1B Li-Jen Chu #27
New York Yankees MLB
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
09/02/2026
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1B LI-JEN CHU #27 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
136 515 152 33 5 11 60 54 94 .295 .362 .443 2 2.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 55 50 50
BABIP 45 45 40 45
Avoid K's 60 65 60 60
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 55 60 50 55
Eye 55 60 55 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 30
Errors: - 60 25
Arm: 55 60 25
Turn DP: - 35 -
Framing: 40 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 25 Left Field: -
1st Base: 60 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: 50
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Aggressiveness: 50
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/01/2026 @ OAK Loss, 2-4 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/31/2026 @ OAK Win, 7-1 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
08/30/2026 BOS Win, 5-4 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
08/29/2026 BOS Loss, 1-9 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
08/28/2026 BOS Loss, 5-17 3 1 1 3 1 0 0 0
08/27/2026 LAA Loss, 0-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/26/2026 LAA Loss, 6-13 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 0
08/25/2026 LAA Win, 6-1 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 0
08/23/2026 TOR Win, 11-6 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/22/2026 TOR Win, 5-3 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
He works hard to hone his skills.
Birthday:03/13/1994
Born in:Taichung, TAI
Nationality:Taiwanese
Height:5' 11"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$16,400,000
Signed Through:2029 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 161 Days
Service This Yr:161 Days
40-Man Service:8 Years, 161 Days
Pro Service:12 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 136 515 152 33 5 11 60 73 54 94 .295 .362 .443 .804 .354 .148 127
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 133 578 3 0 0 13 0 6 228 49 2 4 33.3 82.0 5.74 2.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   106 30 5 0 3 15 15 12 17 1 0 0 .283 .353 .415 .768
Versus Right   421 125 28 5 8 45 57 42 78 5 0 3 .297 .361 .444 .805
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   8 4 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .556 .750 1.306
Last Week   22 5 0 0 1 7 3 4 2 0 0 0 .227 .346 .364 .710
March   20 5 2 0 0 2 3 3 4 0 0 0 .250 .348 .350 .698
April   98 33 12 0 2 14 9 10 21 3 0 0 .337 .387 .520 .908
May   106 28 2 0 4 11 14 9 22 2 0 1 .264 .322 .396 .718
June   92 28 3 1 1 8 13 14 18 0 0 0 .304 .396 .391 .788
July   91 28 6 3 2 14 17 9 14 0 0 1 .308 .376 .505 .882
August   104 28 7 1 2 11 16 9 15 1 0 1 .269 .330 .413 .744
September   4 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Spring Training   13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .154 .154 .154 .308
Last Year   578 150 20 3 23 94 78 55 112 5 0 8 .260 .330 .424 .754
2 Years Ago   567 133 25 4 20 75 80 72 96 8 0 6 .235 .323 .399 .722
Career   4812 1283 245 32 166 666 691 578 833 42 4 71 .267 .351 .434 .785
Home   239 67 15 1 6 29 35 25 35 3 0 2 .280 .349 .427 .776
Road   276 85 18 4 5 31 38 29 59 3 0 1 .308 .372 .457 .829
Grass   465 140 30 5 11 56 68 46 85 4 0 3 .301 .365 .458 .823
Turf   50 12 3 0 0 4 5 8 9 2 0 0 .240 .333 .300 .633
Day   168 60 15 2 5 29 24 16 25 3 0 3 .357 .416 .560 .975
Night   347 92 18 3 6 31 49 38 69 3 0 0 .265 .335 .386 .721
As Starter   512 152 33 5 11 60 73 54 93 6 0 3 .297 .363 .445 .809
As Reliever / Substitution   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   101 25 4 0 1 12 13 11 23 2 0 0 .248 .316 .317 .633
Inning 1-3   194 62 13 3 5 24 29 22 31 2 0 2 .320 .391 .495 .886
Inning 4-6   179 58 12 2 5 19 25 15 30 1 0 1 .324 .378 .497 .875
Inning 7-9   148 34 8 0 1 16 18 16 33 3 0 0 .230 .299 .304 .603
Extra Innings   6 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
