LF Kurt Newton #40
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: L | Morale: Very Unhappy
09/10/2025
LF KURT NEWTON #40 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
109 269 59 9 6 9 43 32 70 .219 .311 .398 8 0.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 35 35 35 35
Gap 60 70 55 60
Power 60 75 60 60
Eye 55 65 55 55
Avoid K's 35 40 35 40
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 55 60
Errors: - 55 60
Arm: 25 40 65
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 70
1st Base: - Center Field: 50
2nd Base: - Right Field: 65
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Aggressiveness: 75
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 65
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/09/2025 DET Loss, 3-7 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/07/2025 TOR Loss, 4-9 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 0
09/05/2025 TOR Loss, 3-5 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 0
09/04/2025 @ HOU Win, 7-2 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 1
09/03/2025 @ HOU Loss, 2-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/02/2025 @ HOU Loss, 1-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/31/2025 @ CWS Win, 10-1 2 0 2 3 0 1 0 0
08/29/2025 @ CWS Loss, 2-5 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
08/28/2025 @ CWS Win, 9-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/27/2025 WAS Win, 9-8 6 0 1 2 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Good teammate and an avid hunter in the offseason.
Birthday:06/10/1997
Born in:Kingston, RI
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$740,000
Signed Through:2025 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 125 Days
Service This Yr:173 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2020, 3rd Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2025 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 109 269 59 9 6 9 43 39 32 70 .219 .311 .398 .708 .296 .178 91
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 62 309 5 8 0 5 0 3 107 24 8 0 100.0 35.4 4.39 .5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   81 18 5 1 3 14 10 7 21 1 0 1 .222 .289 .420 .709
Versus Right   188 41 4 5 6 29 27 25 49 2 0 4 .218 .320 .388 .708
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Last Week   21 4 0 1 1 2 3 0 5 0 0 0 .190 .190 .429 .619
March   12 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 0 .083 .214 .083 .298
April   56 10 1 0 1 9 10 10 13 1 0 1 .179 .309 .250 .559
May   53 11 1 1 0 4 5 9 16 0 0 2 .208 .344 .264 .608
June   43 9 2 2 1 7 6 4 13 1 0 0 .209 .271 .419 .689
July   50 18 3 1 5 12 9 3 10 0 0 1 .360 .407 .760 1.167
August   30 4 1 1 1 9 3 4 9 1 0 1 .133 .250 .333 .583
September   25 6 1 1 1 2 3 0 6 0 0 0 .240 .240 .480 .720
Spring Training   16 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 .188 .176 .188 .364
Last Year   105 15 3 0 2 6 9 8 40 0 1 2 .143 .217 .229 .446
2 Years Ago   424 86 22 5 23 61 53 40 128 2 0 7 .203 .281 .441 .722
Career   893 179 39 11 37 120 108 87 269 5 2 15 .200 .281 .393 .674
Home   136 27 5 3 6 19 29 21 30 1 0 2 .199 .312 .412 .724
Road   133 32 4 3 3 24 10 11 40 2 0 3 .241 .309 .383 .692
Grass   268 59 9 6 9 42 39 31 69 2 0 5 .220 .310 .399 .710
Turf   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Day   88 18 3 2 2 13 11 12 28 1 0 1 .205 .304 .352 .656
Night   181 41 6 4 7 30 28 20 42 2 0 4 .227 .314 .420 .734
As Starter   222 44 7 5 7 29 29 19 57 2 0 3 .198 .268 .369 .638
As Reliever / Substitution   47 15 2 1 2 14 10 13 13 1 0 2 .319 .476 .532 1.008
Pinch Hitting   24 7 1 0 1 7 4 4 7 1 0 0 .292 .379 .458 .838
Close/Late   73 19 3 1 1 12 11 15 22 0 0 2 .260 .400 .370 .770
Inning 1-3   64 13 1 1 3 5 9 6 16 0 0 1 .203 .282 .391 .672
Inning 4-6   91 16 3 3 2 15 10 7 21 2 0 1 .176 .238 .341 .578
Inning 7-9   112 29 4 2 4 21 18 18 33 1 0 2 .259 .368 .438 .806
Extra Innings   2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .500 .750 1.000 1.750
0 Outs   81 23 2 3 4 10 19 8 20 1 0 2 .284 .359 .531 .890
1 Outs   95 17 2 0 3 11 11 10 24 2 0 1 .179 .259 .295 .554
2 Outs   93 19 5 3 2 22 7 14 26 0 0 2 .204 .321 .387 .708
Scoring Position   76 19 3 2 3 33 10 15 16 3 0 2 .250 .375 .461 .836
