LF Hervé Masson #36
Kansas City Royals MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
07/27/2026
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LF HERVÉ MASSON #36 - AGE: 26 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
89 342 104 32 1 7 42 36 49 .304 .367 .465 11 3.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 60 50 65 65
BABIP 50 45 55 55
Avoid K's 70 55 75 70
Gap 70 50 80 70
Power 40 35 45 45
Eye 50 40 55 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 60 60
Errors: - 50 60
Arm: 20 35 60
Turn DP: - 50 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 65
1st Base: 50 Center Field: 45
2nd Base: 40 Right Field: 60
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Aggressiveness: 70
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/26/2026 @ DET Loss, 0-3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/25/2026 @ DET Loss, 3-4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/24/2026 @ DET Win, 13-7 6 1 1 0 0 0 3 0
07/23/2026 @ DET Loss, 3-5 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/22/2026 SF Loss, 6-9 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
07/21/2026 SF Loss, 1-4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/20/2026 SF Win, 11-0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
07/19/2026 SD Win, 4-1 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
07/18/2026 SD Win, 5-2 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
07/17/2026 SD Win, 5-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
PERSONALITY
Masson is unthinking.
Birthday:03/23/2000
Born in:Haldimand County, ON
Nationality:Canadian
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$5,000,000
Signed Through:2031 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 9 Days
Service This Yr:124 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 9 Days
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2022, 4th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2026 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 89 342 104 32 1 7 42 54 36 49 .304 .367 .465 .832 .360 .161 139
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 86 381 0 3 0 9 0 3 159 40 11 2 84.6 59.2 6.34 3.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   93 26 9 0 1 6 8 8 19 0 0 0 .280 .337 .409 .745
Versus Right   264 83 26 2 6 38 45 30 32 3 0 0 .314 .380 .496 .877
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   24 5 1 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 .208 .296 .250 .546
March   17 5 2 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 .294 .368 .412 .780
April   92 30 9 0 2 17 18 9 12 1 0 0 .326 .382 .489 .871
May   56 21 4 0 2 6 9 10 9 1 0 0 .375 .463 .554 1.016
June   106 24 9 0 1 12 14 6 14 1 0 0 .226 .265 .340 .605
July   71 24 8 1 2 7 11 9 10 0 0 0 .338 .412 .563 .976
All-Star Game   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   11 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .091 .091 .091 .182
Last Year   567 184 43 4 10 73 80 53 81 2 0 5 .325 .386 .467 .853
2 Years Ago   499 154 45 6 6 50 65 45 72 7 0 3 .309 .365 .459 .824
Career   1583 499 136 16 27 194 226 145 244 12 0 10 .315 .374 .473 .846
Home   154 50 18 1 1 18 32 21 22 2 0 0 .325 .401 .474 .875
Road   188 54 14 0 6 24 22 15 27 1 0 0 .287 .338 .457 .796
Grass   330 104 32 1 7 42 54 35 47 3 0 0 .315 .378 .482 .860
Turf   12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .077 .000 .077
Day   129 40 13 0 5 20 21 14 15 1 0 0 .310 .375 .527 .902
Night   213 64 19 1 2 22 33 22 34 2 0 0 .300 .363 .427 .790
As Starter   339 104 32 1 7 42 54 35 48 3 0 0 .307 .369 .469 .838
As Reliever / Substitution   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   72 28 6 1 1 6 11 16 11 1 0 0 .389 .494 .542 1.036
Inning 1-3   144 42 14 1 3 18 23 9 17 2 0 0 .292 .329 .465 .794
Inning 4-6   114 32 11 0 3 13 14 10 18 0 0 0 .281 .339 .456 .795
Inning 7-9   93 35 10 1 1 13 16 17 14 1 0 0 .376 .468 .538 1.006
Extra Innings   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
