1B Ed Kessler #29
Jacksonville Jacks ABL
Age: 31 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Great    
12/31/2026
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1B ED KESSLER #29 - AGE: 31 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
134 475 140 13 0 17 71 27 41 .295 .335 .429 1 0.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 57
Gap 32
Power 66
Eye 48
Avoid K's 80
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 5 7
Errors: - 56 7
Arm: 3 31 5
Turn DP: - 19 -
Ability: 3 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 36 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 14
Stealing Ability: 19
Baserunning Inst.: 26
Sacrifice Bunt: 97
Bunt for Hit: 27
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
11/07/2026 SOC Loss, 6-8 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
11/06/2026 SOC Loss, 2-6 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
11/05/2026 SOC Loss, 2-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/02/2026 @ SOC Loss, 2-9 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
10/31/2026 @ KAN Win, 4-3 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 0
10/29/2026 KAN Win, 8-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/28/2026 KAN Loss, 4-10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/27/2026 KAN Win, 12-2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/25/2026 @ KAN Loss, 9-14 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
10/21/2026 @ MAP Win, 10-7 4 2 2 4 1 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:Normal
Loyalty:Low
Desire f. Win:Normal
Greed:Very Low
Intelligence:Low
Work Ethic:Very High
Birthday:12/09/1995
Born in:Lynn, MA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:235 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$1,384,500
Signed Through:2027 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 111 Days
Service This Yr:180 Days
40-Man Service:5 Years, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2018, 12th Pick in Round 4
ADULT BASEBALL LEAGUE 2026 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 134 475 140 13 0 17 71 59 27 41 .295 .335 .429 .765 .320 .135 97
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 121 514 3 5 0 18 7 2 204 30 1 0 100.0 63.8 4.76 .1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   153 46 3 0 6 19 23 14 12 0 4 1 .301 .363 .438 .801
Versus Right   322 94 10 0 11 52 36 13 29 2 3 2 .292 .322 .425 .747
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   83 26 1 0 5 14 9 2 8 0 1 0 .313 .329 .506 .835
May   99 27 1 0 3 11 8 6 8 1 1 0 .273 .311 .374 .685
June   66 21 3 0 1 8 8 6 3 0 1 1 .318 .384 .409 .793
July   74 22 2 0 4 15 13 5 6 1 1 0 .297 .338 .486 .824
August   88 28 3 0 3 18 13 3 9 0 0 1 .318 .348 .455 .802
September   65 16 3 0 1 5 8 5 7 0 3 1 .246 .310 .338 .648
Spring Training   66 16 2 0 3 12 7 2 7 0 0 0 .242 .265 .409 .674
Postseason   78 25 6 1 2 17 10 1 9 2 0 0 .321 .321 .500 .821
Last Year   338 102 13 0 19 66 51 27 34 8 1 0 .302 .346 .509 .855
2 Years Ago   100 27 8 0 2 14 9 11 6 2 0 2 .270 .348 .410 .758
Career   1653 473 71 1 66 248 212 105 144 18 12 7 .286 .328 .450 .778
Home   218 62 6 0 7 22 25 10 17 2 5 1 .284 .316 .408 .724
Road   257 78 7 0 10 49 34 17 24 0 2 2 .304 .351 .447 .799
Grass   475 140 13 0 17 71 59 27 41 2 7 3 .295 .335 .429 .765
Day   164 49 5 0 8 33 24 12 17 0 1 1 .299 .350 .476 .826
Night   311 91 8 0 9 38 35 15 24 2 6 2 .293 .327 .405 .732
