3B John Gadsden #34
Toronto Trash Pandas ABA
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
08/08/2026
 OA: 45 POT: 45
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3B JOHN GADSDEN #34 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
10 38 10 2 1 2 7 2 11 .263 .333 .526 0 0.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 50 50 50 50
Eye 55 55 55 55
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 45
Errors: - 50 50
Arm: 20 70 70
Turn DP: - 50 -
Framing: 25 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 35
1st Base: 50 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: 55
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Aggressiveness: 50
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 25
Bunt for Hit: 40
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/07/2026 @ NYN Loss, 9-11 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 0
08/01/2026 @ CIN Win, 4-2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/31/2026 @ CIN Win, 7-1 4 2 2 3 2 0 1 0
07/30/2026 @ CIN Loss, 5-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
07/29/2026 DET Win, 3-0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
07/28/2026 DET Win, 14-1 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
07/27/2026 DET Loss, 1-5 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
07/23/2026 LAR Win, 8-0 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
07/21/2026 @ EPC Loss, 5-7 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 0
07/19/2026 @ EPC Win, 3-0 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
John has leader written all over him and understands the game, inside and out. Gadsden is highly-respected.
Birthday:06/10/1999
Born in:Rye Brook, NY
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$86,475
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 55 Days
Service This Yr:59 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 127 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2018, 9th Pick in Round 1
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 10 38 10 2 1 2 7 5 2 11 .263 .333 .526 .860 .365 .263 135
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 10 42 2 0 0 2 0 0 20 5 0 0 0.0 6.0 5.41 .2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   15 4 2 0 1 4 3 0 6 0 0 0 .267 .267 .600 .867
Versus Right   23 6 0 1 1 3 2 2 5 0 0 2 .261 .370 .478 .849
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   4 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .400 .500 .900
Last Week   22 8 1 1 2 5 3 1 6 0 0 1 .364 .417 .773 1.189
April   12 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 .083 .154 .083 .237
July   19 6 1 0 2 5 3 1 6 0 0 1 .316 .381 .684 1.065
August   7 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 .429 .500 .857 1.357
Spring Training   27 6 1 0 1 2 3 3 3 0 0 1 .222 .323 .370 .693
Last Year   270 63 13 0 9 26 31 22 72 1 0 3 .233 .297 .381 .679
2 Years Ago   285 66 9 0 10 35 37 35 82 2 1 7 .232 .328 .368 .697
Career   1176 290 63 2 46 165 163 147 316 8 1 21 .247 .339 .421 .760
Home   11 4 1 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 1 .364 .462 .455 .916
Road   27 6 1 1 2 5 4 1 8 0 0 1 .222 .276 .556 .831
Grass   38 10 2 1 2 7 5 2 11 0 0 2 .263 .333 .526 .860
Day   8 2 0 0 2 4 2 0 4 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250
Night   30 8 2 1 0 3 3 2 7 0 0 2 .267 .353 .400 .753
As Starter   38 10 2 1 2 7 5 2 11 0 0 2 .263 .333 .526 .860
Close/Late   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Inning 1-3   14 4 2 0 0 1 2 1 4 0 0 0 .286 .333 .429 .762
Inning 4-6   12 3 0 1 1 3 2 1 3 0 0 2 .250 .400 .667 1.067
Inning 7-9   12 3 0 0 1 3 1 0 4 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
0 Outs   10 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 1 .200 .273 .300 .573
