RF Will Benson #30
Toronto Blue Jays MLB
Age: 30 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Great
08/07/2028
 OA: 50 POT: 50
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RF WILL BENSON #30 - AGE: 30 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
86 302 84 17 4 11 38 34 96 .278 .354 .470 5 2.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 55 55 60 55
Power 50 50 50 50
Eye 60 60 60 60
Avoid K's 45 40 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 65
Errors: - 40 60
Arm: 20 60 70
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 65
1st Base: - Center Field: 55
2nd Base: - Right Field: 70
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Aggressiveness: 45
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/06/2028 @ SEA Win, 6-3 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
08/05/2028 @ SEA Win, 4-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
08/04/2028 @ SEA Win, 13-9 5 1 3 2 0 1 1 0
08/03/2028 @ SEA Loss, 2-6 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
08/01/2028 @ LAA Loss, 4-6 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
07/31/2028 @ LAA Loss, 1-2 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
07/30/2028 @ CWS Win, 4-1 5 2 2 1 1 0 0 0
07/29/2028 @ CWS Loss, 1-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
07/28/2028 @ CWS Win, 10-3 5 1 2 2 1 0 0 0
07/26/2028 MIN Loss, 2-3 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Enjoys a good book.
Low: Loyalty
Birthday:06/16/1998
Born in:Atlanta, GA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 5"
Weight:220 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$7,254,000
Signed Through:2028 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 34 Days
Service This Yr:112 Days
40-Man Service:6 Years, 37 Days
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2028 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 86 302 84 17 4 11 38 43 34 96 .278 .354 .470 .824 .351 .192 122
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 84 339 2 1 0 4 0 1 142 32 5 3 62.5 51.4 6.14 2.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   78 23 5 1 1 12 10 8 20 1 0 1 .295 .364 .423 .787
Versus Right   224 61 12 3 10 26 33 26 76 0 0 1 .272 .351 .487 .837
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   24 8 1 1 1 4 3 2 10 0 0 0 .333 .385 .583 .968
April   41 13 4 1 1 7 6 3 12 1 0 0 .317 .356 .537 .892
May   76 27 5 0 5 10 12 10 20 0 0 0 .355 .430 .618 1.049
June   75 15 4 0 1 4 9 10 26 0 0 1 .200 .302 .293 .596
July   90 22 3 2 4 14 14 9 29 0 0 1 .244 .320 .456 .776
August   20 7 1 1 0 3 2 2 9 0 0 0 .350 .409 .500 .909
Spring Training   54 9 2 0 0 3 2 8 19 0 0 0 .167 .274 .204 .478
Last Year   94 25 6 1 3 11 11 8 30 0 0 1 .266 .330 .447 .777
2 Years Ago   169 34 7 2 5 18 19 23 60 2 0 1 .201 .297 .355 .652
Career   2246 532 97 23 80 298 277 253 732 11 1 16 .237 .317 .407 .724
Home   144 41 9 1 5 19 19 20 38 1 0 1 .285 .373 .465 .839
Road   158 43 8 3 6 19 24 14 58 0 0 1 .272 .335 .475 .810
Grass   141 41 8 3 6 19 24 12 52 0 0 1 .291 .351 .518 .868
Turf   161 43 9 1 5 19 19 22 44 1 0 1 .267 .357 .429 .785
Day   123 35 7 1 3 11 12 16 32 0 0 0 .285 .367 .431 .798
Night   179 49 10 3 8 27 31 18 64 1 0 2 .274 .345 .497 .842
As Starter   301 83 17 4 11 38 43 34 96 1 0 2 .276 .352 .468 .821
As Reliever / Substitution   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Pinch Hitting   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Close/Late   55 13 2 2 1 7 8 7 21 0 0 0 .236 .323 .400 .723
Inning 1-3   111 34 8 2 4 13 15 11 30 0 0 0 .306 .369 .523 .891
Inning 4-6   110 31 5 0 6 17 18 11 36 1 0 2 .282 .355 .491 .846
Inning 7-9   79 19 4 2 1 8 9 11 28 0 0 0 .241 .333 .380 .713
Extra Innings   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
0 Outs   93 26 6 0 3 7 20 14 33 0 0 2 .280 .385 .441 .826
1 Outs   86 30 4 3 3 17 14 7 24 1 0 0 .349 .394 .570 .963
2 Outs   123 28 7 1 5 14 9 13 39 0 0 0 .228 .301 .423 .724
Scoring Position   78 20 5 3 0 24 11 12 26 1 0 1 .256 .359 .397 .756
Bases Empty   175 52 10 0 10 10 25 17 60 0 0 1 .297 .363 .526 .888
