C Wilfi Payan #34
Kansas City Royals MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
09/02/2026
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C WILFI PAYAN #34 - AGE: 28 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
86 284 67 11 0 9 37 18 77 .236 .281 .370 3 1.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 35 40 40
BABIP 40 35 45 40
Avoid K's 35 30 40 40
Gap 40 35 40 40
Power 45 40 50 45
Eye 40 35 40 40
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 25 20
Errors: - 40 30
Arm: 65 45 25
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 55 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 55 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Aggressiveness: 50
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 65
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 45
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/30/2026 @ CLE Win, 10-2 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
08/29/2026 @ CLE Win, 6-1 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 0
08/28/2026 @ CLE Loss, 5-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/27/2026 @ TOR Win, 5-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 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 0 0 0 0 2 0
08/23/2026 DET Win, 4-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
08/22/2026 DET Win, 9-4 4 2 3 3 1 0 0 0
08/21/2026 DET Win, 6-3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/19/2026 HOU Win, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Payan is seen as a leader in the clubhouse.
Birthday:08/20/1998
Born in:Bonao, MON
Nationality:Dominican
Height:6' 3"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$1,700,000
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 79 Days
Service This Yr:161 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 161 Days
Pro Service:11 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 86 284 67 11 0 9 37 32 18 77 .236 .281 .370 .651 .288 .134 88
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 76 303 0 0 0 9 1 0 105 20 3 1 75.0 27.7 3.28 1.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   35 4 0 0 1 2 1 2 15 0 0 0 .114 .162 .200 .362
Versus Right   261 65 11 0 8 36 28 16 65 0 1 0 .249 .292 .383 .676
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   19 4 0 0 1 3 2 1 6 0 0 0 .211 .250 .368 .618
March   4 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 1.000 1.750
April   29 7 1 0 0 2 5 3 8 0 0 0 .241 .312 .276 .588
May   54 10 1 0 3 10 5 3 17 0 0 0 .185 .228 .370 .598
June   76 19 5 0 2 10 9 1 20 0 1 0 .250 .260 .395 .654
July   65 16 2 0 1 7 6 5 12 0 0 0 .246 .300 .323 .623
August   56 12 1 0 3 8 6 6 20 0 0 0 .214 .290 .393 .683
Spring Training   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Last Year   82 16 1 0 2 9 9 6 26 1 1 2 .195 .264 .280 .544
2 Years Ago   157 36 4 0 1 14 13 11 39 1 0 0 .229 .278 .274 .552
Career   705 159 22 2 14 75 67 46 180 2 4 3 .226 .275 .322 .597
Home   132 31 6 0 3 18 14 4 32 0 1 0 .235 .257 .348 .606
Road   152 36 5 0 6 19 18 14 45 0 0 0 .237 .301 .388 .689
Grass   264 65 10 0 9 37 32 17 68 0 1 0 .246 .292 .386 .678
Turf   20 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0 0 .100 .143 .150 .293
Day   112 26 5 0 3 16 13 7 30 0 0 0 .232 .277 .357 .634
Night   172 41 6 0 6 21 19 11 47 0 1 0 .238 .284 .378 .662
As Starter   282 67 11 0 9 37 31 17 77 0 1 0 .238 .281 .372 .653
As Reliever / Substitution   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Close/Late   77 10 4 0 1 5 5 6 28 0 0 0 .130 .193 .221 .414
Inning 1-3   81 22 4 0 3 13 11 5 16 0 0 0 .272 .314 .432 .746
Inning 4-6   105 30 3 0 3 14 9 6 28 0 1 0 .286 .324 .400 .724
Inning 7-9   100 17 4 0 3 11 9 6 33 0 0 0 .170 .217 .300 .517
Extra Innings   10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .000 .091 .000 .091
0 Outs   95 18 2 0 1 7 11 2 28 0 1 0 .189 .206 .242 .448