1 Outs   11 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 1 .182 .308 .182 .490
2 Outs   17 6 1 1 2 5 3 1 3 0 0 0 .353 .389 .882 1.271
Scoring Position   14 4 1 0 1 6 2 1 3 0 0 1 .286 .375 .571 .946
Bases Empty   17 6 1 1 1 1 3 1 5 0 0 1 .353 .421 .706 1.127
Runner on 1st   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd   6 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500
Runner on 3rd   5 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 .200 .333 .800 1.133
Runner on 1st & 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Bases Loaded   2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Two Strikes   23 5 0 0 1 2 1 1 11 0 0 0 .217 .250 .348 .598
First Pitch   3 2 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 2.000 2.667
Count 0-1   2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 .500 .750 1.500 2.250
Count 0-2   4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 1-0   2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Count 1-1   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 1-2   5 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .800 1.000
Count 2-1   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Full Count   11 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 .182 .250 .182 .432
Behind in Count   11 4 0 1 1 2 2 0 4 0 0 2 .364 .462 .818 1.280
Ahead in Count   5 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .400 .733
Batting 6th   34 10 2 1 2 6 5 2 8 0 0 2 .294 .368 .588 .957
Batting 7th   4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   20 6 0 1 1 3 1 0 4 0 0 0 .300 .300 .550 .850
Medium Leverage   15 3 2 0 0 2 3 2 5 0 0 1 .200 .333 .333 .667
High Leverage   3 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 .333 .500 1.333 1.833
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE 2026 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 57 207 61 14 1 12 32 33 23 57 .295 .376 .546 .922 .402 .251 174
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 56 235 4 1 0 5 1 0 113 27 0 0 0.0 42.5 7.55 3.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   69 18 5 0 4 12 8 7 22 0 0 1 .261 .338 .507 .845
Versus Right   138 43 9 1 8 20 25 16 35 0 1 3 .312 .395 .565 .960
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   49 13 1 0 1 6 6 5 14 0 0 3 .265 .368 .347 .715
June   91 25 8 1 5 13 14 10 30 0 0 0 .275 .347 .549 .896
July   67 23 5 0 6 13 13 8 13 0 1 1 .343 .421 .687 1.108
Last Year   40 9 2 0 1 3 7 10 7 0 0 2 .225 .404 .350 .754
2 Years Ago   60 14 4 0 3 7 6 5 11 0 0 1 .233 .303 .450 .753
Career   382 104 23 1 18 53 55 45 93 2 1 8 .272 .359 .479 .838
Home   90 29 7 1 3 9 15 12 24 0 1 1 .322 .408 .522 .930
Road   117 32 7 0 9 23 18 11 33 0 0 3 .274 .351 .564 .915
Grass   188 57 14 1 11 29 30 20 49 0 1 4 .303 .382 .564 .946
Turf   19 4 0 0 1 3 3 3 8 0 0 0 .211 .318 .368 .687
Day   51 16 1 0 6 9 12 10 13 0 0 0 .314 .426 .686 1.113
Night   156 45 13 1 6 23 21 13 44 0 1 4 .288 .358 .500 .858
As Starter   207 61 14 1 12 32 33 23 57 0 1 4 .295 .376 .546 .922
As Reliever / Substitution   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
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 22 152 543 141 37 1 22 86 85 81 8 5 136 5 0 .260 .361 .453 .814 122 126 3.7
2023 Toronto - ABA 23 11 40 10 2 0 3 11 5 7 1 0 15 0 0 .250 .375 .525 .900 136 141 0.4
2024 Toronto - ABA 24 78 285 66 9 0 10 35 37 35 7 2 82 0 0 .232 .328 .368 .697 89 94 0.5
2025 Toronto - ABA 25 77 270 63 13 0 9 26 31 22 3 1 72 2 0 .233 .297 .381 .679 81 84 0.5
2026 Toronto - ABA 26 10 38 10 2 1 2 7 5 2 2 0 11 0 0 .263 .333 .526 .860 128 135 0.2
Total ABA 328 1176 290 63 2 46 165 163 147 21 8 316 7 0 .247 .339 .421 .760 105 110 5.3
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
2014 Boerne High School - HS 14 20 79 30 0 0 10 18 14 7 5 1 19 0 0 .380 .457 .759 1.216 205 195 1.3
