Russel
Balderrama
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 190
 
Born: May 23, 1992 in Usa
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2023 31 VAN SL $ 300,000  
2024 32 VAN SL $ 460,000  
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 300,000  
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 460,000  
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2025 33 SD HL $ 368,000  
2026 34 MNE HL $ 1,250,000  
2027 35 MNE HL $ 1,250,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 368,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,250,000  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hitter of the Year or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2023 31 VAN SL 33 74 13 17 4 2 2 10 0 0 9 12 .230 .310 .419 .728 9.4 1.6
    AAA   68 234 29 57 11 0 8 30 3 6 19 49 .244 .300 .393 .694 26.5  
2024 32 VAN SL 27 62 12 19 2 0 4 8 0 0 2 9 .306 .358 .532 .890 11.5 2.6
2025 33 SD HL 93 283 28 68 12 2 11 35 2 2 18 59 .240 .286 .413 .699 31.9 3.6
2026 34 MNE HL 120 344 37 64 25 4 8 29 7 3 20 103 .186 .232 .352 .584 28.7 0.2
2027 35 AAA   88 257 34 72 14 1 9 34 4 7 22 59 .280 .337 .447 .784 36.3  
4 Years Sim 273 763 90 168 43 8 25 82 9 5 49 183 .220 .270 .396 .666 81.5 8.0
2 Years AAA 156 491 63 129 25 1 17 64 7 13 41 108 .263 .318 .422 .739 62.8  
162 Game Average 452 53 99 25 4 14 48 5 2 29 108 .220 .270 .396 .666 48.3  
Career Highs 120 344 37 68 25 4 11 35 7 3 20 103 .306 .358 .532 .890 31.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   618 70 138 38 6 20 68 5 5 38 156 .223 .271 .401 .672 65.5
vs LH   145 20 30 5 2 5 14 4 0 11 27 .207 .268 .372 .640 15.3
Home 133 378 44 91 22 6 16 42 2 2 18 100 .241 .275 .458 .732 46.9
Away 140 385 46 77 21 2 9 40 7 3 31 83 .200 .266 .335 .601 33.9
RISP   163 0 33 7 1 4 46 0 0 13 46 .202 .263 .331 .594 14.3
Pinch Hitting   32 6 9 1 0 1 4 0 0 2 8 .281 .343 .406 .749 4.1
Close/Late   87 13 26 6 0 3 9 0 0 2 19 .299 .315 .471 .786 12.0
Mar/Apr 20 65 8 7 3 0 0 2 1 0 2 21 .108 .159 .154 .313 -0.5
May 17 41 4 6 3 0 2 9 0 0 1 12 .146 .167 .366 .533 2.5
June 48 140 17 36 5 2 7 15 2 1 7 31 .257 .293 .471 .764 19.2
July 57 166 21 41 9 2 4 19 1 0 12 37 .247 .300 .398 .698 19.6
August 66 209 20 44 15 2 8 24 4 3 16 50 .211 .267 .416 .683 23.3
Sep/Oct 65 142 20 34 8 2 4 13 1 1 11 32 .239 .297 .408 .705 16.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won In-Game Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
2023 31 VAN SL SS 18 15 136.3 22 31 1 8 .981 3.50   0.3
2024 32 VAN SL SS 17 17 145.0 23 45 4 8 .944 4.22   0.7
2025 33 SD HL SS 87 68 621.3 89 176 13 32 .953 3.84   1.5
2026 34 MNE HL SS 93 78 679.0 103 232 11 48 .968 4.44   3.9
    2B 24 24 195.7 31 70 0 14 1.000 4.65   1.1
  SS 215 178 1581.7 237 484 29 96 .961 4.10   6.4
  2B 24 24 195.7 31 70 0 14 1.000 4.65   1.1
Career Totals   239 202 1777.3 268 554 29 110 .966 4.16   7.6
Career Highs   117 102 874.7 134 302 13 62 .981 4.49    
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  1. Ray Fernandez (963)
  2. Eric Robey (962)
  3. George Arteaga (961)
  4. Donato Valls (960)
  5. Ray Pizarro (960)
  6. Samuel Velazquez (956)
  7. Carlos Carrillo (956)
  8. Santo Loewen (954)
  9. Henry So (953)
  10. Arnoldo Diaz (953)
History
Drafted in 33rd round, 789th overall pick, by Vancouver in 2023
Had first career hit on 7/20/2023, off Ryan Dunn (MEM)
Hit first career homerun on 8/1/2023, off Juan Pedroza (SAV)
Signed as a free agent by San Diego on 6/11/2025 to a 1-year deal worth $368,001 per year
Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against New York on 9/11/2025
Signed as a free agent by Maine on 2/5/2026 to a minor league deal