Whit Merrifield receives an annual average salary of $4,062,500. In 2023, Merrifield will earn a base salary of $6,750,000, while carrying a total salary of $6,750,000.
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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.
Whit Merrifield made his major league debut with the Kansas City Royals on May 18, 2016. His first Major League hit came off of David Price.
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On June 13, 2016, Whit Merrifield hit both his first major league triple and home run against the Cleveland Indians. In 2018, Whit Merrifield hit .304/.367/.438 and led the majors in hits (192) and stolen bases (45).
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).
Overall with the 2020 Kansas City Royals, Whit Merrifield batted .282 with nine home runs and 30 RBIs in 60 games. Whit Merrifield played in a franchise-record 553 consecutive games for the Royals between June 2018 and July 2022.
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