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Spencer Horwitz
1B · Pittsburgh Pirates
| Position | 1B |
| Bats/Throws | L/R |
| Height | 5′ 10″ |
| Weight | 204 lbs |
| Age | 28 |
| Birthplace | Timonium, MD, USA |
| Draft | 2019, Toronto Blue Jays, Round: 24, Overall Pick: 717 |
| School | Radford |
| MLB Debut | 2023-06-18 |
Contract Status
Service Time
1.152
1/1/2026
Options
1
1/1/2026
MLB FA
2031
2026 Service Time Gained: 1.000
2026 Option Year Used? No
Contract
2026 Salary$802,000
League Minimum2026
Arbitration Eligible2027–2030
Free Agent2031
Statcast
86.9 mph
Avg Exit Velo
108.0 mph
Max Exit Velo
5.3%
Barrel%
31.2%
Hard Hit%
Summary
| G | PA | AVG | HR | RBI | SB | K% | BB% | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (MLB) | 114 | 451 | .244 | 10 | 49 | 1 | 16.2% | 12.0% | .344 | .364 | .708 |
| MLB Career | 334 | 1287 | .260 | 34 | 147 | 1 | 17.7% | 11.2% | .350 | .408 | .758 |
Last 10 Games
| Date | Lvl | Team | Opp | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Detroit Tigers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .244 | .344 | .364 | .708 |
| 2026-09-26 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Detroit Tigers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .246 | .345 | .366 | .711 |
| 2026-09-25 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Detroit Tigers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .248 | .345 | .369 | .714 |
| 2026-09-24 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .247 | .345 | .367 | .712 |
| 2026-09-22 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .249 | .349 | .370 | .719 |
| 2026-09-20 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs Kansas City Royals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .248 | .346 | .367 | .713 |
| 2026-09-18 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs Kansas City Royals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .248 | .347 | .368 | .715 |
| 2026-09-16 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs Milwaukee Brewers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .245 | .344 | .365 | .709 |
| 2026-09-15 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs Milwaukee Brewers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .344 | .366 | .710 |
| 2026-09-12 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Chicago Cubs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .247 | .346 | .368 | .714 |
| Last 10 Total | 27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | .222 | .333 | .296 | .629 | |||
Stats & Game Logs
| Year | Age | Lvl | Team | G | PA | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | BABIP | K% | BB% |
|---|
Season
| Date ↕ | Lvl ↕ | Team ↕ | Opponent | AB ↕ | H ↕ | 2B ↕ | 3B ↕ | HR ↕ | RBI ↕ | BB ↕ | SO ↕ | AVG ↕ |
|---|
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 451 | 385 | 94 | 10 | 49 | 54 | 73 | .244 | .337 | .000 | .337 |
| Recent Performance | |||||||||||
| Last 30 | 48 | 42 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 9 | .238 | .312 | .286 | .598 |
| Last 14 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | .143 | .278 | .286 | .563 |
| Last 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Home / Away | |||||||||||
| Home Games | 220 | 183 | 48 | 6 | 24 | 29 | 31 | .262 | .373 | .393 | .766 |
| Away Games | 231 | 202 | 46 | 4 | 25 | 25 | 42 | .228 | .316 | .337 | .653 |
| Day / Night | |||||||||||
| Day Games | 190 | 163 | 35 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 33 | .215 | .316 | .325 | .641 |
| Night Games | 261 | 222 | 59 | 6 | 31 | 32 | 40 | .266 | .364 | .392 | .756 |
| vs Handedness | |||||||||||
| vs Left | 90 | 76 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 16 | .224 | .333 | .263 | .596 |
| vs Right | 361 | 309 | 77 | 9 | 42 | 43 | 57 | .249 | .346 | .388 | .734 |
| vs Pitcher Role | |||||||||||
| Starter | 251 | 222 | 59 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 41 | .266 | .339 | .396 | .735 |
