1B Li-Jen Chu #27
New York Yankees MLB
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
09/10/2025
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1B LI-JEN CHU #27 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
138 518 132 19 3 19 77 47 99 .255 .322 .413 0 -0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 55 50 50
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 55 65 55 55
Eye 55 65 55 55
Avoid K's 55 60 55 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 30
Errors: - 60 25
Arm: 55 60 25
Turn DP: - 40 -
Framing: 40 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 25 Left Field: -
1st Base: 60 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: 50
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Aggressiveness: 50
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 65
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/09/2025 DET Loss, 3-7 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/07/2025 TOR Loss, 4-9 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/06/2025 TOR Loss, 6-7 5 1 2 2 1 0 0 0
09/05/2025 TOR Loss, 3-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/04/2025 @ HOU Win, 7-2 4 2 1 2 0 1 1 0
09/03/2025 @ HOU Loss, 2-7 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/02/2025 @ HOU Loss, 1-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/30/2025 @ CWS Win, 5-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/29/2025 @ CWS Loss, 2-5 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/28/2025 @ CWS Win, 9-7 3 2 1 2 1 2 0 0
PERSONALITY
He never lacks for effort.
Birthday:03/13/1994
Born in:Taichung, TAI
Nationality:Taiwanese
Height:5' 11"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$13,000,000
Signed Through:2029 Season
Major Service:8 Years, None
Service This Yr:176 Days
40-Man Service:8 Years, None
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2025 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 138 518 132 19 3 19 77 69 47 99 .255 .322 .413 .735 .319 .158 101
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 137 574 6 5 0 12 0 3 214 41 0 3 0.0 67.5 4.51 -0.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   132 39 4 1 9 32 21 12 16 1 0 4 .295 .369 .545 .915
Versus Right   386 93 15 2 10 45 48 35 83 2 0 2 .241 .306 .368 .674
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Last Week   25 5 1 1 1 4 3 1 5 0 0 0 .200 .231 .440 .671
March   8 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
April   114 29 6 1 3 14 11 5 22 1 0 2 .254 .295 .404 .699
May   93 23 3 0 4 13 13 7 21 0 0 0 .247 .300 .409 .709
June   96 21 3 0 4 21 13 9 20 2 0 1 .219 .287 .375 .662
July   81 24 1 1 5 15 16 14 15 0 0 2 .296 .412 .519 .931
August   97 27 5 0 2 9 13 10 14 0 0 1 .278 .352 .392 .744
September   29 6 1 1 1 5 3 1 6 0 0 0 .207 .233 .414 .647
Spring Training   25 10 2 0 1 5 5 2 2 0 0 0 .400 .444 .600 1.044
Last Year   567 133 25 4 20 75 80 72 96 8 0 6 .235 .323 .399 .722
2 Years Ago   593 148 33 0 28 80 87 66 102 5 0 8 .250 .330 .447 .777
Career   4237 1113 211 27 151 589 609 516 726 34 4 66 .263 .349 .432 .781
Home   263 65 11 0 7 29 32 20 55 1 0 2 .247 .304 .369 .673
Road   255 67 8 3 12 48 37 27 44 2 0 4 .263 .340 .459 .799
Grass   472 118 18 2 16 69 60 43 95 3 0 6 .250 .319 .398 .717
Turf   46 14 1 1 3 8 9 4 4 0 0 0 .304 .360 .565 .925
Day   178 49 3 0 8 26 20 16 29 2 0 1 .275 .335 .427 .762
Night   340 83 16 3 11 51 49 31 70 1 0 5 .244 .316 .406 .722
As Starter   517 132 19 3 19 77 69 47 99 3 0 6 .255 .323 .414 .737
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   92 21 3 0 3 9 9 13 20 1 0 0 .228 .321 .359 .679
Inning 1-3   170 42 7 2 8 32 24 10 31 2 0 0 .247 .286 .453 .739
Inning 4-6   192 56 8 1 8 29 32 20 32 0 0 4 .292 .370 .469 .839
Inning 7-9   149 32 4 0 3 15 12 17 34 0 0 2 .215 .304 .302 .606
Extra Innings   7 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 .286 .250 .286 .536
