LF D.J. Van Diest #36
Toronto Trash Pandas ABA
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
09/25/2026
 OA: 65 POT: 65
BNN Index | ABA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
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
146 558 168 41 13 17 103 54 97 .301 .366 .513 23 4.0
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: 35
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
09/24/2026 @ IND Loss, 5-6 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/23/2026 ME Win, 3-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/2026 ME Loss, 7-8 7 0 3 1 0 0 1 0
09/21/2026 ME Loss, 1-10 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 1
09/20/2026 ME Win, 3-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
09/19/2026 @ TB Win, 7-3 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/18/2026 @ TB Loss, 3-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/17/2026 @ TB Win, 6-5 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/15/2026 BOS Win, 10-9 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 1
09/14/2026 BOS Win, 9-8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Good teammate who is always in on the clubhouse card game.
Birthday:12/17/1998
Born in:American Fork, UT
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$228,760
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:5 Years, None
Service This Yr:175 Days
40-Man Service:5 Years, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
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 146 558 168 41 13 17 103 88 54 97 .301 .366 .513 .879 .367 .211 137
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 139 620 5 6 0 7 0 3 286 71 23 16 59.0 103.1 6.69 4.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   206 66 16 6 8 41 29 17 34 0 0 3 .320 .381 .573 .953
Versus Right   352 102 25 7 9 62 59 37 63 3 0 2 .290 .358 .477 .835
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   19 6 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .316 .350 .316 .666
Last Week   24 6 0 1 0 2 3 2 4 0 0 0 .250 .308 .333 .641
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   99 26 4 2 5 17 11 7 12 1 0 0 .263 .308 .495 .803
July   93 31 9 4 4 24 18 10 18 1 0 1 .333 .400 .645 1.045
August   89 20 7 0 2 15 15 16 20 0 0 1 .225 .349 .371 .720
September   84 23 2 1 2 8 9 6 15 0 0 0 .274 .322 .393 .715
All-Star Game   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .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   2700 780 180 45 96 449 410 221 505 16 2 23 .289 .346 .496 .842
Home   273 92 21 9 8 57 42 27 44 1 0 1 .337 .397 .568 .965
Road   285 76 20 4 9 46 46 27 53 2 0 4 .267 .336 .460 .796
Grass   547 164 41 13 16 100 86 51 95 3 0 5 .300 .363 .510 .873
Turf   11 4 0 0 1 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 .364 .500 .636 1.136
Day   220 71 17 4 7 39 35 26 27 2 0 3 .323 .398 .532 .930
Night   338 97 24 9 10 64 53 28 70 1 0 2 .287 .344 .500 .844
As Starter   552 167 40 13 17 103 87 53 96 3 0 5 .303 .367 .514 .882
As Reliever / Substitution   6 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .286 .333 .619
Pinch Hitting   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   121 28 5 0 1 11 14 10 25 1 0 1 .231 .293 .298 .591
Inning 1-3   187 57 12 6 4 35 36 17 25 1 0 2 .305 .367 .497 .864
Inning 4-6   191 56 14 3 9 40 24 21 37 1 0 2 .293 .367 .539 .907
Inning 7-9   171 53 14 4 4 27 28 15 33 1 0 0 .310 .364 .509 .872
Extra Innings   9 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 .222 .364 .333 .697
0 Outs   178 47 12 4 4 18 33 12 35 1 0 2 .264 .316 .444 .760
1 Outs   168 62 16 3 5 39 34 20 22 2 0 1 .369 .435 .589 1.024
2 Outs   212 59 13 6 8 46 21 22 40 0 0 2 .278 .352 .509 .861
Scoring Position   186 63 17 5 9 85 36 24 38 3 0 1 .339 .411 .629 1.040
Bases Empty   272 69 17 6 4 4 35 23 43 0 0 4 .254 .321 .404 .725
Runner on 1st   100 36 7 2 4 14 17 7 16 0 0 0 .360 .402 .590 .992
Runner on 2nd   78 23 7 3 3 23 13 12 8 0 0 1 .295 .396 .577 .973
Runner on 3rd   25 7 1 1 0 11 2 3 9 2 0 0 .280 .333 .400 .733
Runner on 1st & 2nd   47 18 5 1 2 22 11 4 12 0 0 0 .383 .431 .660 1.091
Runner on 1st & 3rd   10 6 2 0 1 9 2 0 1 0 0 0 .600 .600 1.100 1.700
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   13 5 1 0 3 12 5 4 4 1 0 0 .385 .500 1.154 1.654
Bases Loaded   13 4 1 0 0 8 3 1 4 0 0 0 .308 .357 .385 .742
Two Strikes   280 59 16 6 3 29 36 24 97 0 0 2 .211 .278 .343 .621
First Pitch   80 36 8 1 4 22 14 2 0 2 0 1 .450 .459 .725 1.184
Count 0-1   41 13 3 1 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 1 .317 .333 .585 .919
Count 0-2   37 7 1 0 1 6 3 0 14 0 0 0 .189 .189 .297 .486
Count 1-0   43 15 2 2 2 14 7 0 0 0 0 1 .349 .364 .628 .992
Count 1-1   49 25 7 3 4 22 11 3 0 1 0 0 .510 .528 1.020 1.549
Count 1-2   91 20 4 1 1 9 11 0 41 0 0 0 .220 .220 .319 .538
Count 2-0   11 4 1 0 2 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 .364 .417 1.000 1.417
Count 2-1   41 12 4 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .293 .293 .390 .683
Count 2-2   92 18 4 4 1 8 9 0 28 0 0 1 .196 .204 .359 .563
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 1 5 13 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   12 3 0 0 0 3 2 11 0 0 0 0 .250 .609 .250 .859
Full Count   60 14 7 1 0 6 13 24 14 0 0 1 .233 .459 .383 .842
Behind in Count   169 40 8 2 4 20 19 0 55 0 0 1 .237 .241 .379 .620
Ahead in Count   108 35 7 2 4 25 22 25 0 0 0 1 .324 .455 .537 .992
Batting 3rd   143 46 12 2 5 29 21 8 22 1 0 1 .322 .359 .538 .898
Batting 4th   411 122 29 11 12 74 67 46 74 2 0 4 .297 .371 .509 .880
Batting 5th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   216 68 18 6 8 34 27 21 37 1 0 1 .315 .377 .565 .941
Medium Leverage   252 70 13 6 6 39 45 21 41 2 0 4 .278 .341 .448 .789
High Leverage   87 27 7 1 3 30 15 11 19 0 0 0 .310 .388 .517 .905
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 27 146 558 168 41 13 17 103 88 54 5 3 97 23 16 .301 .366 .513 .879 136 137 4.0
Total ABA 698 2700 780 180 45 96 449 410 221 23 16 505 69 46 .289 .346 .496 .842 124 125 19.0
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 140 138 201 8 0 217 8 .963 1222.1 1.54 +4.4 1.034
2026 Toronto - ABA CF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 +0.2 .997
2026 Toronto - ABA RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL SS 2 1 2 2 1 5 1 .800 10.2 3.38 -0.9 .506
TOTAL LF 658 646 1034 35 5 1092 23 .979 5694.2 1.69 +37.1 1.055
TOTAL CF 18 14 35 2 0 38 1 .974 132.2 2.51 -1.9 .904
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.
07/22/2026 Was selected to the 2026 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
07/28/2026 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-4 against the Detroit Giants, with 4 RBI and 2 runs scored.
09/07/2026 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 4 days.
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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