Despite their similar last names, Sarah Merrifield is not related to Whit Merrifield. Whit has two siblings, Hite and Costner. Whit Merrifield is an American professional baseball second baseman and outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball.
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Whit Merrifield spent 2013 with Northwest Arkansas where he batted .270/.319/.391 with three home runs and 43 RBIs in 94 games.
In 120 games between Northwest Arkansas and the Omaha Storm Chasers during the 2014 season, Whit Merrifield slashed .319/.371/.470 with eight home runs and 49 RBIs.
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In 2015, Whit Merrifield played for Omaha where he posted a .265 batting average with five home runs and 38 RBIs in 135 games. With the Royals, Whit Merrifield hit .288 in 145 games with 19 home runs and 78 RBIs.
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).
In 2022, Whit Merrifield batted .250/.298/.375 in 550 plate appearances and was the only qualified batter in the major leagues who was not hit by a pitch all year.
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