Bases Empty   137 29 2 4 5 5 21 14 42 0 0 0 .212 .285 .394 .679
Runner on 1st   56 11 4 0 1 5 6 3 12 0 0 3 .196 .274 .321 .596
Runner on 2nd   30 4 1 0 0 3 1 4 7 0 0 1 .133 .257 .167 .424
Runner on 3rd   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Runner on 1st & 2nd   19 6 1 1 1 7 3 4 3 0 0 0 .316 .435 .632 1.066
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 3 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 1.000 1.600
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 3 0 0 1 8 3 4 3 1 0 1 .333 .533 .667 1.200
Bases Loaded   8 2 1 0 1 10 2 2 1 2 0 0 .250 .333 .750 1.083
Two Strikes   151 25 5 2 1 13 14 9 70 0 0 4 .166 .232 .245 .477
First Pitch   38 10 2 2 2 13 8 6 0 1 0 1 .263 .370 .579 .949
Count 0-1   19 5 0 0 2 3 4 0 0 1 0 0 .263 .250 .579 .829
Count 0-2   31 8 1 2 0 5 2 0 11 0 0 2 .258 .303 .419 .722
Count 1-0   20 8 1 0 3 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .429 .900 1.329
Count 1-1   18 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .278 .316 .389 .705
Count 1-2   45 4 3 0 0 4 1 0 26 0 0 1 .089 .109 .156 .264
Count 2-0   7 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .714 1.143
Count 2-1   11 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .091 .083 .091 .174
Count 2-2   51 9 0 0 1 2 7 0 25 0 0 0 .176 .176 .235 .412
Count 3-0   1 1 1 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Count 3-1   4 1 0 0 1 5 3 7 0 0 0 0 .250 .727 1.000 1.727
Full Count   24 4 1 0 0 2 4 9 8 0 0 1 .167 .412 .208 .620
Behind in Count   95 17 4 2 2 12 7 0 37 1 0 3 .179 .202 .326 .528
Ahead in Count   43 14 2 1 4 14 10 16 0 1 0 0 .326 .500 .698 1.198
Batting Leadoff   13 6 1 1 1 3 3 1 2 0 0 0 .462 .500 .923 1.423
Batting 2nd   10 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 3 1 0 1 .200 .308 .200 .508
Batting 3rd   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .125 .300 .125 .425
Batting 4th   5 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Batting 5th   31 8 2 1 0 4 5 2 7 1 0 2 .258 .333 .387 .720
Batting 6th   47 10 1 1 3 5 9 4 10 0 0 0 .213 .275 .468 .743
Batting 7th   67 10 2 0 2 7 7 7 20 0 0 2 .149 .250 .269 .519
Batting 8th   88 21 3 3 3 20 10 14 25 1 0 0 .239 .340 .443 .783
Low Leverage   110 28 3 3 4 12 16 11 29 0 0 1 .255 .328 .445 .773
Medium Leverage   91 16 3 2 3 11 13 10 23 0 0 3 .176 .279 .352 .630
High Leverage   65 15 3 1 2 20 8 11 17 3 0 1 .231 .338 .400 .738
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
2022 Cleveland - MLB 24 28 95 19 5 0 3 10 7 7 1 0 31 1 2 .200 .262 .347 .610 68 67 -0.1
2023 Colorado - MLB 25 130 424 86 22 5 23 61 53 40 7 2 128 4 3 .203 .281 .441 .722 91 85 0.2
2024 Texas - MLB 26 37 105 15 3 0 2 6 9 8 2 0 40 0 1 .143 .217 .229 .446 28 25 -0.5
2025 Miami - MLB 27 89 214 49 7 4 7 32 33 28 4 2 55 7 0 .229 .327 .397 .724 102 94 0.5
2025 New York - MLB 27 20 55 10 2 2 2 11 6 4 1 1 15 1 0 .182 .246 .400 .646 78 73 0.2
2025 Total - MLB 27 109 269 59 9 6 9 43 39 32 5 3 70 8 0 .219 .311 .398 .708 97 90 0.7
Total MLB 304 893 179 39 11 37 120 108 87 15 5 269 13 6 .200 .281 .393 .674 84 78 0.3
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
2020 Total - 22 53 230 71 12 6 20 58 70 33 4 1 32 32 9 .309 .403 .674 1.077 100 100 3.6
2020 Cleveland (AZL) - R 22 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .667 1.000 1.667 314 199 0.1
2020 Akron - AA 22 27 92 20 4 3 2 12 8 10 6 0 29 2 2 .217 .333 .391 .725 100 93 0.2
2020 Columbus - AAA 22 6 20 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 10 0 0 .250 .286 .250 .536 49 42 -0.1
2021 Akron - AA 23 50 205 49 18 2 8 35 22 16 2 2 62 3 2 .239 .298 .463 .761 111 113 1.1
2021 Columbus - AAA 23 78 293 56 14 3 13 39 36 34 7 0 102 7 5 .191 .290 .392 .683 100 104 1.4
2022 Columbus - AAA 24 94 358 90 16 3 24 69 61 37 12 0 106 5 2 .251 .342 .514 .855 132 136 3.0
2024 Frisco - AA 26 7 31 9 2 0 4 8 7 5 2 0 13 1 0 .290 .421 .742 1.163 233 242 0.8
2024 Round Rock - AAA 26 11 30 5 2 0 0 1 3 5 0 0 11 0 0 .167 .286 .233 .519 50 55 -0.1
2024 Buffalo - AAA 26 56 183 30 5 1 9 18 23 33 6 1 52 3 1 .164 .309 .350 .659 105 112 0.9
2024 Total - AAA 26 67 213 35 7 1 9 19 26 38 6 1 63 3 1 .164 .306 .333 .640 97 104 0.8
Total IL 234 854 181 35 7 46 126 122 105 25 1 270 15 8 .212 .316 .431 .747 113 118
