Óscar Mercado

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 197lb (188cm, 89kg)

Born: December 16, 1994 in Cartagena, Colombia co

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 2013 MLB June Amateur Draft from Vivian Gaither HS (Tampa, FL).

High School: Vivian Gaither HS (Tampa, FL)

Debut: May 14, 2019 (Age 24-149d, 21,892nd in major league history)
vs. CHW 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2019 season

2024 Contract Status: 1st-Year Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2024): 3.031 • Arb Eligible: 2024 • Free Agent: 2027

Agents: Excel Sports Management

Full Name: Óscar Mauricio Mercado

Nicknames: Merc

Pronunciation: \oscar mer-KAH-doh\

Twitter: @Osc_merc

Instagram: @oscmerc21

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.6

890

211

.237

123

RBI

100

OBP

.289

SLG

.388

OPS

.677

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	12-8 / in Starts: 3-4
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 32 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	18 (10-6-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 32 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	19 (9-6-3)

Most Driven In
P DeJong	3
B Donovan	1
T Edman	1
A Knizner	0

Most Driven In By
W Contreras	1
P Goldschmidt	0
L Nootbaar	0

2023 Batting Game Log

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2023 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Pos
1	279	44 (43)	May 17	STL		MIL	W,3-0	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					7						0.00	0.00	LF
2	280	45	May 18	STL		LAD	W,16-8	CG	4	4	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.750	.750	1.000	1.750	9	.74	0.124	.40	0.04%	2.64	27.00	33.60	LF RF
3	281	46	May 19	STL		LAD	L,0-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.429	.429	.571	1.000	9	.68	-0.040	.40	-0.01%	-0.14	0.00	0.00	RF
4	282	47	May 20	STL		LAD	W,6-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.429	.429	.571	1.000	8						0.00	0.00	RF
5	283	48	May 21	STL		LAD	W,10-5	CG	4	4	0	3	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.545	.545	.727	1.273	9	1.01	0.325	.64	0.12%	3.92	21.00	29.50	RF
6	284	49	May 22	STL	@	CIN	L,5-6	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.643	1.143	8	.83	-0.025	.56	-0.01%	-0.08	3.00	3.00	LF CF
7	285	50	May 23	STL	@	CIN	W,8-5	3-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.625	1.125	4	.45	-0.002	.27	0.00%	0.18	3.00	3.00	RF
8	286	51	May 24	STL	@	CIN	L,3-10	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.450	.450	.600	1.050	9	.57	-0.041	.40	-0.02%	0.08	5.00	6.00	RF
9	287	52	May 25	STL	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.500	.875	9	1.12	-0.123	.70	-0.05%	-1.12	0.00	0.00	RF
10	288	54 (1)	May 27	STL	@	CLE	W,2-1	7-GF(10)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.400	.500	.900	8	.98	0.038	.60	0.01%	0.26	2.00	3.00	RF
11	289	56 (1)	May 29	STL		KCR	L,0-7	3-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.357	.444	.802	1	.77	-0.060	.48	-0.02%	-0.66	0.00	0.00	CF
12	290	57	May 30	STL		KCR	W,2-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.357	.444	.802	6						0.00	0.00	CF
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Pos
13	291	60 (2)	Jun 4	STL	@	PIT	L,1-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.357	.444	.802	7						0.00	0.00	PR DH
14	292	61	Jun 5	STL	@	TEX	L,3-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310	.333	.414	.747	9	1.17	-0.061	.51	-0.02%	-0.63	0.00	0.00	LF
15	293	63 (1)	Jun 7	STL	@	TEX	W,1-0	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.310	.333	.414	.747	6						0.00	0.00	LF
16	294	71 (7)	Jun 17	STL	@	NYM	W,5-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.310	.333	.414	.747	5						0.00	0.00	LF
17	295	72	Jun 18	STL	@	NYM	W,8-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.310	.333	.414	.747	5						0.00	0.00	LF
18	296	80 (7)	Jun 29	STL		HOU	L,0-14	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.323	.400	.723	2	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.25	0.00	0.00	CF
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Pos
19	297	81	Jul 1 (1)	STL		NYY	W,11-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.290	.313	.387	.700	2	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.25	0.00	0.00	PH DH
20	298	82	Jul 1 (2)	STL		NYY	L,2-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.290	.313	.387	.700	6						0.00	0.00	PR DH
							12-8		32	31	3	9	3	0	0	5	1	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	.290	.313	.387	.700		.77	0.135	.46	0.05%	3.96

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