2B Matt Ekman #35
Age: 35 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
07/27/2032
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2B MATT EKMAN #35 - AGE: 35 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 47 43 48 47
Gap 61 52 64 61
Power 48 41 50 48
Eye 56 48 59 56
Avoid K's 64 59 66 64
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 57 1
Errors: - 100 30
Arm: 1 47 6
Turn DP: - 91 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 56 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 82 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 35
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 29
Bunt for Hit: 9
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Has a future as a motivational speaker.
Personality Class: Captain
High: Leader, Work Ethic
Low: Adaptability
Birthday:07/15/1997
Born in:Fresno, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:6 Years, 68 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:8 Years, 24 Days
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2016, 15th Pick in Round 3
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2019 Cumberland - VBL 21 54 161 51 22 0 3 32 20 6 1 0 28 0 0 .317 .345 .509 .855 114 118 1.2
2020 Cumberland - VBL 22 56 149 33 8 0 5 20 15 22 0 0 32 0 0 .221 .322 .376 .697 79 69 0.0
2021 Cumberland - VBL 23 20 24 5 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 5 0 0 .208 .240 .417 .657 64 63 -0.0
2022 Cumberland - VBL 24 137 142 37 4 0 1 15 20 11 3 0 32 2 0 .261 .327 .310 .637 67 71 0.2
2023 Cumberland - VBL 25 48 108 26 3 1 2 12 10 4 1 0 20 0 0 .241 .274 .343 .617 60 63 -0.1
2024 Austin - VBL 26 110 295 86 19 2 10 40 45 36 3 1 54 1 0 .292 .373 .471 .844 119 119 2.1
2026 Hartford - VBL 28 88 200 56 15 0 2 27 31 12 0 1 43 0 0 .280 .319 .385 .704 85 89 0.6
2030 Hartford - VBL 32 57 156 43 16 0 2 14 12 14 0 1 31 0 0 .276 .333 .417 .750 94 98 0.6
2031 Hartford - VBL 33 102 306 80 13 0 5 42 28 37 0 3 63 0 2 .261 .338 .353 .691 83 83 -0.3
Total VBL 672 1541 417 102 3 31 203 183 142 9 6 308 3 2 .271 .335 .401 .736 91 92 4.3
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2012 Terra Nova - HS 14 93 401 137 27 1 27 113 89 71 4 7 45 0 0 .342 .439 .616 1.055 132 127 2.9
2013 Terra Nova - HS 15 131 538 175 41 0 23 105 85 63 1 4 65 0 0 .325 .394 .530 .924 126 128 4.2
2014 Terra Nova - HS 16 138 549 166 43 0 23 65 73 58 2 2 73 1 0 .302 .370 .506 .876 156 158 7.2
2015 Terra Nova - HS 17 136 591 187 37 1 18 79 97 52 2 5 100 0 0 .316 .371 .474 .845 112 111 3.8
2016 Tiefengrund - R 18 109 423 114 24 0 15 66 58 30 1 3 95 0 1 .270 .317 .433 .750 86 81 0.6
2017 Tiefengrund - R 19 83 310 109 26 0 8 57 36 21 2 4 58 0 0 .352 .392 .513 .905 130 128 2.2
2017 Outlook - A 19 48 177 52 11 0 5 17 22 11 1 0 24 0 0 .294 .339 .441 .779 91 88 0.3
2018 Outlook - A 20 133 498 145 30 1 33 100 64 47 1 5 83 0 0 .291 .350 .554 .904 139 135 4.2
2019 Lake Diefenbaker - AA 21 36 144 50 10 1 14 33 29 13 2 1 13 0 0 .347 .406 .722 1.128 188 198 2.1