0 Outs   106 28 7 1 1 8 18 14 19 0 0 0 .264 .350 .377 .727
1 Outs   112 40 15 1 4 21 27 14 14 3 0 0 .357 .419 .616 1.035
2 Outs   139 41 13 0 2 15 8 10 18 0 0 0 .295 .342 .432 .774
Scoring Position   101 27 10 0 1 36 16 11 15 3 0 0 .267 .330 .396 .726
Bases Empty   185 58 22 2 4 4 28 21 26 0 0 0 .314 .383 .519 .902
Runner on 1st   71 24 3 0 2 4 9 6 10 0 0 0 .338 .390 .465 .854
Runner on 2nd   41 12 4 0 1 9 6 3 6 0 0 0 .293 .341 .463 .804
Runner on 3rd   5 1 0 0 0 4 2 4 1 2 0 0 .200 .455 .200 .655
Runner on 1st & 2nd   25 6 3 0 0 7 5 2 2 0 0 0 .240 .296 .360 .656
Runner on 1st & 3rd   10 2 0 0 0 4 1 1 4 1 0 0 .200 .250 .200 .450
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 4 2 0 0 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 .444 .500 .667 1.167
Bases Loaded   11 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 .182 .182 .273 .455
Two Strikes   178 47 13 2 3 22 25 25 51 0 0 0 .264 .355 .410 .765
First Pitch   58 20 7 0 2 4 9 3 0 0 0 0 .345 .377 .569 .946
Count 0-1   33 8 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .242 .364 .606
Count 0-2   32 5 1 0 0 3 2 0 8 0 0 0 .156 .156 .188 .344
Count 1-0   22 8 4 0 0 3 4 0 0 1 0 0 .364 .348 .545 .893
Count 1-1   28 10 1 0 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 .357 .357 .393 .750
Count 1-2   47 17 4 0 1 10 9 0 11 0 0 0 .362 .362 .511 .872
Count 2-0   9 5 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .556 .556 .889 1.444
Count 2-1   11 4 3 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .364 .333 .636 .970
Count 2-2   43 12 5 1 0 4 3 0 14 0 0 0 .279 .279 .442 .721
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 .000 .857 .000 .857
Count 3-1   17 7 3 0 1 3 5 4 0 1 0 0 .412 .500 .765 1.265
Full Count   56 13 3 1 2 5 11 25 18 0 0 0 .232 .469 .429 .898
Behind in Count   112 30 6 0 2 14 13 0 19 0 0 0 .268 .268 .375 .643
Ahead in Count   60 24 13 0 1 12 13 10 0 3 0 0 .400 .466 .667 1.132
Batting Leadoff   35 5 3 0 0 1 5 5 6 0 0 0 .143 .250 .229 .479
Batting 2nd   29 11 2 0 1 1 5 3 6 0 0 0 .379 .438 .552 .989
Batting 3rd   262 84 26 1 6 36 38 23 36 2 0 0 .321 .373 .496 .869
Batting 4th   14 6 2 1 0 3 4 3 1 0 0 0 .429 .529 .714 1.244
Batting 5th   12 2 2 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 .167 .154 .333 .487
Batting 6th   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 .200 .556 .200 .756
Low Leverage   160 54 19 0 4 12 25 15 23 0 0 0 .338 .394 .531 .926
Medium Leverage   124 33 7 2 3 13 18 14 20 2 0 0 .266 .336 .427 .763
High Leverage   73 22 9 0 0 19 10 9 8 1 0 0 .301 .373 .425 .798
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 Kansas City - MLB 23 48 175 57 16 5 4 29 27 11 2 0 42 0 0 .326 .372 .543 .915 160 169 1.9
2024 Kansas City - MLB 24 130 499 154 45 6 6 50 65 45 3 7 72 2 3 .309 .365 .459 .824 137 139 4.3
2025 Kansas City - MLB 25 154 567 184 43 4 10 73 80 53 5 2 81 10 4 .325 .386 .467 .853 137 144 5.1
2026 Kansas City - MLB 26 89 342 104 32 1 7 42 54 36 0 3 49 11 2 .304 .367 .465 .832 136 139 3.2
Total MLB 421 1583 499 136 16 27 194 226 145 10 12 244 23 9 .315 .374 .473 .846 139 144 14.5
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
2020 Total - 20 56 252 89 14 7 15 67 68 29 1 1 15 40 12 .353 .420 .643 1.063 100 100 3.9
2021 Total - 21 60 270 93 17 7 15 65 89 31 1 0 19 31 8 .344 .414 .626 1.040 100 100 3.9
2022 Total - 22 63 280 98 16 9 14 76 83 32 1 3 19 32 7 .350 .415 .621 1.036 100 100 4.0
2022 Idaho Falls - R 22 15 59 29 6 1 2 16 10 8 0 0 7 8 3 .492 .552 .729 1.281 198 199 0.7
2022 Lexington - A 22 10 27 7 2 0 0 3 4 2 0 1 5 2 1 .259 .300 .333 .633 80 78 0.1
2023 Wilmington - A+ 23 63 236 71 21 3 6 22 29 39 1 0 47 3 9 .301 .402 .492 .894 178 177 2.8
2023 Northwest Arkansas - AA 23 34 130 42 9 1 5 27 17 15 1 2 29 1 4 .323 .392 .523 .915 162 157 1.6
2023 Omaha - AAA 23 7 24 6 3 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 7 1 0 .250 .280 .375 .655 84 84 0.1
2024 Omaha - AAA 24 2 8 6 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .778 1.125 1.903 432 458 0.4
Total PCL 9 32 12 6 0 0 3 4 2 0 0 7 1 0 .375 .412 .562 .974 176 183
