2B R.J. DeStefano #71
Mexico City Aztecs ABA
Age: 25 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
10/14/2026
 OA: 45 POT: 50
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2B R.J. DESTEFANO #71 - AGE: 25 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
14 33 15 2 2 4 9 5 4 .455 .526 1.000 0 1.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 55 50 60
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 45 45 45 45
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 55 65 55 60
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 60 40
Errors: - 60 55
Arm: 20 60 45
Turn DP: - 55 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 50
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 60 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Aggressiveness: 40
Stealing Ability: 35
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/11/2026 SDF Win, 4-3 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
09/28/2026 @ SDF Win, 4-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/2026 @ SDF Win, 11-4 5 2 3 3 2 0 0 0
09/25/2026 SF Win, 9-1 4 2 2 2 2 0 1 0
09/24/2026 SF Loss, 3-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/2026 HLW Win, 7-6 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/21/2026 HLW Win, 16-6 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 0
09/20/2026 HLW Win, 8-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/19/2026 DBST Win, 10-4 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/13/2026 @ OAK Loss, 1-2 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
He has a relatively poor baseball IQ.
Birthday:02/05/2001
Born in:Cedar Falls, IA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$14,600
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 29 Days
Service This Yr:29 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2021, 8th 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 14 33 15 2 2 4 9 9 5 4 .455 .526 1.000 1.526 .613 .545 309
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 6 38 0 0 0 1 0 0 33 8 0 0 0.0 17.1 24.37 1.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   13 6 0 0 3 5 5 2 2 0 0 0 .462 .533 1.154 1.687
Versus Right   20 9 2 2 1 4 4 3 2 0 0 0 .450 .522 .900 1.422
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
September   33 15 2 2 4 9 9 5 4 0 0 0 .455 .526 1.000 1.526
Spring Training   62 10 0 2 4 5 6 1 10 0 0 0 .161 .175 .419 .594
Postseason   1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
Last Year   163 39 15 1 0 17 11 15 30 3 0 2 .239 .306 .344 .650
Career   196 54 17 3 4 26 20 20 34 3 0 2 .276 .344 .454 .798
Home   14 6 1 2 2 4 7 3 3 0 0 0 .429 .529 1.214 1.744
Road   19 9 1 0 2 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 .474 .524 .842 1.366
Grass   33 15 2 2 4 9 9 5 4 0 0 0 .455 .526 1.000 1.526
Day   11 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .273 .333 .273 .606
Night   22 12 2 2 4 9 9 4 3 0 0 0 .545 .615 1.364 1.979
As Starter   22 11 1 1 4 8 5 4 2 0 0 0 .500 .577 1.182 1.759
As Reliever / Substitution   11 4 1 1 0 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 .364 .417 .636 1.053
Pinch Hitting   6 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Close/Late   10 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 .100 .182 .100 .282
Inning 1-3   8 4 1 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.250 1.750
Inning 4-6   8 4 0 0 1 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 .500 .636 .875 1.511
Inning 7-9   16 6 1 1 2 4 5 2 3 0 0 0 .375 .444 .938 1.382
Extra Innings   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
0 Outs   16 8 1 1 2 2 4 1 2 0 0 0 .500 .529 1.062 1.592
1 Outs   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
2 Outs   12 6 1 1 2 7 4 4 1 0 0 0 .500 .625 1.250 1.875
Scoring Position   10 4 0 1 1 5 3 2 2 0 0 0 .400 .500 .900 1.400
Bases Empty   19 8 1 1 3 3 4 3 1 0 0 0 .421 .500 1.053 1.553
Runner on 1st   4 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 .750 .750 1.000 1.750
