Emesto
De La Cruz
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 175
 
Born: January 10, 2008 in Dominican Republic
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Bick Horizon Award 2028   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2026 18 MA FF     5 5 5 1 1 1 4 5 5 4 5 4 3 5 5
2027 19 MA FF     6 6 6 1 1 1 6 7 6 4 5 5 5 7 6
2028 20 MA FF $ 300,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 6 7 7 4 5 5 5 7 6
2029 21 MA FF $ 300,000   7 7 6 2 2 2 6 7 7 4 5 5 6 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 5 1 1 1 4 5 5 4 5 4 3 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   7 7 6 2 2 2 6 7 7 4 5 5 6 7 7
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Tyson Bacon Award or Bick Horizon Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2026 18 AA   26 88 15 30 7 2 1 10 8 4 17 12 .341 .448 .500 .948 18.9  
    A   111 413 68 137 18 4 3 47 24 12 83 46 .332 .444 .416 .860 79.6  
2027 19 AAA   117 450 70 133 23 5 2 31 21 11 55 56 .296 .372 .382 .754 64.7  
    AA   23 98 23 37 4 3 2 7 7 1 4 10 .378 .402 .541 .943 19.3  
2028 20 MA FF 154 529 79 158 26 4 1 47 49 14 50 37 .299 .368 .369 .736 76.7 14.2
2029 21 MA FF 148 561 95 163 17 8 7 48 52 28 54 57 .291 .359 .387 .746 77.9 11.8
2 Years Sim 302 1090 174 321 43 12 8 95 101 42 104 94 .294 .363 .378 .741 154.5 26.0
1 Years AAA 117 450 70 133 23 5 2 31 21 11 55 56 .296 .375 .382 .757 64.7  
2 Years AA 49 186 38 67 11 5 3 17 15 5 21 22 .360 .437 .522 .958 38.3  
1 Years A 111 413 68 137 18 4 3 47 24 12 83 46 .332 .444 .416 .860 79.6  
4 Years Minors 277 1049 176 337 52 14 8 95 60 28 159 124 .321 .414 .420 .834 182.6  
162 Game Average 584 93 172 23 6 4 50 54 22 55 50 .294 .363 .378 .741 82.9  
Career Highs 154 561 95 163 26 8 7 48 52 28 54 57 .299 .368 .387 .746 77.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   985 165 295 42 10 8 89 90 38 98 82 .299 .369 .387 .756 140.8
vs LH   105 9 26 1 2 0 6 11 4 6 12 .248 .307 .295 .602 9.5
Home 152 538 91 159 21 4 3 52 46 20 51 46 .296 .368 .366 .734 71.9
Away 150 552 83 162 22 8 5 43 55 22 53 48 .293 .359 .389 .749 78.3
RISP   210 0 66 9 3 1 83 0 0 19 17 .314 .376 .400 .776 30.2
Pinch Hitting   29 4 11 0 1 0 3 3 1 6 3 .379 .500 .448 .948 6.6
Close/Late   139 16 38 6 1 2 17 0 0 10 11 .273 .336 .374 .710 16.4
Mar/Apr 43 151 32 50 7 1 2 15 17 3 13 13 .331 .384 .430 .815 25.8
May 52 167 29 42 6 0 1 12 18 3 21 10 .251 .346 .305 .651 20.7
June 51 179 22 47 6 2 1 14 20 8 19 21 .263 .347 .335 .682 21.7
July 50 187 28 61 7 1 0 16 19 7 16 15 .326 .385 .374 .760 27.1
August 51 191 27 53 5 3 2 21 12 11 19 18 .277 .349 .366 .715 23.0
Sep/Oct 55 215 36 68 12 5 2 17 15 10 16 17 .316 .372 .447 .818 32.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Zachary Matthews Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
2028 20 MA FF RF 134 116 1046.0 262 7 6 1 .978 2.31   2.6
    CF 9 5 50.7 21 0 2 0 .913 3.73    
    LF 1 0 4.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 4.50    
2029 21 MA FF RF 142 129 1156.0 273 8 2 0 .993 2.19   3.0
    CF 3 2 17.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.06    
  RF 276 245 2202.0 535 15 8 1 .986 2.25   5.6
  CF 12 7 67.7 23 0 2 0 .920 3.06    
  LF 1 0 4.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 4.50    
Career Totals   289 252 2273.7 560 15 10 1 .983 2.28   5.6
Career Highs   145 131 1173.0 285 8 8 1 .993 2.39    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Triples
2029-4-8
Stolen Bases
2028-4-49
2029-5-52
Caught Stealing
2029-1-28
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 26)
   Gray Ink Test: 5    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 157)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 29    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 62)
 
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  1. Woodrow Nolte (968)
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  3. Mark Koo (955)
  4. Albert Vieira (954)
  5. Gerry Horning (951)
  6. Gillermo Maestas (948)
  7. Earl Churchman (947)
  8. Jose Baez (943)
  9. Brad Williams (940)
  10. Reggie Regan (938)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 28th overall pick, by Massachusetts in 2026