Total TEX 34 130 42 9 1 5 27 17 15 1 2 29 1 4 .323 .392 .523 .915 162 157
Total CAR 63 236 71 21 3 6 22 29 39 1 0 47 3 9 .301 .402 .492 .894 178 177
Total SAL 10 27 7 2 0 0 3 4 2 0 1 5 2 1 .259 .300 .333 .633 80 78
Total PIO 15 59 29 6 1 2 16 10 8 0 0 7 8 3 .492 .552 .729 1.281 198 199
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
2023 Kansas City - MLB 23 3 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 .000 .091 .000 .091 -71 -70 -0.4
2025 Kansas City - MLB 25 6 21 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 5 0 0 .143 .250 .190 .440 25 17 -0.0
Total MLB 9 31 3 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 9 0 0 .097 .200 .129 .329 -5 -11
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2023 Kansas City - MLB 1B 2 0 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 3.0 18.00 +0.1 1.019
2023 Kansas City - MLB 2B 2 0 2 3 2 5 0 1.000 5.0 9.00 -0.2 1.042
2023 Kansas City - MLB LF 39 39 63 2 1 66 1 .985 334.2 1.75 -1.4 1.048
2023 Kansas City - MLB CF 7 5 22 2 1 24 0 1.000 54.0 4.00 -0.6 .951
2024 Kansas City - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 Kansas City - MLB LF 46 37 68 0 0 69 1 .986 341.0 1.79 +2.0 1.058
2024 Kansas City - MLB CF 4 4 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 35.0 2.31 -0.5 .982
2024 Kansas City - MLB RF 87 85 163 4 1 168 1 .994 720.0 2.09 +4.4 .998
2025 Kansas City - MLB 1B 3 2 29 1 2 30 0 1.000 26.0 10.38 +0.1 1.023
2025 Kansas City - MLB 2B 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 4.2 3.86 +0.0 1.023
2025 Kansas City - MLB LF 99 99 193 5 2 199 1 .995 867.0 2.06 +9.6 1.062
2025 Kansas City - MLB RF 11 6 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 67.2 2.39 +0.9 1.074
2026 Kansas City - MLB 2B 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 +0.0 1.032
2026 Kansas City - MLB LF 85 85 167 2 0 175 6 .966 731.2 2.08 +5.7 1.038
2026 Kansas City - MLB CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 12.0 0.75 +0.1 .982
2026 Kansas City - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 5 2 35 1 2 36 0 1.000 29.0 11.17 +0.2 1.022
TOTAL 2B 6 0 4 5 3 9 0 1.000 12.2 6.39 -0.1 1.030
TOTAL LF 269 260 491 9 3 509 9 .982 2274.1 1.98 +15.8 1.051
TOTAL CF 16 9 32 2 1 34 0 1.000 101.0 3.03 -1.0 .961
TOTAL RF 99 91 181 4 1 186 1 .995 788.2 2.11 +5.2 1.004
PLAYER HISTORY
04/05/2024 Injured (hamstring strain),out for 4 weeks.
05/05/2024 Goes 5-5 against the Iowa Cubs, with 2 2B, 1 RBI and 2 R.
05/16/2024 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 1 day.
08/15/2024 Injured on 08/14/2024, diagnosed with a bruised knee, is day-to-day.
09/08/2024 Injured (mild groin strain),day-to-day for one week.
12/02/2024 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (65); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
06/26/2025 Goes 5-6 against the Tampa Bay Rays, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI and 4 R.
07/12/2025 Was selected to the 2025 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/24/2025 Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $111,500,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization.
09/09/2025 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for one week.
11/09/2025 Wins the 2025 MLB AL Gold Glove Award at LF.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
04/12/2026 Injured (latissimus dorsi (back) strain),out for one week.
05/13/2026 Injured (knee soreness),day-to-day for one week.
05/19/2026 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
07/12/2026 Was selected to the 2026 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year H Rank
2025 184 3
Year 2B Rank
2024 45 2
2025 43 3
Year SF Rank
2024 7 8
Year EBH Rank
2024 57 8
Year AVG Rank
2024 .309 3
2025 .325 3
Year OBP Rank
2024 .365 6
2025 .386 5
Year RC Rank
2025 104.46 7
Year RC/27 Rank
2024 6.43 5
2025 7.10 6
Year wOBA Rank
2024 .352 8
2025 .370 9
Year OPS Rank
2024 .824 8
2025 .853 10
Year WAR Rank
2025 5.0 9
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