2019 Conquest - AAA 21 45 171 49 13 0 5 19 24 14 0 1 30 1 0 .287 .339 .450 .789 113 115 1.1
2020 Conquest - AAA 22 67 219 60 17 0 10 36 29 25 1 1 37 0 0 .274 .350 .489 .838 125 131 1.5
2021 Cumberland - TRN 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
2021 Conquest - AAA 23 83 282 88 17 1 14 50 45 33 3 4 37 0 0 .312 .385 .528 .913 150 158 3.1
2023 Conquest - AAA 25 58 205 61 17 0 10 30 28 14 6 2 28 0 0 .298 .357 .527 .884 143 150 2.3
2025 Minneapolis - AAA 27 34 110 32 7 0 5 15 19 16 0 1 10 2 0 .291 .378 .491 .869 124 122 0.8
2028 North Side - AAA 30 96 322 87 17 2 10 41 48 41 1 0 52 0 0 .270 .354 .429 .783 106 108 1.6
2030 Mystic - AAA 32 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -112 -0.1
2031 Hartford - TRN 33 11 35 9 3 0 1 3 2 3 0 0 10 0 0 .257 .316 .429 .744 101 102 0.1
Total AAA 384 1311 377 88 3 54 191 193 143 11 9 195 3 0 .288 .360 .483 .843 127 131
Total AA 36 144 50 10 1 14 33 29 13 2 1 13 0 0 .347 .406 .722 1.128 188 198
Total A 181 675 197 41 1 38 117 86 58 2 5 107 0 0 .292 .347 .524 .872 127 123
Total HS 498 2079 665 148 2 91 362 344 244 9 18 283 1 0 .320 .391 .524 .915 131 131
Total RL 192 733 223 50 0 23 123 94 51 3 7 153 0 1 .304 .349 .467 .815 104 101
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2019 Cumberland - VBL 21 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 -3 37 0.2
2021 Cumberland - VBL 23 6 6 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .429 .333 .762 100 115 0.0
2022 Cumberland - VBL 24 14 9 3 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 .333 .333 .778 1.111 176 179 0.2
2023 Cumberland - VBL 25 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -111 -0.0
2024 Austin - VBL 26 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -116 0.1
2026 Hartford - VBL 28 7 6 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 77 81 0.0
Total VBL 32 25 7 1 0 1 5 3 2 0 0 7 0 0 .280 .333 .440 .773 94 103
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2012 Terra Nova - HS 2B 93 93 207 307 111 527 13 .975 820.2 5.64 +5.7 1.037
2013 Terra Nova - HS 2B 131 131 255 392 88 651 4 .994 1163.2 5.00 +3.0 1.015
2014 Terra Nova - HS 2B 138 138 288 438 97 734 8 .989 1263.1 5.17 +7.8 1.037
2015 Terra Nova - HS 2B 136 136 306 441 140 756 9 .988 1246.2 5.39 +7.5 1.039
2016 Tiefengrund - R 2B 109 102 175 261 67 443 7 .984 900.1 4.36 +1.6 1.013
2017 Outlook - A 2B 48 48 85 133 24 223 5 .978 419.0 4.68 -1.1 .984
2017 Tiefengrund - R 2B 76 75 144 212 63 362 6 .983 661.2 4.84 -0.4 .996
2018 Outlook - A 2B 133 133 245 396 91 649 8 .988 1189.1 4.85 -1.0 1.000
2019 Cumberland - MLB 2B 38 38 70 98 21 168 0 1.000 318.0 4.75 +1.8 1.023
2019 Conquest - AAA 2B 45 45 65 121 25 189 3 .984 395.1 4.23 +0.7 1.001
2019 Lake Diefenbaker - AA 2B 36 35 70 110 26 182 2 .989 311.0 5.21 +0.0 1.009
2020 Cumberland - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 -0.5 .000
2020 Conquest - AAA 1B 5 5 42 1 3 43 0 1.000 44.0 8.80 -0.4 .848
