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Josh Donaldson

Full name Joshua Adam Donaldson
Born December 8, 1985, Pensacola, Florida
First Game: April 30, 2010; Final Game: October 4, 2023
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 0" Weight: 215
Named Internet Baseball Awards' AL Most Valuable Player (2015)
Named AL Most Valuable Player by Baseball Writers' Association of America (2015)
Named Major League Player of the Year by The Sporting News (2015)
Won Fielding Bible Award as third baseman (2014)
Named third baseman on The Sporting News AL Silver Slugger Team (2015 to 2016)
Ejections: 2014 (1), 2016 (3), 2017 (1), 2019 (1), 2020 (1). Total: 7
Top Performances 

Pitcher Matchups

                           Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
2010 OAK A    Daily Splits   14    32    1    5   1   0   1    4    2   0   12   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .156  .206  .281  -0.1 2010 OAK A
2012 OAK A    Daily Splits   75   274   34   66  16   0   9   33   14   0   61   5   0   1   0   4   6    4   1  .241  .289  .398   0.1 2012 OAK A
2013 OAK A    Daily Splits  158   579   89  174  37   3  24   93   76   2  110   6   1   6   0   4  15    5   2  .301  .384  .499   3.8 2013 OAK A
2014 OAK A    Daily Splits  158   608   93  155  31   2  29   98   76   5  130   7   0   4   0   8  16    8   0  .255  .342  .456   5.3 2014 OAK A
2015 TOR A    Daily Splits  158   620  122  184  41   2  41  123   73   0  133   6   2  10   0   4  16    6   0  .297  .371  .568   5.6 2015 TOR A
2016 TOR A    Daily Splits  155   577  122  164  32   5  37   99  109   6  119   9   2   3   0   6  16    7   1  .284  .404  .549   4.3 2016 TOR A
2017 TOR A    Daily Splits  113   415   65  112  21   0  33   78   76   1  111   3   0   2   0   2   5    2   2  .270  .385  .559   2.1 2017 TOR A
2018 TOR A    Daily Splits   36   137   22   32  11   0   5   16   21   2   44   0   0   1   0   0   1    2   0  .234  .333  .423   0.3 2018 TOR A
2018 CLE A    Daily Splits   16    50    8   14   3   0   3    7   10   0   10   0   0   0   0   0   2    0   0  .280  .400  .520  -0.1 2018 CLE A
2018 TOT A                   52   187   30   46  14   0   8   23   31   2   54   0   0   1   0   0   3    2   0  .246  .352  .449   0.2 2018 TOT A
2019 ATL N    Daily Splits  155   549   96  142  33   0  37   94  100   2  155   8   0   2   0   8  13    4   2  .259  .379  .521   3.4 2019 ATL N
2020 MIN A    Daily Splits   28    81   14   18   2   0   6   11   18   1   24   2   0   1   0   1   4    0   0  .222  .373  .469   0.5 2020 MIN A
2021 MIN A    Daily Splits  135   457   73  113  26   0  26   72   74   2  114   4   0   8   0   4  22    0   0  .247  .352  .475   2.9 2021 MIN A
2022 NY  A    Daily Splits  132   478   59  106  28   0  15   62   54   1  148   8   0   6   0   8  13    2   2  .222  .308  .374   0.7 2022 NY  A
2023 NY  A    Daily Splits   34   106   13   15   1   0  10   15   12   0   32   0   0   2   0   0   2    0   0  .142  .225  .434  -0.1 2023 NY  A
2023 MIL N    Daily Splits   17    59    5   10   4   0   3   11   10   0   18   0   0   0   0   0   4    0   0  .169  .290  .390   0.1 2023 MIL N
2023 Total                   51   165   18   25   5   0  13   26   22   0   50   0   0   2   0   0   6    0   0  .152  .249  .418   0.0 2023 Total
Total NL ( 2 Years)         172   608  101  152  37   0  40  105  110   2  173   8   0   2   0   8  17    4   2  .250  .371  .508   3.5 Total NL
Total AL (12 Years)        1212  4414  715 1158 250  12 239  711  615  20 1048  50   5  44   0  41 118   36   8  .262  .356  .487  25.3 Total AL
Total    (13 Years) Splits 1384  5022  816 1310 287  12 279  816  725  22 1221  58   5  46   0  49 135   40  10  .261  .358  .489  28.8 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team

            Wild-Card Game Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
2014 OAK A    Daily Splits    1     5    1    2   0   0   0    0    1   0    2   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .400  .500  .400 2014 OAK A
2016 TOR A    Daily Splits    1     5    1    2   1   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .400  .400  .600 2016 TOR A
2023 MIL N    Daily Splits    2     7    1    2   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   1   0   0   0   0   2    0   0  .286  .375  .286 2023 MIL N
Total NL ( 1 Year )           2     7    1    2   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   1   0   0   0   0   2    0   0  .286  .375  .286 Total NL
Total AL ( 2 Years)           2    10    2    4   1   0   0    0    1   0    3   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .400  .455  .500 Total AL
Total    ( 3 Years) Splits    4    17    3    6   1   0   0    0    1   0    3   1   0   0   0   0   2    0   0  .353  .421  .412 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team