0 Outs   158 50 10 3 0 6 27 20 26 1 0 0 .316 .391 .418 .809
1 Outs   174 47 9 2 6 31 28 20 30 5 0 1 .270 .340 .448 .788
2 Outs   195 58 14 0 5 23 17 14 39 0 0 2 .297 .351 .446 .797
Scoring Position   134 40 6 3 3 45 19 14 25 6 0 2 .299 .359 .455 .814
Bases Empty   283 88 22 2 4 4 38 29 47 0 0 1 .311 .377 .445 .822
Runner on 1st   110 27 5 0 4 11 15 11 23 0 0 0 .245 .314 .400 .714
Runner on 2nd   53 15 2 1 2 10 7 3 8 0 0 1 .283 .333 .472 .805
Runner on 3rd   8 2 0 0 0 4 2 3 3 1 0 1 .250 .462 .250 .712
Runner on 1st & 2nd   32 8 0 1 0 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 .250 .314 .312 .627
Runner on 1st & 3rd   17 10 2 1 1 16 6 4 4 3 0 0 .588 .583 1.000 1.583
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   11 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 4 2 0 0 .091 .143 .182 .325
Bases Loaded   13 4 1 0 0 7 1 0 3 0 0 0 .308 .308 .385 .692
Two Strikes   266 65 15 3 5 30 40 36 95 3 0 2 .244 .336 .380 .715
First Pitch   61 13 2 1 0 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 .213 .210 .279 .488
Count 0-1   47 20 5 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 .426 .438 .532 .969
Count 0-2   42 10 2 0 1 2 8 0 14 0 0 0 .238 .238 .357 .595
Count 1-0   29 8 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .276 .276 .310 .586
Count 1-1   62 24 5 0 2 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 .387 .387 .565 .952
Count 1-2   87 22 6 2 1 12 12 0 32 2 0 1 .253 .256 .402 .658
Count 2-0   12 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .417 .667
Count 2-1   34 16 5 0 3 7 7 0 0 1 0 0 .471 .457 .882 1.339
Count 2-2   64 13 2 0 1 5 3 0 23 1 0 1 .203 .212 .281 .493
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 .000 .889 .000 .889
Count 3-1   15 6 0 0 1 4 6 10 0 1 0 0 .400 .615 .600 1.215
Full Count   73 20 5 1 2 11 17 36 26 0 0 0 .274 .514 .452 .966
Behind in Count   176 52 13 2 2 16 25 0 46 2 0 2 .295 .300 .426 .726
Ahead in Count   91 33 6 1 4 12 20 18 0 2 0 0 .363 .459 .582 1.042
Batting Leadoff   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 2nd   9 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .222 .222 .556 .778
Batting 3rd   269 76 12 4 7 33 42 34 49 2 0 2 .283 .365 .435 .800
Batting 4th   238 74 20 0 4 27 27 19 41 4 0 1 .311 .359 .445 .804
Batting 5th   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Batting 6th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Low Leverage   223 67 18 1 5 14 24 25 36 1 0 1 .300 .372 .457 .829
Medium Leverage   211 65 9 2 6 26 34 16 43 2 0 2 .308 .359 .455 .814
High Leverage   93 23 6 2 0 20 14 13 16 3 0 0 .247 .330 .355 .685
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
2018 Arizona - MLB 24 157 571 129 26 7 6 47 64 75 13 4 117 7 5 .226 .327 .327 .655 81 85 0.9
2019 Arizona - MLB 25 156 575 153 26 6 18 92 81 75 7 5 103 6 2 .266 .355 .426 .781 109 112 2.8
2020 Arizona - MLB 26 102 259 67 17 3 7 24 32 33 3 2 48 4 1 .259 .347 .429 .775 115 120 1.6
2021 Cleveland - MLB 27 151 540 172 39 3 33 103 109 81 18 3 77 7 2 .319 .422 .585 1.007 159 163 7.0
2022 Cleveland - MLB 28 156 614 179 26 1 20 91 87 67 5 4 84 3 2 .292 .364 .435 .799 122 126 4.6
2023 Cleveland - MLB 29 157 593 148 33 0 28 80 87 66 8 5 102 4 2 .250 .330 .447 .777 124 122 3.1
2024 Cleveland - MLB 30 158 567 133 25 4 20 75 80 72 6 8 96 1 3 .235 .323 .399 .722 108 106 1.6
2025 New York - MLB 31 155 578 150 20 3 23 94 78 55 8 5 112 0 3 .260 .330 .424 .754 108 108 0.6
2026 New York - MLB 32 136 515 152 33 5 11 60 73 54 3 6 94 2 4 .295 .362 .443 .804 127 127 2.7
Total MLB 1328 4812 1283 245 32 166 666 691 578 71 42 833 34 24 .267 .351 .434 .785 117 119 24.9
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
2014 ACL - R 20 29 89 31 13 0 3 19 22 11 2 0 18 0 0 .348 .431 .596 1.027 143 131 0.8
2015 Lake County - A 21 49 158 48 13 1 4 26 20 21 3 2 30 2 0 .304 .391 .475 .866 148 154 1.9
2015 Lynchburg - A+ 21 3 11 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .182 .182 .273 .455 30 22 -0.1
2015 Total - A+ 21 52 169 50 14 1 4 26 21 21 3 2 31 2 0 .296 .379 .462 .841 142 146 1.8
