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Rafe
Gaez		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 195
 
Born: July 28, 1996 in Puerto Rico
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Zachary Matthews Award 2028   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2020 23 UT GE $ 300,000   6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 3 3 3 5 5 5
2021 24 UT GE $ 300,000   6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 3 5 5 5
2022 25 UT GE $ 300,000   6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 3 3 3 5 5 5
2023 26 UT GE $ 300,000   5 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5
2024 27 UT GE $ 300,000   5 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5
2025 28 UT GE $ 300,000   5 5 5 8 8 8 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5
2026 29 UT GE $ 300,000   5 5 5 7 7 7 6 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 5
2027 30 HI GE $ 904,000   5 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5
2028 31 HI GE $ 904,000   4 4 4 7 7 7 5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5
2029 32 HI GE $ 300,000   4 4 4 7 7 7 5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 904,000   6 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 5
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
2020 23 UT GE 61 114 17 38 7 1 1 20 9 3 4 20 .333 .364 .439 .802 17.8 3.8
    AA   52 203 27 77 8 2 7 24 11 17 28 34 .379 .455 .542 .996 41.9  
    A   21 78 13 26 3 0 2 8 7 2 11 14 .333 .416 .449 .864 14.9  
2021 24 UT GE 35 127 18 38 5 1 5 17 7 1 5 18 .299 .328 .472 .801 19.0 4.7
    AAA   126 489 88 169 16 8 28 95 33 14 40 58 .346 .395 .583 .978 103.0  
2022 25 UT GE 152 550 70 161 26 6 6 67 45 16 38 96 .293 .342 .395 .736 76.1 16.6
2023 26 UT GE 3 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .100 .182 .100 .282 0.2 0.0
2024 27 UT GE 142 310 43 78 18 4 8 31 15 12 14 52 .252 .283 .413 .696 32.8 5.5
2025 28 UT GE 105 154 19 38 8 3 4 21 5 1 7 28 .247 .280 .416 .696 17.7 3.1
2026 29 UT GE 151 477 62 105 14 9 21 69 8 8 30 94 .220 .269 .419 .688 52.0 6.5
2027 30 HI GE 156 576 68 148 20 3 16 51 18 13 29 107 .257 .299 .385 .684 59.3 5.4
2028 31 HI GE 146 569 55 131 22 7 21 56 10 16 30 93 .230 .272 .404 .676 57.1 4.7
2029 32 HI GE 155 543 69 120 17 5 29 72 13 11 26 100 .221 .259 .431 .690 58.6 7.9
10 Years Sim 1106 3430 422 858 137 39 111 404 131 81 183 611 .250 .292 .410 .702 390.4 58.2
1 Years AAA 126 489 88 169 16 8 28 95 33 14 40 58 .346 .395 .583 .978 103.0  
1 Years AA 52 203 27 77 8 2 7 24 11 17 28 34 .379 .453 .542 .994 41.9  
1 Years A 21 78 13 26 3 0 2 8 7 2 11 14 .333 .418 .449 .866 14.9  
3 Years Minors 199 770 128 272 27 10 37 127 51 33 79 106 .353 .413 .558 .971 159.8  
162 Game Average 502 61 125 20 5 16 59 19 11 26 89 .250 .292 .410 .702 57.2  
Career Highs 156 576 70 161 26 9 29 72 45 16 38 107 .333 .364 .472 .802 76.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   2506 303 619 105 24 73 297 97 57 137 439 .247 .290 .395 .685 278.8
vs LH   924 119 239 32 15 38 107 34 24 46 172 .259 .297 .449 .746 118.7
Home 544 1719 220 438 77 22 58 203 63 35 92 324 .255 .295 .426 .722 210.8
Away 562 1711 202 420 60 17 53 201 68 46 91 287 .245 .288 .393 .681 186.7
RISP   685 0 194 28 8 22 272 0 0 49 128 .283 .326 .444 .770 97.7
