Neron
Ricardez
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 165
 
Born: April 4, 2000 in Mexico
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Zachary Matthews Award 2025    2026    2029   
All-Star Selections 2026   
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
2021 21 NC FF     4 4 4 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 5 4 5 5
2022 22 NC FF $ 300,000   4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 5 5
2023 23 NC FF $ 300,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
2024 24 NC FF $ 300,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 5
2025 25 NC FF $ 300,000   5 5 5 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 6 5 5 6 5
2026 26 NC FF $ 300,000   5 5 5 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
2027 27 NC FF $ 300,000   5 5 5 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
2028 28 NC FF $ 300,000   5 5 5 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6
2029 29 NC FF $ 1,970,000   5 5 5 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,970,000   5 5 5 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6
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
2021 21 AAA   108 379 50 104 19 0 15 60 1 2 49 47 .274 .357 .443 .801 60.1  
    AA   23 77 15 30 4 0 3 9 1 0 14 13 .390 .484 .558 1.042 19.1  
2022 22 NC FF 143 460 45 95 12 2 11 55 0 0 43 84 .207 .276 .313 .589 38.5 2.5
2023 23 NC FF 140 477 39 91 14 1 10 45 1 0 48 94 .191 .270 .287 .557 35.7 0.5
2024 24 NC FF 149 536 44 119 16 0 11 57 0 0 38 84 .222 .278 .313 .592 46.5 3.4
2025 25 NC FF 141 490 53 112 26 0 14 72 0 0 47 88 .229 .299 .367 .667 53.8 4.9
2026 26 NC FF 148 531 73 136 26 1 19 86 0 0 54 84 .256 .327 .416 .743 75.4 10.9
2027 27 NC FF 149 538 73 148 24 2 21 82 1 0 51 100 .275 .344 .444 .788 82.9 15.5
2028 28 NC FF 150 534 68 124 25 1 18 74 1 2 53 89 .232 .300 .384 .684 61.8 7.7
2029 29 NC FF 147 484 60 117 26 0 15 78 1 1 42 69 .242 .303 .388 .692 59.0 7.9
8 Years Sim 1167 4050 455 942 169 7 119 549 4 3 376 692 .233 .301 .366 .667 453.7 53.3
1 Years AAA 108 379 50 104 19 0 15 60 1 2 49 47 .274 .359 .443 .802 60.1  
1 Years AA 23 77 15 30 4 0 3 9 1 0 14 13 .390 .489 .558 1.048 19.1  
2 Years Minors 131 456 65 134 23 0 18 69 2 2 63 60 .294 .381 .463 .844 79.2  
162 Game Average 562 63 130 23 0 16 76 0 0 52 96 .233 .301 .366 .667 63.0  
Career Highs 150 538 73 148 26 2 21 86 1 2 54 100 .275 .344 .444 .788 82.9  
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   3316 376 769 143 6 95 455 4 3 316 575 .232 .302 .365 .667 371.2
vs LH   734 79 173 26 1 24 94 0 0 60 117 .236 .295 .372 .667 81.9
Home 592 2034 228 468 85 4 62 296 2 0 196 344 .230 .302 .367 .669 229.8
Away 575 2016 227 474 84 3 57 253 2 3 180 348 .235 .300 .365 .664 223.2
RISP   1027 0 244 41 3 37 423 0 0 117 185 .238 .308 .391 .700 132.0
Pinch Hitting   69 4 16 5 0 0 6 0 0 8 10 .232 .304 .304 .608 6.7
Close/Late   546 35 116 19 0 12 57 0 0 53 101 .212 .285 .313 .599 50.2
Mar/Apr 164 568 76 145 31 0 16 90 1 1 61 96 .255 .333 .394 .727 74.4
May 198 700 69 155 21 2 20 99 0 0 55 114 .221 .281 .343 .624 68.4
June 197 679 67 151 28 1 23 96 0 0 73 108 .222 .302 .368 .671 78.0
July 185 633 88 146 30 1 27 92 1 1 61 113 .231 .301 .409 .710 79.4
August 199 705 66 167 29 0 15 76 0 1 49 132 .237 .288 .342 .630 68.7
Sep/Oct 224 765 89 178 30 3 18 96 2 0 77 129 .233 .303 .350 .654 84.3
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 RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
2022 22 NC FF C 135 132 1186.0 626 68 9 0 .987 5.27 148 47 .318 1 6.6
2023 23 NC FF C 139 137 1215.7 663 62 6 2 .992 5.37 136 43 .316 1 8.1
2024 24 NC FF C 145 140 1280.0 677 69 9 1 .988 5.25 135 44 .326 2 5.6
2025 25 NC FF C 137 132 1170.7 657 73 18 0 .976 5.61 152 48 .316 3 6.5
2026 26 NC FF C 145 139 1273.3 683 75 10 2 .987 5.36 148 54 .365 2 9.6
2027 27 NC FF C 145 142 1263.0 710 69 10 3 .987 5.55 142 47 .331 0 8.0
2028 28 NC FF C 137 134 1220.7 709 48 7 1 .991 5.58 104 32 .308 0 8.5
2029 29 NC FF C 132 126 1128.7 754 55 9 0 .989 6.45 98 34 .347 2 9.4
Career Totals   1115 1082 9738.0 5479 519 78 9 .987 5.54 1063 349 .328 11 62.3
Career Highs   145 142 1280.0 754 75 18 3 .992 6.45 152 54 .365 3  
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.
Strikeouts
2022-7-84
2023-6-94
2025-10-88
2027-4-100
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 26)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 157)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 26    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 62)
 
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  1. Luciano Echevarria (951)
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  4. Richard Baxley (917)
  5. Jackie Martinez (916)
  6. Christopher Delaney (913)
  7. Jim Godbey (912)
  8. Benito Donato (912)
  9. Christopher Dorgan (910)
  10. Carlos Martinez (907)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 30th overall pick, by North Carolina in 2021
Had first career hit on 4/8/2022, off Rod Booth (VA)
Hit first career homerun on 5/11/2022, off Russ Gobbler (FL)
Won Mays Award at Catcher in 2025
Drove in 7 runs against Tennessee on 5/9/2026
Was selected to the 2026 Allstar game
Won Mays Award at Catcher in 2026