverage   27 7 2 0 1 1 2 1 6 0 0 1 .259 .310 .444 .755
Medium Leverage   42 14 2 0 1 7 5 2 4 0 0 0 .333 .364 .452 .816
High Leverage   22 9 3 0 0 6 4 0 5 0 0 0 .409 .409 .545 .955
EASTERN LEAGUE 2026 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .500 .333 .833 .412 .000 146
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.6 8.51 -0.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Versus Right   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
July   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Career   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Road   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Turf   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Day   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
As Starter   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
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 Pittsburgh - MLB 31 46 88 30 7 0 2 14 11 3 1 0 15 0 0 .341 .370 .489 .858 127 134 0.6
2026 Detroit - MLB 31 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -129 -0.1
2026 Total - MLB 31 51 91 30 7 0 2 14 12 3 1 0 15 0 0 .330 .358 .473 .830 120 126 0.5
Total MLB 51 91 30 7 0 2 14 12 3 1 0 15 0 0 .330 .358 .473 .830 120 126 0.5
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 Indianapolis - AAA 30 5 18 4 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 .222 .250 .222 .472 25 17 -0.2
2026 Erie - AA 31 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833 117 146 -0.0
Total IL 5 18 4 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 .222 .250 .222 .472 25 17
Total EL 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833 117 146
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2026 Pittsburgh - MLB 1B 5 5 48 5 7 53 0 1.000 43.0 11.09 +0.5 1.037
2026 Pittsburgh - MLB LF 4 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 30.0 1.50 +0.0 1.012
2026 Pittsburgh - MLB RF 9 4 9 2 0 11 0 1.000 46.1 2.14 -0.8 .950
2026 Detroit - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 5 5 48 5 7 53 0 1.000 43.0 11.09 +0.5 1.037
TOTAL LF 5 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 31.0 1.45 +0.0 1.012
TOTAL RF 9 4 9 2 0 11 0 1.000 46.1 2.14 -0.8 .950
PLAYER HISTORY
08/08/2025 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
08/15/2025 Injured on 08/12/2025, diagnosed with elbow tendinitis, will miss 3 weeks.
08/25/2025 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2 weeks.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 35 (35).
06/22/2026 Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
07/04/2026 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Detroit Tigers organization.
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