2015 Akron - AA 21 25 70 12 4 0 0 4 9 8 3 1 18 1 0 .171 .280 .229 .509 39 41 -0.3
2016 Lynchburg - A+ 22 93 351 100 27 2 10 60 51 50 3 6 66 4 1 .285 .373 .459 .832 122 124 2.5
2016 Akron - AA 22 25 95 21 4 2 3 17 12 11 4 1 18 0 0 .221 .324 .400 .724 100 106 0.5
2017 Mississippi - AA 23 13 44 10 1 0 0 4 2 12 1 0 9 2 0 .227 .404 .250 .654 87 100 0.3
2017 Reno - AAA 23 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 1.333 1.833 381 361 0.1
2017 Mobile - AA 23 86 289 86 18 3 12 47 52 63 4 5 46 6 11 .298 .424 .505 .929 162 174 3.9
Total PCL 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 1.333 1.833 381 361
Total EL 50 165 33 8 2 3 21 21 19 7 2 36 1 0 .200 .306 .327 .633 74 78
Total SL 99 333 96 19 3 12 51 54 75 5 5 55 8 11 .288 .421 .471 .893 152 164
Total CAR 96 362 102 28 2 10 60 52 50 3 6 67 4 1 .282 .368 .453 .821 120 121
Total MID 49 158 48 13 1 4 26 20 21 3 2 30 2 0 .304 .391 .475 .866 148 154
Total ACL 29 89 31 13 0 3 19 22 11 2 0 18 0 0 .348 .431 .596 1.027 143 131
CAREER POSTSEASON 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
2021 Cleveland - MLB 27 3 11 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .273 .385 .273 .657 78 89 -0.3
2022 Cleveland - MLB 28 2 8 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250 -30 -43 -0.4
Total MLB 5 19 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 .211 .286 .211 .496 37 39
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2014 ACL - R C 25 0 174 20 0 199 5 .975 0.0 0.00 -0.8 .000 7 27 11 40.7
2018 Arizona - MLB 1B 73 72 633 30 61 672 9 .987 628.2 9.49 -2.9 .982
2018 Arizona - MLB 3B 85 84 47 155 15 214 12 .944 731.0 2.49 -3.8 .961
2018 Arizona - MLB LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 +0.0 .979
2019 Arizona - MLB 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
2019 Arizona - MLB 3B 154 154 67 238 35 314 9 .971 1347.2 2.04 -3.5 .979
2020 Arizona - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
2020 Arizona - MLB C 7 5 45 4 1 49 0 1.000 46.2 9.45 -0.0 1.059 0 3 0 0.0
2020 Arizona - MLB 1B 46 39 359 12 38 374 3 .992 361.0 9.25 +1.4 1.011
2020 Arizona - MLB 3B 14 12 7 25 2 33 1 .970 117.0 2.46 -1.0 .925
2021 Cleveland - MLB C 4 1 11 1 0 12 0 1.000 15.2 6.89 -0.2 .000 1 0 0 0.0
2021 Cleveland - MLB 1B 26 25 231 13 26 244 0 1.000 225.1 9.75 +1.4 1.045
2021 Cleveland - MLB 3B 118 117 47 183 25 236 6 .975 1029.0 2.01 -3.7 .956
2022 Cleveland - MLB C 3 0 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 6.2 10.80 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
2022 Cleveland - MLB 1B 86 86 703 51 67 757 3 .996 767.1 8.84 +3.0 1.034
2022 Cleveland - MLB 3B 53 52 25 99 7 125 1 .992 453.2 2.46 +1.8 1.037
2023 Cleveland - MLB C 4 4 29 1 0 30 0 1.000 33.0 8.18 -0.4 .696 0 1 0 0.0
2023 Cleveland - MLB 1B 143 143 1102 75 84 1180 3 .997 1278.1 8.29 +0.7 1.024
2023 Cleveland - MLB 3B 7 4 2 7 1 10 1 .900 42.0 1.93 -0.2 .927
2023 Cleveland - MLB SS 1 1 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 -0.1 1.042
2024 Cleveland - MLB C 2 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
2024 Cleveland - MLB 1B 153 152 1193 83 101 1277 1 .999 1322.0 8.69 +1.0 1.023
2024 Cleveland - MLB 3B 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 8.1 2.16 +0.1 1.032
2025 New York - MLB 1B 41 41 313 20 18 333 0 1.000 347.1 8.63 +1.9 1.042
2025 New York - MLB 3B 13 12 11 18 3 33 4 .879 109.0 2.39 -2.0 .844
2026 New York - MLB 1B 96 96 775 81 54 860 4 .995 828.0 9.30 +1.2 1.021
TOTAL P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL C 45 11 271 26 1 302 5 .983 111.0 24.08 -1.4 .841 8 31 11 35.5
TOTAL 1B 665 654 5310 365 449 5698 23 .996 5759.0 8.87 +7.6 1.022
TOTAL 3B 447 435 207 726 88 967 34 .965 3837.2 2.19 -12.4 .970
TOTAL SS 1 1 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 -0.1 1.042
TOTAL LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 +0.0 .979
PLAYER HISTORY
09/12/2015 Injured (strained rib cage muscle), day-to-day for 6 days.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (45); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 40 (45).