2015 Boerne High School - HS 15 39 156 52 5 0 8 28 24 18 2 2 38 0 2 .333 .404 .519 .924 145 137 1.2
2016 Boerne High School - HS 16 25 95 27 3 0 9 18 16 13 1 1 23 0 1 .284 .373 .600 .973 153 145 0.9
2017 Boerne High School - HS 17 39 161 44 5 0 8 33 24 16 5 0 38 0 1 .273 .357 .453 .811 105 99 0.6
2018 Boerne High School - HS 18 36 134 41 7 0 8 48 41 24 4 4 33 2 1 .306 .416 .537 .953 136 127 1.1
2018 Saint Pierre and Miquelon - R 18 66 220 56 9 1 20 38 37 32 3 2 50 1 2 .255 .354 .577 .931 141 144 2.2
2019 Saint Pierre and Miquelon - R 19 118 370 100 11 1 29 72 66 42 13 3 74 2 5 .270 .362 .541 .903 125 126 2.3
2020 (TOR) Hermosillo - DL 20 35 130 46 12 1 12 39 30 30 1 1 20 0 0 .354 .475 .738 1.214 210 210 2.4
2020 Saint Pierre and Miquelon - R 20 115 414 139 19 3 48 113 115 68 8 6 83 5 4 .336 .433 .744 1.177 187 191 6.2
2020 St. Catharines - A 20 15 54 10 1 1 1 2 6 10 0 0 14 1 1 .185 .312 .296 .609 66 70 -0.0
2021 Saint Pierre and Miquelon - R 21 76 247 90 13 1 37 70 82 72 10 1 35 1 1 .364 .521 .874 1.396 226 235 5.3
2021 St. Catharines - A 21 26 102 33 5 0 12 24 23 12 2 1 19 0 0 .324 .402 .725 1.127 192 193 1.6
2021 London - AA 21 21 76 25 4 0 6 18 18 12 3 0 15 1 0 .329 .440 .618 1.058 188 199 1.3
2021 Montreal - AAA 21 21 75 20 3 0 2 11 9 7 1 2 18 0 0 .267 .329 .387 .716 112 115 0.4
2024 Montreal - AAA 24 17 60 14 4 0 3 7 6 5 1 0 11 0 1 .233 .303 .450 .753 103 107 0.2
2025 Montreal - AAA 25 11 40 9 2 0 1 3 7 10 2 0 7 0 0 .225 .404 .350 .754 123 137 0.3
2026 Montreal - AAA 26 57 207 61 14 1 12 32 33 23 4 0 57 0 0 .295 .376 .546 .922 167 174 3.0
Total AAA 106 382 104 23 1 18 53 55 45 8 2 93 0 1 .272 .359 .479 .838 142 148
Total AA 21 76 25 4 0 6 18 18 12 3 0 15 1 0 .329 .440 .618 1.058 188 199
Total A 41 156 43 6 1 13 26 29 22 2 1 33 1 1 .276 .370 .577 .947 148 149
Total AHS 159 625 194 20 0 43 145 119 78 17 8 151 2 5 .310 .397 .549 .946 142 134
Total AR 375 1251 385 52 6 134 293 300 214 34 12 242 9 12 .308 .419 .680 1.099 170 174
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 1B 8 6 39 6 4 45 0 1.000 52.0 7.79 +0.2 .995
2022 Toronto - ABA 3B 128 128 63 221 14 295 11 .963 1122.2 2.28 -3.8 .968
2023 Toronto - ABA 3B 11 11 9 20 4 29 0 1.000 93.0 2.81 -0.2 1.024
2024 Toronto - ABA 1B 4 0 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 5.0 10.80 +0.0 1.029
2024 Toronto - ABA 3B 74 73 42 136 6 189 11 .942 636.0 2.52 -4.4 .950
2025 Toronto - ABA 3B 70 70 35 130 9 174 9 .948 577.0 2.57 +0.9 .998
2026 Toronto - ABA 3B 10 10 4 14 3 19 1 .947 82.0 1.98 -1.0 .973
2026 Montreal - AAA 3B 56 56 36 108 8 148 4 .973 496.2 2.61 +2.3 1.009
TOTAL 1B 12 6 45 6 4 51 0 1.000 57.0 8.05 +0.2 .998
TOTAL 3B 349 348 189 629 44 854 36 .958 3007.1 2.45 -6.3 .978
PLAYER HISTORY
02/19/2014 Joined the Boerne High School Greyhounds.
04/10/2014 Injured (fractured finger),out for 5 weeks.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (75); Power: 45 (70); Eye: 30 (55).
03/23/2015 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (75); Power: 40 (70); Eye: 30 (55).
03/21/2016 Injured (herniated disc (back)),out for one week.
04/27/2016 Injured (oblique strain),out for 2 weeks.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (70); Power: 45 (70); Eye: 30 (55).
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (80); Power: 50 (70); Eye: 30 (55).
03/23/2018 Injured (broken nose),out for 4 days.
04/15/2018 Was selected to the 2018 ABA High School All-Star Game.
06/07/2018 Released by the Boerne High School Greyhounds.
06/07/2018 Drafted in the 2018 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 9, 9th overall pick) by the Toronto Trash Pandas.
06/14/2018 Signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Trash Pandas organization with a signing bonus of $63,520.
06/29/2018 Named the #22 prospect in the ABA
07/17/2018 Injured (viral infection),day-to-day for 4 days.
