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Bobby Doerr League
8-23-2028
Will Welch Relief Pitcher
Retired (2026, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 4.62 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 53-51 Status Retired (2026) Option Years 0  
SV 23 Age 37 (OS 38) Date of Birth 12-25-1990
K 574 Drafted Round 3, Pick 48
(2013)		 Majors Svc Time 8 years
(105 games)
IP 810.0
WHIP 1.40
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R F  Contact vs. L D- Endurance C-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R D  Power vs. L C- Velocity C+   Mentor Val A 
Speed D  Bunt D- Control A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health D- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
2015 COL
0
 0
16
0
0
0
7
 1
15.1
 9 2 2 0 7
11
1.04
1.17
2016 SF
2
 1
8
0
0
0
0
 1
6.2
 12 5 5 0 2
6
2.10
6.75
2017 SF
3
 3
32
1
0
0
0
 0
46.2
 49 30 29 1 21
41
1.50
5.59
2018 SF
6
 9
77
0
0
0
7
 10
99.0
 103 50 47 4 25
57
1.29
4.27
2019 SF
3
 2
40
0
0
0
0
 1
44.2
 49 22 22 1 20
26
1.54
4.43
2020 SF
8
 5
61
0
0
0
1
 1
74.1
 82 38 36 2 18
53
1.35
4.36
2021 SF
1
 1
7
0
0
0
0
 0
13.0
 17 8 8 0 4
10
1.62
5.54
2022 KC
2
 1
21
0
0
0
1
 1
29.0
 45 18 15 0 6
20
1.76
4.66
2023 KC
9
 7
90
0
0
0
0
 1
141.2
 150 63 61 2 39
97
1.33
3.88
2024 KC
5
 11
100
0
0
0
1
 8
131.0
 131 81 78 1 49
101
1.37
5.36
2025 KC
8
 5
82
0
0
0
2
 6
105.0
 100 49 42 0 39
80
1.32
3.60
2026 KC
6
 6
92
0
0
0
4
 5
103.2
 122 76 71 0 38
72
1.54
6.16
2028
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
53
 51
626
1
0
0
23
 35
810.0
 869 442 416 11 268
574
1.40
4.62
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2026-11-01Will Welch has retired from the Kansas City Royals
2026-08-14Will Welch of the Kansas City Royals is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
2026-04-22Will Welch of the Kansas City Royals is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
2025-06-16Will Welch of the Kansas City Royals is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
2022-08-18The Kansas City Royals have promoted Will Welch to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have sent Blix Lisenbee to the minors.
2022-04-01The Kansas City Royals have acquired Will Welch from the waiver wire.
2021-09-05The San Francisco Giants have waived Will Welch.
2021-08-03The San Francisco Giants have promoted Harry Davis to the major league team. The San Francisco Giants have designated Will Welch for assignment.
2019-08-28The San Francisco Giants have promoted Will Welch to the major league team.
2019-08-12The San Francisco Giants have designated Will Welch for assignment.
2019-04-29The San Francisco Giants have re-claimed Will Welch from the waiver wire.
2019-04-18The San Francisco Giants have promoted Zach Schullstrom to the major league team. The San Francisco Giants have designated Will Welch for assignment.
2017-06-08The San Francisco Giants have promoted Will Welch to the major league team. The San Francisco Giants have sent Enzo McDonald to the minors.
2016-06-08The San Francisco Giants have sent Will Welch to the minors.
2016-05-22The San Francisco Giants have promoted Will Welch to the major league team.
2016-05-05The San Francisco Giants have renamed Bill Welch to Will Welch.
2016-05-05The San Francisco Giants have acquired Bill Welch from the waiver wire.
2016-04-18The Colorado Space Ghosts have waived Bill Welch.
2015-10-03The Colorado Space Ghosts have sent Bill Welch to the minors. The Colorado Space Ghosts have sent Bob Duncan to the minors. The Colorado Space Ghosts have sent Bill Valentin to the minors.
2015-09-02The Colorado Space Ghosts have promoted Bob Duncan to the major league team. The Colorado Space Ghosts have promoted Bill Welch to the major league team.