Michael
Yastrzemski
LFAge : 36Bats : L
#18
Mike Yastrzemski
#18LF
Atlanta Braves
Height : 5' 10" · Weight : 82 kg · Bats : L · Throws : L · MLB debut : 2019-05-25
Born in : Andover, MA, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Atlanta Braves | 139 | 361 | 81 | 12 | 41 | .224 | .689 |
| 2025 | 147 | 477 | 111 | 17 | 46 | .233 | .736 | |
| 2025 | Kansas City Royals | 50 | 156 | 37 | 9 | 18 | .237 | .839 |
| 2025 | San Francisco Giants | 97 | 321 | 74 | 8 | 28 | .231 | .685 |
| 2024 | San Francisco Giants | 140 | 428 | 99 | 18 | 57 | .231 | .739 |
| 2023 | San Francisco Giants | 106 | 330 | 77 | 15 | 43 | .233 | .775 |
| 2022 | San Francisco Giants | 148 | 485 | 104 | 17 | 57 | .214 | .697 |
| 2021 | San Francisco Giants | 139 | 468 | 105 | 25 | 71 | .224 | .768 |
| 2020 | San Francisco Giants | 54 | 192 | 57 | 10 | 35 | .297 | .968 |
| 2019 | San Francisco Giants | 107 | 371 | 101 | 21 | 55 | .272 | .852 |
| Career totals | 980 | 3112 | 735 | 135 | 405 | .236 | .762 | |
ContractAtlanta Braves payroll →
- Type
- Free Agent
- Length
- 2 yrs · 2026–2027
- Total value
- 23.0 M$
- AAV
- 11.50 M$
2026
9.00 M$
Guaranteed
2027
10.00 M$
Guaranteed
2028
7.00 M$
Club option
Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
92
wOBA
.306
xwOBA
.309
OPS
.689
AVG
.224
OBP
.309
HR
12
RBI
41
SB
1
PA
408
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.7
Home runs
13
2026 WAR
0.6
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↓ Slight decline (-11)
- 20231.7 WAR · 2.7 per full season
- 20241.7 WAR · 2.2 per full season
- 20252.4 WAR · 2.6 per full season
- 20260.6 WAR · 0.9 per full season
Outlook, age included
-41 · 35 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026All ratings →
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
74
Established regular
- CON
- Contact
- 71
- POW
- Power
- 72
- EYE
- Eye
- 79
- SPD
- Speed
- 73
- FLD
- Fielding
- 74
- DUR
- Durability
- 81
- EX
- Experience
- 75
Why these ratings?Hide details
- CON — Contact : Strikeouts avoided, xBA, squared-up contact
- POW — Power : Barrels, exit velocity, home runs, xSLG
- EYE — Eye : Walks and strikeouts
- SPD — Speed : Sprint speed (Statcast), baserunning
- FLD — Fielding : Outs above average, WAR fielding runs
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →
WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).
WAR
0.6
#207 of 267 regular hitters
PAL Rating
30 / 100
#187 of 267 regular hitters
Value Rating
17 / 100
Surplus $-5.6M · salary $11.5MPAL: dimensions
WAR, in runs
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Avg exit velocity
90.4 mi/h
75th percentile
Max exit velocity
107.0 mi/h
5th percentile
Barrels
6.8 %
40th percentile
Hard-hit
43.0 %
66th percentile
xBA
.235
27th percentile
Bat speed
71.3 mi/h
38th percentile
Sprint speed
27.0 pi/s
40th percentile
Outs above average
-2
35th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Avg exit velocity | Max exit velocity | Barrels | Hard-hit | xBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ATL | 0.6 | 30 | 74 | 90.4 | 107.0 | 6.8 | 43.0 | .235 |
| 2025 | SF | 2.4 | 64 | 77 | 90.8 | 109.3 | 8.5 | 42.6 | .237 |
| 2024 | SF | 1.7 | 54 | 74 | 90.4 | 108.2 | 10.5 | 41.0 | .217 |
| 2023 | SF | 1.7 | 62 | 76 | 90.0 | 110.1 | 9.8 | 44.0 | .228 |
| 2022 | SF | 1.5 | 49 | 77 | 89.9 | 109.7 | 11.1 | 42.5 | .218 |
| 2021 | SF | 2.1 | 61 | 78 | 89.5 | 109.4 | 10.3 | 39.3 | .216 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | @ MIA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .224 |
| Sep 26 | @ MIA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .227 |
| Sep 25 | @ MIA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .229 |
| Sep 24 | vs CIN | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .231 |
| Sep 23 | vs CIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 |
| Sep 22 | vs CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .231 |
| Sep 20 | @ HOU | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .231 |
| Sep 19 | @ HOU | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .228 |
| Sep 18 | @ HOU | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .225 |
| Sep 16 | @ CHC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .228 |