Whit Merrifield is 34 years old as of 2023. Whitley David Merrifield was born on January 24, 1989, in Advance, North Carolina, United States of America.
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In 2008, Whit Merrifield played collegiate summer baseball for the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He returned to the league to play with the Chatham Anglers in 2009.
In his three years at South Carolina, Whit Merrifield played in 195 games and hit .329/.389/.489 with 27 home runs. Whit Merrifield was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the ninth round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft.
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In 69 games for Omaha, Whit Merrifield batted .266 with eight home runs and 29 RBIs, and in 81 games for Kansas City, he compiled a .283 batting average with two home runs, 29 RBIs, and 22 doubles.
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.
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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