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Óscar Mercado

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 197lb (188cm, 89kg)

Born: December 16, 1994 in Cartagena, Colombia co

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 2013 MLB June Amateur Draft from Vivian Gaither HS (Tampa, FL).

High School: Vivian Gaither HS (Tampa, FL)

Debut: May 14, 2019 (Age 24-149d, 21,892nd in major league history)
vs. CHW 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2019 season

2024 Contract Status: 1st-Year Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2024): 3.031 • Arb Eligible: 2024 • Free Agent: 2027

Agents: Excel Sports Management

Full Name: Óscar Mauricio Mercado

Pronunciation: \oscar mer-KAH-doh\

Twitter: @Osc_merc

Instagram: @oscmerc21

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.6

890

211

.237

123

RBI

100

OBP

.289

SLG

.388

OPS

.677

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2019 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2019 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	41 (40)	May 14	CLE	@	CHW	W,9-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
2	42	May 16	CLE		BAL	W,14-7	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
3	44 (1)	May 18	CLE		BAL	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
4	45	May 19	CLE		BAL	W,10-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
5	46	May 20	CLE		OAK	L,4-6	GS	41	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
6	47	May 21	CLE		OAK	L,3-5	GS	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
7	48	May 22	CLE		OAK	L,2-7	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
8	49	May 23	CLE		TBR	L,2-7	GS	30	6.0	2	0	0	2	0
9	52 (2)	May 26	CLE		TBR	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
10	53	May 27	CLE	@	BOS	L,5-12	CG	42	8.0	0	0	1	1	0
11	54	May 28	CLE	@	BOS	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
12	55	May 29	CLE	@	BOS	W,14-9	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
13	56	May 30	CLE	@	CHW	L,4-10	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	58 (1)	Jun 1	CLE	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
15	59	Jun 2	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-2	GS	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
16	60	Jun 4	CLE		MIN	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
17	61	Jun 5	CLE		MIN	W,9-7	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
18	63 (1)	Jun 7	CLE		NYY	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
19	64	Jun 8	CLE		NYY	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
20	65	Jun 9	CLE		NYY	L,6-7	GS	48	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
21	66	Jun 11	CLE		CIN	W,2-1	CG	40	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
22	67	Jun 12	CLE		CIN	L,2-7	GS	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
23	68	Jun 14	CLE	@	DET	W,13-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
24	69	Jun 15	CLE	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
25	70	Jun 16	CLE	@	DET	W,8-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
26	71	Jun 17	CLE	@	TEX	L,2-7	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
27	72	Jun 18	CLE	@	TEX	W,10-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
28	73	Jun 19	CLE	@	TEX	W,10-4	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
29	74	Jun 20	CLE	@	TEX	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
30	75	Jun 21	CLE		DET	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
31	76	Jun 22	CLE		DET	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
32	77	Jun 23	CLE		DET	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
33	78	Jun 24	CLE		KCR	W,3-2	CG	37	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
34	79	Jun 25	CLE		KCR	L,6-8	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
35	80	Jun 26	CLE		KCR	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
36	81	Jun 28	CLE	@	BAL	L,0-13	CG	43	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
37	82	Jun 29	CLE	@	BAL	L,0-13	CG	45	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
38	83	Jun 30	CLE	@	BAL	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	84	Jul 2	CLE	@	KCR	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
40	85	Jul 3	CLE	@	KCR	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
41	86	Jul 4	CLE	@	KCR	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
42	87	Jul 6	CLE	@	CIN	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
43	89 (1)	Jul 12	CLE		MIN	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
44	90	Jul 13	CLE		MIN	L,2-6	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
45	91	Jul 14	CLE		MIN	W,4-3	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
46	92	Jul 15	CLE		DET	W,8-6	CG	40	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
47	93	Jul 16	CLE		DET	W,8-0	CG	28	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
48	94	Jul 17	CLE		DET	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
