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| Player Report for #35 Brian Gardner | | Wednesday, December 31st, 2025 |  | | Name: | Brian Gardner | Contract: | Minor League Contract | | Nickname: | | Salary: | | | Birthday: | 07-30-2000 | Signed Through: | | | Age: | 25 | Years of Major League Service: | None, 156 Days | | Born in: | Scranton (Pennsylvania) | Major League Service Days this Year: | 37 Days | | Nationality: | American | | | | Height: | 6' 2" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | 1 Year, 98 Days | | Weight: | 225 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | 7 Years | | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Not yet eligible | | Position: | C | Minor League Option Years: | 1 option year left | | Bats: | Right | | | | Throws: | Right | Contract Extension | - | | Status: | Completely Rested | Drafted | 2018, 17th Pick in Round 13 | | Morale: | Very Good | Local Popularity (National) | Unknown (Unknown) |
| | | Batting Ratings (SISA) | | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | | Overall | 13 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 9 | | | Versus LHP | 13 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 9 | | | Versus RHP | 13 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 9 | | | Talent | 13 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 9 | |
| Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | | Running Speed: | 7 | | Catcher 17 (Arm: 14) | | Stealing Ability: | 4 | | | | Baserunning Instincts: | 2 | | | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 19 | | | | Bunt for Hit: | 8 | | | | Hitter Type: | Normal | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Opponent | Result | AB | R | H | BI | HR | BB | K | SB | | | | | | | | | | | 10-05-2025 | @ PIT | Loss, 3-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 10-02-2025 | @ ATL | Win, 16-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 10-01-2025 | @ ATL | Win, 10-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-30-2025 | @ ATL | Loss, 5-7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-24-2025 | @ CHN | Win, 6-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-21-2025 | @ CIN | Loss, 1-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-20-2025 | @ CIN | Loss, 4-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-19-2025 | @ CIN | Loss, 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-09-2025 | COL | Loss, 2-6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-06-2025 | @ SDN | Loss, 10-11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Major League Baseball 2025 Batting Stats | | Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO | VORP | | Overall | 12 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .227 | .320 | .227 | .547 | .444 | .000 | -1.3 | | Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 | | | | Overall | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 2.43 | | | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Versus Left | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | Versus Right | | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .348 | .250 | .598 | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | September | | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .368 | .250 | .618 | | October | | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | | Last Year | | 96 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .263 | .292 | .554 | | Career | | 118 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .246 | .274 | .280 | .554 | | Home | | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .750 | .667 | 1.417 | | Road | | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .158 | .238 | .158 | .396 | | Grass | | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .320 | .227 | .547 | | Day | | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | Night | | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .455 | .571 | .455 | 1.026 | | Pinch Hitting | | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | | Close/Late | | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | | Inning 1-3 | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .200 | .000 | .200 | | Inning 4-6 | | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .500 | .375 | .875 | | Inning 7-9 | | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | | 0 Outs | | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .222 | .125 | .347 | | 1 Outs | | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .222 | .125 | .347 | | 2 Outs | | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .571 | .500 | 1.071 | | Scoring Position | | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | | Bases Empty | | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .438 | .308 | .745 | | Runner on 1st | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | Runner on 2nd | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | Runner on 1st & 2nd | | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | | Runner on 2nd & 3rd | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | Two Strikes | | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | First Pitch | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | | Count 0-1 | | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | .667 | 1.333 | | Count 0-2 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | Count 1-0 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | | Count 1-1 | | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | | Count 1-2 | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | Count 2-0 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | Count 2-2 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | Count 3-0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | | Count 3-1 | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | | Full Count | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | Behind in Count | | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | | Ahead in Count | | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .500 | .200 | .700 |
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| MLB Double A 2025 Batting Stats | | Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO | VORP | | Overall | 114 | 480 | 157 | 27 | 1 | 9 | 81 | 93 | 72 | 48 | .327 | .415 | .444 | .859 | .845 | .117 | 39.9 | | Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 | | | | Overall | 114 | 559 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 213 | 37 | 1 | 3 | 25.0 | 89.9 | 7.01 | | | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Versus Left | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | Versus Right | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | April | | 114 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .377 | .496 | .474 | .970 | | May | | 118 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .271 | .374 | .407 | .781 | | June | | 114 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .351 | .431 | .474 | .904 | | July | | 94 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .298 | .346 | .404 | .750 | | August | | 40 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .350 | .400 | .475 | .875 | | Playoffs | | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .471 | .333 | .804 | | 2 Years Ago | | 163 | 61 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 35 | 41 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .374 | .498 | .552 | 1.050 | | Career | | 903 | 296 | 54 | 3 | 16 | 161 | 169 | 159 | 98 | 10 | 0 | 5 | .328 | .427 | .447 | .875 | | Home | | 231 | 74 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 41 | 40 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .320 | .425 | .381 | .806 | | Road | | 249 | 83 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 45 | 52 | 32 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .406 | .502 | .908 | | Grass | | 451 | 146 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 70 | 85 | 68 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .324 | .413 | .419 | .832 | | Turf | | 29 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .379 | .455 | .828 | 1.282 | | Day | | 121 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .273 | .362 | .405 | .767 | | Night | | 359 | 124 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 64 | 71 | 56 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .345 | .433 | .457 | .890 |
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| 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 | VORP | | 2024 Florida - MLB | 23 | 49 | 96 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .263 | .292 | .554 | -5.2 | | 2025 Houston - MLB | 24 | 12 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .320 | .227 | .547 | -1.3 | | Total MLB | 2 yrs. | 61 | 118 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 0 | .246 | .274 | .280 | .554 | -6.5 |
| | Career Minor League Batting Stats | | | 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 | VORP | | 2025 Greensboro - MLBAA | 24 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .471 | .333 | .804 | 0.0 | | Total MLBAA | | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .471 | .333 | .804 | 0.0 |
| | Player History | | 06-15-2018 | Drafted in the 2018 first-year player draft (Round 13, Pick 17, 377th overall Pick) by the Cleveland Indians. | | 01-01-2019 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (15); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 8 (15). | | 04-13-2019 | Goes 5-5 against the Maxton Resistance, with 2 2B, 1 HR, 7 RBI and 1 R. | | 05-01-2019 | Was selected to the 2019 MLB Rookie League All-Star Game. | | 01-01-2020 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 4 (8); Eye: 9 (14). | | 04-21-2020 | Goes 5-6 against the Durham Riverbats, with 1 HR, 2 RBI and 2 R. | | 04-29-2020 | Was selected to the 2020 MLB Short Season A All-Star Game. | | 12-14-2020 | Was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Florida Marlins, along with C L. López, in exchange for MR R. Necaise. | | 01-01-2021 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (13); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 12 (16). | | 06-17-2021 | Goes 5-5 against the Saint Paul Repulse, with 2 2B, 3 RBI and 1 R. | | 01-01-2022 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 2 (7); Eye: 10 (10). | | 01-01-2023 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (13); Power: 3 (7); Eye: 10 (10). | | 07-06-2023 | Injured (migraine), day-to-day for 5 days. | | 01-01-2024 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 6 (8); Eye: 10 (10). | | 11-20-2024 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $380,000 through automatic renewal. | | 01-01-2025 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (13); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 11 (11). | | 02-14-2025 | Released by the Florida Marlins. | | 02-17-2025 | Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $570,000 with the Houston Astros organization. | | 05-01-2025 | Wins the MLBAA SL1 Batter of the Month Award. | | 05-31-2025 | Was selected to the 2025 MLB Double A All-Star Game. | | 07-19-2025 | Injured (concussion), out for one week. | |
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