Eric Hosmer

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-4, 225lb (193cm, 102kg)

Born: October 24, 1989 in South Miami, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (3rd) of the 2008 MLB June Amateur Draft from American Heritage HS (Plantation, FL).

High School: American Heritage HS (Plantation, FL)

Debut: May 6, 2011 (Age 21-194d, 17,544th in MLB history)
vs. OAK 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2011 season

2017 Contract Status: Signed thru 2017, 1 yr/$12.25M (17)

Service Time (01/2017): 5.146 • Free Agent: 2018

Agents: Scott Boras

Full Name: Eric John Hosmer

Nicknames: Hoz

Pronunciation: \HOZ-mur\

Twitter: @TheRealHos35

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SUMMARY

2017

Career

WAR

2.2

12.3

AB

356

3744

R

501

H

111

1051

BA

.312

.281

HR

115

RBI

516

SB

OBP

.368

.338

SLG

.483

.433

OPS

.851

.771

OPS+

124

109

Standard Batting

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
2008	18	KCR-min	Rk	3	15	11	2	4	2	0	0	2	0	0	3	2	.364	.533	.545	1.079		6	0	1	0	0	0		IDF · PION
2009	19	KCR-min	A,A+	106	434	377	40	91	19	4	6	59	3	2	53	90	.241	.334	.361	.695		136	11	1	0	3	3		BUR,WMT · MIDW,CARL
2010	20	KCR-min	A+,AA,Fal	156	674	599	99	192	48	10	20	100	14	2	68	76	.321	.390	.534	.924		320	25	3	0	4	8		WMT,NTA,SPS · CARL,TL,AZFL
2011	21	KCR-min	AAA	26	118	98	21	43	5	0	3	15	3	0	19	16	.439	.525	.582	1.107		57	1	0	0	1	0		OMA · PCL
2011	21	KCR	AL	128	563	523	66	153	27	3	19	78	11	5	34	82	.293	.334	.465	.799	118	243	13	1	0	5	7	*3	RoY-3
2012	22	KCR	AL	152	598	535	65	124	22	2	14	60	16	1	56	95	.232	.304	.359	.663	81	192	10	2	0	5	4	*3/9
2013	23	KCR	AL	159	680	623	86	188	34	3	17	79	11	4	51	100	.302	.353	.448	.801	118	279	15	1	1	4	4	*3/D9	GG
2014	24	KCR-min	AAA	2	11	10	2	3	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	3	.300	.364	.600	.964		6	0	0	0	0	0		OMA · PCL
2014	24	KCR	AL	131	547	503	54	136	35	1	9	58	4	2	35	93	.270	.318	.398	.716	99	200	12	3	0	6	4	*3	GG
2015	25	KCR	AL	158	667	599	98	178	33	5	18	93	7	3	61	108	.297	.363	.459	.822	122	275	16	3	1	3	6	*3/D9	MVP-24,GG
2016	26	KCR	AL	158	667	605	80	161	24	1	25	104	5	3	57	132	.266	.328	.433	.761	102	262	18	1	0	4	5	*3/D	AS
2017	27	KCR	AL	93	391	356	52	111	20	1	13	44	3	0	33	63	.312	.368	.483	.851	124	172	12	0	0	2	2	*3/D
7 Yrs				979	4113	3744	501	1051	195	16	115	516	57	18	327	673	.281	.338	.433	.771	109	1623	96	11	2	29	32
162 Game Avg.				162	681	620	83	174	32	3	19	85	9	3	54	111	.281	.338	.433	.771	109	269	16	2	0	5	5

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Eric Hosmer

SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Player News

Postseason Batting

Standard Fielding

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Statistics

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Name + "Statistics" Translations

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