           Division Series Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
2012 OAK A    Daily Splits    5    17    1    5   1   0   0    0    1   0    4   0   0   0   0   0   1    0   0  .294  .333  .353 2012 OAK A
2013 OAK A    Daily Splits    5    21    0    3   0   0   0    0    1   0    8   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .182  .143 2013 OAK A
2015 TOR A    Daily Splits    5    18    5    4   1   0   2    4    3   0    4   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .333  .611 2015 TOR A
2016 TOR A    Daily Splits    3    13    4    7   4   0   0    3    1   0    3   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .538  .571  .846 2016 TOR A
2018 CLE A    Daily Splits    3    11    0    1   0   0   0    0    1   0    4   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .167  .091 2018 CLE A
2019 ATL N    Daily Splits    5    19    2    3   1   0   1    3    2   1    4   1   0   0   0   1   0    0   0  .158  .273  .368 2019 ATL N
2022 NY  A    Daily Splits    5    16    1    4   0   0   0    0    4   0    6   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .400  .250 2022 NY  A
Total NL ( 1 Year )           5    19    2    3   1   0   1    3    2   1    4   1   0   0   0   1   0    0   0  .158  .273  .368 Total NL
Total AL ( 6 Years)          26    96   11   24   6   0   2    7   11   0   29   0   0   0   0   0   1    0   0  .250  .327  .375 Total AL
Total    ( 7 Years) Splits   31   115   13   27   7   0   3   10   13   1   33   1   0   0   0   1   1    0   0  .235  .318  .374 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team

League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
2015 TOR A    Daily Splits    6    23    4    6   2   0   1    4    3   0    6   1   0   0   0   0   0    1   0  .261  .370  .478 2015 TOR A
2016 TOR A    Daily Splits    5    18    1    6   1   0   1    2    2   1    3   0   0   0   0   0   1    0   0  .333  .400  .556 2016 TOR A
2022 NY  A    Daily Splits    4    13    0    1   1   0   0    0    3   0   10   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .250  .154 2022 NY  A
Total    ( 3 Years) Splits   15    54    5   13   4   0   2    6    8   1   19   1   0   0   0   0   1    1   0  .241  .349  .426 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team

             All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
2014 AL       Daily Splits    1     2    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 2014 AL   
2015 AL       Daily Splits    1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    2   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     - 1.000     - 2015 AL   
2016 AL       Daily Splits    1     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 2016 AL   
Total    ( 3 Years) Splits    3     3    0    0   0   0   0    0    2   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .400  .000 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team


                             Pitching Record
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS    PW Year Team
2023 NY  A    Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   1   0    1      0     3   0    0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00     -   0.0 2023 NY  A


                           Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
2010 OAK A Daily Splits   C    7    5    4    47.1    44    3    1    0   0    1    4    2    0  .979
2010 OAK A               DH    3    3    2                                                          -
2010 OAK A               1B    2    1    0     6       2    0    1    1   0                      .667
2012 OAK A Daily Splits  3B   71   71   69   633.2    53  152   12   14   1                      .945
2012 OAK A                C    3    3    2    24      20    2    1    0   0    0    4    2    0  .957
2012 OAK A               1B    1    0    0     3       3    1    0    0   0                     1.000
2013 OAK A Daily Splits  3B  155  155  147  1373     143  255   16   22   0                      .961
2013 OAK A               DH    2    2    2                                                          -
2013 OAK A               SS    1    0    0     1       0    1    0    0   0                     1.000
2013 OAK A               1B    1    0    0     1       0    0    0    0   0                         -
2014 OAK A Daily Splits  3B  150  146  141  1320.2   131  328   23   43   0                      .952
2014 OAK A               DH    9    9    9                                                          -
2015 TOR A Daily Splits  3B  150  150  142  1317     137  287   18   32   0                      .959
2015 TOR A               DH    7    7    7                                                          -
2016 TOR A Daily Splits  3B  136  134  121  1188     110  237   14   27   0                      .961
2016 TOR A               DH   19   19   18                                                          -
2017 TOR A Daily Splits  3B  105  103   93   921      64  195   14   13   0                      .949
2017 TOR A               DH    7    7    5                                                          -
2017 TOR A               SS    4    2    0    18       4    2    0    0   0                     1.000
2018 TOR A Daily Splits  3B   26   26   21   217      16   49    2    7   0                      .970
2018 TOR A               DH   10   10   10                                                          -
2018 TOR A               1B    1    0    0     8       6    1    1    2   0                      .875
2018 CLE A Daily Splits  3B   12   12    5    95.1     3   12    2    0   0                      .882
2018 CLE A               DH    2    2    1                                                          -
2018 TOT A               3B   38   38   26   312.1    19   61    4    7   0                      .952
2018 TOT A               DH   12   12   11                                                          -
2019 ATL N Daily Splits  3B  148  148  137  1297     100  304   13   38   0                      .969
2019 ATL N               DH    1    1    1                                                          -
2020 MIN A Daily Splits  3B   26   25   21   197      17   37    0    4   0                     1.000
2021 MIN A Daily Splits  3B   92   91   81   761      71  187   13   19   0                      .952
2021 MIN A               DH   34   34   32                                                          -
2022 NY  A Daily Splits  3B  104  102   99   902.2    78  220   12   17   0                      .961
2022 NY  A               DH   24   23   22                                                          -
2023 NY  A Daily Splits  3B   23   23   21   194.1    18   42    1    5   0                      .984
2023 NY  A               DH    7    7    7                                                          -
2023 NY  A                P    1    0    0     1       0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -
2023 MIL N Daily Splits  3B   15   15   11   128       8   31    1    4   0                      .975
2023 MIL N               DH    2    2    2                                                          -
2023 Total               3B   38   38   32   322.1    26   73    2    9   0                      .980
2023 Total               DH    9    9    9                                                          -
Total (12 Years) Splits  3B 1213 1201 1109 10545.2   949 2336  141  245   1                      .959
Total (11 Years)         DH  127  126  118                                                          -
Total ( 2 Years)          C   10    8    6    71.1    64    5    2    0   0    1    8    4    0  .972
Total ( 4 Years)         1B    5    1    0    18      11    2    2    3   0                      .867
Total ( 2 Years)         SS    5    2    0    19       4    3    0    0   0                     1.000
Total ( 1 Year )          P    1    0    0     1       0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG

