Shed Long Jr.

Positions: Second Baseman, Leftfielder and Catcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-8, 184lb (173cm, 83kg)

Born: August 22, 1995 in Birmingham, AL us

Draft: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 12th round of the 2013 MLB June Amateur Draft from Jacksonville HS (Jacksonville, AL).

High School: Jacksonville HS (Jacksonville, AL)

Last Game: July 28, 2021 (Age 25-340d)
vs. HOU 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2019 season

Agents: Rep 1 Baseball

Full Name: Shedric Bernard Long

Twitter: @SLONG895

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.4

380

.216

RBI

OBP

.284

SLG

.376

OPS

.660

OPS+

2017 Player Batting Game Log

2017 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	2017-04-06	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas	@	Florida Fire Frogs	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
2	2017-04-07	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas	@	Florida Fire Frogs	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
3	2017-04-08	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas	@	Florida Fire Frogs	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
4	2017-04-10	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas	@	Jupiter Hammerheads	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2B	0
5	2017-04-11	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas	@	Jupiter Hammerheads	7	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2B	0
6	2017-04-12	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas	@	Jupiter Hammerheads	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2B	0
7	2017-04-13	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas		Fort Myers Miracle	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2B	0
8	2017-04-14	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas		Fort Myers Miracle	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2B	0
9	2017-04-15	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas		Fort Myers Miracle	4	4	1	3	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	1
10	2017-04-16	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas		Fort Myers Miracle	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
11	2017-04-17	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas		Charlotte Stone Crabs	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
12	2017-04-18	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas		Charlotte Stone Crabs	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	1
13	2017-04-20	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas		Charlotte Stone Crabs	5	5	1	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
14	2017-04-21	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas		St. Lucie Mets	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2B	0
15	2017-04-22	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas		St. Lucie Mets	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
16	2017-04-23	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas		St. Lucie Mets	5	5	2	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
17	2017-04-25	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas	@	Jupiter Hammerheads	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
18	2017-04-26	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas	@	Jupiter Hammerheads	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
19	2017-04-27	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas	@	Jupiter Hammerheads	6	6	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	2B	0
20	2017-04-28	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas	@	Tampa Yankees	5	5	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	1
21	2017-04-29	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas	@	Tampa Yankees	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
22	2017-04-30	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas	@	Tampa Yankees	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
May			Tm		Opp	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	Pos	E
23	2017-05-01	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas	@	Fort Myers Miracle	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	1
24	2017-05-03	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas	@	Fort Myers Miracle	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
25	2017-05-04	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas	@	Fort Myers Miracle	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
26	2017-05-05	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas		Jupiter Hammerheads	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2B	0
27	2017-05-06	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas		Jupiter Hammerheads	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2B	0
28	2017-05-07	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas		Jupiter Hammerheads	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	1
29	2017-05-08	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas		Florida Fire Frogs	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
30	2017-05-09	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas		Florida Fire Frogs	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
31	2017-05-10	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas		Florida Fire Frogs	5	4	0	3	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
32	2017-05-11	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas	@	Dunedin Blue Jays	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
33	2017-05-12	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas	@	Dunedin Blue Jays	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2B	0
34	2017-05-13	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas	@	Dunedin Blue Jays	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
35	2017-05-15	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas		Bradenton Marauders	4	3	1	2	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
36	2017-05-16	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas		Bradenton Marauders	4	4	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
37	2017-05-17	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas		Bradenton Marauders	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2B	2
38	2017-05-18	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas		Bradenton Marauders	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2B	0
39	2017-05-20	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas	@	Tampa Yankees	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
40	2017-05-20 (2)	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas	@	Tampa Yankees	5	5	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2B	0
41	2017-05-21	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas	@	Tampa Yankees	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
42	2017-05-23	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas	@	Charlotte Stone Crabs	5	5	2	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
43	2017-05-25	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas	@	Charlotte Stone Crabs	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
44	2017-05-25 (2)	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas	@	Charlotte Stone Crabs	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
45	2017-05-26	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas		Tampa Yankees	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
46	2017-05-27	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas		Tampa Yankees	4	4	3	3	0	0	2	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	1
