Matthew
Markel
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 225
 
Born: February 19, 1995 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 28 LEX SL $ 1,090,000  
2024 29 LEX SL $ 1,090,000  
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 1,090,000  
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 1,090,000  
                                             
  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 30 LEX SL $ 1,090,000  
2026 31 LEX SL $ 2,000,000  
2027 32 LEX SL $ 2,000,000  
2028 33 MEM SL $ 600,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 600,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,000,000  
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 28 LEX SL 113 152 21 35 11 0 3 25 0 0 17 33 .230 .304 .362 .666 16.3 1.6
2024 29 LEX SL 72 91 10 18 5 0 4 16 0 0 4 21 .198 .229 .385 .614 7.7 0.4
    AAA   45 156 23 52 14 0 8 40 1 0 25 21 .333 .425 .577 1.002 35.3  
2025 30 LEX SL 122 268 31 79 12 0 8 46 0 0 39 58 .295 .381 .429 .810 43.9 8.6
2026 31 LEX SL 120 361 48 93 9 0 17 59 1 0 36 75 .258 .326 .424 .750 49.9 8.6
2027 32 LEX SL 77 120 16 34 1 0 6 22 0 0 16 26 .283 .368 .442 .809 19.3 4.1
    AAA   43 147 20 50 6 0 4 23 2 0 32 29 .340 .458 .463 .921 32.0  
2028 33 MON HL 58 85 7 19 1 0 2 12 0 0 10 29 .224 .305 .306 .611 7.7 0.6
  MEM SL 50 118 15 29 5 0 9 26 0 0 11 26 .246 .313 .517 .830 18.4 2.6
  TOT   108 203 22 48 6 0 11 38 0 0 21 55 .236 .310 .429 .738 26.1 3.3
    AAA   22 96 22 29 2 0 10 22 1 0 11 16 .302 .374 .635 1.009 21.8  
6 Years Sim 612 1195 148 307 44 0 49 206 1 0 133 268 .257 .330 .417 .747 163.2 26.6
3 Years AAA 110 399 65 131 22 0 22 85 4 0 68 66 .328 .425 .549 .974 89.1  
162 Game Average 316 39 81 11 0 12 54 0 0 35 70 .257 .330 .417 .747 43.2  
Career Highs 122 361 48 93 12 0 17 59 1 0 39 75 .295 .381 .442 .810 49.9  
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   735 85 171 22 0 29 113 1 0 68 186 .233 .296 .381 .677 86.8
vs LH   460 63 136 22 0 20 93 0 0 65 82 .296 .382 .474 .856 82.6
Home 305 607 84 158 19 0 22 98 1 0 69 129 .260 .334 .400 .734 84.4
Away 307 588 64 149 25 0 27 108 0 0 64 139 .253 .327 .434 .760 85.0
RISP   328 0 95 12 0 17 153 0 0 50 71 .290 .377 .482 .859 60.8
Pinch Hitting   319 34 75 15 0 9 57 0 0 33 70 .235 .304 .367 .671 37.1
Close/Late   206 12 48 6 0 4 28 0 0 27 35 .233 .321 .320 .641 23.1
Mar/Apr 85 128 13 28 4 0 3 21 0 0 16 32 .219 .299 .320 .620 13.5
May 95 167 28 40 2 0 13 41 0 0 15 41 .240 .297 .485 .782 25.6
June 103 227 24 66 13 0 5 29 0 0 16 51 .291 .337 .414 .752 30.5
July 93 199 23 44 7 0 7 30 0 0 26 40 .221 .311 .362 .673 24.1
August 112 243 30 67 8 0 8 41 1 0 28 50 .276 .353 .407 .760 35.6
Sep/Oct 124 231 30 62 10 0 13 44 0 0 32 54 .268 .357 .481 .838 40.1
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 28 LEX SL 1B 24 17 174.3 173 13 2 21 .989 9.60   0.3
    RF 1 0 2.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
2024 29 LEX SL 1B 11 7 72.7 71 3 0 8 1.000 9.17   0.1
    CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
2025 30 LEX SL 3B 49 49 431.3 26 75 2 5 .981 2.11   1.0
    1B 16 10 94.7 78 9 3 6 .967 8.27   0.2
    SS 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
2026 31 LEX SL 3B 81 80 684.0 52 95 11 9 .930 1.93   0.6
    1B 15 12 101.0 90 11 0 8 1.000 9.00   0.2
    2B 2 2 18.0 8 5 0 3 1.000 6.50   0.1
2027 32 LEX SL 1B 25 23 189.0 185 15 3 15 .985 9.52   0.3
    CF 2 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50    
    LF 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
2028 33 MON HL 1B 30 19 140.9 137 9 1 12 .993 9.33   0.3
    LF 2 0 3.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  MEM SL 1B 25 17 195.8 191 12 2 17 .990 9.33   0.5
    LF 1 0 4.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.91   0.0
  3B 130 129 1115.3 78 170 13 14 .950 2.00   1.5
  1B 146 105 968.4 925 72 11 87 .989 9.27   2.0
  2B 2 2 18.0 8 5 0 3 1.000 6.50   0.1
  LF 4 0 10.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.80   0.0
  CF 3 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.0
  RF 1 0 2.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  SS 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
Career Totals   287 236 2119.0 1014 248 24 104 .981 5.36   3.7
Career Highs   98 94 803.0 329 111 11 29 1.000 9.48    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2024 29 LEX SL 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
2025 30 LEX SL 4 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .400 .500 .400 .900
Career Post-Season Batting 4 9 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 .333 .455 .333 .788
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History
Drafted in 19th round, 445th overall pick, by Lexington in 2023
Drafted in 19th round, 445th overall pick, by Lexington in 2023
Had first career hit on 4/14/2023, off Gregory Simon (SSK)
Hit first career homerun on 5/26/2023, off Oscar Aranda (VAN)
Drove in 6 runs against Washington on 6/27/2023
Signed as a free agent by Lexington on 5/11/2026 to a 1-year deal worth $2,000,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Montreal on 3/2/2028 to a 1-year deal worth $600,000 per year
Traded from Montreal to Memphis on 7/21/2028 (Going to MEM: 2B Joseph Espinosa, 1B Tyrone Howington, 1B Matthew Markel, P Bernal Canales, P Santo Delossantos. Going to MON: P Lee Liriano)