Josh Lester

Positions: First Baseman, Pinch Hitter and Third Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-2, 225lb (188cm, 102kg)

Born: July 17, 1994 in Columbus, GA us

Draft: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 30th round of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft from Columbus HS (Columbus, GA) and the Detroit Tigers in the 13th round of the 2015 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Missouri (Columbia, MO).

High School: Columbus HS (Columbus, GA)

School: University of Missouri (Columbia, MO)

Debut: September 5, 2022 (Age 28-050d, 22,812th in major league history)
vs. LAA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Still Intact through 2024

2024 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2024): 0.027 • Arb Eligible: 2027 • Free Agent: 2030

Full Name: Joshua Benjamin Lester

Twitter: @joshlester4

Instagram: @jblester17

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.3

.148

RBI

OBP

.179

SLG

.148

OPS

.327

OPS+

-6

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	4-7 / in Starts: 4-2
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	10 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 23 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	20 (10-6-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 23 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	13 (6-4-2)

Most Driven In
A Hicks	2
A Hays	1
R O'Hearn	1
R Mountcastle	0

2023 Batting Game Log

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2023 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	H	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SF	ROE	GDP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Pos
1	3	59 (58)	Jun 4	BAL	@	SFG	W,8-3	GS-8	3	3	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	7	1.06	0.084	1.22	0.06%	1.86	7.00	10.00	3B
2	4	60	Jun 6	BAL	@	MIL	L,3-4	10-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	3	4.88	-0.133	5.37	-0.09%	-0.45	0.00	0.00	PH RF
3	5	61	Jun 7	BAL	@	MIL	L,2-10	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	8	.74	-0.055	.78	-0.04%	-0.71	0.00	0.00	DH
4	6	64 (2)	Jun 10	BAL		KCR	W,6-1	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	8	.65	-0.064	.67	-0.04%	-0.77	3.00	3.00	DH
5	7	65	Jun 11	BAL		KCR	W,11-3	GS-8	4	4	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.267	.267	.267	.533	8	.95	0.169	.99	0.11%	1.26	10.00	13.00	1B
6	8	67 (1)	Jun 14	BAL		TOR	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	8	1.08	-0.079	1.28	-0.06%	-0.60	0.00	0.00	1B
7	9	69 (1)	Jun 16	BAL	@	CHC	L,3-10	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.222	.222	.222	.444	3						0.00	0.00	1B
8	10	70	Jun 17	BAL	@	CHC	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.211	.211	.211	.421	9	2.20	-0.056	2.21	-0.03%	-0.18	0.00	0.00	PH
9	11	71	Jun 18	BAL	@	CHC	W,6-3	GS-6	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.200	.238	.200	.438	8	1.48	-0.049	1.51	-0.03%	-0.56	2.00	3.00	1B
10	12	73 (1)	Jun 21	BAL	@	TBR	L,2-7	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.227	.190	.418	9	.06	-0.002	.09	0.00%	-0.10	0.00	0.00	PH 1B
11	13	74	Jun 23	BAL		SEA	L,1-13	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.182	.217	.182	.399	1	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.26			P
							4-7		23	22	4	4	1	0	7	0	1	1	.182	.217	.182	.399		1.09	-0.185	1.18	-0.12%	-0.01

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