Samuel
Basallo
CAge : 22Bats : L
#29
Samuel Basallo
Height : 6' 4" · Weight : 113 kg · Bats : L · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2025-08-17
Born in : Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Baltimore Orioles | 112 | 360 | 80 | 18 | 54 | .222 | .697 |
| 2025 | Baltimore Orioles | 31 | 109 | 18 | 4 | 15 | .165 | .559 |
| Career totals | 143 | 469 | 98 | 22 | 69 | .209 | .665 | |
ContractBaltimore Orioles payroll →
- Type
- Extension
- Length
- 8 yrs · 2026–2033
- Total value
- 67.0 M$
- AAV
- 8.38 M$
2026
1.63 M$
Guaranteed
2027
1.63 M$
Guaranteed
2028
1.63 M$
Guaranteed
2029
4.63 M$
Guaranteed
2030
7.63 M$
Guaranteed
2031
11.63 M$
Guaranteed
2032
15.63 M$
Guaranteed
2033
15.63 M$
Guaranteed
2034
18.00 M$
Club option
Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
95
wOBA
.303
xwOBA
.318
OPS
.697
AVG
.222
OBP
.291
HR
18
RBI
54
SB
0
PA
399
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.4
Home runs
12
2026 WAR
0.6
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 2025-0.2 WAR
- 20260.6 WAR · 0.9 per full season
Outlook, age included
+25 · 21 y.o. · usually still improving
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
68
Depth
- CON
- Contact
- 66
- POW
- Power
- 80
- EYE
- Eye
- 65
- SPD
- Speed
- 50
- FLD
- Fielding
- 79
- DUR
- Durability
- 48
- EX
- Experience
- 37
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
36 / 100
#171 of 267 regular hitters
Value Rating
22 / 100
Surplus $-2.5M · salary $8.4MPAL: 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
112.5 mi/h
72th percentile
Barrels
12.1 %
80th percentile
Hard-hit
42.8 %
64th percentile
xBA
.234
25th percentile
Bat speed
74.3 mi/h
79th percentile
Sprint speed
24.7 pi/s
2th percentile
Outs above average
0
51th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Avg exit velocity | Max exit velocity | Barrels | Hard-hit | xBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | BAL | 0.6 | 36 | 68 | 90.4 | 112.5 | 12.1 | 42.8 | .234 |
| 2025 | BAL | -0.2 | 17 | 62 | 89.1 | 112.1 | 8.9 | 43.0 | .213 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vs TOR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .222 |
| Sep 20 | vs MIL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .223 |
| Sep 19 | vs MIL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 |
| Sep 18 | vs MIL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .227 |
| Sep 16 | @ NYM | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .227 |
| Sep 14 | @ NYM | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .224 |
| Sep 13 | @ TOR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .225 |
| Sep 12 | @ TOR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .227 |
| Sep 11 | @ TOR | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .228 |
| Sep 8 | vs CLE | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .227 |