LF Hervé Masson #36
Kansas City Royals MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
06/24/2026
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LF HERVÉ MASSON #36 - AGE: 26 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
64 250 77 24 0 4 33 27 37 .308 .371 .452 8 2.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 60 50 65 65
BABIP 50 45 55 55
Avoid K's 70 55 75 70
Gap 70 50 80 70
Power 40 35 45 50
Eye 50 40 55 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 60 60
Errors: - 50 60
Arm: 20 35 60
Turn DP: - 50 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 65
1st Base: 50 Center Field: 45
2nd Base: 40 Right Field: 60
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Aggressiveness: 70
Stealing Ability: 55
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
06/23/2026 @ TB Loss, 1-4 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
06/22/2026 @ TB Loss, 0-1 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
06/21/2026 STL Loss, 4-5 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
06/19/2026 STL Win, 8-7 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 0
06/18/2026 STL Win, 6-5 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
06/17/2026 @ WAS Win, 3-2 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/16/2026 @ WAS Loss, 3-7 4 0 1 3 0 0 0 0
06/15/2026 @ WAS Win, 7-1 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
06/13/2026 LAA Loss, 4-6 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
06/12/2026 LAA Loss, 6-12 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Masson is not the sharpest tool in the shed.
Birthday:03/23/2000
Born in:Haldimand County, ON
Nationality:Canadian
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$5,000,000
Signed Through:2031 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 148 Days
Service This Yr:91 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, 148 Days
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2022, 4th Pick in Round 1
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 64 250 77 24 0 4 33 41 27 37 .308 .371 .452 .823 .354 .144 137
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 61 280 0 3 0 6 0 3 113 28 8 2 80.0 42.8 6.29 2.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   74 19 7 0 1 4 4 3 14 0 0 0 .257 .286 .392 .678
Versus Right   191 63 20 1 3 31 36 26 25 3 0 0 .330 .405 .492 .897
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .111 .000 .111
Last Week   25 6 3 0 0 5 2 2 3 1 0 0 .240 .286 .360 .646
March   17 5 2 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 .294 .368 .412 .780
April   92 30 9 0 2 17 18 9 12 1 0 0 .326 .382 .489 .871
May   56 21 4 0 2 6 9 10 9 1 0 0 .375 .463 .554 1.016
June   85 21 9 0 0 10 12 6 12 1 0 0 .247 .293 .353 .646
Spring Training   11 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .091 .091 .091 .182
Last Year   567 184 43 4 10 73 80 53 81 2 0 5 .325 .386 .467 .853
2 Years Ago   499 154 45 6 6 50 65 45 72 7 0 3 .309 .365 .459 .824
Career   1491 472 128 15 24 185 213 136 232 12 0 10 .317 .375 .471 .846
Home   118 39 14 0 1 15 27 14 14 2 0 0 .331 .396 .475 .870
Road   132 38 10 0 3 18 14 13 23 1 0 0 .288 .349 .432 .781
Grass   242 77 24 0 4 33 41 26 36 3 0 0 .318 .380 .467 .847
Turf   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .111 .000 .111
Day   87 30 11 0 2 15 16 11 9 1 0 0 .345 .414 .540 .954
Night   163 47 13 0 2 18 25 16 28 2 0 0 .288 .348 .405 .753
As Starter   247 77 24 0 4 33 41 26 36 3 0 0 .312 .373 .457 .831
As Reliever / Substitution   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   52 17 4 0 0 4 7 13 8 1 0 0 .327 .455 .404 .858
Inning 1-3   107 34 10 1 3 15 18 7 15 2 0 0 .318 .353 .514 .867
Inning 4-6   84 24 9 0 1 9 10 6 13 0 0 0 .286 .333 .429 .762
Inning 7-9   69 24 8 0 0 11 12 14 9 1 0 0 .348 .452 .464 .916
Extra Innings   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .000 .286 .000 .286
0 Outs   84 23 5 1 1 8 16 13 15 0 0 0 .274 .371 .393 .764
1 Outs   82 31 13 0 3 15 19 7 10 3 0 0 .378 .413 .646 1.059