            Wild-Card Game Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
2014 OAK A Daily Splits  3B    1    1    1    11.2     2    2    0    0   0 1.000
2016 TOR A Daily Splits  3B    1    1    1    11       0    2    0    0   0 1.000
2023 MIL N Daily Splits  3B    2    2    2    18       3    4    0    0   0 1.000
Total ( 3 Years) Splits  3B    4    4    4    40.2     5    8    0    0   0 1.000
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG

           Division Series Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
2012 OAK A Daily Splits  3B    5    5    5    43.2     4    9    0    1   0 1.000
2013 OAK A Daily Splits  3B    5    5    5    44       4   14    0    2   0 1.000
2015 TOR A Daily Splits  3B    5    5    4    46       4   13    0    0   0 1.000
2016 TOR A Daily Splits  3B    3    3    2    27       4    5    0    0   0 1.000
2018 CLE A Daily Splits  3B    3    3    3    25       1    8    0    1   0 1.000
2019 ATL N Daily Splits  3B    5    5    4    44.2     4    6    0    2   0 1.000
2022 NY  A Daily Splits  3B    5    5    5    45.2     4   10    1    1   0  .933
Total ( 7 Years) Splits  3B   31   31   28   276      25   65    1    7   0  .989
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG

League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
2015 TOR A Daily Splits  3B    6    6    6    51       5    7    1    0   0  .923
2016 TOR A Daily Splits  3B    5    5    5    43       4    4    0    0   0 1.000
2022 NY  A Daily Splits  3B    4    4    3    33       1    8    0    2   0 1.000
Total ( 3 Years) Splits  3B   15   15   14   127      10   19    1    2   0  .967
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG

             All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
2014 AL    Daily Splits  3B    1    1    0     5       1    2    0    0   0 1.000
2015 AL    Daily Splits  3B    1    1    0     4       0    2    1    0   0  .667
2016 AL    Daily Splits  3B    1    0    0     4       0    1    0    1   0 1.000
Total ( 3 Years) Splits  3B    3    2    0    13       1    5    1    1   0  .857
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG


Ejection Information

Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 6-14-2014     BOX  OAK A  Tripp Gibson        Balls and strikes
 5-15-2016     BOX  TOR A  Dale Scott          Fighting
 5-21-2016     BOX  TOR A  Toby Basner         Balls and strikes
 9-19-2016     BOX  TOR A  Chris Conroy        Called third strike
 9- 5-2017     BOX  TOR A  Marvin Hudson       Balls and strikes
 6-10-2019     BOX  ATL N  Brian Gorman        Fighting
 9-17-2020     BOX  MIN A  Dan Bellino         Balls and strikes


Transaction Information

Selected by Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (48th pick overall) of the free-agent
draft (June 7, 2007 - signed June 24, 2007).

Traded by Chicago Cubs with Sean Gallagher, Matt Murton and Eric Patterson to
Oakland Athletics in exchange for Rich Harden and Chad Gaudin (July 8, 2008).

Traded by Oakland Athletics to Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Brett Lawrie, Sean
Nolin, Kendall Graveman and Franklin Barreto (November 28, 2014).

Traded by Toronto Blue Jays with cash to Cleveland Indians in exchange for a player
to be named later (August 31, 2018); Toronto Blue Jays received Julian Merryweather
(October 5, 2018).

Granted free agency (October 29, 2018).

Signed by Atlanta Braves (November 26, 2018).

Granted free agency (October 31, 2019).

Signed by Minnesota Twins (January 22, 2020).

Traded by Minnesota Twins with Ben Rortvedt and Isiah Kiner-Falefa to New York
Yankees in exchange for Gary Sanchez and Giovanny Urshela (March 13, 2022).

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