As Starter   464 137 13 0 17 69 58 26 40 2 5 3 .295 .335 .433 .769
As Reliever / Substitution   11 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 2 0 .273 .333 .273 .606
Pinch Hitting   7 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 .429 .429 .429 .857
Close/Late   119 34 3 0 5 17 13 9 14 0 5 1 .286 .341 .437 .778
Inning 1-3   153 48 5 0 2 19 16 8 10 0 0 1 .314 .352 .386 .737
Inning 4-6   163 46 5 0 6 26 21 9 14 2 1 1 .282 .320 .423 .743
Inning 7-9   146 45 3 0 9 26 22 4 16 0 6 1 .308 .331 .514 .845
Extra Innings   13 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 .077 .368 .077 .445
0 Outs   144 35 5 0 2 7 16 6 15 1 7 1 .243 .276 .319 .596
1 Outs   174 56 4 0 6 27 26 12 15 1 0 1 .322 .367 .448 .815
2 Outs   157 49 4 0 9 37 17 9 11 0 0 1 .312 .353 .510 .863
Scoring Position   121 39 6 0 5 54 18 11 9 2 3 1 .322 .378 .496 .874
Bases Empty   278 78 6 0 8 8 35 15 28 0 0 2 .281 .322 .388 .711
Runner on 1st   76 23 1 0 4 9 6 1 4 0 4 0 .303 .312 .474 .785
Runner on 2nd   45 12 3 0 1 11 6 3 2 0 1 0 .267 .313 .400 .713
Runner on 3rd   11 4 0 0 0 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 .364 .462 .364 .825
Runner on 1st & 2nd   32 10 1 0 2 12 4 3 3 0 2 0 .313 .371 .531 .903
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 7 0 0 1 9 3 0 1 0 0 0 .636 .636 .909 1.545
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 3 1 0 0 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 .300 .462 .400 .862
Bases Loaded   12 3 1 0 1 12 2 0 1 2 0 1 .250 .267 .583 .850
Two Strikes   181 44 3 0 10 33 23 7 41 0 0 0 .243 .271 .425 .697
First Pitch   85 29 6 0 1 12 13 0 0 1 1 0 .341 .337 .447 .784
Count 0-1   47 10 0 0 2 4 5 0 0 0 2 3 .213 .260 .340 .600
Count 0-2   27 6 1 0 2 6 4 0 11 0 0 0 .222 .222 .481 .704
Count 1-0   48 21 1 0 1 5 6 0 0 0 2 0 .438 .438 .521 .958
Count 1-1   57 15 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 1 2 0 .263 .259 .298 .557
Count 1-2   51 8 1 0 0 1 6 0 14 0 0 0 .157 .157 .176 .333
Count 2-0   15 6 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Count 2-1   29 12 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .414 .414 .448 .862
Count 2-2   61 18 1 0 4 16 8 0 9 0 0 0 .295 .295 .508 .803
Count 3-0   2 1 0 0 1 4 4 16 0 0 0 0 .500 .944 2.000 2.944
Count 3-1   11 2 0 0 1 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 .182 .400 .455 .855
Full Count   42 12 0 0 4 10 5 7 7 0 0 0 .286 .388 .571 .959
Behind in Count   125 24 2 0 4 11 15 0 25 0 2 3 .192 .211 .304 .515
Ahead in Count   105 42 2 0 4 18 14 20 0 0 2 0 .400 .496 .533 1.029
Batting Leadoff   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .167 .200 .367
Batting 2nd   16 5 1 0 0 4 0 2 2 0 2 1 .313 .421 .375 .796
Batting 3rd   13 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .231 .286 .231 .516
Batting 4th   61 15 1 0 2 7 5 0 7 0 0 0 .246 .246 .361 .607
Batting 5th   115 41 5 0 6 26 17 2 10 1 0 1 .357 .370 .557 .926
Batting 6th   142 41 3 0 4 22 16 14 9 0 2 1 .289 .357 .394 .751
Batting 7th   103 27 3 0 4 8 17 8 10 0 2 0 .262 .315 .408 .723
Batting 8th   18 6 0 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Batting 9th   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
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
2022 Jacksonville - ABL 26 124 306 82 14 0 12 41 39 20 0 2 21 0 1 .268 .311 .431 .742 87 89 -0.3
2023 Jacksonville - ABL 27 125 434 122 23 1 16 56 54 20 2 4 42 0 1 .281 .313 .449 .762 92 94 -0.0
