LF Heston Kjerstad #16
Washington Nationals MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/09/2027
 OA: 49 POT: 49
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LF HESTON KJERSTAD #16 - AGE: 28 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
94 345 101 10 1 18 65 26 85 .293 .362 .484 0 1.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 50 55 55
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 50 50 50 50
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 50 50 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 25 50
Errors: - 40 60
Arm: 25 30 55
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 55
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 45
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 70
Stealing Aggressiveness: 30
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 50
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/07/2027 CIN Loss, 0-3 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
10/06/2027 CIN Win, 3-1 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
10/05/2027 CIN Loss, 4-8 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/03/2027 MIA Win, 4-3 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
10/02/2027 MIA Win, 10-0 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 0
10/01/2027 MIA Win, 9-1 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 0
09/30/2027 @ ATL Loss, 1-2 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/29/2027 @ ATL Win, 6-2 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/28/2027 @ ATL Win, 5-4 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 0
09/26/2027 @ ANA Win, 5-4 3 1 1 2 1 2 1 0
PERSONALITY
He puts in extra time at the gym.
Birthday:02/12/1999
Born in:Amarillo, TX
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$1,924,700
Signed Through:2027 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 137 Days
Service This Yr:195 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 137 Days
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2027 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 94 345 101 10 1 18 65 46 26 85 .293 .362 .484 .847 .360 .191 134
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 94 390 14 2 0 3 1 4 167 29 0 2 0.0 62.6 6.65 1.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   104 21 2 0 5 15 13 8 26 0 1 4 .202 .284 .365 .650
Versus Right   241 80 8 1 13 50 32 18 59 4 0 10 .332 .396 .535 .931
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   22 5 1 0 0 4 3 2 8 1 0 3 .227 .357 .273 .630
April   37 11 0 0 4 11 6 2 9 0 0 3 .297 .381 .622 1.003
May   97 30 3 0 6 19 13 7 31 2 0 4 .309 .373 .526 .899
June   92 24 4 0 5 14 11 4 19 0 1 1 .261 .299 .467 .766
July   2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .500 .667 .500 1.167
August   6 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
September   99 31 2 1 3 14 13 12 19 1 0 4 .313 .405 .444 .850
October   12 3 1 0 0 4 2 0 4 1 0 1 .250 .286 .333 .619
Spring Training   44 17 2 0 4 6 11 4 9 0 0 1 .386 .449 .705 1.154
Postseason   11 5 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .455 .500 .636 1.136
Last Year   299 81 20 1 11 45 45 25 76 2 0 10 .271 .345 .455 .800
2 Years Ago   525 125 24 2 20 62 62 40 153 1 0 17 .238 .312 .406 .718
Career   1298 339 57 4 55 189 164 103 357 7 1 46 .261 .336 .438 .774
Home   178 56 5 1 8 37 24 10 39 1 0 5 .315 .366 .489 .855
Road   167 45 5 0 10 28 22 16 46 3 1 9 .269 .359 .479 .838
Grass   345 101 10 1 18 65 46 26 85 4 1 14 .293 .362 .484 .847
Day   137 41 4 1 8 21 18 6 33 1 0 3 .299 .340 .518 .858
Night   208 60 6 0 10 44 28 20 52 3 1 11 .288 .376 .462 .838
As Starter   345 101 10 1 18 65 46 26 85 4 1 14 .293 .362 .484 .847
Close/Late   72 22 4 1 1 13 9 5 21 2 0 4 .306 .373 .431 .804
Inning 1-3   112 32 4 0 6 26 14 11 27 1 1 6 .286 .377 .482 .859
Inning 4-6   126 40 1 0 11 24 20 7 28 0 0 3 .317 .368 .587 .955
Inning 7-9   104 29 5 1 1 14 11 6 28 3 0 5 .279 .339 .375 .714
Extra Innings   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 .000 .400 .000 .400
0 Outs   106 35 5 0 5 14 17 10 25 1 1 6 .330 .415 .519 .934
1 Outs   115 35 4 1 8 27 18 9 29 3 0 4 .304 .366 .565 .932
2 Outs   124 31 1 0 5 24 10 7 31 0 0 4 .250 .311 .379 .690
Scoring Position   105 31 0 0 7 47 16 10 26 4 1 2 .295 .355 .495 .851
Bases Empty   164 48 5 1 7 7 21 14 39 0 0 8 .293 .376 .463 .840
