2B Cliff Jones #1
Kansas City Royals MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
09/02/2026
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2B CLIFF JONES #1 - AGE: 27 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
93 300 80 22 0 12 42 32 75 .267 .337 .460 5 1.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 40 45 45
BABIP 40 40 45 45
Avoid K's 40 40 45 45
Gap 55 45 60 55
Power 55 45 60 55
Eye 50 40 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 50 45
Errors: - 50 65
Arm: 25 40 50
Turn DP: - 45 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 30
Catcher: - Left Field: 40
1st Base: - Center Field: 25
2nd Base: 40 Right Field: 35
3rd Base: 20
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 45
Stealing Aggressiveness: 60
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 45
Sacrifice Bunt: 75
Bunt for Hit: 60
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/01/2026 MIA Loss, 1-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
08/30/2026 @ CLE Win, 10-2 4 1 2 3 0 1 1 1
08/29/2026 @ CLE Win, 6-1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/28/2026 @ CLE Loss, 5-6 2 0 2 2 0 1 0 0
08/27/2026 @ TOR Win, 5-3 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/26/2026 @ TOR Loss, 1-2 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
08/25/2026 @ TOR Loss, 0-12 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/23/2026 DET Win, 4-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
08/22/2026 DET Win, 9-4 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 0
08/21/2026 DET Win, 6-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Civic-minded individual.
Birthday:04/16/1999
Born in:Nashville, TN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$750,000
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 29 Days
Service This Yr:161 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, 46 Days
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2022, 4th Pick in Round 3
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 93 300 80 22 0 12 42 34 32 75 .267 .337 .460 .797 .344 .193 127
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 79 332 0 3 0 3 0 0 138 34 5 5 50.0 46.4 5.50 1.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   49 10 4 0 1 6 3 4 16 0 0 0 .204 .264 .347 .611
Versus Right   266 73 18 0 11 38 31 29 63 0 0 0 .274 .346 .466 .812
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Week   21 8 2 0 0 5 3 3 2 0 0 0 .381 .458 .476 .935
March   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
April   37 7 1 0 3 7 5 0 9 0 0 0 .189 .189 .459 .649
May   42 12 2 0 3 8 6 5 11 0 0 0 .286 .362 .548 .909
June   69 14 5 0 0 2 7 9 17 0 0 0 .203 .295 .275 .570
July   66 27 8 0 5 18 9 11 14 0 0 0 .409 .494 .758 1.251
August   75 20 6 0 1 7 7 7 19 0 0 0 .267 .329 .387 .716
September   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   11 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .182 .250 .273 .523
Last Year   80 21 5 1 2 8 11 12 14 0 0 0 .263 .359 .425 .784
Career   380 101 27 1 14 50 45 44 89 0 0 0 .266 .342 .453 .795
Home   147 38 12 0 6 21 19 12 35 0 0 0 .259 .314 .463 .777
Road   153 42 10 0 6 21 15 20 40 0 0 0 .275 .358 .458 .816
Grass   282 77 21 0 12 42 33 30 70 0 0 0 .273 .343 .475 .818
Turf   18 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 .167 .250 .222 .472
Day   116 32 7 0 6 24 16 8 30 0 0 0 .276 .323 .491 .814
Night   184 48 15 0 6 18 18 24 45 0 0 0 .261 .346 .440 .786
As Starter   288 75 22 0 9 31 30 27 73 0 0 0 .260 .324 .431 .754
As Reliever / Substitution   12 5 0 0 3 11 4 5 2 0 0 0 .417 .588 1.167 1.755
Pinch Hitting   5 2 0 0 1 5 1 4 2 0 0 0 .400 .667 1.000 1.667
Close/Late   74 18 3 0 4 12 10 9 17 0 0 0 .243 .325 .446 .771
Inning 1-3   95 22 5 0 1 10 6 6 20 0 0 0 .232 .277 .316 .593
Inning 4-6   114 34 11 0 6 14 16 13 29 0 0 0 .298 .370 .553 .923
Inning 7-9   99 25 6 0 4 16 11 11 28 0 0 0 .253 .327 .434 .762
Extra Innings   7 2 0 0 1 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .286 .500 .714 1.214
0 Outs   119 24 6 0 5 9 12 7 36 0 0 0 .202 .246 .378 .624
