LF Hervé Masson #36
Kansas City Royals MLB
Age: 25 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Great
10/05/2025
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LF HERVÉ MASSON #36 - AGE: 25 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
154 567 184 43 4 10 73 53 81 .325 .386 .467 10 5.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 50 60 55
Gap 75 50 80 75
Power 45 35 45 50
Eye 50 45 55 50
Avoid K's 70 55 75 70
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 55 60
Errors: - 50 65
Arm: 20 45 50
Turn DP: - 45 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 65
1st Base: 55 Center Field: 45
2nd Base: 40 Right Field: 55
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Aggressiveness: 65
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/04/2025 @ BOS Loss, 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/02/2025 @ DET Win, 5-4 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
10/01/2025 @ DET Win, 2-1 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/27/2025 @ OAK Win, 5-1 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/26/2025 @ OAK Loss, 0-5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/2025 @ LAA Loss, 3-4 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/24/2025 @ LAA Loss, 2-3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/23/2025 @ LAA Loss, 1-7 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
09/21/2025 TOR Win, 10-1 5 3 2 2 1 0 0 0
09/20/2025 TOR Win, 8-2 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 1
PERSONALITY
Masson is not too intelligent.
Birthday:03/23/2000
Born in:Haldimand County, ON
Nationality:Canadian
Height:6' 0"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$740,000
Signed Through:2025 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 57 Days
Service This Yr:195 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, 57 Days
Pro Service:3 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension:$111,500,000 total for 6 years
Drafted:2022, 4th 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 154 567 184 43 4 10 73 80 53 81 .325 .386 .467 .853 .370 .143 143
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 144 627 5 6 0 8 0 2 265 57 10 4 71.4 104.5 7.10 5.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   142 49 5 0 1 15 12 4 29 1 0 0 .345 .361 .401 .762
Versus Right   425 135 38 4 9 58 65 49 52 1 0 5 .318 .394 .489 .883
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   16 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 .250 .333 .312 .646
March   13 5 0 0 0 2 2 3 1 0 0 1 .385 .529 .385 .914
April   89 33 7 2 2 17 15 9 13 0 0 1 .371 .434 .562 .996
May   99 30 6 1 1 12 16 11 14 1 0 1 .303 .375 .414 .789
June   108 38 6 0 3 16 13 6 14 0 0 0 .352 .386 .491 .877
July   91 26 11 1 1 10 14 6 14 0 0 1 .286 .337 .462 .798
August   100 34 9 0 0 9 11 9 13 1 0 1 .340 .396 .430 .826
September   67 18 4 0 3 7 9 9 12 0 0 0 .269 .355 .463 .818
All-Star Game   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   26 9 4 0 0 4 1 3 5 1 0 0 .346 .400 .500 .900
Postseason   10 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 .100 .250 .100 .350
Last Year   499 154 45 6 6 50 65 45 72 7 0 3 .309 .365 .459 .824
2 Years Ago   175 57 16 5 4 29 27 11 42 0 0 2 .326 .372 .543 .915
Career   1241 395 104 15 20 152 172 109 195 9 0 10 .318 .375 .475 .850
Home   302 102 18 3 5 39 45 25 32 1 0 3 .338 .393 .467 .860
Road   265 82 25 1 5 34 35 28 49 1 0 2 .309 .378 .468 .846
Grass   545 178 40 4 10 69 78 49 76 1 0 5 .327 .387 .470 .856
Turf   22 6 3 0 0 4 2 4 5 1 0 0 .273 .370 .409 .779
Day   222 69 15 1 3 24 31 20 30 0 0 1 .311 .370 .428 .798
Night   345 115 28 3 7 49 49 33 51 2 0 4 .333 .396 .493 .889
As Starter   556 183 43 4 10 73 80 52 77 2 0 5 .329 .390 .475 .865
As Reliever / Substitution   11 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 .091 .167 .091 .258
