On August 2, 2022, Whit Merrifield was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for Max Castillo and Samad Taylor. Merrifield was among the 10 Royals players unable to travel to Toronto for a four-game weekend series due to vaccination status.
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In 2012, with both Wilmington and the Northwest Arkansas Naturals, Whit Merrifield compiled a .258 batting average with nine home runs and 44 RBIs in 125 games between both teams.
Whit Merrifield spent 2013 with Northwest Arkansas where he batted .270/.319/.391 with three home runs and 43 RBIs in 94 games. In 2018, Whit Merrifield hit .304/.367/.438 and led the majors in hits (192) and stolen bases (45).
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In 2019, Whit Merrifield batted .302/.348/.463 and led the major leagues in games (162), at-bats (681), singles (139), triples (10), and line drive percentage (28.2%), while stealing 20 bases and leading the majors in caught stealing (10).
On August 2, 2022, Whit Merrifield was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for Max Castillo and Samad Taylor. On September 10, 2018, Whit Merrifield was selected by the MLB All-Stars at the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series.
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