#68 Wayne Meikle, Second Base, 38 yrs, Texas Rangers
Saturday, 11/4/2026 |
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| Wayne Meikle
8/14/1988
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USA
6"1
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Second Base
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2.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 4,405,500
2026
14 Year(s), 38 Days (2446 total Days)
172 Day(s)
19 Year(s)
Not eligible
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
| Versus LHP | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
| Versus RHP | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
| Talent | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
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| Fielding Ratings
2B : 9 (Range), .984 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 5
Outfield Arm : 2
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 9/21 | CWS | L 8-11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #5 | | |
| 9/22 | CWS | L 10-17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
| 9/24 | NYY | L 2-12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #5 | | |
| 9/25 | @BOS | W 11-1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
| 9/27 | @SEA | L 3-9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | #5 | | |
| 9/28 | ANA | L 2-6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #5 | | |
| 9/30 | KCA | L 5-6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
| 10/1 | @BAL | W 7-2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | #5 | | |
| 10/2 | BAL | W 6-3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #5 | PoG | |
| 10/3 | @DET | L 0-7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 151 | 589 | 156 | 38 | 10 | 20 | 97 | 93 | 48 | 120 | .265 | .319 | .465 | .784 | .757 | .200 |
| Projected | 151 | 589 | 156 | 38 | 10 | 20 | 97 | 93 | 48 | 120 | .265 | .319 | .465 | .784 | .757 | .200 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 146 | 640 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 274 | 68 | 18 | 3 | 85.7 | 87.9 | 5.3 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 194 | 56 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 11 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .289 | .325 | .515 | .841 |
| vs. RHP | 395 | 100 | 22 | 5 | 14 | 64 | 70 | 37 | 87 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .253 | .316 | .441 | .756 |
| Close/Late | 63 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .333 | .540 | .873 |
| Scoring Position | 168 | 46 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 69 | 0 | 24 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .274 | .359 | .458 | .817 |
| Pinch Hitting | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | .667 | 1.333 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 73 | 275 | 62 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 55 | 41 | 24 | 59 | .225 | .287 | .444 | .730 |
| Road | 78 | 314 | 94 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 42 | 52 | 24 | 61 | .299 | .347 | .484 | .831 |
| March/April | 26 | 97 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 23 | .247 | .272 | .412 | .684 |
| May | 25 | 101 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 17 | .317 | .340 | .673 | 1.013 |
| June | 25 | 94 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 16 | .319 | .379 | .564 | .942 |
| July | 23 | 91 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 14 | .231 | .314 | .396 | .709 |
| August | 26 | 97 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 22 | .237 | .302 | .392 | .694 |
| Sept/Oct | 26 | 109 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 28 | .239 | .308 | .358 | .666 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 2012 | 60 | 220 | 55 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 41 | 35 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 5 | 0 | .250 | .313 | .509 | .822 | MIL TBA |
| 2013 | 157 | 583 | 160 | 44 | 11 | 37 | 114 | 113 | 67 | 4 | 2 | 99 | 17 | 7 | .274 | .352 | .578 | .930 | TBA,AL |
| 2014 | 143 | 544 | 137 | 33 | 6 | 36 | 119 | 80 | 40 | 1 | 6 | 96 | 13 | 2 | .252 | .301 | .533 | .834 | TBA |