Pinch Hitting   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
Close/Late   108 31 7 2 1 16 16 13 25 1 0 2 .287 .371 .417 .788
Inning 1-3   214 66 16 1 6 21 34 23 25 0 0 1 .308 .378 .477 .855
Inning 4-6   187 69 15 0 3 27 20 14 24 1 0 2 .369 .417 .497 .914
Inning 7-9   162 48 12 3 1 24 21 13 32 1 0 2 .296 .354 .426 .780
Extra Innings   4 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 .250 .571 .250 .821
0 Outs   208 55 15 2 5 15 37 27 32 0 0 1 .264 .352 .428 .780
1 Outs   175 68 12 1 4 30 26 13 20 2 0 3 .389 .435 .537 .972
2 Outs   184 61 16 1 1 28 14 13 29 0 0 1 .332 .379 .446 .824
Scoring Position   148 61 17 1 2 59 26 18 18 2 0 3 .412 .480 .581 1.061
Bases Empty   326 97 20 3 7 7 45 33 49 0 0 2 .298 .366 .442 .807
Runner on 1st   93 26 6 0 1 7 6 2 14 0 0 0 .280 .295 .376 .671
Runner on 2nd   58 22 4 1 2 14 10 7 7 0 0 1 .379 .455 .586 1.041
Runner on 3rd   18 8 2 0 0 9 1 3 2 0 0 0 .444 .524 .556 1.079
Runner on 1st & 2nd   36 13 5 0 0 11 6 4 4 0 0 1 .361 .439 .500 .939
Runner on 1st & 3rd   18 10 3 0 0 12 4 2 3 0 0 0 .556 .600 .722 1.322
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   12 6 3 0 0 11 5 2 1 2 0 1 .500 .529 .750 1.279
Bases Loaded   6 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Two Strikes   237 55 14 2 2 22 25 28 81 0 0 2 .232 .318 .333 .652
First Pitch   98 40 6 1 1 15 11 6 0 1 0 1 .408 .443 .520 .964
Count 0-1   57 26 5 0 4 15 13 0 0 1 0 2 .456 .467 .754 1.221
Count 0-2   38 6 1 0 0 1 4 0 13 0 0 1 .158 .179 .184 .364
Count 1-0   51 21 7 0 2 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 .412 .412 .667 1.078
Count 1-1   55 17 5 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .309 .309 .400 .709
Count 1-2   85 20 6 0 0 7 2 0 28 0 0 0 .235 .235 .306 .541
Count 2-0   14 3 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .214 .357 .571
Count 2-1   40 15 5 0 1 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .575 .950
Count 2-2   70 19 5 1 0 8 5 0 26 0 0 0 .271 .271 .371 .643
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 0 4 11 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   14 6 1 0 0 2 4 8 0 0 0 0 .429 .636 .500 1.136
Full Count   44 10 2 1 2 6 14 28 14 0 0 1 .227 .534 .455 .989
Behind in Count   180 52 12 0 4 23 19 0 41 1 0 3 .289 .299 .422 .721
Ahead in Count   120 46 13 1 3 17 27 19 0 0 0 0 .383 .468 .583 1.051
Batting Leadoff   223 74 18 1 6 31 33 21 28 0 0 1 .332 .392 .502 .894
Batting 2nd   23 8 0 0 0 4 3 3 3 0 0 0 .348 .423 .348 .771
Batting 3rd   102 35 10 1 1 13 17 13 15 1 0 2 .343 .424 .490 .914
Batting 4th   109 32 10 2 3 18 15 13 12 1 0 1 .294 .371 .505 .876
Batting 5th   45 17 2 0 0 5 5 1 5 0 0 1 .378 .404 .422 .826
Batting 6th   56 16 3 0 0 2 3 2 16 0 0 0 .286 .310 .339 .650
Batting 7th   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Batting 8th   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   226 76 16 3 4 17 31 19 31 0 0 2 .336 .393 .487 .879
Medium Leverage   260 80 21 0 5 27 34 19 36 1 0 3 .308 .360 .446 .807
High Leverage   79 27 6 1 1 29 12 15 14 1 0 0 .342 .442 .481 .923
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 23 48 175 57 16 5 4 29 27 11 2 0 42 0 0 .326 .372 .543 .915 160 169 1.9
2024 Kansas City - MLB 24 130 499 154 45 6 6 50 65 45 3 7 72 2 3 .309 .365 .459 .824 137 139 4.3
2025 Kansas City - MLB 25 154 567 184 43 4 10 73 80 53 5 2 81 10 4 .325 .386 .467 .853 137 143 5.0
Total MLB 332 1241 395 104 15 20 152 172 109 10 9 195 12 7 .318 .375 .475 .850 140 145 11.2
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 - 20 56 252 89 14 7 15 67 68 29 1 1 15 40 12 .353 .420 .643 1.063 100 100 3.9
2021 Total - 21 60 270 93 17 7 15 65 89 31 1 0 19 31 8 .344 .414 .626 1.040 100 100 3.9
2022 Total - 22 63 280 98 16 9 14 76 83 32 1 3 19 32 7 .350 .415 .621 1.036 100 100 4.0
2022 Idaho Falls - R 22 15 59 29 6 1 2 16 10 8 0 0 7 8 3 .492 .552 .729 1.281 198 199 0.7
