LF D.J. Van Diest #36
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
06/06/2026
OA: 65 POT: 65
LF D.J. VAN DIEST #36 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
53 209 73 19 6 6 44 15 33 .349 .399 .584 10 2.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 65 65 65 65
Gap 65 65 65 65
Power 50 50 50 50
Eye 50 50 50 50
Avoid K's 70 70 70 70
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 55
Errors: - 40 45
Arm: 20 45 75
Turn DP: - 35 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 65
1st Base: - Center Field: 40
2nd Base: - Right Field: 50
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 65
Stealing Aggressiveness: 60
Stealing Ability: 65
Baserunning Inst.: 80
Sacrifice Bunt: 30
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
06/05/2026 HH Loss, 3-7 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
06/04/2026 DD Loss, 0-7 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/03/2026 DD Win, 4-3 4 1 2 3 1 0 0 1
06/02/2026 DD Loss, 2-13 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
05/31/2026 @ PHO Win, 7-3 4 2 0 0 0 1 1 2
05/30/2026 @ PHO Win, 10-2 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
05/29/2026 @ PHO Loss, 3-14 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
05/28/2026 ME Win, 5-1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/27/2026 ME Win, 6-5 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
05/26/2026 ME Loss, 6-7 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Legitimately warm individual.
Birthday:12/17/1998
Born in:American Fork, UT
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$228,760
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 64 Days
Service This Yr:64 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 64 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2017, 3rd Pick in Round 2
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2026 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 53 209 73 19 6 6 44 37 15 33 .349 .399 .584 .983 .409 .234 166
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 50 228 3 2 0 3 0 1 122 31 10 6 62.5 47.4 8.77 2.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   83 30 7 2 5 23 14 4 13 0 0 3 .361 .411 .675 1.086
Versus Right   126 43 12 4 1 21 23 11 20 1 0 0 .341 .391 .524 .915
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   16 5 0 0 2 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 .312 .312 .688 1.000
Last Week   29 7 1 0 0 2 6 2 6 0 0 0 .241 .290 .276 .566
April   96 33 7 3 2 19 17 8 17 1 0 3 .344 .407 .542 .949
May   97 35 12 3 2 20 18 7 15 0 0 0 .361 .404 .608 1.012
June   16 5 0 0 2 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 .312 .312 .688 1.000
Spring Training   64 13 2 0 2 10 9 6 13 1 0 1 .203 .278 .328 .606
Last Year   594 172 31 9 30 114 96 55 124 3 0 5 .290 .353 .524 .877
2 Years Ago   602 177 42 10 25 106 96 44 111 4 1 3 .294 .343 .522 .865
Career   2351 685 158 38 85 390 359 182 441 14 2 21 .291 .346 .499 .845
Home   112 41 11 4 3 27 20 7 16 0 0 0 .366 .403 .616 1.019
Road   97 32 8 2 3 17 17 8 17 1 0 3 .330 .394 .546 .941
Grass   198 69 19 6 5 41 35 12 31 1 0 3 .348 .393 .581 .973
Turf   11 4 0 0 1 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 .364 .500 .636 1.136
Day   79 33 10 3 1 15 15 9 10 0 0 2 .418 .489 .658 1.147
Night   130 40 9 3 5 29 22 6 23 1 0 1 .308 .341 .538 .879
As Starter   207 72 18 6 6 44 36 14 33 1 0 3 .348 .396 .580 .975
