Keynan Middleton

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 230lb (190cm, 104kg)

Team: St. Louis Cardinals (majors, 15-day IL)

Born: September 12, 1993 in Portland, OR us

Draft: Drafted by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the 3rd round of the 2013 MLB June Amateur Draft from Lane Community College (Eugene, OR).

High School: Milwaukie HS (Milwaukie, OR)

School: Lane Community College (Eugene, OR)

Debut: May 5, 2017 (Age 23-235d, 21,357th in major league history)
vs. HOU 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2017 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2024, 1 yr/$5M (24) & 25 team option

Service Time (01/2024): 6.023 • Free Agent: 2025

Agents: ACES

Full Name: Keynan Anthony Middleton

Nicknames: Key or Major Key

Pronunciation: \KEE-nin\

Twitter: @since93key

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.3

ERA

3.84

205

194.1

199

WHIP

1.343

Summary of 29 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 0 tying, 5 go ahead

5 Tms
LAA	14
CHW	7
ARI	5
SEA	2
NYY	1

Platoon
vs RHB	20
vs LHB	9

Home/Road
Home	18
Away	11

Outs
0	14
2	9
1	6

17 Opps
STL	3
TEX	3
KCR	3
TBR	2
CHC	2
SEA	2
BAL	2
LAD	2
MIA	2
COL	1
OAK	1
DET	1
BOS	1
WSN	1
HOU	1
CHW	1
MIL	1

28 Batters
Nolan Arenado	2
Seth Brown	1
Jorge Soler	1
Bobby Witt Jr.	1
Carlos Gómez	1
Lorenzo Cain	1
Caleb Joseph	1
Adam Lind	1
Mitch Moreland	1
Cody Bellinger	1
Garrett Cooper	1
José Abreu	1
Mookie Betts	1
Harrison Bader	1
Dylan Moore	1
Francisco Mejia	1
Trayce Thompson	1
Shin-Soo Choo	1
Alex Bregman	1
Ian Happ	1
Robinson Canó	1
Salvador Perez	1
Tyrone Taylor	1
C.J. Cron	1
Robbie Grossman	1
Manny Machado	1
Steven Souza Jr.	1
Elvis Andrus	1

11 Parks
Angel Stad (ANA)	9
Guaranteed (CHI)	6
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	3
Busch Stad 3 (STL)	2
Chase Field (PHO)	2
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	2
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
Coors Fld (DEN)	1
Comerica Pk (DET)	1
Camden Yards (BAL)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1

Where Hit
7	13
9	7
8	6
78	3

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
1	8
2	7
5	5
4	3
3	3
7+	2
6	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	21
2·HR gms	4

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	16
1--	4
--3	3
123	2
12-	2
-2-	1
1-3	1

49 Runs
RISP	9
0 on	16
1 on	8
2 on	3
3 on	2
Any on	13

Inning
4	2
6	4
7	7
8	10
9	5
Extra	1

4-6	6
7-end	23

RelScore
+4..	6
+3	2
+2	4
+1	5
Tied	2
-1	2
-2	4
-3	1
-4..	3

Ahead	17
Tied	2
Behind	10

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	8
0-1	4
3-2	3
1-0	3
1-1	3
1-2	2
2-1	2
3-1	2
2-2	2

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	5
CF	4
3B	4
C	3
RF	3
LF	3
DH	3
2B	2
SS	2

