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+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2021 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2021 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	75 (74)	Jun 28	CLE		DET	W,13-5	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
2	76	Jun 30 (1)	CLE		DET	L,4-9	CG	40	7.0	2	0	0	2	0
3	77	Jun 30 (2)	CLE		DET	L,1-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	78	Jul 1	CLE		HOU	L,2-7	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
5	79	Jul 2	CLE		HOU	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
6	80	Jul 3	CLE		HOU	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
7	82 (1)	Jul 5	CLE	@	TBR	L,8-9	GS	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
8	84 (1)	Jul 7 (2)	CLE	@	TBR	L,0-4	CG	29	6.0	4	0	0	4	0
9	85	Jul 8	CLE		KCR	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
10	86	Jul 9	CLE		KCR	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
11	87	Jul 10	CLE		KCR	W,14-6	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
12	88	Jul 16	CLE	@	OAK	L,4-5	CG	40	8.1	1	0	0	1	0
13	89	Jul 17	CLE	@	OAK	W,3-2	GF	6	1.0	2	0	0	2	0
14	90	Jul 18	CLE	@	OAK	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
15	93 (2)	Jul 21	CLE	@	HOU	W,5-4	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
16	94	Jul 22	CLE		TBR	L,4-5	CG	43	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
17	95	Jul 23	CLE		TBR	L,5-10	GS	26	6.0	3	0	0	3	0
18	96	Jul 24	CLE		TBR	L,2-8	GF	11	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
19	97	Jul 25	CLE		TBR	W,3-2	GS	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
20	99 (1)	Jul 28	CLE		STL	W,7-2	GS	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
21	100	Jul 30	CLE	@	CHW	L,4-6	GF	17	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
22	101	Jul 31	CLE	@	CHW	W,12-11	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	102	Aug 1	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	34	8.1	2	0	0	2	0
24	103	Aug 2	CLE	@	TOR	W,5-2	CG	38	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
25	104	Aug 3	CLE	@	TOR	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
26	105	Aug 4	CLE	@	TOR	L,6-8	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
27	106	Aug 5	CLE	@	TOR	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
28	107	Aug 6	CLE		DET	W,6-1	GF	21	5.0	1	0	0	1	0
29	108	Aug 7	CLE		DET	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	1
30	109	Aug 8	CLE		DET	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
31	111 (1)	Aug 10	CLE		OAK	L,3-4	CG	41	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
32	112	Aug 11	CLE		OAK	L,3-6	GS	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
33	113	Aug 12	CLE		OAK	L,0-17	CG	54	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
34	114	Aug 13	CLE	@	DET	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
35	115	Aug 14	CLE	@	DET	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
36	116	Aug 15	CLE	@	DET	W,11-0	CG	28	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
37	117	Aug 16	CLE	@	MIN	L,4-5	CG	48	9.2	0	0	0	0	0
38	119 (1)	Aug 18	CLE	@	MIN	L,7-8	GS	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
39	121 (1)	Aug 21	CLE		LAA	W,5-1	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
40	122	Aug 22	CLE		LAA	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
41	123	Aug 24	CLE		TEX	L,3-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
42	124	Aug 25	CLE		TEX	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
43	126 (1)	Aug 27	CLE		BOS	L,3-4	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
44	127	Aug 28	CLE		BOS	L,3-5	GF	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
45	128	Aug 29	CLE		BOS	W,7-5	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	130 (1)	Sep 1	CLE	@	KCR	W,5-3	GF	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0
47	131	Sep 2	CLE	@	KCR	W,4-2	GS	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
48	132	Sep 3	CLE	@	BOS	L,5-8	GS	36	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
49	134 (1)	Sep 5	CLE	@	BOS	W,11-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
50	135	Sep 6	CLE		MIN	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
51	136	Sep 7	CLE		MIN	L,0-3	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
52	138 (1)	Sep 9	CLE		MIN	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
53	141 (2)	Sep 12	CLE		MIL	L,1-11	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
54	143 (1)	Sep 14 (2)	CLE	@	MIN	L,3-6	CG	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
55	144	Sep 15	CLE	@	MIN	W,12-3	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
56	146 (1)	Sep 18	CLE	@	NYY	W,11-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
57	147	Sep 19	CLE	@	NYY	W,11-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
58	148	Sep 20 (1)	CLE		KCR	L,2-7	CG	30	7.0	2	0	0	2	0
59	150 (1)	Sep 21	CLE		KCR	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
60	152 (1)	Sep 23 (2)	CLE		CHW	W,5-3	CG	31	7.0	2	1	0	3	0
61	153	Sep 24	CLE		CHW	L,0-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
62	155 (1)	Sep 26	CLE		CHW	L,2-5	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
63	156	Sep 27	CLE		KCR	W,8-3	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
64	157	Sep 28	CLE	@	KCR	L,4-6	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
65	158	Sep 29	CLE	@	KCR	L,5-10	CG	40	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
66	159	Sep 30	CLE	@	KCR	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
67	160	Oct 1	CLE	@	TEX	W,9-6	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
68	162 (1)	Oct 3	CLE	@	TEX	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
							72gm		508.1	125	3	1	129	1