1B Ji-man 'JI' Choi #26
Erie SeaWolves (DET) EL
Age: 37 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
10/08/2028
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1B JI-MAN 'JI' CHOI #26 - AGE: 37 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
19 19 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .211 .286 .211 0 -0.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 40 40 40
Gap 35 35 40 35
Power 50 50 50 50
Eye 60 60 65 60
Avoid K's 30 30 30 30
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 40
Errors: - 35 45
Arm: 30 40 45
Turn DP: - 25 -
Ability: 25 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 40 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 35
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 40
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/19/2028 BOW Win, 15-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/13/2028 ALT Win, 9-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/01/2028 @ RCH Loss, 2-10 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/08/2028 HAR Loss, 0-7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/02/2028 @ HAR Loss, 2-14 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/24/2028 NHA Loss, 8-11 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
07/04/2028 HAR Win, 7-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/27/2028 ALT Loss, 1-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/20/2028 @ BOW Win, 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/14/2028 @ AKR Win, 11-4 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Plays the game with an edge.
Personality Class: Sparkplug
High: Adaptability, Work Ethic
Low: Financial Ambition
Birthday:05/19/1991
Born in:Incheon, INC
Nationality:South Korean
Height:6' 1"
Weight:220 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:6 Years, 107 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:6 Years, 107 Days
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
EASTERN LEAGUE 2028 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 19 19 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 .211 .286 .211 .496 .239 .000 35
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 2 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0.0 1.3 2.32 -0.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 .000 .125 .000 .125
Versus Right   12 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .385 .333 .718
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
May   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
June   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
July   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
August   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
September   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Career   19 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 0 0 0 .211 .286 .211 .496
Home   6 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Road   13 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .154 .154 .154 .308
Grass   19 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 0 0 0 .211 .286 .211 .496
Day   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Night   14 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 .214 .312 .214 .527
As Starter   9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
As Reliever / Substitution   10 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 .400 .500 .400 .900
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
2012 Total - 21 40 139 43 6 1 8 31 26 26 3 4 27 1 1 .309 .419 .540 .958 100 100 1.7
2016 Los Angeles - MLB 25 54 112 19 4 0 5 12 9 16 0 1 27 2 4 .170 .271 .339 .611 65 61 -0.4
2017 New York - MLB 26 6 15 4 1 0 2 5 2 2 0 1 5 0 0 .267 .333 .733 1.067 174 162 0.2
2018 Milwaukee - MLB 27 12 30 7 2 0 2 5 4 2 0 0 14 0 0 .233 .281 .500 .781 112 96 0.0
2018 Tampa Bay - MLB 27 49 160 43 12 1 8 27 21 24 3 2 41 2 0 .269 .370 .506 .877 138 138 1.5
2018 Total - MLB 27 61 190 50 14 1 10 32 25 26 3 2 55 2 0 .263 .357 .505 .863 135 132 1.5
