2025 Stats
AVG
.091
HR
0
RBI
0
R
3
SB
2
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Bae's 2024 season was derailed by hip and wrist injuries that kept him sidelined for significant portions of the first half of the campaign. By that time, a combination of Nick Gonzales and Jared Triolo had established themselves as the primary contributors at second base in Pittsburgh, causing Bae to see the majority of his plate appearances in the minors. Gonzales likely did enough to establish him as the starter at the position to begin the 2025 season, while Oneil Cruz's shift to center field closed Bae's obvious paths to playing time. If he does find plate appearances, the skills evaluation for Bae is fairly straightforward. He has excellent speed and is capable of racking up stolen bases quickly, though the rest of his skills profile is mostly empty. Read Past Outlooks
Headed back to Triple-A
The Pirates optioned Bae to Triple-A Indianapolis on Friday.
ANALYSIS
The move makes room on the 26-man roster for Nick Solak, whose contract was selected by the Pirates. Bae appeared in five games for Pittsburgh after being recalled May 9 and went 1-for-7 with two stolen bases and three runs scored over that span. He could return to the majors should the Pirates require outfield depth.
The move makes room on the 26-man roster for Nick Solak, whose contract was selected by the Pirates. Bae appeared in five games for Pittsburgh after being recalled May 9 and went 1-for-7 with two stolen bases and three runs scored over that span. He could return to the majors should the Pirates require outfield depth.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
+1%
OPS vs RHP
2025
-100%
OPS vs RHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .570 | 123 | 0 | 8 | .254 |
| Since 2023vs Right | .574 | 341 | 2 | 30 | .207 |
| 2025vs Left | .000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2025vs Right | .347 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .125 |
| 2024vs Left | .286 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| 2024vs Right | .481 | 74 | 0 | 6 | .194 |
| 2023vs Left | .604 | 113 | 0 | 8 | .269 |
| 2023vs Right | .609 | 258 | 2 | 24 | .213 |
Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
+5%
OPS on Road
2025
-100%
OPS on Road
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | .557 | 220 | 1 | 22 | .205 |
| Since 2023Away | .587 | 244 | 1 | 16 | .232 |
| 2025Home | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2025Away | .282 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .100 |
| 2024Home | .456 | 46 | 0 | 5 | .171 |
| 2024Away | .471 | 35 | 0 | 1 | .212 |
| 2023Home | .587 | 173 | 1 | 17 | .216 |
| 2023Away | .625 | 198 | 1 | 15 | .243 |
Minor League Left/Right Batting Splits (AAA)
Since 2023
+45%
OPS vs RHP
2025
+56%
OPS vs LHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |
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| Since 2023vs Left | .663 | 114 | 1 | 7 | .240 |
| Since 2023vs Right | .962 | 325 | 8 | 41 | .347 |
| 2025vs Left | .783 | 26 | 0 | 0 | .409 |
| 2025vs Right | .503 | 82 | 1 | 6 | .205 |
| 2024vs Left | .378 | 75 | 1 | 7 | .175 |
| 2024vs Right | .937 | 217 | 6 | 34 | .399 |
| 2023vs Left | .566 | 13 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| 2023vs Right | .903 | 26 | 1 | 1 | .381 |
Stat Review
How does Ji Hwan Bae compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.20BB Rate
8.3%K Rate
41.7%BABIP
.167ISO
.000AVG
.091OBP
.167SLG
.091OPS
.258wOBA
.132Exit Velocity
89.4 mphHard Hit Rate
16.7%Barrels/PA
8.3%Expected BA
.137Expected SLG
.385Sprint Speed
27.0 ft/secGround Ball %
20.0%Line Drive %
0.0%Fly Ball %
80.0%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Bae began the 2023 season as a regular in the Pirates' lineup by serving in a strong-side platoon role, albeit split between second base and center field. Even after missing one and a half months with an ankle injury, Bae ended the season with 24 stolen bases - a useful haul even in the new offensive environment in which steals are more prevalent. From there, however, there's little positive to point to. Bae posted just a .081 ISO and had a putrid barrel rate of 2.0 percent and an average launch angle of 1.1 degrees. It would still be possible to salvage that profile with strong plate discipline, yet Bae struck out at nearly a 25 percent clip which to a .296 on-base percentage. Not a strong defensive second baseman (-6 DRS), Bae's future role in Pittsburgh is unclear heading into 2024 as he'll be competing with Liover Peguero, Nick Gonzales and Jack Suwinski for playing time, all of whom are almost certain to prioritized ahead of him. For fantasy purposes, he's best suited as a streaming option for stolen bases in most formats.
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Promoted Friday
The Pirates recalled Bae from Triple-A Indianapolis on Friday.
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Demoted to Triple-A
The Pirates optioned Bae to Triple-A Indianapolis on Thursday.
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Checks back into spring lineup
Bae (hand) will start in left field and bat leadoff in Tuesday's Grapefruit League game against the Red Sox.
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Dealing with minor hand issue
Bae suffered a hand injury during Sunday's spring game against the Tigers, but manager Derek Shelton downplayed the injury, Andrew Destin of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
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Heading to minors
Bae was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.comreports.
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Set to rejoin big club
Bae has a locker in the Pirates clubhouse ahead of Friday's game versus Atlanta, reports Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com.
ANALYSIS
The 25-year-old was demoted to Triple-A Indianapolis in early April after going 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in two games for the Pirates to begin the season. Bae has a .258 batting average with six steals and an 11:22 BB:K through 23 games at Triple-A this season. Pittsburgh fired manager Chris Shelton on Thursday, so Bae could have a cleaner slate under interim manager Don Kelly, who was previously serving as the bench coach.
The 25-year-old was demoted to Triple-A Indianapolis in early April after going 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in two games for the Pirates to begin the season. Bae has a .258 batting average with six steals and an 11:22 BB:K through 23 games at Triple-A this season. Pittsburgh fired manager Chris Shelton on Thursday, so Bae could have a cleaner slate under interim manager Don Kelly, who was previously serving as the bench coach.