As Reliever / Substitution   2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 1.000 1.667
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   36 10 3 0 0 4 7 4 9 0 0 1 .278 .366 .361 .727
Inning 1-3   70 23 4 1 0 13 12 6 6 1 0 1 .329 .385 .414 .799
Inning 4-6   71 25 6 1 5 15 10 2 14 0 0 1 .352 .378 .676 1.054
Inning 7-9   64 24 8 4 1 15 15 7 12 0 0 0 .375 .437 .672 1.108
Extra Innings   4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .400 .500 .900
0 Outs   66 26 8 1 2 11 14 3 12 0 0 1 .394 .429 .636 1.065
1 Outs   63 24 5 2 1 13 14 6 7 1 0 1 .381 .437 .571 1.008
2 Outs   80 23 6 3 3 20 9 6 14 0 0 1 .287 .345 .550 .895
Scoring Position   71 30 8 3 4 38 19 7 15 1 0 0 .423 .468 .789 1.257
Bases Empty   100 29 7 2 1 1 14 6 13 0 0 3 .290 .349 .430 .779
Runner on 1st   38 14 4 1 1 5 4 2 5 0 0 0 .368 .400 .605 1.005
Runner on 2nd   29 14 4 2 2 15 8 4 3 0 0 0 .483 .545 .966 1.511
Runner on 3rd   12 5 1 1 0 7 2 0 3 1 0 0 .417 .385 .667 1.051
Runner on 1st & 2nd   17 7 2 0 1 9 5 1 5 0 0 0 .412 .444 .706 1.150
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 2 0 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .600 1.250 1.850
Bases Loaded   6 1 0 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Two Strikes   102 28 6 3 1 15 13 7 33 0 0 2 .275 .333 .422 .755
First Pitch   27 12 3 1 1 7 6 0 0 1 0 0 .444 .429 .741 1.169
Count 0-1   14 6 1 1 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .857 1.286
Count 0-2   17 5 1 0 1 5 2 0 5 0 0 0 .294 .294 .529 .824
Count 1-0   19 5 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 .263 .300 .368 .668
Count 1-1   21 9 4 0 1 8 4 1 0 0 0 0 .429 .455 .762 1.216
Count 1-2   32 10 1 0 0 3 6 0 10 0 0 0 .312 .312 .344 .656
Count 2-0   6 3 1 0 2 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .571 1.667 2.238
Count 2-1   15 8 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .533 .533 .800 1.333
Count 2-2   34 10 2 3 0 4 4 0 12 0 0 1 .294 .314 .529 .844
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   4 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 .250 .750
Full Count   19 3 2 0 0 3 1 7 6 0 0 1 .158 .407 .263 .671
Behind in Count   63 21 3 1 2 12 10 0 15 0 0 0 .333 .333 .508 .841
Ahead in Count   45 18 5 1 2 10 12 7 0 0 0 1 .400 .491 .689 1.179
Batting 3rd   85 30 9 1 2 18 13 8 15 1 0 1 .353 .411 .553 .963
Batting 4th   123 43 10 5 4 26 24 7 18 0 0 2 .350 .394 .610 1.004
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   88 29 8 3 3 16 12 8 13 0 0 1 .330 .392 .591 .983
Medium Leverage   95 34 6 3 2 19 19 5 12 1 0 2 .358 .398 .547 .945
High Leverage   24 8 3 0 1 9 5 1 8 0 0 0 .333 .360 .583 .943
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
2022 Toronto - ABA 23 125 490 136 32 8 11 70 68 41 6 3 75 7 4 .278 .339 .443 .782 112 117 2.7
2023 Toronto - ABA 24 120 456 127 34 5 13 56 62 27 4 3 98 10 8 .279 .322 .461 .783 105 106 2.1
2024 Toronto - ABA 25 154 602 177 42 10 25 106 96 44 3 4 111 9 7 .294 .343 .522 .865 130 130 5.1
2025 Toronto - ABA 26 153 594 172 31 9 30 114 96 55 5 3 124 20 11 .290 .353 .524 .877 131 131 5.1
2026 Toronto - ABA 27 53 209 73 19 6 6 44 37 15 3 1 33 10 6 .349 .399 .584 .983 162 166 2.3
Total ABA 605 2351 685 158 38 85 390 359 182 21 14 441 56 36 .291 .346 .499 .845 125 126 17.3
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
2013 Sacramento HS - HS 14 40 152 54 13 3 8 31 36 26 4 1 27 0 2 .355 .459 .638 1.097 158 159 1.6
2014 Pope High School - HS 15 24 87 29 10 1 8 27 27 18 5 0 18 0 0 .333 .473 .747 1.220 209 199 1.5