| 2015 | 156 | 602 | 149 | 53 | 6 | 36 | 122 | 98 | 51 | 2 | 3 | 98 | 10 | 2 | .248 | .307 | .535 | .842 | TBA,AL |
| 2016 | 148 | 567 | 136 | 34 | 5 | 37 | 100 | 95 | 55 | 0 | 5 | 97 | 13 | 1 | .240 | .305 | .513 | .818 | TBA |
| 2017 | 158 | 610 | 138 | 39 | 5 | 29 | 105 | 88 | 56 | 1 | 10 | 111 | 9 | 12 | .226 | .288 | .449 | .737 | TBA |
| 2018 | 154 | 594 | 141 | 48 | 8 | 31 | 108 | 83 | 63 | 3 | 5 | 109 | 9 | 8 | .237 | .311 | .502 | .813 | TBA |
| 2019 | 159 | 596 | 173 | 47 | 9 | 28 | 109 | 101 | 59 | 1 | 4 | 109 | 21 | 13 | .290 | .353 | .540 | .893 | ANA,AL |
| 2020 | 149 | 574 | 170 | 38 | 9 | 42 | 148 | 115 | 57 | 1 | 10 | 79 | 17 | 9 | .296 | .355 | .613 | .968 | ANA,AL |
| 2021 | 122 | 477 | 128 | 40 | 7 | 28 | 104 | 83 | 48 | 3 | 7 | 76 | 19 | 4 | .268 | .335 | .558 | .892 | ANA |
| 2022 | 155 | 605 | 153 | 37 | 3 | 36 | 126 | 113 | 79 | 0 | 8 | 103 | 22 | 6 | .253 | .335 | .502 | .838 | ANA,AL |
| 2023 | 99 | 355 | 80 | 28 | 3 | 15 | 67 | 51 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 54 | 8 | 3 | .225 | .290 | .448 | .738 | ANA WSH |
| 2024 | 148 | 587 | 172 | 53 | 10 | 21 | 110 | 107 | 42 | 3 | 5 | 77 | 18 | 5 | .293 | .341 | .525 | .865 | WSH,NL |
| 2025 | 123 | 447 | 111 | 36 | 15 | 16 | 78 | 74 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 89 | 10 | 6 | .248 | .293 | .503 | .796 | TEX |
| 2026 | 151 | 589 | 156 | 38 | 10 | 20 | 97 | 93 | 48 | 0 | 3 | 120 | 18 | 3 | .265 | .319 | .465 | .784 | TEX,AL |
| Total | 2082 | 7950 | 2059 | 579 | 112 | 424 | 1548 | 1329 | 741 | 25 | 71 | 1352 | 209 | 81 | .259 | .321 | .520 | .841 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2007, A | 42 | 46 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .304 | .429 | .435 | .863 |
| 2008, A | 94 | 194 | 53 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 33 | 24 | 19 | 40 | 2 | 2 | .273 | .332 | .418 | .749 |
| 2009, A | 133 | 455 | 117 | 26 | 4 | 15 | 66 | 68 | 47 | 74 | 8 | 6 | .257 | .325 | .431 | .756 |
| 2010, A | 64 | 244 | 75 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 52 | 34 | 30 | 36 | 5 | 0 | .307 | .378 | .545 | .923 |
| 2010, AA | 39 | 129 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 4 | 2 | .233 | .322 | .403 | .725 |
| 2011, AA | 10 | 36 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .391 | .389 | .780 |
| 2011, AAA | 128 | 493 | 157 | 28 | 7 | 28 | 106 | 102 | 64 | 65 | 24 | 2 | .318 | .394 | .574 | .968 |
| 2012, AAA | 86 | 291 | 86 | 13 | 3 | 33 | 83 | 68 | 40 | 50 | 7 | 4 | .296 | .377 | .701 | 1.078 |
| 2023, AAA | 28 | 39 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .385 | .490 | .821 | 1.310 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2013 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .375 | .800 | 1.175 |
| 2014 | 17 | 66 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 2 | .152 | .222 | .333 | .556 |
| 2015 | 14 | 61 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | .197 | .234 | .475 | .710 |
| 2017 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .188 | .563 | .750 |
| 2018 | 13 | 51 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | .176 | .208 | .314 | .521 |
| 2019 | 18 | 68 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .301 | .485 | .787 |
| 2020 | 13 | 53 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | .302 | .383 | .472 | .855 |
| 2021 | 12 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .205 | .255 | .386 | .642 |
| 2022 | 17 | 75 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 0 | .227 | .256 | .413 | .670 |
| 2023 | 14 | 52 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .212 | .268 | .385 | .652 |
| Total | 126 | 501 | 109 | 31 | 4 | 22 | 63 | 69 | 34 | 100 | 12 | 4 | .218 | .267 | .427 | .694 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Second Base | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.0 | 4.50 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 8th overall pick, by Milwaukee in 2007...
Injured on 6/11/2009 with a Inflamed Abdominal Muscle, out for one week...
Injured on 7/31/2010 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for full season...
Injured on 4/25/2012 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks...