1 Outs   103 30 6 0 5 17 14 5 27 0 0 0 .291 .324 .495 .819
2 Outs   98 21 3 0 3 14 4 11 25 0 0 0 .214 .294 .337 .630
Scoring Position   83 20 4 0 4 31 10 9 20 0 1 0 .241 .315 .434 .749
Bases Empty   166 37 4 0 4 4 16 5 49 0 0 0 .223 .246 .319 .565
Runner on 1st   47 12 3 0 1 3 3 4 11 0 0 0 .255 .314 .383 .697
Runner on 2nd   29 7 3 0 1 6 2 3 6 0 1 0 .241 .312 .448 .761
Runner on 3rd   8 4 1 0 1 6 3 0 2 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Runner on 1st & 2nd   16 5 0 0 1 6 2 3 3 0 0 0 .312 .421 .500 .921
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 .000 .100 .000 .100
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   12 2 0 0 1 7 1 0 5 0 0 0 .167 .167 .417 .583
Bases Loaded   9 2 0 0 0 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 .222 .364 .222 .586
Two Strikes   152 25 5 0 4 20 10 8 80 0 0 0 .164 .206 .276 .483
First Pitch   45 10 0 0 2 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .356 .578
Count 0-1   25 5 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .320 .520
Count 0-2   28 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 18 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Count 1-0   18 9 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 1-1   32 15 5 0 1 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 .469 .469 .719 1.188
Count 1-2   41 6 0 0 1 3 3 0 22 0 0 0 .146 .146 .220 .366
Count 2-0   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   10 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 2-2   41 6 1 0 1 4 1 0 18 0 0 0 .146 .146 .244 .390
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   11 3 1 0 1 2 2 7 0 0 0 0 .273 .556 .636 1.192
Full Count   42 9 4 0 2 11 6 8 22 0 0 0 .214 .340 .452 .792
Behind in Count   94 15 0 0 2 7 5 0 40 0 0 0 .160 .160 .223 .383
Ahead in Count   42 14 1 0 1 6 8 10 0 0 1 0 .333 .462 .429 .890
Batting 7th   75 20 2 0 2 7 8 1 17 0 1 0 .267 .276 .373 .650
Batting 8th   108 23 5 0 4 15 10 6 32 0 0 0 .213 .254 .370 .625
Batting 9th   113 26 4 0 3 16 11 11 31 0 0 0 .230 .298 .345 .644
Low Leverage   136 34 2 0 6 12 16 6 33 0 0 0 .250 .282 .397 .679
Medium Leverage   95 24 6 0 2 12 8 5 32 0 0 0 .253 .290 .379 .669
High Leverage   64 11 3 0 1 14 5 7 14 0 1 0 .172 .254 .266 .519
SSG WINTER LEAGUE 2018 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 24 88 19 1 1 0 4 9 5 21 .216 .253 .250 .503 .225 .034 41
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 24 95 0 0 0 1 0 2 22 2 2 0 100.0 6.1 2.30 -0.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   19 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 9 0 0 0 .105 .150 .105 .255
Versus Right   69 17 1 1 0 4 8 4 12 2 0 0 .246 .280 .290 .570
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Career   88 19 1 1 0 4 9 5 21 2 0 0 .216 .253 .250 .503
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
2023 Kansas City - MLB 24 66 182 40 6 2 2 15 13 11 1 0 38 0 1 .220 .268 .308 .576 66 68 0.2
2024 Kansas City - MLB 25 46 157 36 4 0 1 14 13 11 0 1 39 0 0 .229 .278 .274 .552 61 65 0.1
2025 Kansas City - MLB 26 31 82 16 1 0 2 9 9 6 2 1 26 2 1 .195 .264 .280 .544 52 59 0.1
2026 Kansas City - MLB 27 86 284 67 11 0 9 37 32 18 0 0 77 3 1 .236 .281 .370 .651 84 88 1.2
Total MLB 229 705 159 22 2 14 75 67 46 3 2 180 5 3 .226 .275 .322 .597 70 74 1.6
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
2015 Cleveland (DSL) - R 16 59 196 50 12 3 4 22 21 15 10 0 42 0 1 .255 .339 .408 .748 108 105 0.9
2016 Cleveland (DSL) - R 17 64 211 61 9 1 6 28 29 27 9 2 48 3 2 .289 .390 .427 .816 121 119 1.3
2017 Mahoning Valley - S A 18 45 143 43 5 1 6 27 18 10 3 1 35 2 2 .301 .357 .476 .832 131 133 1.1
2018 Hickory - A 19 110 353 71 14 1 6 32 31 37 10 0 110 4 4 .201 .295 .297 .592 80 79 0.3
2018 WL - AAA 19 24 88 19 1 1 0 4 9 5 0 2 21 2 0 .216 .253 .250 .503 41 41 -0.2
2019 Hickory - A 20 74 240 67 11 1 12 33 38 18 8 3 65 1 1 .279 .346 .483 .829 130 127 2.0