Runner on 1st   76 22 5 0 4 11 8 2 20 0 0 4 .289 .341 .513 .855
Runner on 2nd   43 13 0 0 4 13 5 5 9 0 1 1 .302 .388 .581 .969
Runner on 3rd   9 3 0 0 1 7 2 2 2 1 0 0 .333 .417 .667 1.083
Runner on 1st & 2nd   29 8 0 0 1 7 5 2 7 0 0 1 .276 .344 .379 .723
Runner on 1st & 3rd   12 2 0 0 0 4 2 0 4 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 4 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Bases Loaded   6 3 0 0 1 12 1 1 0 3 0 0 .500 .400 1.000 1.400
Two Strikes   163 29 3 0 6 22 16 14 85 1 0 4 .178 .258 .307 .565
First Pitch   52 24 4 0 3 12 7 2 0 1 0 3 .462 .500 .712 1.212
Count 0-1   29 10 0 0 2 7 4 0 0 1 0 2 .345 .375 .552 .927
Count 0-2   29 3 1 0 0 2 2 0 16 0 0 1 .103 .133 .138 .271
Count 1-0   34 10 2 0 3 9 5 0 0 0 0 3 .294 .351 .618 .969
Count 1-1   24 12 1 0 1 5 5 0 0 0 1 1 .500 .520 .667 1.187
Count 1-2   51 10 1 0 1 4 2 0 25 1 0 1 .196 .208 .275 .482
Count 2-0   9 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .300 .556 .856
Count 2-1   22 7 0 1 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .318 .318 .545 .864
Count 2-2   52 12 0 0 5 13 9 0 28 0 0 0 .231 .231 .519 .750
Count 3-0   2 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   10 5 0 0 1 5 4 5 0 1 0 0 .500 .625 .800 1.425
Full Count   31 4 1 0 0 3 3 14 16 0 0 2 .129 .426 .161 .587
Behind in Count   109 23 2 0 3 13 8 0 41 2 0 4 .211 .235 .312 .547
Ahead in Count   77 26 2 1 6 19 13 10 0 1 0 4 .338 .435 .623 1.058
Batting 2nd   11 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 4 0 0 3 .182 .500 .182 .682
Batting 3rd   36 12 1 0 0 5 3 1 8 2 0 0 .333 .333 .361 .694
Batting 4th   67 19 2 0 3 14 9 7 13 0 0 2 .284 .368 .448 .816
Batting 5th   67 14 0 1 3 10 7 6 23 0 1 5 .209 .321 .373 .694
Batting 6th   62 19 1 0 4 15 10 4 18 2 0 4 .306 .375 .516 .891
Batting 7th   102 35 6 0 8 21 14 4 19 0 0 0 .343 .368 .637 1.005
Low Leverage   146 42 2 1 7 15 15 9 32 2 0 7 .288 .354 .459 .813
Medium Leverage   131 38 6 0 7 25 17 11 37 1 1 5 .290 .365 .496 .861
High Leverage   67 21 2 0 4 25 13 6 15 1 0 2 .313 .382 .522 .904
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 2027 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 9 10 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 .100 .182 .100 .282 .152 .000 -29
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 0 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 0.69 -0.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Versus Right   9 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 1 .111 .200 .111 .311
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
August   10 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 1 .100 .182 .100 .282
2 Years Ago   17 8 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 .471 .471 .765 1.235
Career   535 161 35 6 27 93 109 59 141 9 0 16 .301 .381 .540 .921
Home   7 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Road   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .333 .500 .333 .833
Grass   10 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 1 .100 .182 .100 .282
Day   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 .333 .500 .333 .833
Night   7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
As Reliever / Substitution   10 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 1 .100 .182 .100 .282
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
2023 Baltimore - MLB 24 13 30 7 1 0 2 3 3 2 0 0 10 0 0 .233 .281 .467 .748 102 95 0.1
2024 Baltimore - MLB 25 39 99 25 2 0 4 14 8 10 5 0 33 1 0 .253 .351 .394 .745 113 110 0.5
2025 Miami - MLB 26 88 306 69 11 1 11 30 39 27 9 1 93 0 0 .225 .306 .376 .682 93 88 -0.2
2025 Washington - MLB 26 56 219 56 13 1 9 32 23 13 8 0 60 0 0 .256 .321 .447 .768 115 116 0.5
2025 Total - MLB 26 144 525 125 24 2 20 62 62 40 17 1 153 0 0 .238 .312 .406 .718 102 100 0.3
2026 Washington - MLB 27 83 299 81 20 1 11 45 45 25 10 2 76 0 2 .271 .345 .455 .800 127 124 1.4
2027 Washington - MLB 28 94 345 101 10 1 18 65 46 26 14 4 85 0 2 .293 .362 .484 .847 134 134 1.5
Total MLB 373 1298 339 57 4 55 189 164 103 46 7 357 1 4 .261 .336 .438 .774 117 115 3.8
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
2022 Delmarva - A 23 22 80 37 9 0 2 17 17 13 4 1 17 0 0 .463 .551 .650 1.201 226 220 1.8
