C Matt Kunkle #29
Pittsburgh Pirates MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/06/2026
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C MATT KUNKLE #29 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
7 19 7 1 0 0 1 1 5 .368 .400 .421 0 0.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 75 50 55
Gap 45 45 40 45
Power 40 45 40 40
Eye 35 40 35 35
Avoid K's 55 75 50 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 40
Errors: - 30 45
Arm: 50 50 50
Turn DP: - 50 -
Framing: 60 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 60 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Aggressiveness: 20
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 60
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/30/2026 @ SD Loss, 3-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
09/25/2026 CIN Loss, 3-8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/2026 STL Loss, 1-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/15/2026 @ HOU Loss, 3-17 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 0
09/12/2026 SD Win, 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/08/2026 LAA Loss, 1-6 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/02/2026 CHC Win, 4-3 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/30/2026 @ MEM Loss, 1-4 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
08/27/2026 @ SYR Loss, 1-2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/24/2026 CHR Loss, 1-3 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/31/2000
Born in:Burgaw, NC
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$740,000
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 82 Days
Service This Yr:41 Days
40-Man Service:7 Years, 39 Days
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
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 7 19 7 1 0 0 1 1 1 5 .368 .400 .421 .821 .362 .053 129
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 5 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 0 0.0 3.3 7.43 .2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Versus Right   15 6 1 0 0 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 .400 .438 .467 .904
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
September   19 7 1 0 0 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 .368 .400 .421 .821
Spring Training   35 11 2 0 0 1 6 3 8 0 0 0 .314 .368 .371 .740
Career   19 7 1 0 0 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 .368 .400 .421 .821
Home   11 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .364 .417 .364 .780
Road   8 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 .375 .375 .500 .875
Grass   19 7 1 0 0 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 .368 .400 .421 .821
Night   19 7 1 0 0 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 .368 .400 .421 .821
As Starter   17 7 1 0 0 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 .412 .444 .471 .915
As Reliever / Substitution   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Inning 1-3   5 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .600 .600 .800 1.400
Inning 4-6   7 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
Inning 7-9   7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
0 Outs   5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
1 Outs   10 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .300 .364 .300 .664
2 Outs   4 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Scoring Position   3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Bases Empty   12 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .417 .462 .417 .878
Runner on 1st   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Runner on 3rd   1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   9 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
First Pitch   4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Count 0-1   2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 1-0   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 1-1   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 1-2   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 3-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Full Count   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Behind in Count   4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Ahead in Count   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Batting 7th   10 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 .200 .273 .200 .473
Batting 8th   9 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .556 .556 .667 1.222
Low Leverage   7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .571 .571 .571 1.143
Medium Leverage   10 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .300 .364 .400 .764
High Leverage   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 2026 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 37 115 33 4 0 1 10 11 6 14 .287 .320 .348 .667 .296 .061 75
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 31 127 0 0 0 4 5 1 40 5 0 0 0.0 12.3 3.61 .4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   24 6 1 0 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 .250 .308 .292 .599
Versus Right   91 27 3 0 1 9 8 4 12 1 5 0 .297 .323 .363 .686
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   29 10 2 0 0 4 2 0 5 0 2 0 .345 .345 .414 .759
May   34 11 1 0 0 1 4 3 1 0 0 0 .324 .378 .353 .731
June   11 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 .182 .333 .182 .515
July   12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
August   29 8 1 0 1 4 3 0 4 0 3 0 .276 .276 .414 .690
Last Year   192 55 10 0 3 20 13 13 21 3 2 0 .286 .327 .385 .712
Career   307 88 14 0 4 30 24 19 35 4 7 0 .287 .324 .371 .696
Home   50 20 3 0 0 6 7 2 5 0 1 0 .400 .423 .460 .883
Road   65 13 1 0 1 4 4 4 9 1 4 0 .200 .243 .262 .504
Grass   62 12 1 0 1 4 4 4 9 1 4 0 .194 .239 .258 .497
Turf   53 21 3 0 0 6 7 2 5 0 1 0 .396 .418 .453 .871
Day   47 13 3 0 1 4 8 3 5 1 2 0 .277 .314 .404 .718
Night   68 20 1 0 0 6 3 3 9 0 3 0 .294 .324 .309 .633
As Starter   111 32 4 0 1 10 11 6 13 1 5 0 .288 .322 .351 .673
As Reliever / Substitution   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
EASTERN LEAGUE 2026 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 16 42 15 1 0 1 3 3 2 6 .357 .386 .452 .839 .377 .095 122
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 9 44 0 0 0 3 0 0 19 2 0 0 0.0 6.2 5.59 .2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   8 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .625 .875
Versus Right   34 13 1 0 0 1 2 2 5 0 0 0 .382 .417 .412 .828
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
June   17 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .294 .333 .294 .627
July   25 10 1 0 1 3 3 1 3 0 0 0 .400 .423 .560 .983
Last Year   65 21 3 0 1 7 8 7 9 0 0 0 .323 .389 .415 .804
Career   107 36 4 0 2 10 11 9 15 0 0 0 .336 .388 .430 .818
Home   11 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .455 .455 .455 .909
Road   31 10 1 0 1 3 2 2 5 0 0 0 .323 .364 .452 .815
Grass   35 13 0 0 1 3 3 1 4 0 0 0 .371 .389 .457 .846
Turf   7 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .286 .375 .429 .804
Day   5 4 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .800 .800 1.400 2.200
Night   37 11 1 0 0 0 2 2 6 0 0 0 .297 .333 .324 .658
As Starter   36 15 1 0 1 3 3 2 4 0 0 0 .417 .447 .528 .975
As Reliever / Substitution   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
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 25 7 19 7 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 .368 .400 .421 .821 122 129 0.2
Total MLB 7 19 7 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 .368 .400 .421 .821 122 129 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
2025 Portland - AA 24 17 65 21 3 0 1 7 8 7 0 0 9 0 0 .323 .389 .415 .804 102 108 0.1
2025 Worcester - AAA 24 61 192 55 10 0 3 20 13 13 0 3 21 0 0 .286 .327 .385 .712 88 79 -0.0
2026 Altoona - AA 25 16 42 15 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 0 6 0 0 .357 .386 .452 .839 115 122 0.2
2026 Indianapolis - AAA 25 37 115 33 4 0 1 10 11 6 0 1 14 0 0 .287 .320 .348 .667 81 75 0.4
Total IL 98 307 88 14 0 4 30 24 19 0 4 35 0 0 .287 .324 .371 .696 85 78
Total EL 33 107 36 4 0 2 10 11 9 0 0 15 0 0 .336 .388 .430 .818 107 113
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 C 7 5 32 5 1 38 1 .974 47.2 6.99 +0.3 1.057 0 6 3 50.0
2026 Indianapolis - AAA C 34 31 195 30 0 225 0 1.000 278.2 7.27 -0.1 1.038 4 45 16 35.6
2026 Altoona - AA C 9 9 59 8 0 67 0 1.000 78.0 7.73 +0.1 .983 0 12 3 25.0
TOTAL C 50 45 286 43 1 330 1 .997 404.1 7.32 +0.3 1.029 4 63 22 34.9
PLAYER HISTORY
11/22/2025 Became a free agent.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 35 (35).
01/19/2026 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
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