07/23/2016 Injured (jammed finger), day-to-day for 1 day.
09/21/2016 Wins the 2016 Carolina League Round 2 with the Lynchburg Hillcats!
11/13/2016 Was traded by the Cleveland Spiders to the Atlanta Braves, along with SP Cristián Vareas, in exchange for RF J.D. Martinez.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 35 (55); Eye: 55 (60).
04/02/2017 Named the #78 prospect in the MLB
04/21/2017 Was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Arizona Diamondbacks, along with SP Max Fried, SP Adalberto Mejia, in exchange for 3B Jake Lamb.
06/18/2017 Was selected to the 2017 Southern League All-Star Game.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 40 (60); Eye: 55 (60).
03/29/2018 Named the #8 prospect in the MLB
11/23/2018 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 45 (65); Eye: 55 (60).
08/04/2019 Injured (Bruised calf), day-to-day for 5 days.
09/05/2019 Injured (Flu-like symptoms), day-to-day for 1 day.
11/21/2019 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 50 (65); Eye: 55 (60).
11/15/2020 Was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Cleveland Spiders, along with SP Jeferson Mejia, in exchange for 2B Eric Anderson, 1B Danny Badger, SP Daniel Gomez.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 55 (65); Eye: 60 (60).
03/31/2021 Injured on 03/30/2021, diagnosed with a stiff back, is day-to-day.
06/18/2021 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $43,320,000 with the Cleveland Spiders organization.
07/11/2021 Was selected to the 2021 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
09/06/2021 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
09/07/2021 Injured (quadriceps strain),day-to-day for one week.
11/10/2021 Wins the 2021 MLB AL Silver Slugger Award at 3B.
11/15/2021 Finished 3rd in 2021 MLB AL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 60 (60).
05/16/2022 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
07/04/2022 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
07/17/2022 Was selected to the 2022 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/02/2022 Injured (wrist soreness),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 60 (60).
09/04/2023 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 55 (55).
10/04/2024 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
11/08/2024 Declined his contract option.
12/02/2024 Became a free agent.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 55 (55).
02/08/2025 Signed a 5-year contract worth a total of $86,200,000 with the New York Yankees organization.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 55 (55).
07/20/2026 Injured on 07/19/2026, diagnosed with a mild hamstring strain, is day-to-day.
07/21/2026 Injured (bruised hand),day-to-day for 2 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2022 154 3
2023 157 1
2024 153 3
2025 154 4
Year PA Rank
2022 691 6
2023 673 5
2024 653 9
Year AB Rank
2022 614 9
2023 593 8
Year H Rank
2022 179 10
Year TB Rank
2023 265 9
Year 2B Rank
2021 39 8
Year 3B Rank
2018 7 7
2019 6 10
Year HR Rank
2023 28 6
Year R Rank
2023 87 7
Year BB Rank
2018 75 8
2019 75 9
2021 81 8
2023 66 7
2024 72 8
Year IBB Rank
2024 6 8
Year HP Rank
2018 13 6
2021 18 1
Year SF Rank
2024 8 2
Year EBH Rank
2023 61 7
Year AVG Rank
2021 .319 2
Year OBP Rank
2021 .422 3
Year SLG Rank
2021 .585 9
Year RC Rank
2021 138.24 3
Year RC/27 Rank
2021 9.67 3
Year wOBA Rank
2021 .413 2
Year OPS Rank
2021 1.007 3
Year WAR Rank
2021 7.0 3
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