Runner on 1st   49 12 2 1 1 4 7 5 10 0 0 0 .245 .315 .388 .703
Runner on 2nd   29 5 0 1 0 2 2 2 13 0 0 0 .172 .226 .241 .467
Runner on 3rd   14 6 2 1 0 6 2 0 4 0 0 0 .429 .429 .714 1.143
Runner on 1st & 2nd   21 7 3 0 0 7 3 4 3 0 0 1 .333 .462 .476 .938
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 1 0 0 .000 .222 .000 .222
Bases Loaded   8 2 0 1 0 8 4 4 3 0 0 0 .250 .500 .500 1.000
Two Strikes   157 22 4 1 3 9 12 12 96 0 0 1 .140 .206 .236 .442
First Pitch   37 15 4 0 3 10 7 0 0 0 0 1 .405 .421 .757 1.178
Count 0-1   21 10 1 1 2 6 3 0 0 1 0 0 .476 .455 .905 1.359
Count 0-2   24 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 17 0 0 1 .125 .160 .125 .285
Count 1-0   19 7 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 .368 .368 .421 .789
Count 1-1   29 8 2 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 .276 .276 .448 .724
Count 1-2   47 7 1 1 1 2 2 0 30 0 0 0 .149 .149 .277 .426
Count 2-0   12 6 3 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Count 2-1   14 7 0 1 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .857 1.357
Count 2-2   57 7 3 0 2 4 2 0 34 0 0 0 .123 .123 .281 .404
Count 3-0   2 2 1 0 0 1 3 13 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.500 2.500
Count 3-1   11 7 1 1 0 4 5 9 0 0 0 0 .636 .800 .909 1.709
Full Count   29 5 0 0 0 3 4 12 15 0 0 0 .172 .415 .172 .587
Behind in Count   92 20 2 2 3 8 9 0 47 1 0 1 .217 .223 .380 .604
Ahead in Count   58 29 6 2 2 11 17 22 0 0 0 0 .500 .637 .776 1.413
Batting Leadoff   20 3 2 0 1 2 5 3 10 0 0 0 .150 .261 .400 .661
Batting 3rd   63 19 2 3 4 12 10 6 24 0 0 0 .302 .362 .619 .981
Batting 4th   100 24 6 0 1 6 12 13 31 0 0 1 .240 .333 .330 .663
Batting 5th   45 16 3 0 2 8 8 3 12 0 0 1 .356 .408 .556 .964
Batting 6th   23 9 0 0 1 3 1 5 6 0 0 0 .391 .500 .522 1.022
Batting 7th   28 7 3 1 1 5 4 2 9 0 0 0 .250 .300 .536 .836
Batting 8th   23 6 1 0 1 2 3 2 4 1 0 0 .261 .308 .435 .742
Low Leverage   133 37 6 0 9 15 19 15 41 0 0 0 .278 .351 .526 .878
Medium Leverage   124 32 7 3 2 11 15 13 41 0 0 1 .258 .333 .411 .745
High Leverage   42 12 2 1 0 12 9 6 14 1 0 1 .286 .380 .381 .761
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2022 Cleveland - MLB 23 28 55 10 1 0 0 3 8 3 2 0 19 0 0 .182 .250 .200 .450 32 31 -0.3
2023 Miami - MLB 24 151 554 143 22 7 26 84 71 66 6 2 175 14 3 .258 .342 .464 .806 109 112 2.4
2024 Miami - MLB 25 138 491 105 19 1 12 62 53 52 1 3 151 2 2 .214 .289 .330 .619 71 70 -1.0
2025 Miami - MLB 26 158 581 131 25 8 23 82 72 67 3 3 201 8 3 .225 .307 .415 .722 98 99 0.6
2026 Miami - MLB 27 52 169 34 7 2 5 18 19 23 1 2 60 8 1 .201 .297 .355 .652 78 81 0.9
2027 Miami - MLB 28 26 94 25 6 1 3 11 11 8 1 0 30 2 1 .266 .330 .447 .777 114 120 1.1
2028 Toronto - MLB 29 86 302 84 17 4 11 38 43 34 2 1 96 5 3 .278 .354 .470 .824 120 122 2.6
Total MLB 639 2246 532 97 23 80 298 277 253 16 11 732 39 13 .237 .317 .407 .724 95 97 6.2
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2016 Cleveland (ACL) - R 17 44 158 33 10 3 6 27 31 22 4 0 60 10 2 .209 .321 .424 .745 53 72 -0.4
2017 Total - A- 18 56 202 48 8 5 10 36 29 31 3 0 80 7 1 .238 .347 .475 .823 100 162 2.4
2018 Total - A 19 123 416 75 11 1 22 58 54 82 7 1 152 12 6 .180 .324 .370 .694 74 79 -0.1
2019 Total - A 20 62 217 59 12 3 18 55 44 37 0 5 78 18 2 .272 .371 .604 .974 140 126 2.0
2019 Chicago A (ACL) - A+ 20 61 217 41 9 2 4 23 29 31 2 5 73 9 2 .189 .290 .304 .594 50 58 -0.7
2019 Total - A+ 20 123 434 100 21 5 22 78 73 68 2 10 151 27 4 .230 .331 .454 .785 96 92 1.3
2021 Akron - AA 22 80 262 58 13 5 14 42 63 60 5 2 104 14 3 .221 .374 .469 .843 119 115 1.9
2021 Columbus - AAA 22 27 93 15 5 1 3 9 7 14 0 0 42 0 2 .161 .271 .333 .604 55 59 -0.4
2022 Columbus - AAA 23 89 316 88 20 3 17 45 75 75 7 1 91 16 4 .278 .426 .522 .948 143 134 3.4
2026 Jacksonville - AAA 27 26 99 28 4 0 9 22 17 13 0 0 30 3 0 .283 .366 .596 .962 140 141 1.0
2027 Jacksonville - AAA 28 116 413 95 12 6 19 60 66 60 4 4 133 8 5 .230 .331 .426 .757 92 93 1.1
Total IL 258 921 226 41 10 48 136 165 162 11 5 296 27 11 .245 .363 .468 .831 112 109