47	2017-05-28	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas		Tampa Yankees	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
48	2017-05-30	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas	@	St. Lucie Mets	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
49	2017-05-31	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas	@	St. Lucie Mets	6	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	2B	0
June			Tm		Opp	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	Pos	E
50	2017-06-01	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas	@	St. Lucie Mets	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
51	2017-06-03	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas		Dunedin Blue Jays	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
52	2017-06-04	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas		Dunedin Blue Jays	6	6	2	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
53	2017-06-05	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas		Dunedin Blue Jays	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
54	2017-06-08	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas		Palm Beach Cardinals	6	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	1
55	2017-06-09	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas		Palm Beach Cardinals	7	6	1	2	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
56	2017-06-10	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas		Palm Beach Cardinals	5	4	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
57	2017-06-11	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas		Palm Beach Cardinals	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2B	0
58	2017-06-12	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas	@	Florida Fire Frogs	4	4	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
59	2017-06-19	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas		St. Lucie Mets	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
60	2017-06-19 (2)	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas		St. Lucie Mets	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
61	2017-06-20	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas		St. Lucie Mets	5	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
62	2017-06-21	A+-FLOR	Daytona Tortugas		St. Lucie Mets	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
Player Moved from A+-FLOR to AA-SOUL
63	2017-06-24	AA-SOUL	Pensacola Blue Wahoos	@	Chattanooga Lookouts	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
64	2017-06-25	AA-SOUL	Pensacola Blue Wahoos	@	Chattanooga Lookouts	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
65	2017-06-25 (2)	AA-SOUL	Pensacola Blue Wahoos	@	Chattanooga Lookouts	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2B	1
66	2017-06-26	AA-SOUL	Pensacola Blue Wahoos	@	Chattanooga Lookouts	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
67	2017-06-28	AA-SOUL	Pensacola Blue Wahoos		Montgomery Biscuits	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
68	2017-06-29	AA-SOUL	Pensacola Blue Wahoos		Montgomery Biscuits	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
69	2017-06-30	AA-SOUL	Pensacola Blue Wahoos		Montgomery Biscuits	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	1
July			Tm		Opp	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	Pos	E
70	2017-07-01	AA-SOUL	Pensacola Blue Wahoos		Montgomery Biscuits	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	pdH	0
71	2017-07-03	AA-SOUL	Pensacola Blue Wahoos		Montgomery Biscuits	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
72	2017-07-04	AA-SOUL	Pensacola Blue Wahoos	@	Biloxi Shuckers	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
73	2017-07-05	AA-SOUL	Pensacola Blue Wahoos	@	Biloxi Shuckers	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
74	2017-07-06	AA-SOUL	Pensacola Blue Wahoos	@	Biloxi Shuckers	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
75	2017-07-07	AA-SOUL	Pensacola Blue Wahoos	@	Biloxi Shuckers	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2B	0
76	2017-07-08	AA-SOUL	Pensacola Blue Wahoos	@	Biloxi Shuckers	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
77	2017-07-09	AA-SOUL	Pensacola Blue Wahoos		Chattanooga Lookouts	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
78	2017-07-10	AA-SOUL	Pensacola Blue Wahoos		Chattanooga Lookouts	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
79	2017-07-12	AA-SOUL	Pensacola Blue Wahoos		Chattanooga Lookouts	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
80	2017-07-13	AA-SOUL	Pensacola Blue Wahoos		Mississippi Braves	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
81	2017-07-15	AA-SOUL	Pensacola Blue Wahoos		Mississippi Braves	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
82	2017-07-16	AA-SOUL	Pensacola Blue Wahoos		Mississippi Braves	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
83	2017-07-17	AA-SOUL	Pensacola Blue Wahoos		Mississippi Braves	4	3	2	3	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
84	2017-07-19	AA-SOUL	Pensacola Blue Wahoos	@	Montgomery Biscuits	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
85	2017-07-20	AA-SOUL	Pensacola Blue Wahoos	@	Montgomery Biscuits	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2B	0
86	2017-07-21	AA-SOUL	Pensacola Blue Wahoos	@	Montgomery Biscuits	5	5	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
87	2017-07-22	AA-SOUL	Pensacola Blue Wahoos	@	Montgomery Biscuits	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
88	2017-07-23	AA-SOUL	Pensacola Blue Wahoos	@	Montgomery Biscuits	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2B	0
89	2017-07-25	AA-SOUL	Pensacola Blue Wahoos		Biloxi Shuckers	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
90	2017-07-26	AA-SOUL	Pensacola Blue Wahoos		Biloxi Shuckers	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
91	2017-07-28	AA-SOUL	Pensacola Blue Wahoos		Biloxi Shuckers	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
92	2017-07-29	AA-SOUL	Pensacola Blue Wahoos		Biloxi Shuckers	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
93	2017-07-30	AA-SOUL	Pensacola Blue Wahoos	@	Birmingham Barons	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	1
94	2017-07-31	AA-SOUL	Pensacola Blue Wahoos	@	Birmingham Barons	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
August			Tm		Opp	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	Pos	E
95	2017-08-01	AA-SOUL	Pensacola Blue Wahoos	@	Birmingham Barons	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
96	2017-08-02	AA-SOUL	Pensacola Blue Wahoos	@	Birmingham Barons	4	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
97	2017-08-03	AA-SOUL	Pensacola Blue Wahoos	@	Birmingham Barons	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
98	2017-08-30	AA-SOUL	Pensacola Blue Wahoos		Mississippi Braves	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
99	2017-08-30 (2)	AA-SOUL	Pensacola Blue Wahoos		Mississippi Braves	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
100	2017-08-31	AA-SOUL	Pensacola Blue Wahoos	@	Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
September			Tm		Opp	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	Pos	E
101	2017-09-01	AA-SOUL	Pensacola Blue Wahoos	@	Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
102	2017-09-02	AA-SOUL	Pensacola Blue Wahoos	@	Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp	4	3	0	3	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
103	2017-09-03	AA-SOUL	Pensacola Blue Wahoos	@	Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
104	2017-09-04	AA-SOUL	Pensacola Blue Wahoos	@	Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0

