Ji-Man Choi

Positions: First Baseman, Designated Hitter and Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 250lb (185cm, 113kg)

Team: Tampa Bay Rays (majors)

Born: May 19, 1991 in Incheon, South Korea kr

High School: Dong San (Incheon, South Korea)

Debut: April 5, 2016 (Age 24-322d, 18,666th in MLB history)
vs. CHC 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2016 season

2020 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2020): 2.076 • Arb Eligible: 2021 • Free Agent: 2024

Agents: Gman Sports Management

Full Name: Ji-Man Choi

Pronunciation: \G-man CHOY\

SUMMARY

2019

Career

WAR

2.0

2.7

AB

410

727

H

107

180

HR

BA

.261

.248

R

RBI

112

SB

OBP

.363

.347

SLG

.459

.458

OPS

.822

.805

OPS+

119

117

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Projections

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
2010	19	SEA-min	Rk,A+	50	209	178	30	64	16	3	2	30	10	1	27	39	.360	.440	.517	.957		92	6	1	0	3	0		MRE,HDS · ARIZ,CALL
2012	21	SEA-min	A	66	294	242	43	72	14	1	8	43	0	2	39	55	.298	.420	.463	.883		112	7	12	1	0	5		CLI · MIDW
2013	22	SEA-min	AA,A+,AAA	122	499	424	64	125	36	6	18	85	2	3	63	68	.295	.394	.535	.929		227	12	8	1	3	3		WTN,HDS,TAC · SOUL,CALL,PCL
2014	23	SEA-min	AAA,AA	74	296	248	44	70	8	2	6	35	2	2	40	44	.282	.386	.403	.789		100	10	3	3	2	2		TAC,WTN · PCL,SOUL
2015	24	SEA-min	AAA,Rk	23	80	69	9	20	5	0	1	18	0	1	11	16	.290	.388	.406	.793		28	2	0	0	0	1		TAC,MRE · PCL,ARIZ
2016	25	LAA-min	AAA	53	227	188	31	65	17	1	5	31	4	3	31	34	.346	.434	.527	.960		99	4	2	1	5	1		SLK · PCL
2016	25	LAA	AL	54	129	112	9	19	4	0	5	12	2	4	16	27	.170	.271	.339	.611	68	38	2	0	0	1	1	37/D
2017	26	NYY-min	AAA	87	338	288	42	83	25	1	15	69	3	1	39	86	.288	.373	.538	.911		155	2	4	0	7	3		SWB · IL
2017	26	NYY	AL	6	18	15	2	4	1	0	2	5	0	0	2	5	.267	.333	.733	1.067	169	11	1	0	0	1	0	/3
2018	27	MIL-TBR-min	AAA	62	249	203	26	59	13	0	7	37	1	0	43	49	.291	.410	.458	.868		93	6	0	0	3	0		CSP,DHM · PCL,IL
2018	27	TOT	MLB	61	221	190	25	50	14	1	10	32	2	0	26	55	.263	.357	.505	.863	135	96	1	3	0	2	1	D/37
2018	27	MIL	NL	12	32	30	4	7	2	0	2	5	0	0	2	14	.233	.281	.500	.781	104	15	1	0	0	0	1	/D37
2018	27	TBR	AL	49	189	160	21	43	12	1	8	27	2	0	24	41	.269	.370	.506	.877	141	81	0	3	0	2	0	D/3
2019	28	TBR	AL	127	487	410	54	107	20	2	19	63	2	3	64	108	.261	.363	.459	.822	119	188	7	6	0	7	2	3D
4 Yrs				248	855	727	90	180	39	3	36	112	6	7	108	195	.248	.347	.458	.805	117	333	11	9	0	11	4
162 Game Avg.				162	559	475	59	118	25	2	24	73	4	5	71	127	.248	.347	.458	.805	117	218	7	6	0	7	3

TBR (2 yrs)				176	676	570	75	150	32	3	27	90	4	3	88	149	.263	.365	.472	.837	125	269	7	9	0	9	2
LAA (1 yr)				54	129	112	9	19	4	0	5	12	2	4	16	27	.170	.271	.339	.611	68	38	2	0	0	1	1
NYY (1 yr)				6	18	15	2	4	1	0	2	5	0	0	2	5	.267	.333	.733	1.067	169	11	1	0	0	1	0
MIL (1 yr)				12	32	30	4	7	2	0	2	5	0	0	2	14	.233	.281	.500	.781	104	15	1	0	0	0	1

AL (4 yrs)				236	823	697	86	173	37	3	34	107	6	7	106	181	.248	.350	.456	.806	117	318	10	9	0	11	3
NL (1 yr)				12	32	30	4	7	2	0	2	5	0	0	2	14	.233	.281	.500	.781	104	15	1	0	0	0	1

Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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