LF Hervé Masson #36
Kansas City Royals MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/01/2026
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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
133 498 145 41 5 12 67 52 71 .291 .357 .466 16 4.4
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 45
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: 60
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
09/27/2026 CLE Loss, 5-9 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/26/2026 CLE Loss, 3-6 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/2026 CLE Loss, 5-6 5 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
09/24/2026 CWS Win, 8-7 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 0
09/23/2026 CWS Win, 7-4 5 1 2 3 1 0 0 1
09/22/2026 CWS Loss, 2-3 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
09/08/2026 ARI Win, 6-4 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/07/2026 ARI Loss, 4-6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/06/2026 TOR Loss, 3-16 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/05/2026 TOR Loss, 3-8 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Masson often makes stupid mistakes.
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:3 Years, 57 Days
Service This Yr:187 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 57 Days
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
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 133 498 145 41 5 12 67 73 52 71 .291 .357 .466 .823 .353 .175 133
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 127 554 1 6 0 15 0 3 232 58 16 2 88.9 83.0 6.01 4.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   127 33 11 0 1 8 10 8 27 0 0 1 .260 .309 .370 .679
Versus Right   386 117 33 6 11 61 62 46 46 3 0 0 .303 .375 .505 .880
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   27 6 3 0 2 5 5 4 4 0 0 0 .222 .323 .556 .878
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   106 24 9 0 1 12 14 6 14 1 0 0 .226 .265 .340 .605
July   88 30 9 2 2 11 12 9 12 0 0 0 .341 .402 .557 .959
August   83 22 3 3 3 14 10 12 14 0 0 1 .265 .365 .482 .847
September   56 13 5 0 2 7 8 4 6 0 0 0 .232 .283 .429 .712
All-Star Game   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
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   1739 540 145 20 32 219 245 161 266 12 0 11 .311 .370 .472 .842
Home   253 78 24 4 6 35 48 31 34 2 0 0 .308 .381 .506 .887
Road   245 67 17 1 6 32 25 21 37 1 0 1 .273 .332 .424 .757
Grass   476 143 41 5 12 66 73 50 68 3 0 1 .300 .366 .483 .849
Turf   22 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 .091 .167 .091 .258
Day   166 50 16 1 7 28 27 21 24 1 0 0 .301 .378 .536 .914
Night   332 95 25 4 5 39 46 31 47 2 0 1 .286 .347 .431 .778
As Starter   492 145 41 5 12 67 73 50 69 3 0 1 .295 .359 .472 .831
As Reliever / Substitution   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Pinch Hitting   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Close/Late   102 36 7 2 3 15 15 21 16 1 0 0 .353 .460 .549 1.009
Inning 1-3   203 60 20 4 4 28 31 14 24 2 0 1 .296 .341 .493 .834
Inning 4-6   167 45 12 0 5 17 20 15 24 0 0 0 .269 .330 .431 .761
Inning 7-9   135 45 12 2 3 24 21 21 22 1 0 0 .333 .420 .519 .939
Extra Innings   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
0 Outs   146 34 8 1 2 11 22 20 26 0 0 0 .233 .325 .342 .668
1 Outs   170 62 19 2 5 31 37 21 22 3 0 1 .365 .431 .588 1.019
2 Outs   197 54 17 3 5 27 13 13 25 0 0 0 .274 .319 .467 .786
Scoring Position   138 37 14 0 3 53 21 17 23 3 0 1 .268 .346 .435 .781
Bases Empty   276 81 25 4 6 6 38 30 36 0 0 0 .293 .363 .478 .841
Runner on 1st   99 32 5 2 3 10 13 7 14 0 0 0 .323 .368 .505 .873