Runner on 2nd   5 3 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .600 .667 1.000 1.667
Runner on 3rd   1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Two Strikes   13 2 0 0 1 2 2 3 4 0 0 0 .154 .312 .385 .697
First Pitch   8 5 0 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 .625 .625 1.250 1.875
Count 0-1   3 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.333 2.333
Count 0-2   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 1-1   4 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.500 2.000
Count 1-2   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   2 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.500 4.500
Count 2-2   4 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Full Count   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .250 .571 .250 .821
Behind in Count   8 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 .375 .375 .500 .875
Ahead in Count   5 3 0 1 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .600 .714 1.600 2.314
Batting 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Batting 5th   3 2 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.667 2.333
Batting 6th   8 4 0 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .556 1.250 1.806
Batting 7th   8 5 1 0 2 4 2 1 2 0 0 0 .625 .667 1.500 2.167
Batting 8th   7 2 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 .286 .444 .571 1.016
Batting 9th   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Low Leverage   15 7 1 2 2 5 5 3 0 0 0 0 .467 .556 1.200 1.756
Medium Leverage   10 5 1 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .500 .545 .900 1.445
High Leverage   7 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
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 116 441 128 16 3 15 48 56 34 77 .290 .351 .442 .793 .354 .152 136
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 113 485 8 0 0 7 0 2 195 34 0 2 0.0 68.7 5.73 5.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   134 42 6 1 6 17 23 11 16 2 0 4 .313 .377 .507 .885
Versus Right   307 86 10 2 9 31 33 23 61 0 0 4 .280 .338 .414 .752
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   56 15 1 0 4 9 6 3 11 0 0 0 .268 .305 .500 .805
May   94 29 3 1 2 6 8 7 20 0 0 3 .309 .375 .426 .801
June   86 23 5 0 0 7 4 8 21 0 0 2 .267 .344 .326 .669
July   99 30 3 0 5 16 19 12 10 2 0 2 .303 .383 .485 .867
August   106 31 4 2 4 10 19 4 15 0 0 1 .292 .324 .481 .805
2 Years Ago   304 73 13 2 9 31 36 30 58 1 3 4 .240 .316 .385 .701
Career   745 201 29 5 24 79 92 64 135 3 3 12 .270 .336 .419 .755
Home   213 63 7 0 8 26 27 19 31 0 0 3 .296 .362 .441 .803
Road   228 65 9 3 7 22 29 15 46 2 0 5 .285 .340 .443 .783
Grass   206 60 8 1 7 22 26 15 41 2 0 4 .291 .348 .442 .790
Turf   235 68 8 2 8 26 30 19 36 0 0 4 .289 .353 .443 .795
Day   127 28 2 2 2 7 8 9 23 0 0 3 .220 .288 .315 .603
Night   314 100 14 1 13 41 48 25 54 2 0 5 .318 .376 .494 .869
As Starter   440 127 16 3 15 48 56 34 77 2 0 8 .289 .349 .441 .790
As Reliever / Substitution   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
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
2025 Vancouver - ABA 24 81 163 39 15 1 0 17 11 15 2 3 30 0 0 .239 .306 .344 .650 74 77 -0.0
2026 Mexico City - ABA 25 14 33 15 2 2 4 9 9 5 0 0 4 0 0 .455 .526 1.000 1.526 303 309 1.1
Total ABA 95 196 54 17 3 4 26 20 20 2 3 34 0 0 .276 .344 .454 .798 114 117 1.1
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
2021 Cowley County Community College - JUCO 20 36 144 50 9 1 6 24 25 21 5 0 29 0 0 .347 .447 .549 .996 122 130 0.8
2022 Sunrise Manor - R 21 81 227 58 14 3 12 33 41 37 7 0 25 1 1 .256 .376 .502 .879 108 108 0.9
2022 Tampa - A 21 20 68 29 3 1 7 21 14 6 5 6 10 0 0 .426 .471 .809 1.279 227 210 1.4
2023 Tampa - A 22 56 213 59 13 2 11 41 38 25 7 2 28 1 0 .277 .368 .512 .880 128 127 1.4
2023 Libertyville - AA 22 76 313 71 16 0 6 28 28 24 4 1 50 1 0 .227 .289 .335 .625 68 73 -0.6
2024 Libertyville - AA 23 57 239 73 5 1 16 43 55 26 3 1 22 1 2 .305 .379 .536 .915 118 114 1.1