2020 Cumberland - MLB 2B 42 39 79 114 27 194 1 .995 342.2 5.07 +0.4 1.013
2020 Conquest - AAA 2B 44 41 80 108 29 190 2 .989 377.0 4.49 +3.1 1.024
2021 Conquest - AAA 1B 37 37 309 23 28 334 2 .994 330.0 9.05 +0.3 .981
2021 Cumberland - TRN 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2021 Cumberland - MLB 2B 10 2 5 11 2 16 0 1.000 34.1 4.19 -0.1 1.021
2021 Conquest - AAA 2B 40 37 73 130 30 204 1 .995 333.2 5.48 +1.6 1.036
2021 Cumberland - TRN 2B 1 0 2 1 1 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 0.0 .000
2022 Cumberland - MLB P 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.2 5.40 +0.0 1.013
2022 Cumberland - MLB 1B 11 4 37 2 2 39 0 1.000 45.2 7.69 +0.3 1.048
2022 Cumberland - MLB 2B 101 5 51 88 10 142 3 .979 262.0 4.77 +0.4 1.013
2022 Cumberland - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2022 Cumberland - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2023 Cumberland - MLB 1B 5 5 23 0 2 23 0 1.000 32.1 6.40 -0.0 1.067
2023 Conquest - AAA 1B 33 32 255 23 28 278 0 1.000 275.2 9.08 +2.9 1.105
2023 Cumberland - MLB 2B 36 18 48 56 17 105 1 .990 196.1 4.77 +0.1 1.006
2023 Conquest - AAA 2B 26 21 34 53 10 87 0 1.000 194.0 4.04 +2.2 1.067
2024 Austin - MLB 1B 8 1 14 3 4 18 1 .944 17.1 8.83 -0.1 1.014
2024 Austin - MLB 2B 78 74 119 202 52 322 1 .997 659.0 4.38 +0.6 1.001
2025 Minneapolis - AAA 1B 1 1 8 1 1 9 0 1.000 9.0 9.00 +0.3 1.038
2025 Minneapolis - AAA 2B 33 31 47 109 21 160 4 .975 266.0 5.28 +0.4 .999
2026 Hartford - MLB 1B 6 0 14 0 1 14 0 1.000 10.0 12.60 +0.0 1.018
2026 Hartford - MLB 2B 51 44 88 110 34 200 2 .990 410.0 4.35 -0.6 1.004
2028 North Side - AAA 2B 95 89 171 253 75 427 3 .993 782.1 4.88 -2.0 1.008
2030 Hartford - MLB 1B 8 0 10 2 1 13 1 .923 13.0 8.31 -0.4 .882
2030 Hartford - MLB 2B 44 42 69 120 32 190 1 .995 332.0 5.12 +2.4 1.011
2030 Mystic - AAA 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 -0.0 1.034
2030 Hartford - MLB 3B 3 3 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 26.0 1.04 -0.1 1.044
2031 Hartford - MLB 1B 5 1 15 0 1 15 0 1.000 14.0 9.64 +0.0 1.016
2031 Hartford - MLB 2B 98 94 163 253 71 422 6 .986 821.2 4.56 -1.9 .992
2031 Hartford - TRN 2B 11 11 19 30 8 49 0 1.000 86.0 5.13 -0.9 .934
TOTAL P 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.1 3.86 -0.5 .506
TOTAL 1B 119 86 727 55 71 786 4 .995 791.0 8.90 +3.0 1.025
TOTAL 2B 1694 1522 2958 4548 1172 7596 90 .988 13790.0 4.90 +31.7 1.015
TOTAL 3B 3 3 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 26.0 1.04 -0.1 1.044
TOTAL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
03/01/2012 Joined the Terra Nova Tigers.
06/11/2012 Wins the HS ML Player of the Week Award.
07/19/2012 Goes 5-5 against the Sullivan West Bulldogs, with 1 HR, 2 RBI and 3 R.
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (-); Power: 9 (-); Eye: 1 (-).
09/05/2013 Injured (back stiffness), day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 44 (76); Power: 9 (39); Eye: 1 (36).