0 Outs   194 51 10 0 5 14 27 18 31 0 0 0 .263 .325 .392 .717
1 Outs   172 49 5 2 8 38 26 16 35 3 0 3 .285 .351 .477 .827
2 Outs   152 32 4 1 6 25 16 13 33 0 0 3 .211 .286 .368 .654
Scoring Position   124 40 5 1 7 57 25 14 16 3 0 3 .323 .396 .548 .944
Bases Empty   283 67 11 2 6 6 30 27 62 0 0 3 .237 .310 .353 .663
Runner on 1st   111 25 3 0 6 14 14 6 21 0 0 0 .225 .265 .414 .679
Runner on 2nd   41 10 0 0 3 12 8 4 4 0 0 1 .244 .326 .463 .790
Runner on 3rd   12 3 0 0 0 5 1 2 1 1 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Runner on 1st & 2nd   39 13 3 1 1 10 7 4 4 0 0 0 .333 .395 .538 .934
Runner on 1st & 3rd   12 6 1 0 2 11 5 2 4 1 0 0 .500 .533 1.083 1.617
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 2 0 0 0 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Bases Loaded   12 6 1 0 1 14 3 0 1 1 0 2 .500 .533 .833 1.367
Two Strikes   238 46 7 2 9 32 28 21 99 1 0 1 .193 .261 .353 .613
First Pitch   71 27 4 0 2 13 12 5 0 1 0 3 .380 .438 .521 .959
Count 0-1   46 13 3 0 3 7 11 0 0 0 0 1 .283 .298 .543 .841
Count 0-2   30 5 1 0 2 3 3 0 18 0 0 0 .167 .167 .400 .567
Count 1-0   36 8 2 0 2 7 4 0 0 1 0 0 .222 .216 .444 .661
Count 1-1   53 19 2 0 2 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 .358 .358 .509 .868
Count 1-2   79 14 4 0 2 10 3 0 41 1 0 1 .177 .185 .304 .489
Count 2-0   28 10 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .357 .357 .393 .750
Count 2-1   27 3 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .222 .333
Count 2-2   70 12 1 0 4 9 9 0 23 0 0 0 .171 .171 .357 .529
Count 3-0   3 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   16 3 0 1 0 1 5 15 0 0 0 0 .188 .581 .312 .893
Full Count   59 15 1 2 1 10 13 21 17 0 0 0 .254 .450 .390 .840
Behind in Count   155 32 8 0 7 20 17 0 59 1 0 2 .206 .215 .394 .609
Ahead in Count   110 27 3 1 3 16 14 21 0 1 0 1 .245 .368 .373 .741
Batting 2nd   4 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 .500 .600 1.250 1.850
Batting 3rd   29 11 1 0 5 14 9 2 1 0 0 0 .379 .419 .931 1.350
Batting 4th   284 72 12 2 5 33 30 22 52 2 0 2 .254 .310 .363 .672
Batting 5th   89 25 1 0 3 10 12 15 19 0 0 1 .281 .390 .393 .784
Batting 6th   111 22 5 1 5 18 16 8 26 1 0 2 .198 .262 .396 .659
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   184 39 5 2 7 16 21 17 37 0 0 5 .212 .296 .375 .671
Medium Leverage   230 63 9 0 7 27 30 21 43 1 0 1 .274 .336 .404 .740
High Leverage   101 30 5 1 5 34 18 8 17 2 0 0 .297 .342 .515 .857
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
2018 Arizona - MLB 24 157 571 129 26 7 6 47 64 75 13 4 117 7 5 .226 .327 .327 .655 81 85 0.9
2019 Arizona - MLB 25 156 575 153 26 6 18 92 81 75 7 5 103 6 2 .266 .355 .426 .781 109 112 2.8
2020 Arizona - MLB 26 102 259 67 17 3 7 24 32 33 3 2 48 4 1 .259 .347 .429 .775 115 120 1.6
2021 Cleveland - MLB 27 151 540 172 39 3 33 103 109 81 18 3 77 7 2 .319 .422 .585 1.007 159 163 7.0
2022 Cleveland - MLB 28 156 614 179 26 1 20 91 87 67 5 4 84 3 2 .292 .364 .435 .799 122 126 4.6
2023 Cleveland - MLB 29 157 593 148 33 0 28 80 87 66 8 5 102 4 2 .250 .330 .447 .777 124 122 3.1
2024 Cleveland - MLB 30 158 567 133 25 4 20 75 80 72 6 8 96 1 3 .235 .323 .399 .722 108 106 1.6
2025 New York - MLB 31 138 518 132 19 3 19 77 69 47 6 3 99 0 3 .255 .322 .413 .735 105 101 -0.0
Total MLB 1175 4237 1113 211 27 151 589 609 516 66 34 726 32 20 .263 .349 .432 .781 115 117 21.6
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
2014 Cleveland (AZL) - R 20 29 89 31 13 0 3 19 22 11 2 0 18 0 0 .348 .431 .596 1.027 147 135 0.9
2015 Lake County - A 21 49 158 48 13 1 4 26 20 21 3 2 30 2 0 .304 .391 .475 .866 148 154 1.9
2015 Lynchburg - A+ 21 3 11 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .182 .182 .273 .455 30 22 -0.1
2015 Total - A+ 21 52 169 50 14 1 4 26 21 21 3 2 31 2 0 .296 .379 .462 .841 142 146 1.8
2015 Akron - AA 21 25 70 12 4 0 0 4 9 8 3 1 18 1 0 .171 .280 .229 .509 39 41 -0.3