2019 Tampa Bay - MLB 28 127 410 107 20 2 19 63 54 64 6 7 108 2 3 .261 .363 .459 .822 117 116 1.6
2020 Tampa Bay - MLB 29 42 122 28 13 0 3 16 16 20 0 3 36 0 0 .230 .331 .410 .741 103 96 0.2
2021 Tampa Bay - MLB 30 83 258 59 14 0 11 45 36 45 2 0 87 0 0 .229 .348 .411 .758 109 112 1.0
2022 Tampa Bay - MLB 31 136 387 86 15 1 14 49 50 74 4 3 147 0 0 .222 .350 .375 .725 101 106 0.7
2023 Tampa Bay - MLB 32 118 351 82 21 1 11 40 37 66 4 2 130 1 2 .234 .359 .393 .753 109 115 1.6
2024 Kansas City - MLB 33 129 433 83 25 1 13 46 54 67 7 5 147 1 0 .192 .307 .344 .651 78 79 -1.3
2025 Oakland - MLB 34 124 414 84 14 3 14 49 54 80 7 3 144 2 2 .203 .339 .353 .692 91 95 0.1
2026 SSG - KBO 35 57 166 41 9 1 7 25 22 37 1 1 49 1 1 .247 .385 .440 .825 128 133 0.6
2027 kt - KBO 36 11 10 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600 66 61 -0.0
Total MLB 880 2692 602 141 9 102 357 337 460 33 27 886 10 11 .224 .341 .396 .737 101 103 5.1
Total KBO 68 176 44 9 1 7 25 23 37 1 1 54 1 1 .250 .381 .432 .813 125 130 0.6
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
2010 Seattle (ACL) - R 19 39 135 51 15 2 1 23 23 21 1 2 30 10 1 .378 .459 .541 .000 140 129 1.2
2010 Total - A+ 19 11 43 13 1 1 1 7 7 6 0 1 9 0 0 .302 .380 .442 .822 107 105 0.2
2012 Total - A 21 66 242 72 14 1 8 43 43 39 12 0 55 0 2 .298 .420 .463 .883 125 118 1.4
2013 Total - A+ 22 48 181 61 24 3 7 40 34 27 2 1 33 0 1 .337 .427 .619 1.045 160 145 1.9
2013 Total - AA 22 61 198 53 10 3 9 39 21 32 4 2 28 2 2 .268 .377 .485 .862 124 119 1.3
2013 Tacoma - AAA 22 13 45 11 2 0 2 6 9 4 2 0 7 0 0 .244 .333 .422 .756 80 86 0.0
2014 Total - AA 23 4 11 3 1 0 1 5 3 4 0 0 2 0 0 .273 .467 .636 1.103 185 98 0.0
2014 Tacoma - AAA 23 70 237 67 7 2 5 30 41 36 3 2 42 2 2 .283 .381 .392 .774 87 92 0.4
2015 Seattle (ACL) - R 24 5 12 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .250 .308 .333 .641 55 67 -0.0
2015 Tacoma - AAA 24 18 57 17 4 0 1 16 8 10 0 0 14 0 1 .298 .403 .421 .824 99 98 0.2
2016 Salt Lake - AAA 25 53 188 65 17 1 5 31 31 31 2 5 34 4 3 .346 .434 .527 .960 130 120 1.4
2017 Scranton WB - AAA 26 87 288 83 25 1 15 69 42 39 4 7 86 3 1 .288 .373 .538 .911 132 124 2.1
2018 Total - AAA 27 40 129 39 9 0 5 23 17 32 0 2 31 1 0 .302 .436 .488 .924 122 118 0.8
2018 Durham - AAA 27 22 74 20 4 0 2 14 9 11 0 1 18 0 0 .270 .360 .405 .766 98 101 0.3
2018 Total - AAA 27 62 203 59 13 0 7 37 26 43 0 3 49 1 0 .291 .410 .458 .868 114 112 1.1
2021 Tampa Bay (FCL) - R 30 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 .000 .286 .000 .286 -31 31 -0.1
2021 Durham - AAA 30 6 23 6 2 0 0 2 4 3 0 1 7 0 0 .261 .333 .348 .681 77 81 0.0
2025 Las Vegas - AAA 34 18 64 20 1 0 5 13 16 15 0 0 21 1 0 .312 .443 .562 1.006 139 143 0.7
2028 Erie - AA 37 19 19 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 5 0 0 .211 .286 .211 .496 33 35 -0.2
Total IL 115 385 109 31 1 17 85 55 53 4 9 111 3 1 .283 .368 .501 .869 122 117
Total PCL 212 720 219 40 3 23 119 122 128 7 9 149 8 6 .304 .410 .464 .874 110 109
Total EL 19 19 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 5 0 0 .211 .286 .211 .496 33 35
Total SL 65 209 56 11 3 10 44 24 36 4 2 30 2 2 .268 .382 .493 .875 128 118
Total NWL 59 224 74 25 4 8 47 41 33 2 2 42 0 1 .330 .418 .585 1.002 150 137
Total CAL 66 242 72 14 1 8 43 43 39 12 0 55 0 2 .298 .420 .463 .883 125 118
Total ACL 44 147 54 16 2 1 25 24 22 1 2 32 10 1 .367 .448 .524 .971 134 124
Total FCL 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 .000 .286 .000 .286 -31 31
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
2019 Tampa Bay - MLB 28 1 16 3 0 0 1 1 2 7 0 0 10 0 0 .188 .435 .375 .810 120 132 -0.7
2020 Tampa Bay - MLB 29 6 40 10 1 0 2 4 8 10 1 0 11 0 0 .250 .412 .425 .837 132 130 0.1
2021 Tampa Bay - MLB 30 3 7 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .286 .286 .714 1.000 163 164 -0.4
2022 Tampa Bay - MLB 31 2 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393 13 22 -1.1
Total MLB 12 70 16 1 0 4 6 12 18 1 0 27 0 0 .229 .393 .414 .808 121 123