10/30/2018 Named the #13 prospect in the ABA
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (80); Power: 55 (75); Eye: 40 (70).
03/28/2019 Named the #22 prospect in the ABA
05/03/2019 Injured (strained triceps),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
05/30/2019 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
06/02/2019 Injured (thumb contusion),day-to-day for one week.
06/28/2019 Named the #34 prospect in the ABA
07/21/2019 Was selected to the 2019 American Baseball Association All-Star Futures Game.
08/12/2019 Wins the AR NC Player of the Week Award.
11/03/2019 Named the #39 prospect in the ABA
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (65); Power: 50 (70); Eye: 35 (65).
04/02/2020 Named the #41 prospect in the ABA
06/14/2020 Injured (stomach virus),day-to-day for 3 days.
07/03/2020 Named the #46 prospect in the ABA
07/07/2020 Was selected to the 2020 ABA Rookie League All-Star Game.
08/03/2020 Wins the AR NC Player of the Week Award.
09/07/2020 Wins the AR NC Player of the Week Award.
10/20/2020 Wins the 2020 AR NC Platinum Stick Award at 3B.
10/23/2020 Finished 2nd in 2020 AR NC Most Valuable Player Award voting.
12/15/2020 Named to the 2020 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (TOR) Hermosillo Spectres.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 55 (65); Eye: 50 (70).
04/02/2021 Named the #39 prospect in the ABA
04/11/2021 Hits three home runs against the Lincoln Princes, going 3-5 with 3 RBI and 3 runs scored!
04/24/2021 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for one week.
05/10/2021 Wins the AR NC Player of the Week Award.
06/07/2021 Wins the A N-A Player of the Week Award.
06/30/2021 Named the #29 prospect in the ABA
07/06/2021 Was selected to the 2021 ABA Rookie League All-Star Game.
07/21/2021 Was selected to the 2021 American Baseball Association All-Star Futures Game.
08/02/2021 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for one week.
08/12/2021 Injured (bruised shoulder),day-to-day for 5 days.
09/30/2021 Injured (bruised shoulder),day-to-day for one week.
10/05/2021 Injured (bone bruise (wrist)),out for 3 weeks.
10/16/2021 Wins the 2021 AR NC Platinum Stick Award at 3B.
11/01/2021 Named the #25 prospect in the ABA
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 65 (75).
01/31/2022 Outstandingly completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Toronto Trash Pandas development complex.
04/01/2022 Named the #60 prospect in the ABA
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: 50 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 65 (70).
04/12/2023 Injured (broken kneecap),out for 7 months.
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: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 60 (60).
04/22/2024 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 5 days.
06/08/2024 Injured (strained hamstring),out for 5-6 weeks.
07/16/2024 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
08/06/2024 Injured (bruised toe),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/15/2024 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for one week.
09/01/2024 Injured (bruised foot),day-to-day for one week.
09/04/2024 Injured (elbow contusion),day-to-day for one week.
11/20/2024 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $49,708.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 60 (60).
04/05/2025 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 1 day.
04/13/2025 Injured (intercostal strain),out for 4 days.
04/17/2025 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 4 days.
05/10/2025 Injured (twisted ankle),day-to-day for one week.
06/13/2025 Injured (strained hamstring),out for 6 weeks.
07/06/2025 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4-5 weeks.
09/17/2025 Injured (knee tendinitis),out for 4-5 weeks.
10/10/2025 Wins the 2025 ABA Development League World Series with the Montreal Royals!
11/20/2025 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $86,475.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 60 (60).
03/15/2026 Injured (fractured hand),out for 6 weeks.
04/24/2026 Injured (knee tendinitis),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
07/11/2026 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 1 day.
08/01/2026 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for one week.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year TB Rank
2020 96 10
Year 2B Rank
2020 12 6
Year HR Rank
2020 12 6
Year RBI Rank
2020 39 8
Year EBH Rank
2020 25 3
Year AVG Rank
2020 .354 7
Year OBP Rank
2020 .475 6
Year SLG Rank
2020 .738 1
Year RC Rank
2020 47.13 4
Year RC/27 Rank
2020 14.30 1
Year ISO Rank
2020 .385 1
Year wOBA Rank
2020 .510 1
Year OPS Rank
2020 1.214 1
Year WAR Rank
2020 2.6 3
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