Pinch Hitting   274 41 73 15 5 11 34 8 6 10 50 .266 .290 .478 .768 36.5
Close/Late   414 56 119 16 3 16 55 0 1 29 66 .287 .340 .457 .797 60.9
Mar/Apr 158 520 69 123 16 9 12 53 16 12 25 101 .237 .282 .371 .653 50.6
May 177 569 69 133 19 6 16 55 29 12 46 90 .234 .293 .373 .665 64.1
June 153 521 54 115 17 6 12 48 15 13 27 91 .221 .263 .345 .609 44.5
July 182 540 58 141 27 6 18 80 27 10 24 101 .261 .293 .433 .726 68.1
August 194 577 66 137 20 3 23 73 20 14 31 117 .237 .278 .402 .680 63.6
Sep/Oct 242 703 106 209 38 9 30 95 24 20 30 111 .297 .331 .505 .836 106.6
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
2020 23 UT GE RF 15 12 107.0 25 0 2 0 .926 2.10   0.6
    CF 9 9 72.0 29 1 0 1 1.000 3.75    
    LF 1 1 7.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
    SS 2 0 6.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
2021 24 UT GE CF 16 16 143.0 46 0 4 0 .920 2.90   1.0
    RF 19 15 139.0 39 0 1 0 .975 2.53    
2022 25 UT GE CF 98 97 867.7 252 7 8 4 .970 2.69   3.9
    RF 51 50 437.7 102 3 3 1 .972 2.16    
2023 26 UT GE CF 3 3 24.0 8 0 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.1
2024 27 UT GE RF 41 40 345.0 99 0 2 0 .980 2.58   1.2
    CF 37 11 161.0 39 2 3 2 .932 2.29    
2025 28 UT GE CF 39 7 119.0 39 0 0 0 1.000 2.95   0.3
    RF 7 6 49.7 15 0 0 0 1.000 2.72    
    3B 2 0 10.3 2 1 0 1 1.000 2.61   0.0
2026 29 UT GE RF 108 106 935.3 235 2 5 1 .979 2.28   2.1
    CF 27 6 91.7 36 2 0 0 1.000 3.73    
    LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
2027 30 HI GE RF 113 109 972.3 283 5 7 2 .976 2.67   3.3
    CF 39 32 297.7 77 1 1 0 .987 2.36    
2028 31 HI GE RF 145 140 1222.0 344 5 7 1 .980 2.57   2.2
    CF 3 0 5.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.59    
2029 32 HI GE CF 109 101 902.0 368 4 3 1 .992 3.71   1.8
    RF 35 32 283.3 75 5 2 3 .976 2.54    
  RF 534 510 4491.3 1217 20 29 8 .977 2.48   9.4
  CF 380 282 2683.6 895 17 19 8 .980 3.06   7.1
  3B 2 0 10.3 2 1 0 1 1.000 2.61   0.0
  LF 2 1 9.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
  SS 2 0 6.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   920 793 7200.3 2114 38 48 17 .978 2.69   16.5
Career Highs   152 147 1305.3 443 10 11 5 1.000 3.43    
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
2022-10-6
2026-5-9
 Stolen Bases
2022-4-45
 Caught Stealing
2022-7-16
2028-9-16
 Strikeouts
2022-10-96
2026-10-94
2027-3-107
2028-9-93
2029-6-100
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 26)
   Gray Ink Test: 4    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 157)
 
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  4. John Ollis (939)
  5. James Hennen (939)
  6. Juan Loera (935)
  7. Daniel Fulk (933)
  8. Paul McCracken (931)
  9. Osvaldo Moscato (927)
  10. Robert Kent (927)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 22nd overall pick, by Utah in 2020
Had first career hit on 7/4/2020, off David Echegaray (MN)
Hit first career homerun on 8/10/2020, off Roberto Villagomez (TX)
Injured on 4/7/2023 with a Ruptured Disc Back, out for full season
Injured on 5/29/2025 with a Torn Groin Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 10/4/2026, hitting .476 with 2 HR, 6 RBI
Drafted by Hawaii with the 8th pick of the 2nd round of the 2027 GEL Expansion draft
 
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