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2016 Los Angeles - MLB 1B 27 15 127 11 15 139 1 .993 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Los Angeles - MLB LF 20 14 26 0 0 26 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2017 New York - MLB 1B 6 4 35 1 3 37 1 .973 40.0 8.10 0.0 .000
2018 Milwaukee - MLB 1B 2 2 10 2 5 12 0 1.000 18.0 6.00 0.0 .000
2018 Tampa Bay - MLB 1B 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 3.0 9.00 0.0 .000
2018 Milwaukee - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2019 Tampa Bay - MLB 1B 103 92 748 36 66 790 6 .992 842.0 8.38 0.0 .000
2020 Tampa Bay - MLB 1B 38 31 255 11 25 269 3 .989 277.2 8.62 0.0 .000
2021 Tampa Bay - MLB 1B 73 67 500 23 46 525 2 .996 587.1 8.01 0.0 .000
2022 Tampa Bay - MLB 1B 85 75 550 24 51 579 5 .991 658.1 7.85 -0.5 .997
2023 Tampa Bay - MLB 1B 82 81 556 43 51 606 7 .988 704.1 7.65 +0.7 1.011
2024 Kansas City - MLB 1B 2 2 20 2 2 23 1 .957 22.0 9.00 -0.3 .775
2025 Oakland - MLB 1B 82 82 620 33 66 658 5 .992 728.0 8.07 -2.0 .954
2026 SSG - INT 1B 50 45 344 20 37 368 4 .989 404.1 8.10 -2.9 .939
2026 SSG - INT LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2026 SSG - INT CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.001
2027 kt - INT 1B 4 0 7 0 1 7 0 1.000 6.0 10.50 -0.2 .000
2027 kt - INT LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 .968
2028 Erie - AA 1B 12 0 13 0 3 13 0 1.000 20.0 5.85 +0.0 1.004
2028 Erie - AA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 567 497 3788 206 371 4029 35 .991 4311.0 8.34 -5.0 .976
TOTAL LF 23 14 27 0 0 27 0 1.000 4.0 60.75 -0.0 .968
TOTAL CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.001
PLAYER HISTORY
06/20/2010 Signed as an international free agent with the Seattle Mariners.
11/06/2015 Became a free agent.
11/24/2015 Signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.
12/10/2015 Drafted by the Los Angeles Angels in the 2015 MLB Rule 5 Draft from the Baltimore Orioles.
01/12/2017 Became a free agent.
01/16/2017 Signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.
10/13/2017 Became a free agent.
01/15/2018 Signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers organization.
06/10/2018 Was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for IF Brad Miller and $2,209,677.
04/18/2022 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
04/26/2022 Injured (twisted ankle),day-to-day for one week.
11/28/2022 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $4,000,000.
12/22/2022 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 3 , Pick 11, 71st overall Pick) by the Oakland Athletics from the Tampa Bay Rays.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 75 (75).
03/29/2023 Released by the Oakland organization, returned to the Tampa Bay Rays.
08/24/2023 Injured (bruised wrist),day-to-day for one week.
11/19/2023 Became a free agent.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 70 (70).
04/03/2024 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Kansas City Royals organization.
11/20/2024 Became a free agent.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 70 (70).
03/20/2025 Signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics organization.
05/01/2025 Injured (viral infection),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/10/2025 Suspended 4 games after ejection following a brawl.
10/28/2025 Released by the Oakland Athletics.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 65 (65).
02/24/2026 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the SSG Landers organization.
11/11/2026 Became a free agent.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 60 (60).
06/16/2027 Signed a minor league contract with the kt wiz organization.
11/12/2027 Became a free agent.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 60 (60).
02/24/2028 Signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year BB Rank
2025 80 10
Year IBB Rank
2020 2 7
2025 3 5
Year SF Rank
2019 7 8
2020 3 10
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