| Reliever | 200 | 163 | 35 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 32 | .215 | .350 | .319 | .669 |
| Runners | |||||||||||
| Bases Empty | 273 | 237 | 61 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 41 | .257 | .355 | .405 | .760 |
| Runners On | 178 | 148 | 33 | 1 | 40 | 20 | 32 | .223 | .326 | .297 | .623 |
| Scoring Position | 122 | 99 | 24 | 1 | 38 | 14 | 21 | .242 | .344 | .323 | .667 |
| Batting Order | |||||||||||
| Batting First | 174 | 152 | 37 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 28 | .243 | .339 | .368 | .707 |
| Batting Fourth | 20 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .067 | .250 | .067 | .317 |
| Batting Fifth | 46 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 | .214 | .283 | .310 | .593 |
| Batting Sixth | 54 | 47 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 8 | .277 | .352 | .404 | .756 |
| Batting Seventh | 113 | 90 | 23 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 14 | .256 | .389 | .356 | .745 |
| Batting Eighth | 40 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 10 | .286 | .350 | .429 | .779 |
| Batting Ninth | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | 1.000 | 1.250 |
| Year | Age | Lv | PA | BIP | GB% | FB% | LD% | PU% | O-Sw% | Z-Sw% | O-Con% | Z-Con% | Sw% | Con% | Avg EV | Max EV | Avg LA | HH% | Brl% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | AA | 16 | 14 | 21.4% | 71.4% | 7.1% | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 52.3% | 82.6% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 23 | A+ | 474 | 328 | 47.9% | 27.7% | 19.8% | 4.6% | — | — | — | — | 43.2% | 84.4% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 24 | AAA | 202 | 130 | 46.2% | 21.5% | 25.4% | 6.9% | — | — | — | — | 44.7% | 74.5% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 24 | AA | 281 | 180 | 47.8% | 27.2% | 20.0% | 5.0% | — | — | — | — | 42.2% | 75.5% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 25 | MLB | 44 | 27 | 63.0% | 18.5% | 18.5% | 0.0% | 29.5% | 67.9% | 46.2% | 83.6% | 47.9% | 71.6% | 87.0 mph | 103.5 mph | 1.6° | 37.0% | 7.4% |
| 2023 | 25 | AAA | 482 | 326 | 41.7% | 28.5% | 25.2% | 4.6% | 27.3% | 68.0% | 68.7% | 87.8% | 44.2% | 80.9% | 88.2 mph | 111.3 mph | 13.4° | 40.2% | 6.1% |
| 2024 | 26 | MLB | 381 | 262 | 42.0% | 25.6% | 24.0% | 8.4% | 27.6% | 64.9% | 71.5% | 84.6% | 46.0% | 80.6% | 88.2 mph | 108.1 mph | 13.7° | 36.6% | 7.6% |
| 2024 | 26 | AAA | 259 | 171 | 39.2% | 21.6% | 34.5% | 4.7% | 21.1% | 63.1% | 65.5% | 88.7% | 40.6% | 82.3% | 89.6 mph | 108.9 mph | 13.0° | 38.6% | 4.7% |
| 2025 | 27 | MLB | 410 | 291 | 38.5% | 27.8% | 25.8% | 7.9% | 23.2% | 67.3% | 62.7% | 88.2% | 46.3% | 82.2% | 87.4 mph | 107.3 mph | 15.7° | 35.7% | 7.6% |
| 2025 | 27 | AAA | 33 | 25 | 40.0% | 24.0% | 36.0% | 0.0% | 38.9% | 62.1% | 71.4% | 82.9% | 50.0% | 78.3% | 87.8 mph | 104.9 mph | 9.9° | 36.0% | 0.0% |
| 2025 | 27 | AA | 18 | 14 | 14.3% | 64.3% | 14.3% | 7.1% | — | — | — | — | 41.6% | 91.9% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026 | 28 | MLB | 452 | 317 | 41.0% | 27.8% | 22.1% | 9.1% | 24.6% | 58.6% | 67.8% | 91.0% | 40.8% | 83.6% | 86.7 mph | 108.0 mph | 15.7° | 30.3% | 5.4% |
| 2026 | 28 | A | 10 | 4 | 0.0% | 75.0% | 25.0% | 0.0% | 16.7% | 58.8% | 50.0% | 90.0% | 34.1% | 78.6% | 99.9 mph | 103.9 mph | 38.2° | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| MLB Career | MLB | 1287 | 897 | 41.1% | 26.9% | 23.7% | 8.2% | 25.3% | 63.8% | 66.8% | 87.8% | 44.4% | 81.8% | 87.4 mph | 108.1 mph | 14.7° | 34.1% | 6.8% | |
| AAA Career | AAA | 976 | 652 | 41.9% | 25.1% | 28.1% | 4.9% | 25.9% | 66.0% | 68.1% | 87.9% | 43.6% | 79.7% | 88.6 mph | 111.3 mph | 13.1° | 31.6% | 5.4% | |
| AA Career | AA | 315 | 208 | 43.8% | 32.7% | 18.7% | 4.8% | — | — | — | — | 42.5% | 76.9% | — | — | — | — | — | |
| A+ Career | A+ | 474 | 328 | 47.9% | 27.7% | 19.8% | 4.6% | — | — | — | — | 43.2% | 84.4% | — | — | — | — | — | |
| A Career | A | 10 | 4 | 0.0% | 75.0% | 25.0% | 0.0% | 16.7% | 58.8% | 50.0% | 90.0% | 34.1% | 78.6% | 99.9 mph | 103.9 mph | 38.2° | 100.0% | 0.0% |