49	95	Jul 18	CLE		DET	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
50	96	Jul 19	CLE		KCR	W,10-5	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
51	97	Jul 20	CLE		KCR	L,0-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
52	98	Jul 21	CLE		KCR	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
53	99	Jul 22	CLE	@	TOR	W,7-3	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
54	100	Jul 23	CLE	@	TOR	L,1-2	CG	39	9.2	4	0	0	4	0
55	101	Jul 24	CLE	@	TOR	W,4-0	CG	29	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
56	102	Jul 25	CLE	@	KCR	W,5-4	CG	60	14.0	7	0	0	7	0
57	103	Jul 26	CLE	@	KCR	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
58	104	Jul 27	CLE	@	KCR	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
59	105	Jul 28	CLE	@	KCR	L,6-9	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
60	106	Jul 30	CLE		HOU	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
61	107	Jul 31	CLE		HOU	W,10-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
62	108	Aug 1	CLE		HOU	L,1-7	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
63	109	Aug 2	CLE		LAA	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
64	110	Aug 3	CLE		LAA	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
65	111	Aug 4	CLE		LAA	W,6-2	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
66	112	Aug 5	CLE		TEX	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
67	113	Aug 7 (1)	CLE		TEX	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
68	114	Aug 7 (2)	CLE		TEX	W,5-1	GF	7	2.0	2	0	0	2	0
69	115	Aug 8	CLE	@	MIN	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
70	116	Aug 9	CLE	@	MIN	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
71	117	Aug 10	CLE	@	MIN	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
72	118	Aug 11	CLE	@	MIN	W,7-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
73	119	Aug 12	CLE		BOS	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
74	120	Aug 13	CLE		BOS	L,6-7	CG	48	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
75	121	Aug 14	CLE		BOS	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
76	122	Aug 15	CLE	@	NYY	W,19-5	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
77	124 (1)	Aug 17	CLE	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	32	8.0	2	1	2	5	0
78	125	Aug 18	CLE	@	NYY	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
79	126	Aug 20	CLE	@	NYM	L,2-9	CG	37	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
80	129 (2)	Aug 23	CLE		KCR	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
81	130	Aug 24	CLE		KCR	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
82	131	Aug 25	CLE		KCR	L,8-9	CG	44	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
83	132	Aug 27	CLE	@	DET	W,10-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
84	134 (1)	Aug 29	CLE	@	DET	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
85	135	Aug 30	CLE	@	TBR	L,0-4	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
86	136	Aug 31	CLE	@	TBR	L,6-9	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
87	137	Sep 1	CLE	@	TBR	L,2-8	CG	39	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
88	138	Sep 2	CLE		CHW	W,11-3	CG	42	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
89	140 (1)	Sep 4	CLE		CHW	W,8-6	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
90	141	Sep 5	CLE		CHW	L,1-7	CG	42	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
91	142	Sep 6	CLE	@	MIN	W,6-2	CG	43	11.0	0	0	0	0	0
92	143	Sep 7	CLE	@	MIN	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
93	144	Sep 8	CLE	@	MIN	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
94	145	Sep 9	CLE	@	LAA	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
95	146	Sep 10	CLE	@	LAA	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
96	147	Sep 11	CLE	@	LAA	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
97	148	Sep 14 (1)	CLE		MIN	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
98	149	Sep 14 (2)	CLE		MIN	L,5-9	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
99	150	Sep 15	CLE		MIN	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
100	151	Sep 17	CLE		DET	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
101	152	Sep 18	CLE		DET	W,2-1	CG	34	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
102	153	Sep 19	CLE		DET	W,7-0	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
103	154	Sep 20	CLE		PHI	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
104	155	Sep 21	CLE		PHI	L,4-9	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
105	156	Sep 22	CLE		PHI	W,10-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
106	157	Sep 24	CLE	@	CHW	W,11-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
107	158	Sep 25	CLE	@	CHW	L,3-8	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
108	159	Sep 26	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-8	GS	35	7.0	2	0	0	2	0
109	160	Sep 27	CLE	@	WSN	L,2-8	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
110	161	Sep 28	CLE	@	WSN	L,7-10	GF	14	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
							115gm		941.2	236	6	6	248	0