2020 Hickory - A 21 90 309 83 23 4 5 45 39 20 6 3 72 2 1 .269 .322 .417 .740 112 110 1.6
2021 Frisco - AA 22 115 380 104 17 2 19 61 63 43 6 6 83 4 1 .274 .352 .479 .831 137 137 3.6
2022 Frisco - AA 23 50 145 42 8 2 7 24 20 10 2 3 41 0 0 .290 .338 .517 .855 127 123 1.0
2022 Round Rock - AAA 23 38 127 36 4 0 5 20 17 13 3 0 39 1 1 .283 .364 .433 .797 120 117 0.8
2025 Omaha - AAA 26 40 113 30 1 2 2 12 12 10 1 0 32 1 3 .265 .331 .363 .693 85 75 -0.1
Total PCL 78 240 66 5 2 7 32 29 23 4 0 71 2 4 .275 .348 .400 .748 104 98
Total TEX 165 525 146 25 4 26 85 83 53 8 9 124 4 1 .278 .348 .490 .837 134 133
Total SAL 274 902 221 48 6 23 110 108 75 24 6 247 7 6 .245 .318 .388 .706 104 102
Total NYP 45 143 43 5 1 6 27 18 10 3 1 35 2 2 .301 .357 .476 .832 131 133
Total DSL 123 407 111 21 4 10 50 50 42 19 2 90 3 3 .273 .366 .418 .784 114 112
Total WINTER 24 88 19 1 1 0 4 9 5 0 2 21 2 0 .216 .253 .250 .503 41 41
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
2023 Kansas City - MLB 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
Total MLB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2018 WL - AAA C 24 24 235 16 0 253 2 .992 212.1 10.64 -0.5 .761 5 12 5 41.7
2023 Kansas City - MLB C 54 47 344 27 8 371 0 1.000 431.2 7.74 -0.1 .950 2 44 11 25.0
2023 Kansas City - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 Kansas City - MLB C 45 45 338 20 0 359 1 .997 396.0 8.14 -0.6 1.001 3 39 6 15.4
2025 Kansas City - MLB C 30 24 180 12 1 192 0 1.000 222.0 7.78 +0.4 1.105 1 18 4 22.2
2026 Kansas City - MLB C 86 76 563 39 2 603 1 .998 694.2 7.80 +0.9 1.078 3 72 13 18.1
TOTAL C 239 216 1660 114 11 1778 4 .998 1956.2 8.16 +0.1 1.003 14 185 39 21.1
TOTAL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
12/22/2017 Was traded by the Cleveland Spiders to the Texas Rangers in exchange for RP Jerad Eickhoff.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 35 (55); Eye: 35 (40).
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 40 (55); Eye: 35 (40).
05/23/2019 Goes 5-5 against the Kannapolis Intimidators, with 1 2B, 0 RBI and 2 R.
06/23/2019 Was selected to the 2019 South Atlantic League All-Star Game.
07/15/2019 Injured (Knee contusion), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 45 (45).
07/24/2020 Injured (Intercostal strain), out for 6 days.
09/24/2020 Wins the 2020 South Atlantic League Round 2 with the Hickory Crawdads!
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 40 (45).
03/30/2021 Injured (sprained elbow), day-to-day for one week.
06/14/2021 Wins the TEX Player of the Week Award.
06/27/2021 Was selected to the 2021 Texas League All-Star Game.
08/13/2021 Hits three home runs against the Northwest Arkansas Naturals, going 3-5 with 7 RBI and 3 runs scored!
10/07/2021 Wins the 2021 TEX Platinum Stick Award at C.
10/10/2021 Finished 3rd in 2021 TEX Most Valuable Player Award voting.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
06/26/2022 Was selected to the 2022 Texas League All-Star Game.
09/27/2022 Wins the 2022 Pacific Coast League Round 2 with the Round Rock Express!
11/25/2022 Became a minor league free agent.
12/26/2022 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Kansas City Royals organization.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
11/27/2023 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $1,700,000.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 45 (45).
06/15/2024 Injured (sinus infection),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/14/2024 Injured (hyperextended knee),day-to-day for one week.
12/02/2024 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $1,700,000.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
05/22/2025 Injured (sinusitis),day-to-day for 3 days.
11/24/2025 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $1,700,000.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
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