RF Matt Kirkland #5
Toronto Blue Jays MLB
Age: 37 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
06/01/2026
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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
46 167 44 13 0 0 14 18 27 .263 .333 .341 0 -0.1
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 45
Errors: - 30 50
Arm: 20 45 55
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 35
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 45
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
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
05/29/2026 NYY Win, 6-0 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 0
05/28/2026 NYY Loss, 4-12 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
05/27/2026 RHR Win, 8-6 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0
05/26/2026 RHR Win, 11-4 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
05/25/2026 RHR Loss, 1-7 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/24/2026 NYM Loss, 2-7 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
05/23/2026 NYM Loss, 2-4 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
05/22/2026 NYM Win, 7-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 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, 93 Days
Service This Yr:66 Days
40-Man Service:17 Years, 93 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 46 167 44 13 0 0 14 22 18 27 .263 .333 .341 .675 .295 .078 81
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 46 190 0 0 0 5 4 1 57 13 0 0 0.0 19.3 3.91 -0.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   36 10 3 0 0 3 6 4 4 1 0 0 .278 .341 .361 .703
Versus Right   131 34 10 0 0 11 16 14 23 0 4 0 .260 .331 .336 .667
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   26 8 3 0 0 4 5 3 2 1 0 0 .308 .367 .423 .790
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
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   715 210 38 3 14 79 88 74 100 3 6 5 .294 .363 .414 .777
Home   88 24 7 0 0 7 11 11 14 1 3 0 .273 .350 .352 .702
Road   79 20 6 0 0 7 11 7 13 0 1 0 .253 .314 .329 .643
Grass   151 39 12 0 0 13 20 17 23 1 4 0 .258 .331 .338 .669
Turf   16 5 1 0 0 1 2 1 4 0 0 0 .312 .353 .375 .728
Day   68 19 5 0 0 7 9 12 13 0 2 0 .279 .388 .353 .740
Night   99 25 8 0 0 7 13 6 14 1 2 0 .253 .292 .333 .626
As Starter   167 44 13 0 0 14 22 18 27 1 4 0 .263 .333 .341 .675
Close/Late   24 7 1 0 0 0 5 3 5 0 0 0 .292 .370 .333 .704
Inning 1-3   60 13 2 0 0 5 6 7 9 1 3 0 .217 .294 .250 .544
Inning 4-6   60 18 8 0 0 7 7 4 9 0 1 0 .300 .344 .433 .777
Inning 7-9   43 12 3 0 0 2 9 7 8 0 0 0 .279 .380 .349 .729
Extra Innings   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
0 Outs   45 13 3 0 0 1 8 3 6 0 4 0 .289 .333 .356 .689
1 Outs   74 16 7 0 0 6 11 6 11 1 0 0 .216 .272 .311 .582
2 Outs   48 15 3 0 0 7 3 9 10 0 0 0 .312 .421 .375 .796
Scoring Position   37 10 5 0 0 13 4 5 7 1 4 0 .270 .349 .405 .754
Bases Empty   95 22 6 0 0 0 10 11 14 0 0 0 .232 .311 .295 .606
Runner on 1st   35 12 2 0 0 1 8 2 6 0 0 0 .343 .378 .400 .778
Runner on 2nd   10 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 .100 .182 .200 .382
Runner on 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Runner on 1st & 2nd   15 5 2 0 0 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 .333 .444 .467 .911
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   92 19 6 0 0 10 8 6 27 1 0 0 .207 .253 .272 .524
First Pitch   16 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .188 .188 .375
Count 0-1   14 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .286 .286 .357 .643
Count 0-2   10 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 1-0   13 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .462 .462 .538 1.000
Count 1-1   14 7 2 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .500 .643 1.143
Count 1-2   17 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 .176 .176 .235 .412
Count 2-0   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   13 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .231 .385 .615
Count 2-2   31 6 3 0 0 5 2 0 8 0 0 0 .194 .194 .290 .484
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 5 0 0 0 0 .500 .857 .500 1.357
Full Count   34 8 2 0 0 4 4 6 8 1 0 0 .235 .341 .294 .636
Behind in Count   41 9 2 0 0 2 3 0 11 0 1 0 .220 .220 .268 .488
Ahead in Count   31 11 4 0 0 1 7 12 0 0 2 0 .355 .535 .484 1.019
Batting 2nd   46 11 3 0 0 5 6 5 9 0 1 0 .239 .314 .304 .618
Batting 3rd   8 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 .250 .300 .375 .675
Batting 4th   19 6 2 0 0 1 4 2 4 0 0 0 .316 .381 .421 .802
Batting 5th   81 23 7 0 0 7 10 10 13 0 2 0 .284 .363 .370 .733
Batting 6th   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Low Leverage   82 20 7 0 0 4 10 9 12 0 0 0 .244 .319 .329 .648
Medium Leverage   62 16 2 0 0 4 7 7 10 1 3 0 .258 .329 .290 .619
High Leverage   23 8 4 0 0 6 5 2 5 0 1 0 .348 .400 .522 .922
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 81 83 -0.0
2026 Toronto - MLB 37 28 105 28 9 0 0 11 14 10 0 1 21 0 0 .267 .328 .352 .680 82 82 -0.3
2026 Total - MLB 37 46 167 44 13 0 0 14 22 18 0 1 27 0 0 .263 .333 .341 .675 82 82 -0.4
Total MLB 193 715 210 38 3 14 79 88 74 5 3 100 1 1 .294 .363 .414 .777 103 103 1.8
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 1.014
2026 Toronto - MLB CF 3 3 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 27.0 2.33 -0.6 .902
2026 River Hills - MLB RF 18 18 29 2 0 32 1 .969 149.2 1.86 -0.3 .955
2026 Toronto - MLB RF 15 13 22 3 0 26 1 .962 116.0 1.94 -0.9 .969
TOTAL LF 4 4 5 0 0 6 1 .833 33.0 1.36 -0.4 1.014
TOTAL CF 70 69 188 1 0 193 4 .979 574.1 2.96 -5.2 .957
TOTAL RF 105 95 159 13 0 178 6 .966 817.1 1.89 -4.7 .945
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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