Statcast FieldingMLB only
| Year | Team | Pos | Inn | OAA | FRV | Range | Arm | DP | Catch | Frame | Throw | Block | Pop | Blk BAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Jays | 1B | 37.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | Jays | 1B | 300.2 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | — | -0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | Pirates | 1B | 828.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | — | 0.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026 | Pirates | 1B | 871.2 | -5.0 | -3.5 | -3.5 | — | 1.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 1B | 2038.0 | -1.0 | -0.5 | -1.0 | — | 1.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2024 | Jays | 2B | 288.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | — | 0.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | Pirates | 2B | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 2B | 294.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | — | 0.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Arm StrengthMLB only · Avg requires minimum throws (100 for 1B, 50 for OF)
| Year | Throws | Max | Overall | 1B | 2B | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Throws | Avg | Throws | Avg | ||||
| 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 291 | 78.1 | 74.9 | 136 | 71.8 | 155 | 74.9 |
| 2025 | 339 | 80.8 | 75.5 | 337 | 75.5 | 2 | — |
| 2026 | 421 | 75.0 | 73.6 | 421 | 73.6 | — | — |
Transaction History
2026-09-161B Spencer Horwitz changed number to 2.
2026-09-151B Spencer Horwitz changed number to 21.
2026-08-02Pittsburgh Pirates activated 1B Spencer Horwitz from the 10-day injured list.
2026-07-21Pittsburgh Pirates sent 1B Spencer Horwitz on a rehab assignment to Bradenton Marauders.
2026-06-25Pittsburgh Pirates placed 1B Spencer Horwitz on the 10-day injured list. Left hamstring strain.
2026-04-161B Spencer Horwitz changed number to 2.
2026-04-151B Spencer Horwitz changed number to 42.
2025-09-161B Spencer Horwitz changed number to 2.
2025-09-151B Spencer Horwitz changed number to 21.
2025-05-17Pittsburgh Pirates activated 1B Spencer Horwitz from the 10-day injured list.
2025-05-06Pittsburgh Pirates sent 1B Spencer Horwitz on a rehab assignment to Indianapolis Indians.
2025-04-27Pittsburgh Pirates sent 1B Spencer Horwitz on a rehab assignment to Altoona Curve.
2025-03-27Pittsburgh Pirates placed 1B Spencer Horwitz on the 10-day injured list retroactive to March 24, 2025. Right wrist surgery.
2024-12-10Cleveland Guardians traded 1B Spencer Horwitz to Pittsburgh Pirates for RHP Luis L. Ortiz, LHP Michael Kennedy and LHP Josh Hartle.
2024-11-041B Spencer Horwitz changed number to 3.
2024-06-07Toronto Blue Jays recalled 1B Spencer Horwitz from Buffalo Bisons.
2024-03-24Toronto Blue Jays optioned 1B Spencer Horwitz to Buffalo Bisons.
2023-10-05Toronto Blue Jays activated 1B Spencer Horwitz.
2023-09-26Toronto Blue Jays optioned 1B Spencer Horwitz to FCL Blue Jays.
2023-09-01Toronto Blue Jays recalled 1B Spencer Horwitz from Buffalo Bisons.
2023-06-21Toronto Blue Jays optioned 1B Spencer Horwitz to Buffalo Bisons.
2023-06-16Toronto Blue Jays recalled 1B Spencer Horwitz from Buffalo Bisons.
2023-03-13Toronto Blue Jays optioned 1B Spencer Horwitz to Buffalo Bisons.
2022-11-15Toronto Blue Jays selected the contract of 1B Spencer Horwitz from Buffalo Bisons.
2022-10-11Buffalo Bisons activated 1B Spencer Horwitz from the 7-day injured list.
2022-09-18Buffalo Bisons placed 1B Spencer Horwitz on the 7-day injured list.
2022-07-051B Spencer Horwitz assigned to Buffalo Bisons from New Hampshire Fisher Cats.
2022-03-181B Spencer Horwitz roster status changed by Toronto Blue Jays.
2022-03-181B Spencer Horwitz assigned to Toronto Blue Jays.
2021-09-141B Spencer Horwitz assigned to New Hampshire Fisher Cats from Vancouver Canadians.
2021-05-031B Spencer Horwitz assigned to Vancouver Canadians from Blue Jays Organization.
2019-06-16Toronto Blue Jays signed 1B Spencer Horwitz.