Óscar Mercado

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 197lb (188cm, 89kg)

Born: December 16, 1994 in Cartagena, Colombia co

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 2013 MLB June Amateur Draft from Vivian Gaither HS (Tampa, FL).

High School: Vivian Gaither HS (Tampa, FL)

Debut: May 14, 2019 (Age 24-149d, 21,892nd in major league history)
vs. CHW 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2019 season

2024 Contract Status: 1st-Year Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2024): 3.031 • Arb Eligible: 2024 • Free Agent: 2027

Agents: Excel Sports Management

Full Name: Óscar Mauricio Mercado

Nicknames: Merc

Pronunciation: \oscar mer-KAH-doh\

Twitter: @Osc_merc

Instagram: @oscmerc21

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.6

890

211

.237

123

RBI

100

OBP

.289

SLG

.388

OPS

.677

OPS+

Summary of 26 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 1 tying, 7 go ahead

1 Tm
CLE	26

Platoon
vs RHP	16
vs LHP	10

Home/Road
Home	15
Away	11

Outs
2	10
1	9
0	7

12 Opps
MIN	5
DET	4
KCR	3
PHI	2
TEX	2
NYY	2
CHW	2
TOR	2
TBR	1
CIN	1
CHC	1
LAA	1

25 Pitchers
Griffin Jax	2
Vince Velasquez	1
Taylor Rogers	1
Jordan Romano	1
Daniel Norris	1
Andrew Albers	1
Kyle Zimmer	1
Oliver Drake	1
Carlos Hernández	1
Taylor Clarke	1
Zac Reininger	1
CC Sabathia	1
Buck Farmer	1
Jon Lester	1
Jason Vargas	1
Victor Alcántara	1
Ryan Carpenter	1
Sam Gaviglio	1
Lewis Thorpe	1
Luis Cessa	1
Héctor Santiago	1
José Ruiz	1
José Leclerc	1
Jaime Barria	1
Jacob Latz	1

9 Parks
Progressive (CLE)	15
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	2
KauffmanStad (KAN)	2
Target Field (MIN)	2
Yankee Stad3 (NYC)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	1
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	1
Guaranteed (CHI)	1

Where Hit
7	15
78	7
89	2
8	1
9	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
4	7
3	7
5	7
2	3
6	1
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	24
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	13
1--	4
-2-	3
12-	2
123	1
--3	1
-23	1
1-3	1

45 RBI
RISP	9
0 on	13
1 on	8
2 on	4
3 on	1
Any on	13

Inning
1	3
2	3
4	3
5	7
6	1
7	3
8	4
9	2

1-3	6
4-6	11
7-end	9

RelScore
+4..	4
+3	2
+2	1
+1	5
Tied	7
-1	1
-2	2
-3	1
-4..	3

Ahead	12
Tied	7
Behind	7

Before event,
for batter

Count
1-2	5
1-1	4
3-1	4
1-0	3
2-1	3
3-2	2
2-2	2
2-0	2
0-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
CF	10
LF	10
RF	5
PH	1