2015 Pope High School - HS 16 40 159 47 9 2 8 23 34 22 2 0 39 2 3 .296 .388 .528 .916 143 137 1.3
2016 Pope High School - HS 17 40 149 43 5 1 10 35 39 24 1 2 30 2 2 .289 .386 .537 .923 142 139 1.5
2017 Pope High School - HS 18 40 148 51 9 0 9 33 25 26 3 2 24 2 1 .345 .447 .588 1.035 161 155 1.6
2017 Saint Pierre and Miquelon - R 18 71 234 63 10 0 15 30 40 47 4 2 35 5 7 .269 .397 .504 .901 137 139 1.9
2018 St. Catharines - A 19 131 508 138 26 5 14 69 71 61 8 3 106 3 6 .272 .357 .425 .782 126 128 4.2
2018 London - AA 19 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 61 128 0.0
2019 Saint Pierre and Miquelon - R 20 33 115 44 7 0 8 23 25 19 0 2 20 4 5 .383 .463 .652 1.115 179 175 1.3
2019 St. Catharines - A 20 89 348 89 18 5 9 41 53 39 7 1 68 4 4 .256 .342 .414 .756 112 118 2.0
2020 Saint Pierre and Miquelon - R 21 86 313 114 23 2 32 90 82 48 4 1 46 4 6 .364 .454 .757 1.211 196 204 5.3
2020 St. Catharines - A 21 41 154 43 7 0 6 17 17 21 1 1 25 2 3 .279 .367 .442 .809 118 118 0.7
2021 Saint Pierre and Miquelon - R 22 8 26 9 1 0 4 7 7 7 1 0 4 0 0 .346 .500 .846 1.346 214 224 0.5
2021 London - AA 22 111 453 126 23 6 28 74 76 42 6 3 76 11 6 .278 .345 .541 .886 140 142 3.8
2021 Montreal - AAA 22 17 68 23 5 3 2 9 12 5 1 0 16 2 0 .338 .392 .588 .980 187 191 1.2
2022 Montreal - AAA 23 4 16 5 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 3 0 1 .312 .389 .500 .889 159 166 0.1
Total AAA 21 84 28 5 3 3 12 13 7 1 0 19 2 1 .333 .391 .571 .963 181 186
Total AA 112 455 126 23 6 28 74 77 44 6 3 77 11 6 .277 .346 .538 .885 139 142
Total A 261 1010 270 51 10 29 127 141 121 16 5 199 9 13 .267 .353 .424 .777 120 123
Total AHS 184 695 224 46 7 43 149 161 116 15 5 138 6 8 .322 .427 .594 1.021 159 154
Total AR 198 688 230 41 2 59 150 154 121 9 5 105 13 18 .334 .437 .657 1.094 173 177
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2022 Toronto - ABA SS 2 1 2 2 1 5 1 .800 10.2 3.38 -0.9 .506
2022 Toronto - ABA LF 115 115 171 3 0 178 4 .978 1000.1 1.57 +8.1 1.093
2022 Toronto - ABA CF 6 6 13 1 0 15 1 .933 54.0 2.33 -0.5 .918
2022 Toronto - ABA RF 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 11.0 0.82 +0.0 .991
2023 Toronto - ABA LF 109 103 182 4 2 187 1 .995 900.0 1.86 +9.8 1.094
2023 Toronto - ABA CF 5 4 12 1 0 13 0 1.000 40.0 2.92 -1.5 .821
2023 Toronto - ABA RF 1 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 -0.0 .991
2024 Toronto - ABA 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 Toronto - ABA 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 Toronto - ABA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 Toronto - ABA LF 149 146 245 11 3 262 6 .977 1287.2 1.79 +8.1 1.034
2024 Toronto - ABA RF 3 2 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 19.0 2.84 +0.3 1.053
2025 Toronto - ABA LF 145 144 235 9 0 248 4 .984 1284.1 1.71 +6.7 1.043
2025 Toronto - ABA CF 6 3 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 30.2 2.05 -0.1 1.000
2026 Toronto - ABA LF 49 49 75 5 0 83 3 .964 440.0 1.64 +2.4 1.027
2026 Toronto - ABA CF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 +0.1 .990
TOTAL SS 2 1 2 2 1 5 1 .800 10.2 3.38 -0.9 .506
TOTAL LF 567 557 908 32 5 958 18 .981 4912.1 1.72 +35.1 1.057
TOTAL CF 18 14 35 2 0 38 1 .974 132.2 2.51 -1.9 .903
TOTAL RF 6 4 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 39.0 2.54 +0.3 1.022
PLAYER HISTORY
02/19/2013 Joined the Sacramento HS Redbirds.
04/01/2013 Injured (tired arm),day-to-day for one week.