2 Outs   99 28 9 0 0 12 5 9 14 0 0 0 .283 .343 .374 .716
Scoring Position   76 21 7 0 0 29 12 7 13 3 0 0 .276 .326 .368 .694
Bases Empty   131 44 17 1 2 2 22 18 17 0 0 0 .336 .416 .527 .943
Runner on 1st   58 17 3 0 2 4 6 4 9 0 0 0 .293 .339 .448 .787
Runner on 2nd   31 8 1 0 0 4 3 3 6 0 0 0 .258 .324 .290 .614
Runner on 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 2 0 0 .000 .429 .000 .429
Runner on 1st & 2nd   19 5 3 0 0 7 4 1 1 0 0 0 .263 .300 .421 .721
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 4 1 0 0 .286 .250 .286 .536
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 4 2 0 0 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.000 1.667
Bases Loaded   11 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 .182 .182 .273 .455
Two Strikes   133 38 10 1 2 18 18 17 39 0 0 0 .286 .367 .421 .788
First Pitch   42 15 6 0 1 3 7 3 0 0 0 0 .357 .400 .571 .971
Count 0-1   25 6 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .240 .240 .400 .640
Count 0-2   27 5 1 0 0 3 2 0 8 0 0 0 .185 .185 .222 .407
Count 1-0   16 5 3 0 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 .312 .294 .500 .794
Count 1-1   19 7 1 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .368 .368 .421 .789
Count 1-2   33 13 3 0 1 9 8 0 9 0 0 0 .394 .394 .576 .970
Count 2-0   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 2-1   10 4 3 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .400 .364 .700 1.064
Count 2-2   34 9 3 1 0 3 2 0 10 0 0 0 .265 .265 .412 .676
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 .000 .833 .000 .833
Count 3-1   14 6 3 0 0 2 4 4 0 1 0 0 .429 .526 .643 1.169
Full Count   39 11 3 0 1 3 6 17 12 0 0 0 .282 .500 .436 .936
Behind in Count   85 24 5 0 2 13 12 0 17 0 0 0 .282 .282 .412 .694
Ahead in Count   46 16 9 0 0 10 9 9 0 3 0 0 .348 .431 .543 .975
Batting Leadoff   35 5 3 0 0 1 5 5 6 0 0 0 .143 .250 .229 .479
Batting 2nd   29 11 2 0 1 1 5 3 6 0 0 0 .379 .438 .552 .989
Batting 3rd   175 58 18 0 3 27 25 18 25 2 0 0 .331 .390 .486 .875
Batting 4th   14 6 2 1 0 3 4 3 1 0 0 0 .429 .529 .714 1.244
Batting 5th   12 2 2 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 .167 .154 .333 .487
Low Leverage   118 40 15 0 2 9 20 10 15 0 0 0 .339 .391 .517 .908
Medium Leverage   89 25 5 1 2 9 12 11 17 2 0 0 .281 .353 .427 .780
High Leverage   58 17 7 0 0 17 8 8 7 1 0 0 .293 .373 .414 .787
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 .853 137 144 5.1
2026 Kansas City - MLB 26 64 250 77 24 0 4 33 41 27 0 3 37 8 2 .308 .371 .452 .823 135 137 2.2
Total MLB 396 1491 472 128 15 24 185 213 136 10 12 232 20 9 .317 .375 .471 .846 139 144 13.5
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 6 21 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 5 0 0 .143 .250 .190 .440 25 17 -0.0
Total MLB 9 31 3 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 9 0 0 .097 .200 .129 .329 -5 -11
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
2026 Kansas City - MLB 2B 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 +0.0 1.028
2026 Kansas City - MLB LF 60 60 124 1 0 131 6 .954 519.0 2.17 +3.7 1.029
2026 Kansas City - MLB CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 +0.1 .981
2026 Kansas City - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 5 2 35 1 2 36 0 1.000 29.0 11.17 +0.2 1.022
TOTAL 2B 6 0 4 5 3 9 0 1.000 12.2 6.39 -0.1 1.029
TOTAL LF 244 235 448 8 3 465 9 .981 2061.2 1.99 +13.8 1.050
TOTAL CF 15 9 32 2 1 34 0 1.000 98.0 3.12 -1.0 .961
TOTAL RF 99 91 181 4 1 186 1 .995 788.2 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.
11/09/2025 Wins the 2025 MLB AL Gold Glove Award at LF.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
04/12/2026 Injured (latissimus dorsi (back) strain),out for one week.
05/13/2026 Injured (knee soreness),day-to-day for one week.
05/19/2026 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 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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