OrderPos
2nd	15
8th	4
7th	3
9th	2
5th	1
6th	1

Leverage
High Lev	6
Medium Lev	5
Low Lev	15

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2019	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2019-05-26	CLE		TBR	Oliver Drake	behind 0-5	b 8	0	---	5,(1-2) BFCFX	1	2	7	0.026	5%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
2	2	2	1	2019-06-06	CLE		MIN	Taylor Rogers	behind 3-5	b 9	2	---	5,(3-1) .SBBBX	1	7	PH	0.036	5%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
3	3	3	1	2019-06-08	CLE		NYY	CC Sabathia	tied 2-2	b 5	2	-2-	5,(2-2) SS*BBX	2	2	7	0.227	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); F. Lindor Scores
4	4	4	1	2019-06-17	CLE	@	TEX	José Leclerc	behind 1-7	t 8	1	---	6,(3-2) BSFBBX	1	2	7	0.008	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
5	5	5	1	2019-07-15	CLE		DET	Daniel Norris	behind 2-4	b 5	1	---	5,(3-1) BBBCX	1	2	8	0.120	39%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
6	6	6	2	2019-07-15	CLE		DET	Victor Alcántara	tied 5-5	b 7	0	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	2	8	0.186	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
7	7	7	1	2019-07-16	CLE		DET	Ryan Carpenter	ahead 3-0	b 2	2	-2-	3,(1-1) CBX	2	2	8	0.097	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); F. Lindor Scores
8	8	8	1	2019-07-22	CLE	@	TOR	Sam Gaviglio	ahead 6-3	t 8	0	---	4,(2-1) .BFBX	1	2	8	0.037	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
9	9	9	1	2019-08-04	CLE		LAA	Jaime Barria	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	3,(1-1) SBX	1	2	8	0.094	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
10	10	10	1	2019-08-18	CLE	@	NYY	Luis Cessa	ahead 6-2	t 8	1	--3	4,(1-2) SSBX	2	2	7	0.019	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); M. Freeman Scores
11	11	11	1	2019-09-14 (2)	CLE		MIN	Lewis Thorpe	ahead 3-2	b 4	2	1--	2,(1-0) 1*BX	2	2	8	0.176	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); F. Lindor Scores
12	12	12	1	2019-09-17	CLE		DET	Zac Reininger	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	4,(1-2) BCFX	1	2	8	0.094	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
13	13	13	1	2019-09-21	CLE		PHI	Jason Vargas	ahead 2-1	b 2	2	1--	4,(2-1) BBF1X	2	2	8	0.160	79%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); F. Lindor Scores
14	14	14	1	2019-09-22	CLE		PHI	Vince Velasquez	tied 1-1	b 5	2	-23	3,(0-2) FFX	3	2	8	0.276	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Pérez Scores/unER; R. Flaherty Scores/unER; Ó. Mercado Scores/unER
15	15	15	1	2019-09-24	CLE	@	CHW	Héctor Santiago	ahead 8-0	t 5	2	1-3	5,(3-1) BBBCX	3	2	8	0.011	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); F. Reyes Scores; F. Lindor Scores
2020	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
16	16	1	1	2020-09-16	CLE	@	CHC	Jon Lester	behind 1-2	t 5	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	7	0.132	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
2021	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
17	17	1	1	2021-07-10	CLE		KCR	Kyle Zimmer	ahead 10-6	b 7	1	12-	4,(2-1) B*BSX	3	8	7	0.022	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); H. Ramírez Scores; R. Pérez Scores
18	18	2	1	2021-08-04	CLE	@	TOR	Jordan Romano	behind 5-8	t 9	2	---	4,(1-2) CBFX	1	6	7	0.009	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
19	19	3	1	2021-08-25	CLE		TEX	Jacob Latz	tied 0-0	b 2	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	5	7	0.107	64%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
20	20	4	1	2021-09-09	CLE		MIN	Andrew Albers	ahead 2-1	b 4	1	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	9	9	0.106	77%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
21	21	5	1	2021-09-15	CLE	@	MIN	Griffin Jax	ahead 1-0	t 5	0	12-	4,(1-2) BSC+2X	3	9	7	0.167	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); A. Hedges Scores/unER; A. Giménez Scores
22	22	6	1	2021-09-23 (2)	CLE		CHW	José Ruiz	tied 3-3	b 7	0	1--	3,(2-0) BBX	2	2	7	0.285	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); M. Straw Scores
2022	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
23	23	1	1	2022-04-10	CLE	@	KCR	Taylor Clarke	ahead 2-0	t 1	2	123	7,(3-2) .BBBCS>F>X	4	8	9	0.204	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Ramírez Scores; O. Miller Scores; E. Clement Scores
24	24	2	1	2022-04-11	CLE	@	KCR	Carlos Hernández	ahead 2-1	t 4	0	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	7	9	0.131	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); O. Miller Scores
25	25	3	1	2022-04-13	CLE	@	CIN	Buck Farmer	ahead 5-0	t 5	1	---	5,(3-1) BBFBX	1	8	9	0.029	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
26	26	4	1	2022-05-13	CLE	@	MIN	Griffin Jax	behind 2-11	t 6	2	1--	5,(2-2) BFBSX	2	8	9	0.005	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); A. Giménez Scores