2022 Lexington - A 22 10 27 7 2 0 0 3 4 2 0 1 5 2 1 .259 .300 .333 .633 80 78 0.1
2023 Wilmington - A+ 23 63 236 71 21 3 6 22 29 39 1 0 47 3 9 .301 .402 .492 .894 178 177 2.8
2023 Northwest Arkansas - AA 23 34 130 42 9 1 5 27 17 15 1 2 29 1 4 .323 .392 .523 .915 162 157 1.6
2023 Omaha - AAA 23 7 24 6 3 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 7 1 0 .250 .280 .375 .655 84 84 0.1
2024 Omaha - AAA 24 2 8 6 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .778 1.125 1.903 432 458 0.4
Total PCL 9 32 12 6 0 0 3 4 2 0 0 7 1 0 .375 .412 .562 .974 176 183
Total TEX 34 130 42 9 1 5 27 17 15 1 2 29 1 4 .323 .392 .523 .915 162 157
Total CAR 63 236 71 21 3 6 22 29 39 1 0 47 3 9 .301 .402 .492 .894 178 177
Total SAL 10 27 7 2 0 0 3 4 2 0 1 5 2 1 .259 .300 .333 .633 80 78
Total PIO 15 59 29 6 1 2 16 10 8 0 0 7 8 3 .492 .552 .729 1.281 198 199
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
2023 Kansas City - MLB 23 3 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 .000 .091 .000 .091 -71 -70 -0.4
2025 Kansas City - MLB 25 3 10 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 .100 .250 .100 .350 2 -19 -0.0
Total MLB 6 20 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 7 0 0 .050 .174 .050 .224 -33 -44
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2023 Kansas City - MLB 1B 2 0 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 3.0 18.00 +0.1 1.019
2023 Kansas City - MLB 2B 2 0 2 3 2 5 0 1.000 5.0 9.00 -0.2 1.042
2023 Kansas City - MLB LF 39 39 63 2 1 66 1 .985 334.2 1.75 -1.4 1.048
2023 Kansas City - MLB CF 7 5 22 2 1 24 0 1.000 54.0 4.00 -0.6 .951
2024 Kansas City - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 Kansas City - MLB LF 46 37 68 0 0 69 1 .986 341.0 1.79 +2.0 1.058
2024 Kansas City - MLB CF 4 4 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 35.0 2.31 -0.5 .982
2024 Kansas City - MLB RF 87 85 163 4 1 168 1 .994 720.0 2.09 +4.4 .998
2025 Kansas City - MLB 1B 3 2 29 1 2 30 0 1.000 26.0 10.38 +0.1 1.023
2025 Kansas City - MLB 2B 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 4.2 3.86 +0.0 1.023
2025 Kansas City - MLB LF 99 99 193 5 2 199 1 .995 867.0 2.06 +9.6 1.062
2025 Kansas City - MLB RF 11 6 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 67.2 2.39 +0.9 1.074
TOTAL 1B 5 2 35 1 2 36 0 1.000 29.0 11.17 +0.2 1.022
TOTAL 2B 5 0 3 4 3 7 0 1.000 9.2 6.52 -0.1 1.029
TOTAL LF 184 175 324 7 3 334 3 .991 1542.2 1.93 +10.1 1.059
TOTAL CF 11 9 31 2 1 33 0 1.000 89.0 3.34 -1.1 .960
TOTAL RF 98 91 181 4 1 186 1 .995 787.2 2.11 +5.2 1.004
PLAYER HISTORY
04/05/2024 Injured (hamstring strain),out for 4 weeks.
05/05/2024 Goes 5-5 against the Iowa Cubs, with 2 2B, 1 RBI and 2 R.
05/16/2024 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 1 day.
08/15/2024 Injured on 08/14/2024, diagnosed with a bruised knee, is day-to-day.
09/08/2024 Injured (mild groin strain),day-to-day for one week.
12/02/2024 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (65); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
06/26/2025 Goes 5-6 against the Tampa Bay Rays, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI and 4 R.
07/12/2025 Was selected to the 2025 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/24/2025 Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $111,500,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization.
09/09/2025 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for one week.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year H Rank
2025 184 3
Year 2B Rank
2024 45 2
2025 43 3
Year SF Rank
2024 7 8
Year EBH Rank
2024 57 8
Year AVG Rank
2024 .309 3
2025 .325 3
Year OBP Rank
2024 .365 6
2025 .386 5
Year RC Rank
2025 104.46 7
Year RC/27 Rank
2024 6.43 5
2025 7.10 6
Year wOBA Rank
2024 .352 8
2025 .370 9
Year OPS Rank
2024 .824 8
2025 .853 10
Year WAR Rank
2025 5.0 9
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