2022 Aberdeen - A+ 23 43 163 38 8 2 3 20 28 16 4 3 47 1 0 .233 .312 .362 .674 77 79 0.1
2022 Total - A+ 23 65 243 75 17 2 5 37 45 29 8 4 64 1 0 .309 .394 .457 .851 128 128 1.9
2023 Chesapeake - AA 24 46 184 57 10 3 11 23 30 15 7 0 31 3 3 .310 .383 .576 .960 148 143 1.7
2023 Norfolk - AAA 24 76 295 88 19 5 10 32 57 27 9 3 69 2 1 .298 .371 .498 .870 119 114 1.6
2024 Aberdeen - A+ 25 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .500 .400 .900 140 146 0.1
2024 Chesapeake - AA 25 4 13 4 1 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 .308 .438 .385 .822 118 123 0.1
2024 Norfolk - AAA 25 56 213 64 14 1 16 58 49 32 6 6 67 2 0 .300 .397 .601 .998 150 138 2.1
2025 Rochester - AAA 26 4 17 8 2 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .471 .471 .765 1.235 205 215 0.2
2027 Rochester - AAA 28 9 10 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 .100 .182 .100 .282 -26 -29 -0.2
Total IL 145 535 161 35 6 27 93 109 59 16 9 141 4 1 .301 .381 .540 .921 132 124
Total EL 50 197 61 11 3 11 26 31 17 8 0 32 3 3 .310 .387 .563 .951 146 142
Total SAL 45 168 40 8 2 3 20 29 17 4 3 47 1 0 .238 .318 .363 .681 79 81
Total CAR 22 80 37 9 0 2 17 17 13 4 1 17 0 0 .463 .551 .650 1.201 226 220
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 Washington - MLB 28 3 11 5 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .455 .500 .636 1.136 215 221 -0.9
Total MLB 3 11 5 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .455 .500 .636 1.136 215 221
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2023 Baltimore - MLB LF 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 12.2 0.00 0.0 .000
2023 Baltimore - MLB RF 1 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 0.0 .000
2024 Baltimore - MLB LF 11 10 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 84.0 1.93 0.0 .000
2024 Baltimore - MLB RF 8 6 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 51.0 2.82 0.0 .000
2025 Miami - MLB LF 79 75 136 2 0 140 2 .986 668.1 1.86 -3.5 .974
2025 Miami - MLB CF 5 5 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 40.0 2.48 +0.2 1.004
2025 Miami - MLB RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 +0.0 1.043
2026 Washington - MLB LF 37 32 47 0 0 49 2 .959 292.1 1.45 -2.2 .919
2026 Washington - MLB CF 3 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 26.0 2.08 -0.8 .859
2026 Washington - MLB RF 35 34 46 0 0 47 1 .979 297.1 1.39 -1.7 .934
2027 Washington - MLB LF 85 85 125 2 0 129 2 .984 738.0 1.55 -5.9 .926
2027 Rochester - AAA LF 5 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 +0.0 .999
2027 Rochester - AAA RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
TOTAL LF 220 203 329 4 0 339 6 .982 1803.1 1.66 -11.6 .946
TOTAL CF 8 8 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 66.0 2.32 -0.6 .948
TOTAL RF 52 41 67 0 0 68 1 .985 368.1 1.64 -1.8 .936
PLAYER HISTORY
06/12/2017 Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 36th round of the 2017 MLB June Amateur Draft from Canyon Randall HS (Amarillo, TX).
06/10/2020 Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (2nd) of the 2020 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, AR).
03/25/2025 Was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Miami Marlins, along with 3B Coby Mayo, in exchange for SP Sandy Alcantara.
07/21/2025 Was traded by the Miami Marlins to the Washington Nationals, along with RP Ronny Henriquez, 1B Nathan Martorella, RF Mark Coley, and RP Jorge Mercedes, in exchange for 2B Luke Dickerson, 2B Randal Diaz, RF Elijah Green, SP Travis Sykora, and SP Junior Santos.
11/21/2025 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $740,000.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
05/29/2026 Injured (groin soreness),day-to-day for 5 days.
11/28/2026 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,924,700.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 40 (40).
04/06/2027 Injured (bone bruise (wrist)),out for 2-3 weeks.
05/26/2027 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 3 days.
06/13/2027 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/01/2027 Injured (bone marrow edema (knee)),out for 5 weeks.
08/21/2027 Suspended 3 games after ejection following a brawl.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HP Rank
2025 17 2
2027 14 3
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