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Michael Soroka

Name Note: Also played under Mike Soroka

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 250lb (196cm, 113kg)

Team: Chicago White Sox (majors)

Born: August 4, 1997 in Calgary, Canada ca

Draft: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 1st round (28th) of the 2015 MLB June Amateur Draft from Bishop Carroll HS (Calgary, AB).

High School: Bishop Carroll HS (Calgary, AB)

Debut: May 1, 2018 (Age 20-270d, 21,626th in major league history)
vs. NYM 6.0 IP, 6 H, 5 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2019 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2024, 1 yr/$3M (24)

Service Time (01/2024): 5.009 • Free Agent: 2025

Agents: ISE Baseball

Full Name: Michael John Graydon Soroka

Nicknames: Rock

Pronunciation: \suh-ROW-kuh\

Instagram: @mikesoroka_

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

-0.1

5.5

ERA

5.85

3.73

47.2

294.0

231

WHIP

1.510

1.255

Summary of 34 Home Runs Allowed

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

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 3 tying, 9 go ahead

2 Tms
ATL	24
CHW	10

Platoon
vs LHB	18
vs RHB	16

Home/Road
Home	18
Away	16

Outs
1	13
0	12
2	9

19 Opps
WSN	5
NYM	4
MIN	3
CLE	3
ARI	2
STL	2
MIA	2
TOR	2
TBR	1
SFG	1
OAK	1
CIN	1
DET	1
KCR	1
PIT	1
PHI	1
LAD	1
CHW	1
MIL	1

33 Batters
Juan Soto	2
Jorge Soler	1
Corbin Carroll	1
Brandon Crawford	1
Andrés Giménez	1
Brandon Marsh	1
Jesús Sánchez	1
Christian Encarnacion-Strand	1
Robinson Canó	1
Cody Bellinger	1
Edouard Julien	1
Josh Naylor	1
Luis Robert Jr.	1
David Fry	1
Rowdy Tellez	1
Yan Gomes	1
J.D. Davis	1
Adam Eaton	1
Randy Arozarena	1
Tyler O'Neill	1
Ryan Jeffers	1
Nelson Velázquez	1
Nolan Gorman	1
Starling Marte	1
Ryan Noda	1
Mark Canha	1
Max Kepler	1
Matt Adams	1
Yoenis Céspedes	1
Ketel Marte	1
Pete Alonso	1
Willy Adames	1
Randal Grichuk	1

13 Parks
Truist Pk (ATL)	14
Guaranteed (CHI)	4
Citi Field (NYC)	3
Target Field (MIN)	3
Chase Field (PHO)	2
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
CitizensBank (PHI)	1
TropicanaFld (STP)	1
Am Fam Field (MIL)	1
Oracle Park (SFO)	1
Progressive (CLE)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1
Nationals Pk (WAS)	1

Where Hit
7	11
78	8
89	6
9	5
8	4

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	9
1	8
3	5
4	4
6	3
5	3
7+	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	19
2·HR gms	6
3·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	20
1--	10
-2-	3
-23	1

49 Runs
RISP	4
0 on	20
1 on	13
2 on	1
Any on	14

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

1-3	15
4-6	19

RelScore
+4..	1
+2	5
+1	3
Tied	9
-1	3
-2	2
-3	7
-4..	4

Ahead	9
Tied	9
Behind	16

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	8
0-1	5
3-2	4
1-0	4
2-1	4
1-1	2
2-2	2
2-0	2
0-2	1
1-2	1
3-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
LF	9
1B	5
2B	5
CF	4
C	3
RF	3
DH	2
SS	2
PH	1