2016 Lynchburg - A+ 22 93 351 100 27 2 10 60 51 50 3 6 66 4 1 .285 .373 .459 .832 122 124 2.5
2016 Akron - AA 22 25 95 21 4 2 3 17 12 11 4 1 18 0 0 .221 .324 .400 .724 100 106 0.5
2017 Mississippi - AA 23 13 44 10 1 0 0 4 2 12 1 0 9 2 0 .227 .404 .250 .654 87 100 0.3
2017 Reno - AAA 23 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 1.333 1.833 381 361 0.1
2017 Mobile - AA 23 86 289 86 18 3 12 47 52 63 4 5 46 6 11 .298 .424 .505 .929 162 174 3.9
Total PCL 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 1.333 1.833 381 361
Total EL 50 165 33 8 2 3 21 21 19 7 2 36 1 0 .200 .306 .327 .633 74 78
Total SL 99 333 96 19 3 12 51 54 75 5 5 55 8 11 .288 .421 .471 .893 152 164
Total CAR 96 362 102 28 2 10 60 52 50 3 6 67 4 1 .282 .368 .453 .821 120 121
Total MID 49 158 48 13 1 4 26 20 21 3 2 30 2 0 .304 .391 .475 .866 148 154
Total AZL 29 89 31 13 0 3 19 22 11 2 0 18 0 0 .348 .431 .596 1.027 147 135
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
2021 Cleveland - MLB 27 3 11 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .273 .385 .273 .657 78 89 -0.3
2022 Cleveland - MLB 28 2 8 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250 -30 -43 -0.4
Total MLB 5 19 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 .211 .286 .211 .496 37 39
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2014 Cleveland (AZL) - R C 25 0 174 20 0 199 5 .975 0.0 0.00 -0.8 .000 7 27 11 40.7
2018 Arizona - MLB 1B 73 72 633 30 61 672 9 .987 628.2 9.49 -2.9 .982
2018 Arizona - MLB 3B 85 84 47 155 15 214 12 .944 731.0 2.49 -3.8 .961
2018 Arizona - MLB LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 +0.0 .979
2019 Arizona - MLB 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
2019 Arizona - MLB 3B 154 154 67 238 35 314 9 .971 1347.2 2.04 -3.5 .979
2020 Arizona - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
2020 Arizona - MLB C 7 5 45 4 1 49 0 1.000 46.2 9.45 -0.0 1.059 0 3 0 0.0
2020 Arizona - MLB 1B 46 39 359 12 38 374 3 .992 361.0 9.25 +1.4 1.011
2020 Arizona - MLB 3B 14 12 7 25 2 33 1 .970 117.0 2.46 -1.0 .925
2021 Cleveland - MLB C 4 1 11 1 0 12 0 1.000 15.2 6.89 -0.2 .000 1 0 0 0.0
2021 Cleveland - MLB 1B 26 25 231 13 26 244 0 1.000 225.1 9.75 +1.4 1.045
2021 Cleveland - MLB 3B 118 117 47 183 25 236 6 .975 1029.0 2.01 -3.7 .956
2022 Cleveland - MLB C 3 0 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 6.2 10.80 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
2022 Cleveland - MLB 1B 86 86 703 51 67 757 3 .996 767.1 8.84 +3.0 1.034
2022 Cleveland - MLB 3B 53 52 25 99 7 125 1 .992 453.2 2.46 +1.8 1.037
2023 Cleveland - MLB C 4 4 29 1 0 30 0 1.000 33.0 8.18 -0.4 .696 0 1 0 0.0
2023 Cleveland - MLB 1B 143 143 1102 75 84 1180 3 .997 1278.1 8.29 +0.7 1.024
2023 Cleveland - MLB 3B 7 4 2 7 1 10 1 .900 42.0 1.93 -0.2 .927
2023 Cleveland - MLB SS 1 1 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 -0.1 1.042
2024 Cleveland - MLB C 2 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
2024 Cleveland - MLB 1B 153 152 1193 83 101 1277 1 .999 1322.0 8.69 +1.0 1.023
2024 Cleveland - MLB 3B 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 8.1 2.16 +0.1 1.032
2025 New York - MLB 1B 34 34 266 14 17 280 0 1.000 286.2 8.79 +1.6 1.050
2025 New York - MLB 3B 11 10 10 18 3 31 3 .903 92.0 2.74 -1.5 .879
TOTAL P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL C 45 11 271 26 1 302 5 .983 111.0 24.08 -1.4 .841 8 31 11 35.5
TOTAL 1B 562 551 4488 278 394 4785 19 .996 4870.1 8.81 +6.2 1.022
TOTAL 3B 445 433 206 726 88 965 33 .966 3820.2 2.20 -11.9 .971
TOTAL SS 1 1 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 -0.1 1.042
TOTAL LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 +0.0 .979
PLAYER HISTORY
09/12/2015 Injured (strained rib cage muscle), day-to-day for 6 days.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (45); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 40 (45).
