Julio
Saldaņa
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 210
 
Born: November 10, 2001 in Dominican Republic
 
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 21 TUL HL    
2024 22 TUL HL    
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2025 23 LEX SL    
2026 24 LEX SL    
2027 25 LEX SL $ 300,000  
2028 26 LEX SL $ 300,000  
2029 27 LEX SL    
2030 28 LEX SL    
2031 29 LEX SL    
2032 30 LEX SL $ 300,000  
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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 21 A   128 498 63 155 24 1 5 59 10 5 15 128 .311 .331 .394 .725 60.4  
2024 22 AA   93 362 42 101 27 0 6 41 9 1 13 65 .279 .304 .403 .707 42.7  
    A   45 195 26 55 7 0 3 14 4 2 9 39 .282 .314 .364 .678 21.6  
2025 23 AA   132 554 76 173 30 4 16 78 7 13 27 94 .312 .344 .468 .812 80.0  
2026 24 AAA   131 506 59 124 21 2 9 44 10 2 25 123 .245 .281 .348 .628 49.1  
    AA   7 22 4 8 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 3 .364 .417 .500 .917 4.1  
2027 25 LEX SL 56 147 17 39 11 4 0 15 5 4 8 32 .265 .312 .395 .707 16.4 2.8
    AAA   87 346 44 100 13 4 10 41 12 4 23 78 .289 .333 .436 .770 49.5  
2028 26 LEX SL 113 370 32 77 16 2 6 40 3 4 20 97 .208 .251 .311 .561 28.0 0.5
    AAA   33 121 19 39 11 0 4 15 4 3 8 22 .322 .364 .512 .877 20.3  
2029 27 AAA   107 340 53 100 20 1 16 58 5 4 24 60 .294 .341 .500 .841 54.7  
2030 28 AAA   124 470 59 138 24 4 8 35 12 6 29 103 .294 .335 .413 .747 62.2  
2031 29 AAA   101 324 35 76 18 0 4 26 5 6 16 75 .235 .271 .327 .598 26.3  
2032 30 AAA   19 31 4 8 2 0 0 4 1 1 3 9 .258 .324 .323 .646 3.1  
    AA   78 277 38 85 18 1 5 39 6 1 18 44 .307 .349 .433 .782 40.1  
2 Years Sim 169 517 49 116 27 6 6 55 8 8 28 129 .224 .268 .335 .603 44.3 3.3
7 Years AAA 602 2138 273 585 109 11 51 223 49 26 128 470 .274 .319 .406 .725 265.3  
4 Years AA 310 1215 160 367 76 6 27 160 22 15 60 206 .302 .338 .441 .779 167.0  
2 Years A 173 693 89 210 31 1 8 73 14 7 24 167 .303 .326 .385 .712 82.0  
13 Years Minors 1085 4046 522 1162 216 18 86 456 85 48 212 843 .287 .326 .413 .739 514.2  
162 Game Average 495 46 111 25 5 5 52 7 7 26 123 .224 .268 .335 .603 42.5  
Career Highs 113 370 32 77 16 4 6 40 5 4 20 97 .265 .312 .395 .707 28.0  
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   369 36 82 23 4 3 40 5 4 22 97 .222 .268 .331 .599 30.6
vs LH   148 13 34 4 2 3 15 3 4 6 32 .230 .268 .345 .612 12.1
Home 74 228 19 42 10 1 2 18 4 3 9 59 .184 .214 .263 .477 10.6
Away 95 289 30 74 17 5 4 37 4 5 19 70 .256 .309 .391 .700 32.1
RISP   122 0 29 4 2 1 47 0 0 12 32 .238 .304 .328 .632 12.6
Pinch Hitting   3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3
Close/Late   26 2 10 2 0 1 2 0 0 2 6 .385 .429 .577 1.005 5.5
Mar/Apr 24 83 9 20 4 0 2 12 0 1 6 15 .241 .292 .361 .654 8.4
May 27 87 10 16 6 0 2 8 1 0 5 26 .184 .232 .322 .553 6.3
June 26 87 4 20 4 1 1 9 1 2 5 26 .230 .272 .333 .605 7.2
July 17 35 3 6 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 11 .171 .216 .171 .388 0.6
August 21 48 9 16 3 1 0 6 4 1 2 6 .333 .373 .438 .810 7.2
Sep/Oct 54 177 14 38 10 4 1 17 2 3 8 45 .215 .255 .333 .589 13.1
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
2027 25 LEX SL CF 53 44 371.7 103 6 1 3 .991 2.64   1.5
    LF 2 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
2028 26 LEX SL CF 103 103 829.0 243 2 1 0 .996 2.66   2.9
    RF 6 6 52.0 9 0 0 0 1.000 1.56    
    LF 5 0 11.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.64    
  CF 156 147 1200.7 346 8 2 3 .994 2.65   4.4
  RF 6 6 52.0 9 0 0 0 1.000 1.56    
  LF 7 0 14.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.29    
Career Totals   169 153 1266.7 357 8 2 3 .995 2.59   4.4
Career Highs   114 109 892.0 254 6 1 3 .996 2.62    
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History
Drafted in 21st round, 504th overall pick, by Flint in 2023
Drafted in 21st round, 504th overall pick, by Tulsa in 2023
Injured on 5/2/2023 with a Strained Rib Cage Muscle, out for one week
Traded from Tulsa to Lexington on 6/11/2025 (Going to LEX: P James Longmire, C Adrian Vega, LF Julio Saldaņa. Going to TUL: P Andres Almanza, RF Carmelo Varela)
Had first career hit on 7/22/2027, off Nasagawa Honda (DEN)
Injured on 4/21/2029 with a Strained Back, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 8/7/2030 with a Bruised Ribs, out for 1-2 weeks