Runner on 2nd   50 13 5 0 1 10 7 6 11 0 0 1 .260 .351 .420 .771
Runner on 3rd   13 4 1 0 1 9 3 5 3 2 0 0 .308 .450 .615 1.065
Runner on 1st & 2nd   34 9 4 0 1 12 7 2 3 0 0 0 .265 .306 .471 .776
Runner on 1st & 3rd   16 4 0 0 0 7 2 2 4 1 0 0 .250 .316 .250 .566
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   12 5 3 0 0 10 2 1 0 0 0 0 .417 .462 .667 1.128
Bases Loaded   13 2 1 0 0 5 0 1 2 0 0 0 .154 .214 .231 .445
Two Strikes   262 71 17 5 6 36 35 36 73 0 0 0 .271 .359 .443 .802
First Pitch   77 23 8 0 3 7 11 5 0 0 0 0 .299 .341 .519 .861
Count 0-1   53 14 3 0 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .264 .264 .377 .642
Count 0-2   47 7 2 0 1 5 3 0 16 0 0 0 .149 .149 .255 .404
Count 1-0   35 9 5 0 0 3 5 1 0 1 0 1 .257 .289 .400 .689
Count 1-1   40 14 2 0 1 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 .350 .350 .475 .825
Count 1-2   76 24 4 1 2 12 11 0 18 0 0 0 .316 .316 .474 .789
Count 2-0   11 5 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .455 .455 .727 1.182
Count 2-1   13 4 3 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .308 .286 .538 .824
Count 2-2   59 19 7 2 0 8 6 0 17 0 0 0 .322 .322 .508 .831
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 0 0 0 0 .000 .889 .000 .889
Count 3-1   21 10 3 1 1 3 7 4 0 1 0 0 .476 .538 .857 1.396
Full Count   80 21 4 2 3 11 15 36 22 0 0 0 .263 .491 .475 .966
Behind in Count   176 45 9 1 4 22 17 0 34 0 0 0 .256 .256 .386 .642
Ahead in Count   81 28 14 1 1 13 17 13 0 3 0 1 .346 .429 .580 1.009
Batting Leadoff   63 11 6 0 2 6 10 9 11 0 0 0 .175 .278 .365 .643
Batting 2nd   37 13 3 0 1 1 6 3 7 0 0 0 .351 .400 .514 .914
Batting 3rd   362 113 31 4 9 52 49 33 49 2 0 0 .312 .368 .494 .862
Batting 4th   14 6 2 1 0 3 4 3 1 0 0 0 .429 .529 .714 1.244
Batting 5th   14 2 2 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 .143 .133 .286 .419
Batting 6th   23 5 0 1 0 4 2 5 4 0 0 1 .217 .379 .304 .684
Batting 9th   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Low Leverage   231 74 23 3 7 20 33 20 31 0 0 0 .320 .375 .537 .911
Medium Leverage   176 48 10 3 5 22 27 20 28 2 0 1 .273 .347 .449 .796
High Leverage   106 28 11 0 0 27 12 14 14 1 0 0 .264 .347 .368 .715
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 26 133 498 145 41 5 12 67 73 52 1 3 71 16 2 .291 .357 .466 .823 132 133 4.4
Total MLB 465 1739 540 145 20 32 219 245 161 11 12 266 28 9 .311 .370 .472 .842 138 142 15.6
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
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 4 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 -0.5 .517
2026 Kansas City - MLB LF 127 126 258 5 1 269 6 .978 1087.0 2.18 +8.9 1.030
2026 Kansas City - MLB CF 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 13.0 0.69 +0.1 .986
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 9 0 5 5 3 10 0 1.000 17.2 5.09 -0.6 .824
TOTAL LF 311 301 582 12 4 603 9 .985 2629.2 2.03 +19.0 1.046
TOTAL CF 17 9 32 2 1 34 0 1.000 102.0 3.00 -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.
07/12/2026 Was selected to the 2026 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
09/08/2026 Injured on 09/07/2026, diagnosed with a sore elbow, is day-to-day.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year H Rank
2025 184 3
Year 2B Rank
2024 45 2
2025 43 3
2026 41 4
Year IBB Rank
2026 6 3
Year SF Rank
2024 7 8
Year EBH Rank
2024 57 8
2026 58 9
Year AVG Rank
2024 .309 3
2025 .325 3
2026 .291 10
Year OBP Rank
2024 .365 6
2025 .386 5
2026 .357 10
Year RC Rank
2025 104.46 7
Year RC/27 Rank
2024 6.43 5
2025 7.10 6
2026 6.01 10
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
2026 4.4 8
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