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Keith Hernandez League
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John Welzer Catcher
Retired (2026, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .235 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .638 Status Deceased (2071) Option Years 0  
H 285 Age at Death 81 Date of Birth 04-05-1990
HR 16 Drafted Round 5, Pick 69
(2013)		 Majors Svc Time 6 years
(134 games)
RBI 119
SB 18
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R C  Power vs. L B- Velocity D-   Mentor vR B 
Speed C  Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range D  WS Rings 0
1B F  (3.5%) LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health A- LCS Appearances 4
3B --- RF ---   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
2017 CHN
119
427
46
99
19
2
5
37
46
 58 2 1
5
 14 12
.630
.309
.321
.089
.232
2018 CHN
61
206
21
55
10
2
6
30
16
 33 0 2
7
 2 1
.739
.317
.422
.155
.267
2022 DET
46
145
14
27
7
0
1
14
21
 29 1 2
1
 1 4
.545
.290
.255
.069
.186
2023 DET
41
145
13
31
11
0
1
11
11
 24 0 0
5
 1 0
.580
.269
.310
.097
.214
2024 DET
43
144
15
37
6
1
3
14
12
 28 1 0
0
 3 1
.693
.318
.375
.118
.257
2025 DET
39
86
8
21
2
1
0
10
8
 16 1 0
0
 0 0
.606
.316
.291
.047
.244
2026 DET
21
60
6
15
3
0
0
3
7
 8 0 0
0
 1 2
.628
.328
.300
.050
.250
Total
370
1213
123
285
58
6
16
119
121
 196 5 5
18
 22 20
.638
.306
.332
.097
.235
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2026-11-01John Welzer has retired from the Detroit Panthers
2022-04-01The Detroit Panthers have promoted Heinie Ritter to the major league team. The Detroit Panthers have promoted John Welzer to the major league team.
2020-04-01The Detroit Panthers have acquired John Welzer from the waiver wire.
2019-04-01The Chicago Doublemint Chewers have waived John Welzer.
2018-10-03The Chicago Doublemint Chewers have promoted Tony Riviere to the major league team. The Chicago Doublemint Chewers have sent John Welzer to the minors.
2018-09-26The Chicago Doublemint Chewers have promoted John Welzer to the major league team. The Chicago Doublemint Chewers have designated Chick Ainge for assignment.
2018-09-21The Chicago Doublemint Chewers have demoted John Welzer to the minor leagues.
2017-04-30The Chicago Doublemint Chewers have promoted John Welzer to the major league team. The Chicago Doublemint Chewers have designated Joe Lefebvre for assignment.
2017-04-30The Chicago Doublemint Chewers have acquired John Welzer from the waiver wire.
2017-04-14The Cincinnati Shockers have waived John Welzer.