2024 Baxter Springs - AAA 23 81 304 73 13 2 9 31 36 30 4 1 58 1 0 .240 .316 .385 .701 86 83 0.2
2026 Chesapeake - AAA 25 116 441 128 16 3 15 48 56 34 8 2 77 0 2 .290 .351 .442 .793 131 136 5.2
Total AAA 197 745 201 29 5 24 79 92 64 12 3 135 1 2 .270 .336 .419 .755 112 114
Total AA 133 552 144 21 1 22 71 83 50 7 2 72 2 2 .261 .329 .422 .751 90 91
Total A 76 281 88 16 3 18 62 52 31 12 8 38 1 0 .313 .395 .584 .978 153 148
Total AR 81 227 58 14 3 12 33 41 37 7 0 25 1 1 .256 .376 .502 .879 108 108
Total AJUCO 36 144 50 9 1 6 24 25 21 5 0 29 0 0 .347 .447 .549 .996 122 130
CAREER POSTSEASON 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
2026 Mexico City - ABA 25 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000 1169 1287 0.2
Total ABA 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000 1169 1287
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2025 Vancouver - ABA 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2025 Vancouver - ABA 2B 43 15 34 49 7 85 2 .976 179.2 4.16 +1.4 1.043
2025 Vancouver - ABA SS 39 21 34 61 3 99 4 .960 202.1 4.23 -3.4 .910
2025 Vancouver - ABA CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2026 Mexico City - ABA 2B 6 4 12 7 1 19 0 1.000 37.0 4.62 +0.2 .995
2026 Chesapeake - AAA 2B 107 105 186 337 70 539 16 .970 956.2 4.92 +13.6 1.065
2026 Mexico City - ABA SS 4 2 3 11 2 15 1 .933 22.0 5.73 -0.1 .919
2026 Chesapeake - AAA SS 12 6 18 34 10 53 1 .981 70.2 6.62 +0.1 .989
2026 Chesapeake - AAA CF 2 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 17.0 2.12 -0.3 1.027
TOTAL 2B 156 124 232 393 78 643 18 .972 1173.1 4.79 +15.2 1.061
TOTAL SS 55 29 55 106 15 167 6 .964 295.0 4.91 -3.4 .934
TOTAL CF 2 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 17.0 2.12 -0.3 1.027
PLAYER HISTORY
01/22/2021 Joined the Cowley County Community College Tigers.
02/11/2021 Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Cowley County Community College Tigers development complex.
04/09/2021 Injured (broken kneecap),out for 7-8 months.
05/04/2021 Wins the 2021 ABA Junior College Round 1 with the Cowley County Community College Tigers!
06/07/2021 Released by the Cowley County Community College Tigers.
06/07/2021 Drafted in the 2021 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 8, 37th overall pick) by the Daytona Beach Sea Turtles.
06/17/2021 Signed a minor league contract with the Daytona Beach Sea Turtles organization with a signing bonus of $13,200.
08/09/2021 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, requires surgery and will miss another 9 months.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 40 (45).
05/29/2022 Injured (wrist soreness),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
06/16/2022 Goes 5-5 against the Buckeye Local Panthers, with 2 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI and 3 R.
06/25/2022 Injured (bruised wrist),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
05/17/2023 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
02/12/2024 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Daytona Beach Sea Turtles development complex.
10/23/2024 Wins the 2024 AAA SC Great Glove Award at 2B.
12/17/2024 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 1 , Pick 3, 3rd overall Pick) by the Vancouver Caribou from the Daytona Beach Sea Turtles.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
03/21/2025 Injured (hip flexor strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
04/08/2025 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 2 days.
06/25/2025 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week.
07/11/2025 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 2-3 weeks.
11/22/2025 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $14,600.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
08/24/2026 Wins the AAA SC Player of the Week Award.
09/28/2026 Wins the ABA NC Player of the Week Award.
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