Total PCL 11 30 5 2 0 0 1 3 5 0 0 11 0 0 .167 .286 .233 .519 50 55
Total EL 77 297 69 22 5 10 47 30 26 8 2 91 5 4 .232 .309 .441 .750 107 106
Total TEX 7 31 9 2 0 4 8 7 5 2 0 13 1 0 .290 .421 .742 1.163 233 242
Total AZL 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .667 1.000 1.667 314 199
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
2022 Cleveland - MLB 24 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -121 -0.2
Total MLB 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -121
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2022 Cleveland - MLB LF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 5.0 3.60 +0.1 .966
2022 Cleveland - MLB CF 10 10 29 0 0 29 0 1.000 87.1 2.99 -0.2 1.011
2022 Cleveland - MLB RF 17 14 22 1 0 23 0 1.000 131.1 1.58 +0.0 1.035
2023 Colorado - MLB LF 41 40 101 3 1 105 1 .990 343.1 2.73 +1.5 1.052
2023 Colorado - MLB CF 25 21 58 1 0 60 1 .983 183.2 2.89 -2.2 .978
2023 Colorado - MLB RF 62 51 107 3 0 114 4 .965 458.2 2.16 +2.2 1.043
2024 Texas - MLB LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 -0.1 .981
2024 Texas - MLB CF 11 8 19 1 0 20 0 1.000 73.0 2.47 -0.1 .982
2024 Texas - MLB RF 24 21 41 0 0 41 0 1.000 181.1 2.03 +2.1 1.037
2025 Miami - MLB LF 49 30 61 2 1 63 0 1.000 306.0 1.85 +2.4 1.097
2025 New York - MLB LF 5 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 26.0 2.08 +0.3 1.021
2025 Miami - MLB CF 17 16 39 2 0 42 1 .976 135.0 2.73 -2.9 .925
2025 New York - MLB CF 3 2 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 19.0 1.89 +0.0 .996
2025 Miami - MLB RF 23 3 7 2 0 9 0 1.000 69.2 1.16 +0.0 1.176
2025 New York - MLB RF 9 7 30 4 0 34 0 1.000 75.1 4.06 +1.3 1.044
TOTAL LF 100 73 171 5 2 177 1 .994 688.1 2.30 +4.1 1.065
TOTAL CF 66 57 148 5 0 155 2 .987 498.0 2.77 -5.4 .970
TOTAL RF 135 96 207 10 0 221 4 .982 916.1 2.13 +5.7 1.045
PLAYER HISTORY
06/03/2020 Drafted in the 2020 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 3, 3rd overall pick) by the Cleveland Spiders, out of college (Patten).
10/29/2020 Named the #60 prospect in the MLB
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 50 (75); Eye: 45 (55).
03/25/2021 Named the #39 prospect in the MLB
04/27/2021 Goes 5-7 against the Richmond Flying Squirrels, with 2 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI and 1 R.
06/25/2021 Named the #54 prospect in the MLB
07/11/2021 Was selected to the 2021 Major League Baseball All-Star Futures Game.
10/31/2021 Named the #60 prospect in the MLB
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 60 (75); Eye: 45 (55).
03/31/2022 Named the #29 prospect in the MLB
04/18/2022 Wins the IL Player of the Week Award.
06/20/2022 Wins the IL Player of the Week Award.
07/01/2022 Named the #32 prospect in the MLB
11/01/2022 Named the #36 prospect in the MLB
11/09/2022 Was traded by the Cleveland Spiders to the Colorado Rockies, along with SP Jonathan Rice, in exchange for RF Marcell Ozuna, 3B Ernie Jones, and $3,000,000.
11/25/2022 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $610,000.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 70 (75); Eye: 55 (55).
05/02/2023 Injured (dehydration),day-to-day for 3 days.
05/21/2023 Injured (bruised hand),day-to-day for one week.
11/27/2023 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $620,000.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 65 (70); Eye: 60 (65).
02/17/2024 Was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Texas Rangers in exchange for SP Steve Miller.
05/19/2024 Injured (stomach virus),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/05/2024 Was traded by the Texas Rangers to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for LF Tim Graves.
12/02/2024 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
12/18/2024 Was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Vancouver Aurora, along with SP Phil Spencer, 3B José García, SS Manny García, and 3B Juan Bello, in exchange for CL Trevor Rosenthal.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (40); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 55 (60).
08/04/2025 Was claimed off waivers by New York while with Miami.
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