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Josh Lester

Positions: Third Baseman, First Baseman and Rightfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-2, 225lb (188cm, 102kg)

Born: July 17, 1994 in Columbus, GA us

Draft: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 30th round of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft from Columbus HS (Columbus, GA) and the Detroit Tigers in the 13th round of the 2015 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Missouri (Columbia, MO).

High School: Columbus HS (Columbus, GA)

School: University of Missouri (Columbia, MO)

Rookie Status: Still Intact through 2024

2024 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2024): 0.027 • Arb Eligible: 2027 • Free Agent: 2030

Full Name: Joshua Benjamin Lester

Twitter: @joshlester4

Instagram: @jblester17

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.3

.148

RBI

OBP

.179

SLG

.148

OPS

.327

OPS+

-6

2015 Player Batting Game Log

2015 Player Batting Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	Pos	E
1	2015-06-22	Rk-GULF	GCL Tigers		GCL Astros	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
2	2015-06-23	Rk-GULF	GCL Tigers	@	GCL Astros	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
3	2015-06-24	Rk-GULF	GCL Tigers		GCL Braves	4	4	2	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3B	0
4	2015-06-25	Rk-GULF	GCL Tigers	@	GCL Braves	5	4	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
5	2015-06-26	Rk-GULF	GCL Tigers		GCL Phillies	5	3	0	2	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
6	2015-06-27	Rk-GULF	GCL Tigers	@	GCL Phillies	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
Player Moved from Rk-GULF to A--NYPL
7	2015-06-28	A--NYPL	Connecticut Tigers		Tri-City ValleyCats	5	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	pdH	0
8	2015-06-29	A--NYPL	Connecticut Tigers		Tri-City ValleyCats	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
9	2015-06-30	A--NYPL	Connecticut Tigers		Tri-City ValleyCats	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3B	0
July			Tm		Opp	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	Pos	E
10	2015-07-01	A--NYPL	Connecticut Tigers		Lowell Spinners	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	1
11	2015-07-02	A--NYPL	Connecticut Tigers	@	Lowell Spinners	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3B	1
12	2015-07-03	A--NYPL	Connecticut Tigers		Lowell Spinners	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
13	2015-07-04	A--NYPL	Connecticut Tigers		Vermont Lake Monsters	5	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
14	2015-07-05	A--NYPL	Connecticut Tigers		Vermont Lake Monsters	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3B	1
15	2015-07-06	A--NYPL	Connecticut Tigers		Vermont Lake Monsters	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
16	2015-07-09	A--NYPL	Connecticut Tigers	@	State College Spikes	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	1
17	2015-07-10	A--NYPL	Connecticut Tigers	@	State College Spikes	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
18	2015-07-11	A--NYPL	Connecticut Tigers	@	Williamsport Crosscutters	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
19	2015-07-12	A--NYPL	Connecticut Tigers	@	Williamsport Crosscutters	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3B	0
20	2015-07-13	A--NYPL	Connecticut Tigers	@	Williamsport Crosscutters	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
21	2015-07-15	A--NYPL	Connecticut Tigers	@	Lowell Spinners	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3B	1
22	2015-07-16	A--NYPL	Connecticut Tigers		Lowell Spinners	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3B	0
23	2015-07-18	A--NYPL	Connecticut Tigers		Hudson Valley Renegades	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
24	2015-07-20	A--NYPL	Connecticut Tigers		Hudson Valley Renegades	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
25	2015-07-21	A--NYPL	Connecticut Tigers	@	Batavia Muckdogs	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
26	2015-07-23	A--NYPL	Connecticut Tigers	@	Batavia Muckdogs	5	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
27	2015-07-24	A--NYPL	Connecticut Tigers	@	Vermont Lake Monsters	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
28	2015-07-26	A--NYPL	Connecticut Tigers	@	Vermont Lake Monsters	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
29	2015-07-28	A--NYPL	Connecticut Tigers		Mahoning Valley Scrappers	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3B	0
30	2015-07-29	A--NYPL	Connecticut Tigers		Mahoning Valley Scrappers	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
31	2015-07-31	A--NYPL	Connecticut Tigers		West Virginia Black Bears	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3B	0
August			Tm		Opp	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	Pos	E
32	2015-08-02	A--NYPL	Connecticut Tigers		West Virginia Black Bears	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
33	2015-08-03	A--NYPL	Connecticut Tigers	@	Aberdeen IronBirds	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
34	2015-08-04	A--NYPL	Connecticut Tigers	@	Aberdeen IronBirds	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
35	2015-08-05	A--NYPL	Connecticut Tigers	@	Aberdeen IronBirds	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
36	2015-08-08	A--NYPL	Connecticut Tigers	@	Lowell Spinners	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
37	2015-08-09	A--NYPL	Connecticut Tigers		Auburn Doubledays	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
38	2015-08-13	A--NYPL	Connecticut Tigers	@	Vermont Lake Monsters	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
39	2015-08-16	A--NYPL	Connecticut Tigers		Aberdeen IronBirds	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
40	2015-08-19	A--NYPL	Connecticut Tigers	@	Hudson Valley Renegades	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	1
41	2015-08-20	A--NYPL	Connecticut Tigers	@	Hudson Valley Renegades	4	4	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
42	2015-08-24	A--NYPL	Connecticut Tigers	@	Tri-City ValleyCats	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
43	2015-08-25	A--NYPL	Connecticut Tigers	@	Tri-City ValleyCats	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
Player Moved from A--NYPL to A-MIDW
44	2015-08-29	A-MIDW	West Michigan Whitecaps		Lansing Lugnuts	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
45	2015-08-30	A-MIDW	West Michigan Whitecaps	@	Great Lakes Loons	5	4	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
46	2015-08-31	A-MIDW	West Michigan Whitecaps	@	Great Lakes Loons	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	1
September			Tm		Opp	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	Pos	E
47	2015-09-04	A-MIDW	West Michigan Whitecaps		Fort Wayne TinCaps	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	1
48	2015-09-05	A-MIDW	West Michigan Whitecaps	@	Great Lakes Loons	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0

2015 Player Batting Splits

2015 Player Batting Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	48	207	179	23	40	12	0	3	28	0	0	21	29	.224	.309	.341	.650	61	6	3	0	4	1

Home	22	88	76	10	19	5	0	2	14	0	0	10	8	.250	.330	.395	.724	30	5	0	0	2	1
Away	26	119	103	13	21	7	0	1	14	0	0	11	21	.204	.294	.301	.595	31	1	3	0	2	0

vs RHP as LHB	48	151	132		31	11	0	0	22			15	18	.235	.311	.318	.630	42	3	1	0	3	1
vs LHP as LHB	32	56	47		9	1	0	3	6			6	11	.192	.304	.404	.708	19	3	2	0	1	0

June	9	39	32	7	13	6	0	1	9	0	0	4	3	.406	.462	.688	1.149	22	1	1	0	2	0
July	22	93	78	9	14	1	0	1	9	0	0	12	10	.180	.290	.231	.521	18	5	1	0	2	1
August	15	68	62	6	11	4	0	1	9	0	0	5	15	.177	.250	.290	.540	18	0	1	0	0	0
September	2	7	7	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.286	.286	.429	.714	3	0	0	0	0	0

2 outs, RISP	30	48	42		9	3	0	0	12			6	6	.214	.313	.286	.598	12	0	0	0	0	1

vs. Younger Pitchers	29	74	61		19	7	0	2	13			9	8	.312	.419	.525	.944	32	2	3	0	1	0
vs. Older Pitchers	43	133	118		21	5	0	1	15			12	21	.178	.248	.246	.494	29	4	0	0	3	1

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