OrderPos
3rd	6
2nd	6
4th	5
5th	4
8th	3
7th	2
1st	2
9th	1

Leverage
High Lev	4
Medium Lev	9
Low Lev	16

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2017	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2017-06-16	Lorenzo Cain	KCR	@	LAA	ahead 2-1	t 8	0	---	7,(3-2) ..BFBFBFX	1	3	8	12%	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
2	2	2	1	2017-06-18	Salvador Perez	KCR	@	LAA	ahead 4-2	t 4	2	1-3	4,(1-2) BSFX	3	5	2	18%	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); R. Torres Scores; J. Bonifacio Scores
3	3	3	1	2017-06-28	Trayce Thompson	LAD	@	LAA	behind 0-2	t 8	0	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	9	7	12%	26%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
4	4	4	1	2017-07-02	Robinson Canó	SEA	@	LAA	ahead 2-1	t 8	0	12-	3,(1-1) *BSX	3	3	4	14%	96%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); J. Segura Scores; B. Gamel Scores
5	5	5	1	2017-07-15	Steven Souza Jr.	TBR	@	LAA	ahead 5-1	t 8	0	---	3,(1-1) .BSX	1	5	9	2%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
6	6	6	1	2017-07-18	Adam Lind	WSN	@	LAA	ahead 3-2	t 9	0	---	5,(2-2) .BBCFX	1	7	DH	9%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
7	7	7	1	2017-08-08	Caleb Joseph	BAL	@	LAA	behind 1-3	t 9	2	---	2,(0-1) SX	1	8	2	3%	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
8	8	8	1	2017-08-18	Manny Machado	BAL		LAA	behind 5-7	b 9	1	123	2,(0-1) CX	4	2	5	67%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); A. Santander Scores; R. Flaherty Scores; T. Beckham Scores
9	9	9	1	2017-09-01	Shin-Soo Choo	TEX		LAA	ahead 6-4	b 6	0	--3	1,(0-0) X	2	2	DH	5%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); D. DeShields Scores
10	10	10	2	2017-09-01	Carlos Gómez	TEX		LAA	ahead 8-4	b 6	2	---	7,(3-2) BBFFBFX	1	5	8	3%	96%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
11	11	11	1	2017-09-03	Elvis Andrus	TEX		LAA	ahead 5-3	b 6	1	1--	2,(0-1) C1X	2	2	6	10%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); D. DeShields Scores
2018	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	2018-04-18	Mitch Moreland	BOS	@	LAA	ahead 7-0	t 9	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	4	3	0%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); J. Martinez Scores
2020	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
13	13	1	1	2020-08-02	Alex Bregman	HOU	@	LAA	behind 2-4	t 7	0	---	6,(3-2) BFBCBX	1	3	5	12%	31%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF)
14	14	2	1	2020-08-04	Dylan Moore	SEA		LAA	behind 1-5	b 7	1	---	5,(2-2) BCFBX	1	8	9	5%	10%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
2021	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
15	15	1	1	2021-04-06	José Abreu	CHW	@	SEA	ahead 6-3	t 8	2	123	1,(0-0) X	4	3	3	6%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); N. Madrigal Scores; A. Eaton Scores; L. Robert Scores
16	16	2	1	2021-06-09	Robbie Grossman	DET		SEA	behind 4-9	b 11	0	-2-	4,(2-1) ..BFBX	2	1	7	2%	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); A. Baddoo Scores/unER
2022	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
17	17	1	1	2022-05-01	Harrison Bader	STL		ARI	behind 4-5	b 7	1	--3	5,(1-2) .BCSFX	2	2	8	31%	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); P. DeJong Scores
18	18	2	2	2022-05-01	Nolan Arenado	STL		ARI	ahead 6-5	b 7	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	5	11%	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
19	19	3	1	2022-09-03	Tyrone Taylor	MIL	@	ARI	tied 3-3	t 6	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	7	8	17%	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
20	20	4	1	2022-09-09	C.J. Cron	COL		ARI	ahead 6-1	b 4	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	3	3	4%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Y. Daza Scores
21	21	5	1	2022-09-12	Mookie Betts	LAD	@	ARI	ahead 3-0	t 9	2	12-	2,(1-0) BX	3	1	4	3%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Turner Scores; C. Bellinger Scores
2023	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
22	22	1	1	2023-04-29	Francisco Mejia	TBR	@	CHW	ahead 10-3	t 8	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	2	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
23	23	2	1	2023-06-11	Jorge Soler	MIA	@	CHW	behind 1-5	t 8	0	---	3,(1-1) .SBX	1	2	DH	4%	7%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
24	24	3	2	2023-06-11	Garrett Cooper	MIA	@	CHW	behind 2-5	t 8	2	---	4,(2-1) SBBX	1	5	3	4%	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
25	25	4	1	2023-07-01	Seth Brown	OAK		CHW	tied 3-3	b 7	2	---	5,(3-1) BBBCX	1	4	9	25%	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
26	26	5	1	2023-07-07	Nolan Arenado	STL	@	CHW	behind 5-6	t 7	0	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	4	5	31%	69%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); L. Nootbaar Scores
27	27	6	1	2023-07-26	Ian Happ	CHC	@	CHW	ahead 8-7	t 8	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	3	7	12%	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
28	28	7	2	2023-07-26	Cody Bellinger	CHC	@	CHW	ahead 9-7	t 8	0	---	5,(3-1) CBBBX	1	4	3	7%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
29	29	8	1	2023-09-29	Bobby Witt Jr.	KCR		NYY	ahead 10-5	b 7	1	--3	2,(0-1) FX	2	2	6	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); K. Isbel Scores