Total EL 80 262 58 13 5 14 42 63 60 5 2 104 14 3 .221 .374 .469 .843 119 115
Total SAL 61 217 41 9 2 4 23 29 31 2 5 73 9 2 .189 .290 .304 .594 50 58
Total CAL 185 633 134 23 4 40 113 98 119 7 6 230 30 8 .212 .340 .450 .790 96 95
Total NYP 56 202 48 8 5 10 36 29 31 3 0 80 7 1 .238 .347 .475 .823 100 162
Total ACL 44 158 33 10 3 6 27 31 22 4 0 60 10 2 .209 .321 .424 .745 53 72
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2027 Miami - MLB 28 4 16 4 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 .250 .294 .438 .732 101 104 0.6
Total MLB 4 16 4 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 .250 .294 .438 .732 101 104
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2022 Cleveland - MLB LF 4 3 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 32.0 2.25 0.0 .000
2022 Cleveland - MLB CF 10 9 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 73.0 2.10 0.0 .000
2022 Cleveland - MLB RF 6 1 4 0 0 5 1 .800 19.0 1.89 0.0 .000
2023 Miami - MLB LF 13 11 24 1 0 25 0 1.000 96.0 2.34 +0.2 1.055
2023 Miami - MLB CF 116 110 264 8 3 276 4 .986 997.1 2.45 -4.3 .977
2023 Miami - MLB RF 23 22 48 2 2 51 1 .980 185.2 2.42 +0.5 .968
2024 Miami - MLB LF 8 5 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 48.2 1.85 -0.0 1.099
2024 Miami - MLB CF 129 126 345 6 4 353 2 .994 1084.0 2.91 -5.8 .974
2024 Miami - MLB RF 6 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 31.0 1.16 -0.0 .980
2025 Miami - MLB LF 5 5 6 1 0 7 0 1.000 43.0 1.47 -0.0 1.178
2025 Miami - MLB CF 149 146 388 10 2 404 6 .985 1304.0 2.75 -5.0 .984
2025 Miami - MLB RF 4 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 15.2 1.72 +0.0 .978
2026 Miami - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2026 Miami - MLB CF 51 45 136 6 0 143 1 .993 423.2 3.02 +5.0 1.006
2026 Miami - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2027 Miami - MLB CF 26 26 65 4 0 69 0 1.000 229.0 2.71 +4.4 1.107
2028 Toronto - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2028 Toronto - MLB CF 52 51 136 6 0 143 1 .993 441.2 2.89 +4.0 1.062
2028 Toronto - MLB RF 33 33 56 1 0 58 1 .983 289.1 1.77 +2.5 1.046
TOTAL LF 31 24 48 2 0 50 0 1.000 220.2 2.04 +0.2 1.083
TOTAL CF 533 513 1351 40 9 1405 14 .990 4552.2 2.75 -1.7 .995
TOTAL RF 72 59 115 3 2 121 3 .975 540.2 1.96 +3.1 1.006
PLAYER HISTORY
06/09/2016 Drafted by the Cleveland Guardians in the 1st round (14th) of the 2016 MLB June Amateur Draft from Westminster HS (Atlanta, GA)
02/08/2023 Traded by the Cleveland Guardians to the Cincinnati Reds for Justin Boyd and cash.
03/30/2023 Was traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Miami Marlins, along with 1B Christian Encarnacion-Strand, SS Edwin Arroyo, and RF Hector Rodriguez, in exchange for SP Eury Perez, LF Jesus Sanchez, and CL Andrew Nardi.
12/04/2023 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $740,000.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 65 (75).
11/25/2024 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $760,000.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 65 (70).
06/24/2025 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for one week.
11/25/2025 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $3,096,800.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 60 (60).
05/15/2026 Injured (oblique strain),out for 7-8 weeks.
12/01/2026 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $5,115,200.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 60 (60).
10/16/2027 Wins the 2027 International League Round 2 with the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp!
11/23/2027 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $7,254,000.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 60 (60).
04/13/2028 Was claimed off waivers by Toronto while with Miami.
08/03/2028 Injured (viral infection),day-to-day for one week.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year K Rank
2023 175 8
2025 201 1
Year 3B Rank
2023 7 8
2025 8 1
Year IBB Rank
2024 4 8
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