2017 Player Batting Splits

2017 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	104	439	388	50	109	22	3	16	50	9	4	46	94	.281	.358	.477	.834	185	6	2	0	3	2

Home	52	213	184	29	61	12	1	11	29	3	1	26	42	.332	.413	.587	1.000	108	2	1	0	2	2
Away	52	226	204	21	48	10	2	5	21	6	3	20	52	.235	.305	.378	.683	77	4	1	0	1	0

vs RHP as LHB	98	337	294		84	17	2	14	46			39	67	.286	.368	.500	.868	147	4	1	0	3	2
vs LHP as LHB	51	102	94		25	5	1	2	4			7	27	.266	.324	.404	.728	38	2	1	0	0	0

April	22	99	90	8	25	4	1	4	16	2	1	6	21	.278	.323	.478	.801	43	4	1	0	2	0
May	27	117	103	19	37	7	0	5	14	3	2	12	26	.359	.427	.573	1.000	59	1	1	0	1	0
June	20	86	74	11	17	5	0	4	6	1	0	12	20	.230	.337	.460	.797	34	1	0	0	0	2
July	25	100	90	8	18	3	2	3	11	3	1	10	22	.200	.280	.378	.658	34	0	0	0	0	0
August	6	21	17	3	7	2	0	0	1	0	0	4	2	.412	.524	.529	1.053	9	0	0	0	0	0
September	4	16	14	1	5	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	3	.357	.438	.429	.866	6	0	0	0	0	0

2 outs, RISP	51	65	56		18	2	1	4	22			8	13	.321	.415	.607	1.023	34	0	1	0	0	1

vs. Younger Pitchers	27	63	57		16	5	0	2	3			6	12	.281	.349	.474	.823	27	0	0	0	0	0
vs. Older Pitchers	100	376	331		93	17	3	14	47			40	82	.281	.359	.477	.836	158	6	2	0	3	2

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