1 Outs   97 30 9 0 6 23 17 15 22 0 0 0 .309 .402 .588 .989
2 Outs   99 29 7 0 1 12 5 11 21 0 0 0 .293 .364 .394 .758
Scoring Position   76 23 2 0 5 34 8 13 19 0 0 0 .303 .404 .526 .931
Bases Empty   181 46 15 0 6 6 19 16 45 0 0 0 .254 .315 .436 .751
Runner on 1st   58 14 5 0 1 4 7 4 15 0 0 0 .241 .290 .379 .670
Runner on 2nd   27 9 0 0 2 8 2 5 7 0 0 0 .333 .438 .556 .993
Runner on 3rd   10 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Runner on 1st & 2nd   11 3 0 0 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 .273 .385 .545 .930
Runner on 1st & 3rd   10 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 3 0 0 0 .200 .273 .200 .473
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   11 5 1 0 1 10 1 2 2 0 0 0 .455 .538 .818 1.357
Bases Loaded   7 2 1 0 1 8 2 1 3 0 0 0 .286 .375 .857 1.232
Two Strikes   174 31 13 0 3 17 15 22 79 0 0 0 .178 .270 .305 .575
First Pitch   38 14 1 0 3 9 4 3 0 0 0 0 .368 .415 .632 1.046
Count 0-1   35 13 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .371 .371 .429 .800
Count 0-2   24 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 0 0 0 .083 .083 .125 .208
Count 1-0   21 11 2 0 3 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 .524 .524 1.048 1.571
Count 1-1   24 6 2 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .458 .708
Count 1-2   48 9 5 0 2 5 5 0 19 0 0 0 .188 .188 .417 .604
Count 2-0   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   9 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Count 2-2   44 10 3 0 1 3 2 0 16 0 0 0 .227 .227 .364 .591
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   10 5 2 0 1 5 3 5 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 1.000 1.667
Full Count   58 10 4 0 0 9 7 22 33 0 0 0 .172 .400 .241 .641
Behind in Count   107 24 8 0 2 9 10 0 30 0 0 0 .224 .224 .355 .579
Ahead in Count   44 19 4 0 5 12 9 8 0 0 0 0 .432 .519 .864 1.383
Batting Leadoff   10 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 .100 .308 .100 .408
Batting 2nd   8 3 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 .375 .444 .500 .944
Batting 3rd   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Batting 4th   4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Batting 5th   103 27 7 0 3 12 15 12 28 0 0 0 .262 .339 .417 .757
Batting 6th   44 6 1 0 1 3 2 3 15 0 0 0 .136 .191 .227 .419
Batting 7th   114 35 10 0 6 19 12 11 25 0 0 0 .307 .368 .553 .921
Batting 8th   30 9 2 0 1 4 2 2 6 0 0 0 .300 .344 .467 .810
Batting 9th   2 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500
Low Leverage   128 28 12 0 2 9 11 10 32 0 0 0 .219 .275 .359 .635
Medium Leverage   115 35 9 0 5 11 14 10 31 0 0 0 .304 .360 .513 .873
High Leverage   69 19 1 0 5 24 9 12 14 0 0 0 .275 .383 .507 .890
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 Kansas City - MLB 26 27 80 21 5 1 2 8 11 12 0 0 14 0 1 .263 .359 .425 .784 118 124 0.3
2026 Kansas City - MLB 27 93 300 80 22 0 12 42 34 32 0 0 75 5 5 .267 .337 .460 .797 125 127 1.4
Total MLB 120 380 101 27 1 14 50 45 44 0 0 89 5 6 .266 .342 .453 .795 124 126 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
2018 Total - 19 23 96 47 14 6 6 32 44 15 2 3 8 15 5 .490 .552 .948 1.500 100 100 3.1
2020 Total - 21 39 171 51 10 4 9 42 50 23 2 2 16 33 9 .298 .384 .561 .945 100 100 1.9
2021 Total - 22 56 243 74 13 6 15 63 59 33 2 3 26 31 8 .305 .388 .593 .980 100 100 3.0
2022 Total - 23 55 240 74 13 5 14 49 66 32 2 2 26 36 7 .308 .391 .579 .970 100 100 2.9
2022 Idaho Falls - R 23 33 131 51 10 1 3 34 26 12 2 3 26 8 3 .389 .439 .550 .989 130 127 1.0
2022 Kansas City (AZL) - R 23 22 88 34 7 0 2 21 22 13 2 0 15 2 2 .386 .476 .534 1.010 114 121 0.5
2022 Total - R 23 55 219 85 17 1 5 55 48 25 4 3 41 10 5 .388 .454 .543 .998 124 125 1.5
2023 Idaho Falls - R 24 7 24 11 1 0 4 12 14 11 0 0 4 1 1 .458 .629 1.000 1.629 302 265 0.9
2023 Burlington - R 24 11 42 12 2 2 1 6 6 3 0 0 8 0 0 .286 .333 .500 .833 124 130 0.3
2023 Total - R 24 18 66 23 3 2 5 18 20 14 0 0 12 1 1 .348 .463 .682 1.144 204 191 1.2
2023 Lexington - A 24 46 171 47 8 0 5 14 14 18 2 1 39 4 4 .275 .349 .409 .758 128 139 1.5