07/23/2016 Injured (jammed finger), day-to-day for 1 day.
09/21/2016 Wins the 2016 Carolina League Round 2 with the Lynchburg Hillcats!
11/13/2016 Was traded by the Cleveland Spiders to the Atlanta Braves, along with SP Cristián Vareas, in exchange for RF J.D. Martinez.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 35 (55); Eye: 55 (60).
04/02/2017 Named the #78 prospect in the MLB
04/21/2017 Was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Arizona Diamondbacks, along with SP Max Fried, SP Adalberto Mejia, in exchange for 3B Jake Lamb.
06/18/2017 Was selected to the 2017 Southern League All-Star Game.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 40 (60); Eye: 55 (60).
03/29/2018 Named the #8 prospect in the MLB
11/23/2018 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 45 (65); Eye: 55 (60).
08/04/2019 Injured (Bruised calf), day-to-day for 5 days.
09/05/2019 Injured (Flu-like symptoms), day-to-day for 1 day.
11/21/2019 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 50 (65); Eye: 55 (60).
11/15/2020 Was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Cleveland Spiders, along with SP Jeferson Mejia, in exchange for 2B Eric Anderson, 1B Danny Badger, SP Daniel Gomez.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 55 (65); Eye: 60 (60).
03/31/2021 Injured on 03/30/2021, diagnosed with a stiff back, is day-to-day.
06/18/2021 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $43,320,000 with the Cleveland Spiders organization.
07/11/2021 Was selected to the 2021 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
09/06/2021 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
09/07/2021 Injured (quadriceps strain),day-to-day for one week.
11/10/2021 Wins the 2021 MLB AL Silver Slugger Award at 3B.
11/15/2021 Finished 3rd in 2021 MLB AL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 60 (60).
05/16/2022 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
07/04/2022 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
07/17/2022 Was selected to the 2022 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/02/2022 Injured (wrist soreness),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 60 (60).
09/04/2023 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 55 (55).
10/04/2024 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
11/08/2024 Declined his contract option.
12/02/2024 Became a free agent.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 55 (55).
02/08/2025 Signed a 5-year contract worth a total of $86,200,000 with the New York Yankees organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2022 154 3
2023 157 1
2024 153 3
Year PA Rank
2022 691 6
2023 673 5
2024 653 9
Year AB Rank
2022 614 9
2023 593 8
Year H Rank
2022 179 10
Year TB Rank
2023 265 9
Year 2B Rank
2021 39 8
Year 3B Rank
2018 7 7
2019 6 10
Year HR Rank
2023 28 6
Year R Rank
2023 87 7
Year BB Rank
2018 75 8
2019 75 9
2021 81 8
2023 66 7
2024 72 8
Year IBB Rank
2024 6 8
Year HP Rank
2018 13 6
2021 18 1
Year SF Rank
2024 8 2
Year EBH Rank
2023 61 7
Year AVG Rank
2021 .319 2
Year OBP Rank
2021 .422 3
Year SLG Rank
2021 .585 9
Year RC Rank
2021 138.24 3
Year RC/27 Rank
2021 9.67 3
Year wOBA Rank
2021 .413 2
Year OPS Rank
2021 1.007 3
Year WAR Rank
2021 7.0 3
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