2024 Jacksonville - ABL 28 45 100 27 8 0 2 14 9 11 2 2 6 0 0 .270 .348 .410 .758 95 100 0.1
2025 Jacksonville - ABL 29 100 338 102 13 0 19 66 51 27 0 8 34 1 0 .302 .346 .509 .855 116 119 1.2
2026 Jacksonville - ABL 30 134 475 140 13 0 17 71 59 27 3 2 41 1 0 .295 .335 .429 .765 95 97 0.1
Total ABL 528 1653 473 71 1 66 248 212 105 7 18 144 2 2 .286 .328 .450 .778 97 100 1.1
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
2015 Louisiana-Layfayette - COL 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 187 343 0.0
2016 Louisiana-Layfayette - COL 20 17 40 16 0 0 4 7 11 6 2 1 4 0 0 .400 .490 .700 1.190 200 191 0.0
2017 Louisiana-Layfayette - COL 21 48 174 67 5 1 11 39 36 35 0 3 12 0 0 .385 .481 .615 1.096 172 168 0.0
2018 Louisiana-Layfayette - COL 22 49 192 63 10 0 20 54 48 26 2 0 18 0 0 .328 .414 .693 1.106 174 162 0.0
2018 Barrow - A 22 83 288 97 16 0 12 59 44 46 3 3 40 0 0 .337 .429 .517 .947 157 153 0.0
2019 Phoenix - AA 23 91 373 131 23 2 14 86 61 47 0 6 42 2 0 .351 .418 .536 .954 144 139 0.0
2019 Chicago - AAA 23 48 169 49 7 0 7 24 20 9 1 2 20 0 0 .290 .326 .456 .782 100 100 0.0
2020 Chicago - AAA 24 132 525 179 34 0 25 86 104 56 0 8 39 0 2 .341 .399 .549 .948 137 133 0.0
2021 Chicago - AAA 25 107 294 87 13 0 15 54 52 41 1 4 31 0 0 .296 .379 .493 .873 123 121 0.0
2024 Chicago - AAA 28 30 75 27 3 0 5 18 15 14 1 1 4 1 0 .360 .462 .600 1.062 171 172 0.0
2025 Chicago - AAA 29 34 110 34 7 0 7 27 19 13 1 3 10 0 2 .309 .378 .564 .942 136 126 0.0
Total AAA 351 1173 376 64 0 59 209 210 133 4 18 104 1 4 .321 .386 .526 .912 131 128
Total AA 91 373 131 23 2 14 86 61 47 0 6 42 2 0 .351 .418 .536 .954 144 139
Total A 83 288 97 16 0 12 59 44 46 3 3 40 0 0 .337 .429 .517 .947 157 153
Total College Feeder 115 406 146 15 1 35 100 95 68 4 4 34 0 0 .360 .452 .660 1.112 175 168
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
2026 Jacksonville - ABL 30 22 78 25 6 1 2 17 10 1 0 2 9 0 0 .321 .321 .500 .821 0 0 0.0
Total ABL 22 78 25 6 1 2 17 10 1 0 2 9 0 0 .321 .321 .500 .821 107 112
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2016 Louisiana-Layfayette - COL 1B 13 9 67 2 2 69 0 1.000 85.0 7.31 +0.0 1.001
2017 Louisiana-Layfayette - COL 1B 48 48 312 16 26 331 3 .991 368.0 8.02 -2.7 .885
2018 Barrow - A 1B 83 83 583 26 50 612 3 .995 690.2 7.94 -1.0 .973
2018 Louisiana-Layfayette - COL 1B 35 35 237 16 13 254 1 .996 269.0 8.46 -3.0 .867
2019 Chicago - AAA 1B 42 40 336 18 17 356 2 .994 356.1 8.94 -1.6 .940
2019 Phoenix - AA 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 0.0 .000
2020 Chicago - AAA 1B 116 113 898 52 81 957 7 .993 1016.1 8.41 -7.1 .896
2021 Chicago - AAA 1B 75 68 594 40 61 641 7 .989 601.1 9.49 -5.4 .903
2021 Chicago - AAA SS 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 3.0 9.00 +0.0 1.013
2022 Jacksonville - ML 1B 94 52 643 36 70 683 4 .994 573.1 10.66 -0.2 .993
2022 Jacksonville - ML 2B 4 3 2 16 1 18 0 1.000 36.1 4.46 -0.3 .972
2022 Jacksonville - ML 3B 5 5 1 5 0 9 3 .667 45.0 1.20 -4.0 .417
2022 Jacksonville - ML SS 3 2 1 4 1 5 0 1.000 19.0 2.37 +0.0 1.004
2023 Jacksonville - ML 1B 43 41 408 24 46 432 0 1.000 363.2 10.69 -1.6 .955
2023 Jacksonville - ML 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2023 Jacksonville - ML 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2023 Jacksonville - ML LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 Jacksonville - ML 1B 34 20 245 8 21 254 1 .996 210.1 10.83 -1.1 .937
2024 Chicago - AAA 1B 14 13 136 6 8 143 1 .993 115.0 11.11 -0.1 .987
