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Harold Baines League
4-1-2053
John Baker First Base
Retired (2025, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .260 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .727 Status Retired (2025) Option Years 0  
H 1367 Age 65 (OS 66) Date of Birth 10-10-1987
HR 129 Drafted Round 1, Pick 12
(2009)		 Majors Svc Time 15 years
(117 games)
RBI 690
SB 56
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A+ Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship B 
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L B+ Velocity D+   Mentor vR A+
Speed C  Bunt D+ Control B-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF A- (79.1%) Arm A- WS Appearances 3
2B --- CF C+ (50.0%)   Health C+ LCS Appearances 6
3B D  (17.3%) RF C  (37.8%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
2010 STL
25
80
4
18
2
1
0
2
9
 15 0 0
0
 0 6
.578
.303
.275
.050
.225
2011 STL
49
164
13
35
4
2
3
27
16
 29 0 3
0
 0 6
.596
.279
.317
.104
.213
2012 STL
61
172
17
47
7
1
2
17
21
 29 2 1
0
 0 7
.718
.357
.360
.087
.273
2013 STL-KC
46
142
19
36
9
0
2
14
23
 29 1 0
2
 0 3
.721
.361
.359
.106
.254
2014 KC
99
261
29
68
9
2
2
25
27
 49 0 2
6
 2 3
.661
.328
.333
.073
.261
2015 KC
144
536
81
144
29
2
16
71
65
 107 4 2
8
 5 3
.771
.351
.420
.151
.269
2016 KC
144
584
81
160
25
2
14
84
60
 93 1 5
12
 3 8
.736
.340
.396
.122
.274
2017 KC
144
570
73
136
29
4
12
81
69
 109 0 4
6
 5 3
.685
.319
.367
.128
.239
2018 KC
104
303
49
82
13
0
14
53
45
 53 2 0
3
 4 8
.821
.369
.452
.182
.271
2019 KC
114
320
53
93
15
2
10
41
38
 51 2 1
4
 4 7
.812
.368
.444
.153
.291
2020 KC
120
393
47
88
11
4
8
47
42
 83 1 2
3
 6 9
.632
.299
.333
.109
.224
2021 KC
118
310
40
78
13
1
11
56
49
 56 0 1
6
 7 3
.759
.353
.406
.155
.252
2022 KC
119
330
43
103
23
0
10
45
37
 51 0 3
3
 5 7
.851
.378
.473
.161
.312
2023 KC
114
304
36
87
19
0
9
46
42
 54 1 2
3
 3 4
.810
.372
.438
.151
.286
2024 KC
99
239
31
59
4
1
6
32
31
 45 0 0
0
 0 4
.681
.333
.347
.100
.247
2025 BOS
137
550
63
133
23
3
10
49
59
 104 0 0
0
 0 10
.664
.315
.349
.107
.242
Total
1637
5258
679
1367
235
25
129
690
633
 957 14 26
56
 44 91
.727
.340
.388
.128
.260
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2025-11-01John Baker has retired from the Boston Tortfeasors
2025-04-08The Boston Tortfeasors have acquired John Baker from the waiver wire.
2025-04-01The Kansas City Cadillacs have promoted Junior Brown to the major league team. The Kansas City Cadillacs have promoted Cliff Andujar to the major league team. The Kansas City Cadillacs have designated Cookie Lopez for assignment. The Kansas City Cadillacs have designated John Baker for assignment.
2024-08-19John Baker of the Kansas City Cadillacs is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
2013-04-08Trade #1300338 has been completed between the Kansas City Cadillacs and the St. Louis Cardinals. The St. Louis Cardinals receive Bill Wallace, Jay Wilkens, Draft Pick 2014 Round 3 KC (Mike Kane) from the Kansas City Cadillacs in exchange for John Baker, Brad Bell, Draft Pick 2014 Round 1 STL (Jim Pacheco).
2010-08-20The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted John Baker to the major league team.
2010-06-28The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Buck Borbon to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent John Baker to the minors.
2010-04-01The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted John Baker to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have designated Jimmy Cannon for assignment.