04/07/2013 Goes 5-6 against the Raleigh HS Penmen, with 1 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI and 3 R.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (80); Power: 40 (65); Eye: 35 (70).
04/05/2014 Hits for the CYCLE, going 5-6 against the Clayton Valley Charter High School Eagles, with 4 RBI and 5 runs scored.
04/05/2014 Goes 5-6 against the Clayton Valley Charter High School Eagles, with 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 4 RBI and 5 R.
04/14/2014 Injured (fractured finger),out for 4 weeks.
05/12/2014 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, requires surgery and will miss another 3 months.
06/01/2014 Wins the 2014 ABA High School High School World Series with the Pope High School Greyhounds!
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (80); Power: 40 (65); Eye: 35 (65).
05/15/2015 Injured on 05/14/2015, diagnosed with back tightness, is day-to-day.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (80); Power: 40 (65); Eye: 45 (70).
05/14/2016 Wins the 2016 AHS Sweet 16 MVP Award.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (75); Power: 40 (60); Eye: 45 (70).
04/15/2017 Was selected to the 2017 ABA High School All-Star Game.
04/17/2017 Earned 2017 ABA High School All-Star Game MVP honors.
06/07/2017 Released by the Pope High School Greyhounds.
06/07/2017 Drafted in the 2017 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 3, 28th overall pick) by the Toronto Trash Pandas.
06/11/2017 Signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Trash Pandas organization with a signing bonus of $19,930.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (70); Power: 45 (65); Eye: 50 (65).
04/15/2018 Injured (biceps strain),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
05/05/2018 Goes 5-6 against the San Antonio Stallions, with 2 RBI and 1 R.
06/10/2018 Was selected to the 2018 ABA Class-A League All-Star Game.
08/13/2018 Injured (calf soreness),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (65); Power: 45 (60); Eye: 50 (60).
04/13/2019 Injured (bruised finger),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/23/2019 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (65); Power: 45 (60); Eye: 50 (60).
07/07/2020 Was selected to the 2020 ABA Rookie League All-Star Game.
08/02/2020 Goes 5-6 against the Plymouth Rockers, with 1 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI and 2 R.
10/20/2020 Wins the 2020 AR NC Platinum Stick Award at LF.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 50 (55).
09/28/2021 Wins the 2021 AAA SC Division Series MVP Award.
10/22/2021 Wins the 2021 AA W-AA Platinum Stick Award at CF.
11/25/2021 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $12,600.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (50).
04/01/2022 Named the #87 prospect in the ABA
04/15/2022 Injured (shoulder subluxation),day-to-day for one week.
05/21/2022 Injured (bruised elbow),day-to-day for 1 day.
06/28/2022 Injured (back tightness),out for 2-3 weeks.
08/06/2022 Injured (sore knee),day-to-day for 5 days.
11/25/2022 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $13,200.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (50).
07/08/2023 Injured (sprained thumb),day-to-day for one week.
08/28/2023 Injured (oblique strain),out for 5 days.
11/22/2023 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $13,800.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
05/08/2024 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 1 day.
06/10/2024 Wins the ABA NC Player of the Week Award.
07/17/2024 Was selected to the 2024 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
11/20/2024 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $98,600.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
07/16/2025 Was selected to the 2025 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
07/28/2025 Wins the ABA NC Player of the Week Award.
09/01/2025 Wins the ABA NC Batter of the Month Award.
11/20/2025 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $228,760.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
05/17/2026 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for one week.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year H Rank
2024 177 6
2025 172 7
Year TB Rank
2024 314 6
2025 311 2
Year 2B Rank
2024 42 10
Year 3B Rank
2022 8 4
2024 10 3
2025 9 3
Year HR Rank
2025 30 7
Year RBI Rank
2024 106 7
2025 114 1
Year R Rank
2024 96 9
2025 96 10
Year EBH Rank
2024 77 4
2025 70 4
Year SLG Rank
2024 .522 6
2025 .524 3
Year RC Rank
2025 111.39 3
Year RC/27 Rank
2025 6.84 4
Year ISO Rank
2024 .228 5
2025 .234 7
Year wOBA Rank
2025 .366 4
Year OPS Rank
2024 .865 9
2025 .877 3
Year WAR Rank
2024 5.2 7
2025 5.3 3
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