2024 Wilmington - A+ 25 55 204 49 10 1 7 24 27 29 1 0 38 4 3 .240 .338 .402 .740 127 126 1.3
2024 Northwest Arkansas - AA 25 32 114 27 8 1 3 15 17 23 2 0 32 1 3 .237 .374 .404 .778 127 136 0.9
2024 Omaha - AAA 25 44 158 40 10 1 5 29 18 27 0 4 40 5 0 .253 .354 .424 .779 119 118 0.8
2025 Omaha - AAA 26 106 394 120 32 7 14 62 49 39 4 3 81 3 1 .305 .370 .528 .898 137 133 3.2
Total PCL 150 552 160 42 8 19 91 67 66 4 7 121 8 1 .290 .366 .498 .864 132 128
Total TEX 32 114 27 8 1 3 15 17 23 2 0 32 1 3 .237 .374 .404 .778 127 136
Total CAR 55 204 49 10 1 7 24 27 29 1 0 38 4 3 .240 .338 .402 .740 127 126
Total SAL 46 171 47 8 0 5 14 14 18 2 1 39 4 4 .275 .349 .409 .758 128 139
Total APP 11 42 12 2 2 1 6 6 3 0 0 8 0 0 .286 .333 .500 .833 124 130
Total ACL 22 88 34 7 0 2 21 22 13 2 0 15 2 2 .386 .476 .534 1.010 114 121
Total PIO 40 155 62 11 1 7 46 40 23 2 3 30 9 4 .400 .475 .619 1.095 164 155
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2025 Kansas City - MLB 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 0.0 .000
2025 Kansas City - MLB 2B 2 1 1 7 1 8 0 1.000 16.0 4.50 -0.3 .895
2025 Kansas City - MLB 3B 3 3 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 24.0 1.12 -0.3 1.055
2025 Kansas City - MLB LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.2 5.40 +0.0 1.022
2026 Kansas City - MLB 2B 78 78 102 145 55 255 8 .969 650.0 3.42 -7.0 .902
2026 Kansas City - MLB 3B 5 1 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 15.1 1.76 -0.3 1.053
2026 Kansas City - MLB LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 -0.2 .994
TOTAL 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 80 79 103 152 56 263 8 .970 666.0 3.45 -7.3 .901
TOTAL 3B 8 4 0 6 0 6 0 1.000 39.1 1.37 -0.6 1.054
TOTAL LF 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 7.2 2.35 -0.2 1.008
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (40); Power: 20 (25); Eye: 30 (40).
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (40); Power: 25 (40); Eye: 30 (40).
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (45); Power: 25 (40); Eye: 30 (40).
06/12/2018 Drafted in the 2018 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 7, 133rd overall pick) by the Cleveland Spiders, out of high school (Nashville Christian; Nashville, TN).
07/12/2018 Failed to sign with the Cleveland Spiders organization and went to college.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (60); Power: 25 (60); Eye: 35 (55).
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (60); Power: 25 (60); Eye: 40 (55).
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (60); Power: 25 (55); Eye: 35 (50).
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (60); Power: 25 (55); Eye: 35 (50).
06/24/2022 Drafted in the 2022 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 4, 68th overall pick) by the Kansas City Royals, out of college Vanderbilt
07/03/2022 Signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals organization with a signing bonus of $1,800,000.
07/20/2022 Goes 5-5 against the Cleveland (AZL) Spiders, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI and 2 R.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 40 (55); Eye: 40 (50).
07/30/2023 Injured on 07/28/2023, diagnosed with a strained oblique, is day-to-day.
09/15/2023 Wins the 2023 Appalachian League Round 1 with the Burlington Royals!
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 45 (55).
04/11/2024 Named the #85 prospect in the MLB
07/10/2024 Named the #100 prospect in the MLB
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 50 (55).
06/29/2025 Was selected to the 2025 Pacific Coast League All-Star Game.
07/24/2025 Goes 5-5 against the Albuquerque Isotopes, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI and 1 R.
07/28/2025 Wins the PCL AC Player of the Week Award.
10/11/2025 Wins the 2025 PCL AC Platinum Stick Award at 2B.
11/24/2025 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $750,000.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 55 (55).
08/01/2026 Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award.
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