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Josh Donaldson

Positions: Third Baseman, Catcher and Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 210lb (185cm, 95kg)

Born: December 8, 1985 in Pensacola, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (48th) of the 2007 MLB June Amateur Draft from Auburn University (Auburn, AL).

High School: Faith Academy (Mobile, AL)

School: Auburn University (Auburn, AL)

Last Game: October 1, 2023 (Age 37-297d)
vs. CHC 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2012 season

Agents: MVP Sports Group

Full Name: Joshua Adam Donaldson

Nicknames: Bringer of Rain

Twitter: @BringerOfRain20

Instagram: @therealbor_20

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MVP
3x All-Star
2x Silver Slugger
ML PoY

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

46.7

5022

1310

279

.261

816

RBI

816

OBP

.358

SLG

.489

OPS

.847

OPS+

129

2018 Player Batting Game Log

2018 Player Batting Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	Pos	E
1	2018-03-29	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		New York Yankees	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3B	0
2	2018-03-30	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		New York Yankees	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
3	2018-03-31	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		New York Yankees	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
April			Tm		Opp	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	Pos	E
4	2018-04-01	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		New York Yankees	5	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
5	2018-04-02	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Chicago White Sox	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
6	2018-04-03	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Chicago White Sox	5	4	2	2	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
7	2018-04-04	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Chicago White Sox	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
8	2018-04-06	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Texas Rangers	5	5	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
9	2018-04-07	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Texas Rangers	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
10	2018-04-08	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Texas Rangers	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
11	2018-04-09	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Baltimore Orioles	5	4	1	1	0	0	1	4	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1B,3B	1
12	2018-04-10	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Baltimore Orioles	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
Player Moved from Maj-AL to A+-FLOR
13	2018-04-28	A+-FLOR	Dunedin Blue Jays		Clearwater Threshers	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
May			Tm		Opp	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	Pos	E
14	2018-05-01	A+-FLOR	Dunedin Blue Jays	@	Bradenton Marauders	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	1
Player Moved from A+-FLOR to Maj-AL
15	2018-05-03	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Cleveland Indians	7	7	3	3	2	0	1	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
16	2018-05-03 (2)	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Cleveland Indians	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
17	2018-05-04	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Tampa Bay Rays	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
18	2018-05-05	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Tampa Bay Rays	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3B	0
19	2018-05-06	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Tampa Bay Rays	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
20	2018-05-08	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Seattle Mariners	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
21	2018-05-09	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Seattle Mariners	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
22	2018-05-10	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Seattle Mariners	4	4	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
23	2018-05-11	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Boston Red Sox	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
24	2018-05-12	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Boston Red Sox	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
25	2018-05-13	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Boston Red Sox	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
26	2018-05-15	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	New York Mets	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
27	2018-05-16	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	New York Mets	5	3	2	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3B	0
28	2018-05-17	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Oakland Athletics	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
29	2018-05-18	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Oakland Athletics	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	pdH	0
30	2018-05-19	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Oakland Athletics	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
31	2018-05-20	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Oakland Athletics	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	1
32	2018-05-22	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Los Angeles Angels	4	4	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
33	2018-05-23	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Los Angeles Angels	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
34	2018-05-24	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Los Angeles Angels	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
35	2018-05-25	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Philadelphia Phillies	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
36	2018-05-26	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Philadelphia Phillies	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
37	2018-05-27	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Philadelphia Phillies	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	1
38	2018-05-28	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Boston Red Sox	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
August			Tm		Opp	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	Pos	E
Player Moved from Maj-AL to A+-FLOR
39	2018-08-28	A+-FLOR	Dunedin Blue Jays		Palm Beach Cardinals	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
40	2018-08-30	A+-FLOR	Dunedin Blue Jays		Palm Beach Cardinals	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	1
September			Tm		Opp	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	Pos	E
Player Moved from A+-FLOR to AAA-IL
41	2018-09-03	AAA-IL	Columbus Clippers		Toledo Mud Hens	3	2	1	1	0	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
Player Moved from AAA-IL to Maj-AL
42	2018-09-11	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians	@	Tampa Bay Rays	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
43	2018-09-12	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians	@	Tampa Bay Rays	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	pdH	0
44	2018-09-14	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians		Detroit Tigers	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
45	2018-09-16	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians		Detroit Tigers	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
46	2018-09-18	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians		Chicago White Sox	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
47	2018-09-19	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians		Chicago White Sox	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
48	2018-09-20	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians		Chicago White Sox	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
49	2018-09-21	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians		Boston Red Sox	5	5	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
50	2018-09-22	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians		Boston Red Sox	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
51	2018-09-23	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians		Boston Red Sox	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	3B	0
52	2018-09-25	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians	@	Chicago White Sox	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	2
53	2018-09-26	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians	@	Chicago White Sox	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
54	2018-09-27	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians	@	Kansas City Royals	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
55	2018-09-28	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians	@	Kansas City Royals	4	4	2	2	1	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
56	2018-09-29	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians	@	Kansas City Royals	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0
57	2018-09-30	Maj-AL	Cleveland Indians	@	Kansas City Royals	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3B	0

2018 Player Batting Splits

2018 Player Batting Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	57	234	199	32	51	14	0	10	30	2	0	34	54	.256	.363	.477	.841	95	3	0	0	1	2

Home	32	129	111	18	27	7	0	6	14	2	0	18	31	.243	.349	.469	.817	52	1	0	0	0	2
Away	25	105	88	14	24	7	0	4	16	0	0	16	23	.273	.381	.489	.870	43	2	0	0	1	0

vs RHP as RHB	51	163	139		34	9	0	7	20			23	35	.245	.350	.460	.810	64	3	0	0	1	2
vs LHP as RHB	29	71	60		17	5	0	3	10			11	19	.283	.394	.517	.911	31	0	0	0	0	0

March	3	12	10	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	5	.100	.250	.200	.450	2	0	0	0	0	0
April	10	45	39	9	10	0	0	3	9	0	0	6	9	.256	.356	.487	.843	19	0	0	0	0	1
May	25	108	93	12	23	10	0	2	8	1	0	14	30	.247	.343	.419	.762	39	1	0	0	1	1
August	2	6	5	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	.400	.500	1.000	1.500	5	0	0	0	0	0
September	17	63	52	9	15	3	0	4	11	0	0	11	10	.289	.413	.577	.990	30	2	0	0	0	0

2 outs, RISP	25	38	29		7	1	0	3	13			9	8	.241	.421	.586	1.007	17	0	0	0	0	2

vs. Younger Pitchers	56	198	170		46	12	0	9	28			27	43	.271	.369	.500	.869	85	3	0	0	1	0
vs. Older Pitchers	17	36	29		5	2	0	1	2			7	11	.172	.333	.345	.678	10	0	0	0	0	2

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