Josh VanMeter

Positions: Second Baseman, Pinch Hitter and Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-10, 198lb (178cm, 89kg)

Born: March 10, 1995 in Ossian, IN us

Draft: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 5th round of the 2013 MLB June Amateur Draft from Norwell HS (Ossian, IN).

High School: Norwell HS (Ossian, IN)

Debut: May 5, 2019 (Age 24-056d, 21,879th in major league history)
vs. SFG 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2019 season

2024 Contract Status: Not Updated

Agents: Sterling Sports Management

Full Name: Josh Michael VanMeter

Nicknames: Meat Sauce

Pronunciation: \VAN-meter\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.2

743

153

.206

RBI

OBP

.293

SLG

.347

OPS

.640

OPS+

Summary of 19 Home Runs

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

1 leading off, 1 walk-off, 2 tying, 6 go ahead

3 Tms
CIN	9
ARI	7
PIT	3

Platoon
vs RHP	18
vs LHP	1

Home/Road
Home	12
Away	7

Outs
0	7
2	7
1	5

10 Opps
COL	6
ARI	2
PIT	2
STL	2
MIL	2
KCR	1
PHI	1
LAD	1
SDP	1
CIN	1

18 Pitchers
Chi Chi González	2
Amir Garrett	1
Jhoulys Chacín	1
Carlos Estévez	1
Kyle Gibson	1
Scott Barlow	1
Yu Darvish	1
Jeff Hoffman	1
Kyle Crick	1
Justin Lawrence	1
Tommy Kahnle	1
Miles Mikolas	1
Zac Gallen	1
Corbin Burnes	1
Mike Leake	1
Chase De Jong	1
Michael Wacha	1
Germán Márquez	1

5 Parks
Chase Field (PHO)	8
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	5
PNC Pk (PIT)	3
Am Fam Field (MIL)	2
Busch Stad 3 (STL)	1

Where Hit
9	17
8	1
78	1

General field locations
when available.

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

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	19

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	9
12-	3
1--	3
-2-	3
--3	1

32 RBI
RISP	7
0 on	9
1 on	7
2 on	3
Any on	10

Inning
1	1
2	3
3	3
4	1
5	2
6	2
7	4
8	1
9	2

1-3	7
4-6	5
7-end	7

RelScore
+2	2
+1	5
Tied	5
-1	2
-2	2
-3	3

Ahead	7
Tied	5
Behind	7

Before event,
for batter

Count
2-2	6
0-0	3
2-1	3
2-0	2
0-2	1
3-2	1
1-2	1
1-0	1
0-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
2B	11
LF	5
3B	2
PH	1

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

Leverage
High Lev	4
Medium Lev	12
Low Lev	3

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2019	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2019-07-20	CIN		STL	Miles Mikolas	tied 1-1	b 7	0	-2-	2,(1-0) 2BX	2	5	7	0.183	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Y. Puig Scores
2	2	2	1	2019-07-24	CIN	@	MIL	Jhoulys Chacín	ahead 3-2	t 3	0	---	5,(2-2) BCCBX	1	5	5	0.098	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
3	3	3	1	2019-07-26	CIN		COL	Germán Márquez	behind 1-3	b 2	0	---	4,(2-1) BCBX	1	5	7	0.097	45%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
4	4	4	1	2019-07-27	CIN		COL	Chi Chi González	tied 0-0	b 2	1	---	4,(2-1) BCBX	1	5	4	0.102	63%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
5	5	5	1	2019-08-25	CIN	@	PIT	Kyle Crick	behind 5-8	t 8	2	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	1	7	0.111	16%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Casali Scores
6	6	6	1	2019-08-31 (2)	CIN	@	STL	Michael Wacha	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	7	0.097	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
7	7	7	1	2019-09-13	CIN	@	ARI	Mike Leake	ahead 2-1	t 5	2	1--	5,(1-2) BSCFX	2	1	7	0.203	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); B. O'Grady Scores/unER; J. VanMeter Scores/unER
8	8	8	1	2019-09-15	CIN	@	ARI	Zac Gallen	behind 0-1	t 4	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	2	4	0.120	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2020	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
9	9	1	1	2020-08-12	CIN		KCR	Scott Barlow	behind 3-5	b 7	0	---	5,(2-2) ...BCBSX	1	8	PH	0.143	39%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
10	10	2	1	2020-09-25 (2)	ARI		COL	Jeff Hoffman	ahead 6-4	b 3	1	12-	3,(0-2) CTX	3	2	4	0.123	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Jay Scores; T. Locastro Scores
2021	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	2021-04-21	ARI	@	CIN	Amir Garrett	behind 0-3	t 9	1	12-	5,(2-2) CBBCX	3	7	4	0.349	44%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); D. Peralta Scores; C. Kelly Scores
12	12	2	1	2021-07-08	ARI		COL	Chi Chi González	behind 1-2	b 5	2	--3	3,(2-0) BBX	2	2	4	0.277	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); A. Young Scores
13	13	3	1	2021-07-19	ARI		PIT	Chase De Jong	ahead 1-0	b 2	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	7	4	0.096	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
14	14	4	1	2021-08-17	ARI		PHI	Kyle Gibson	tied 1-1	b 6	2	1--	6,(2-2) BCBCFX	2	7	4	0.289	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Walker Scores
15	15	5	1	2021-09-01	ARI		SDP	Yu Darvish	ahead 2-0	b 3	1	-2-	5,(2-2) FBB.FX	2	5	5	0.109	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); D. Peralta Scores
16	16	6	1	2021-10-03	ARI		COL	Carlos Estévez	tied 4-4	b 9	2	---	7,(3-2) BBCCFBX	1	2	4	0.464	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
2022	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
17	17	1	1	2022-04-19	PIT	@	MIL	Corbin Burnes	behind 1-4	t 7	2	---	4,(2-1) BBFX	1	6	4	0.059	12%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
18	18	2	1	2022-05-11	PIT		LAD	Tommy Kahnle	ahead 1-0	b 6	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	8	4	0.140	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); D. Castillo Scores
19	19	3	1	2022-05-25	PIT		COL	Justin Lawrence	ahead 6-5	b 7	2	12-	5,(2-2) CC*BBX	3	6	4	0.181	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Mitchell Scores; B. Gamel Scores