Traded from Milwaukee to Tampa Bay on 7/27/2012 (Going to MIL: LF Delmon Young, 3B Luke Bozek. Going to TBA: P Bill Bray, 2B Wayne Meikle)...
Had first career hit (double) on 7/28/2012, off Roy Halladay (TOR)...
Hit first career homerun on 7/29/2012, off Clint Nageotte (TOR)...
Was selected to the 2013 Allstar game...
Injured on 5/14/2014 with a Inflamed Thigh Muscle, out for one week...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/24/2014, hitting .435 with 4 HR, 8 RBI...
Won World Series with Tampa Bay in 2014...
Was selected to the 2015 Allstar game...
1/31/2016: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,857,143 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 9/26/2016 with a Fractured Knee, out for 4-5 weeks...
1/31/2017: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,014,286 through salary arbitration...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/31/2017, hitting .414 with 4 HR, 8 RBI...
1/31/2018: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,014,286 through salary arbitration...
Signed as a free agent by Anaheim on 2/10/2019 to a 4-year deal worth $14,500,000 per year...
Drove in 6 runs against Chicago (A) on 4/13/2019...
Was selected to the 2019 Allstar game...
Was selected to the 2020 Allstar game...
Injured on 7/15/2020 with a Inflamed Abdominal Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/28/2020, hitting .522 with 2 HR, 12 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/2020, hitting .359 with 7 HR, 26 RBI...
Won World Series with Anaheim in 2020...
Won MVP Award in 2020, hitting .296 with 42 HR, 148 RBI...
Injured on 5/22/2021 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 4-5 weeks...
Injured on 8/9/2021 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks...
Drove in 10 runs against Minnesota on 9/6/2021...
Drove in 6 runs against Minnesota on 9/7/2021...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/11/2021, hitting .440 with 2 HR, 16 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/18/2021, hitting .389 with 4 HR, 10 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/2021, hitting .381 with 11 HR, 37 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/2022, hitting .302 with 14 HR, 29 RBI...
Was selected to the 2022 Allstar game...
8/1/2022: Signed a contract extension with Anaheim, $14,500,000 per year, for 4 years.
Won World Series with Anaheim in 2022...
Released by Anaheim on 8/7/2023...
Signed as a free agent by Washington on 8/14/2023 to a 1-year deal worth $2,016,000 per year...
Won World Series with Washington in 2023...
Signed as a free agent by Washington on 2/25/2024 to a 1-year deal worth $6,000,000 per year...
Was selected to the 2024 Allstar game...
Injured on 9/25/2024 with a Strained Medial Collateral Ligament, out for 4 weeks...
Signed as a free agent by Texas on 2/3/2025 to a 2-year deal worth $4,405,500 per year...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/15/2026, hitting .462 with 2 HR, 8 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/2026, hitting .317 with 8 HR, 25 RBI...
Was selected to the 2026 Allstar game...
Had 2000th career hit on 7/17/2026, off Donald Novello (TOR)...
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SLG
2013 - .578 - 2nd
2014 - .533 - 5th
2015 - .535 - 6th
2019 - .540 - 3rd
2020 - .613 - 1st
2021 - .558 - 3rd
2022 - .502 - 7th
2024 - .525 - 9th
| OPS
2013 - .930 - 3rd
2019 - .893 - 10th
2020 - .968 - 2nd
| Doubles
2015 - 53 - 5th
2018 - 48 - 8th
2019 - 47 - 9th
2024 - 53 - 4th
| Triples
2025 - 15 - 5th
| Homeruns
2013 - 37 - 2nd
2014 - 36 - 4th
2015 - 36 - 3rd
2016 - 37 - 2nd
2017 - 29 - 10th
2018 - 31 - 5th
2019 - 28 - 7th
2020 - 42 - 2nd
2021 - 28 - 9th
2022 - 36 - 3rd
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RBI
2013 - 114 - 6th
2014 - 119 - 4th
2015 - 122 - 4th
2019 - 109 - 6th
2020 - 148 - 2nd
2022 - 126 - 3rd
2024 - 110 - 5th
| Runs
2013 - 113 - 6th
2020 - 115 - 2nd
2022 - 113 - 5th
2024 - 107 - 9th
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