2024 Jacksonville - ML 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2025 Jacksonville - ML 1B 7 5 33 4 3 37 0 1.000 40.1 8.26 -0.1 .947
2025 Chicago - AAA 3B 12 12 11 17 1 33 5 .848 100.0 2.52 -3.5 .823
2025 Chicago - AAA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2026 Jacksonville - ML 1B 57 54 560 26 49 586 0 1.000 495.2 10.64 -2.7 .938
2026 Jacksonville - ML SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2026 Jacksonville - ML CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 662 581 5053 274 447 5356 29 .995 5187.0 9.24 -26.6 .933
TOTAL 2B 4 3 2 16 1 18 0 1.000 36.1 4.46 -0.3 .972
TOTAL 3B 19 17 12 22 1 42 8 .810 148.0 2.07 -7.5 .721
TOTAL SS 5 2 1 7 1 8 0 1.000 23.0 3.13 +0.0 1.008
TOTAL LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/2014 Joined the Louisiana-Layfayette Ragin Cajuns.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (16); Power: - (19); Eye: - (11).
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (16); Power: - (19); Eye: - (11).
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (13); Power: - (15); Eye: - (8).
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (15); Power: - (18); Eye: - (12).
05/09/2018 Released by the Louisiana-Layfayette Ragin Cajuns.
06/07/2018 Drafted in the 2018 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 12, 94th overall pick) by the Jacksonville Jacks.
06/19/2018 Signed a minor league contract with the Jacksonville Jacks organization with a signing bonus of $175,000.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (15); Power: - (18); Eye: - (12).
05/27/2019 Wins the AA FFL Player of the Week Award.
07/07/2019 Was selected to the 2019 DOUBLE A All-Star Game.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (15); Power: - (18); Eye: - (12).
07/12/2020 Was selected to the 2020 TRIPLE A All-Star Game.
08/26/2020 Goes 5-5 against the Acapulco Banditos, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 1 R.
09/14/2020 Wins the AAA BCL Player of the Week Award.
11/07/2020 Wins the 2020 AAA BCL Silver Slugger Award.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (16); Power: - (18); Eye: - (12).
04/05/2021 Named the #78 prospect in the ABL
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (14); Power: - (15); Eye: - (11).
06/13/2022 Injured (knee contusion), out for 1-2 weeks.
11/23/2022 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (66); Power: - (68); Eye: - (51).
05/26/2023 Injured (mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for one week.
11/19/2023 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (59); Power: - (65); Eye: - (50).
04/03/2024 Injured (fractured finger), out for 5-6 weeks.
11/25/2024 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $800,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (52); Power: - (66); Eye: - (48).
04/25/2025 Goes 5-6 against the El Paso Diablos, with 1 HR, 3 RBI and 3 R.
08/21/2025 Goes 5-5 against the New York Mafia, with 1 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI and 3 R.
12/01/2025 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,174,250 through arbitration.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (54); Power: - (66); Eye: - (47).
11/30/2026 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,384,500 through arbitration.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SF Rank
2025 8 2
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