OrderPos
3rd	11
2nd	7
5th	4
4th	4
7th	2
8th	2
6th	2
1st	1
9th	1

Leverage
High Lev	3
Medium Lev	18
Low Lev	13

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2018	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2018-05-01	Yoenis Céspedes	NYM		ATL	behind 0-3	b 6	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	7	9%	20%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
2019	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	2019-05-20	Brandon Crawford	SFG		ATL	behind 0-3	b 6	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	6	10%	26%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
3	3	2	1	2019-06-12	Starling Marte	PIT	@	ATL	behind 4-6	t 5	0	---	3,(0-2) CSX	1	3	8	11%	37%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
4	4	3	1	2019-06-17	Robinson Canó	NYM	@	ATL	behind 2-5	t 6	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	4	8%	20%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
5	5	4	1	2019-06-28	Pete Alonso	NYM		ATL	behind 0-3	b 4	1	---	4,(2-1) BBCX	1	2	3	9%	27%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
6	6	5	1	2019-07-20	Matt Adams	WSN	@	ATL	behind 0-1	t 4	1	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	5	3	12%	47%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
7	7	6	1	2019-07-31	Juan Soto	WSN		ATL	behind 0-1	b 2	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	4	7	11%	55%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
8	8	7	1	2019-08-05	Max Kepler	MIN		ATL	ahead 2-1	b 5	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	8	11%	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
9	9	8	1	2019-08-16	Cody Bellinger	LAD	@	ATL	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	4	8	10%	60%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
10	10	9	1	2019-09-02	Randal Grichuk	TOR	@	ATL	behind 0-4	t 4	0	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	3	9	6%	20%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
11	11	10	2	2019-09-02	Rowdy Tellez	TOR	@	ATL	behind 1-4	t 5	1	---	4,(2-1) .SBBX	1	9	PH	8%	23%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
12	12	11	1	2019-09-08	Adam Eaton	WSN	@	ATL	tied 0-0	t 1	0	1--	2,(1-0) 1BX	2	2	9	14%	68%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); T. Turner Scores
13	13	12	2	2019-09-08	Yan Gomes	WSN	@	ATL	ahead 2-0	t 2	1	---	6,(3-2) CBBSBX	1	8	2	8%	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
14	14	13	3	2019-09-08	Juan Soto	WSN	@	ATL	ahead 3-1	t 3	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	4	7	9%	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
15	15	14	1	2019-09-29	J.D. Davis	NYM		ATL	tied 1-1	b 1	2	1--	5,(3-1) BB1BCX	2	5	7	19%	71%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF); M. Conforto Scores
2023	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
16	16	1	1	2023-05-29	Ryan Noda	OAK		ATL	tied 1-1	b 5	1	-23	2,(0-1) SX	3	2	3	20%	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); J. Bride Scores; E. Ruiz Scores
17	17	2	1	2023-06-04	Corbin Carroll	ARI		ATL	tied 1-1	b 3	2	---	4,(2-1) BCBX	1	3	7	12%	63%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
18	18	3	2	2023-06-04	Ketel Marte	ARI		ATL	tied 3-3	b 4	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	2	4	23%	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); P. Smith Scores
19	19	4	1	2023-06-30	Jesús Sánchez	MIA	@	ATL	behind 0-5	t 3	0	-2-	6,(3-2) BF*BBCX	2	8	9	8%	21%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Berti Scores
20	20	5	2	2023-06-30	Jorge Soler	MIA	@	ATL	behind 2-5	t 3	2	---	4,(2-1) BBSX	1	2	DH	8%	25%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
21	21	6	1	2023-07-16	Luis Robert Jr.	CHW	@	ATL	ahead 6-1	t 6	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	3	8	3%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); A. Benintendi Scores
22	22	7	1	2023-07-21	Willy Adames	MIL		ATL	behind 2-6	b 6	0	1--	2,(0-1) SX	2	3	6	13%	26%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); W. Contreras Scores
23	23	8	1	2023-09-05	Tyler O'Neill	STL	@	ATL	tied 1-1	t 2	1	-2-	3,(1-1) C*BX	2	7	7	16%	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Walker Scores
24	24	9	2	2023-09-05	Nolan Gorman	STL	@	ATL	ahead 3-1	t 3	1	1--	5,(2-2) BTBCX	2	3	4	13%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); P. Goldschmidt Scores
2024	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
25	25	1	1	2024-03-30	Mark Canha	DET	@	CHW	behind 3-6	t 5	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	5	7	8%	20%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
26	26	2	1	2024-04-04	Nelson Velázquez	KCR		CHW	ahead 1-0	b 4	2	---	7,(3-2) CBFB.FBX	1	6	DH	11%	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
27	27	3	1	2024-04-09	Josh Naylor	CLE		CHW	behind 0-5	b 1	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	4	3	11%	23%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); J. Ramírez Scores
28	28	4	1	2024-04-14	Christian Encarnacion-Strand	CIN	@	CHW	tied 0-0	t 3	0	1--	2,(0-1) C+1X	2	3	3	17%	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); W. Benson Scores
29	29	5	1	2024-04-20	Brandon Marsh	PHI		CHW	tied 0-0	b 2	1	1--	5,(2-2) BBFSX	2	6	7	18%	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); A. Bohm Scores
30	30	6	1	2024-04-25	Edouard Julien	MIN		CHW	behind 0-2	b 6	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	2	4	14%	40%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
31	31	7	2	2024-04-25	Ryan Jeffers	MIN		CHW	behind 1-2	b 6	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	2	18%	58%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
32	32	8	1	2024-05-07	Randy Arozarena	TBR		CHW	ahead 2-0	b 3	1	1--	9,(3-2) SSBFFBFBX	2	3	7	12%	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Y. Díaz Scores/unER
33	33	9	1	2024-05-12	Andrés Giménez	CLE	@	CHW	ahead 1-0	t 4	0	---	6,(1-2) CFBFFX	1	2	4	11%	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
34	34	10	2	2024-05-12	David Fry	CLE	@	CHW	ahead 2-0	t 4	1	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	5	2	12%	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Naylor Scores