07/10/2014 Was selected to the 2014 National High School Federation All-Star Game.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 38 (69); Power: 21 (66); Eye: 3 (45).
05/19/2015 Goes 0-4 against the Sacred Heart Cathedral Fightin' Irish, ending his hitting streak at 21 games.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 37 (56); Power: 25 (64); Eye: 5 (53).
03/01/2016 Released by the Terra Nova Tigers.
03/01/2016 Drafted in the 2016 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 15, 71st overall pick) by the Cumberland Copperheads.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 48 (55); Power: 34 (65); Eye: 6 (51).
06/18/2017 Was selected to the 2017 VBL Rookie League All-Star Game.
10/31/2017 Injured (Food poisoning), out for 1 day.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 51 (64); Power: 42 (53); Eye: 25 (49).
06/18/2018 Was selected to the 2018 VBL Single A All-Star Game.
08/27/2018 Goes 5-5 against the Carlsbad Surfers, with 5 RBI and 0 R.
10/12/2018 Wins the 2018 A SL Platinum Stick Award at 2B.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 58 (72); Power: 50 (69); Eye: 30 (51).
06/24/2019 Wins the AAA ML Player of the Week Award.
09/29/2019 Wins the 2019 VBL Double A Double A World Series with the Lake Diefenbaker Chiefs!
11/22/2019 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $120,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 64 (65); Power: 55 (57); Eye: 43 (49).
08/31/2020 Wins the AAA ML Player of the Week Award.
11/25/2020 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $120,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 67 (67); Power: 58 (58); Eye: 50 (50).
09/06/2021 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the Hialeah Honey Bugs, with 1 RBI and 4 runs scored.
12/26/2021 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $120,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 68 (68); Power: 57 (57); Eye: 50 (50).
03/08/2022 Injured (Pulled abdominal muscle), day-to-day for 6 days.
12/16/2022 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $120,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 67 (67); Power: 57 (57); Eye: 51 (51).
12/17/2023 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $120,000 through automatic renewal.
12/19/2023 Drafted in the 2023 expansion draft (Round 5, Pick 2, 18th overall pick) by the Omaha Bandits.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (50).
02/19/2024 Was traded by the Omaha Bandits to the Stratford Cosmos, along with RF B.J. MacFadden, SP Rubén Vargas, RP Corey Bihar, in exchange for 1B Steven Smith.
04/07/2024 Was claimed off waivers by Austin while with Stratford.
11/21/2024 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 63 (63); Power: 52 (52); Eye: 55 (55).
07/30/2025 Signed a minor league contract ($45,000 bonus) with the Pacifica Pantalones organization.
11/25/2025 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 61 (61); Power: 51 (51); Eye: 55 (55).
04/08/2026 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $350,000 with the Hartford Whalers organization.
11/28/2026 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 64 (64); Power: 48 (49); Eye: 53 (56).
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 63 (63); Power: 51 (51); Eye: 57 (57).
02/28/2028 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the South Side Enforcers organization.
09/11/2028 Wins the AAA BL Player of the Week Award.
11/30/2028 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 62 (62); Power: 51 (51); Eye: 56 (56).
09/25/2029 Signed a minor league contract with the Pacifica Pantalones organization.
09/30/2029 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Pacifica Pantalones organization.
10/06/2029 Wins the 2029 AAA BL Round 3 MVP Award.
10/17/2029 Wins the 2029 VBL Triple A Round 4 with the Minneapolis Revolution!
01/01/2030 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 58 (58); Power: 49 (49); Eye: 52 (52).
03/28/2030 Released by the Pacifica organization.
05/31/2030 Signed a minor league contract with the Hartford Whalers organization.
09/02/2030 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $350,000 with the Hartford Whalers organization.
01/01/2031 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 49 (49); Power: 51 (51); Eye: 52 (52).
11/21/2031 Became a free agent.
01/01/2032 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 49 (49); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 49 (49).
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