Connected off Patrick Corbin for a 466' home run on 4/22 at Arizona... Hit .318 (27-for-85) in April and was batting .307 following a nine-game hitting streak (13-for-30, .433) from 5/15-24...His triple on 5/20 vs. Colorado was his first since 8/13/14...Tied career-high with his 11-game hitting streak between 6/16-23 (13-for-34, .382)...Had a career-high 52- game errorless streak between 5/17 and 7/17...Batted leadoff against a RHP (Zach Eflin) for the first time in his career on 7/22 vs. Philadelphia and went hitless in four at bats...Hit .325 (27-for-83) in July (24 games) and .179 (17-for-95) in August (26 games)...Hit first career grand slam and tied career high with four RBI on 8/26 at Milwaukee...Missed the last three games and four of the last five with a right forearm strain.Was Pittsburgh's most-used shortstop, making 115 appearances (108 starts) at that position...Made his second straight Opening Day start at shortstop...Left the game on 4/19 in the sixth inning after being hit in the ribs by Matt Garza and missed the next three games...Picked up his first extra-base hit (double) in his 19th game on 5/1 at St. Mercer has been better against left-handed pitching in his career, and that is usually when Pittsburgh sneaks him up in the lineup order. Philadelphia...Delivered walkoff double in 11th inning on 7/19 vs. Colorado...Hit .319 (29-for-91) in 26 games during the month of July...Batted third in the lineup for the first time in his career on 8/12 vs. Detroit; the first starting shortstop to do so for the Pirates since Freddy Sanchez on 9/6/06...Left game in seventh inning on 8/14 at Detroit with right forearm tightness...Made 49 straight starts at shortstop before not doing so on 8/15; longest streak since Jack Wilson in 2005 (96 starts)...Returned to starting lineup on 8/19...Homered in back-to-back games on 9/6-7 at Chicago (NL) and produced three straight multi-hit games from 9/6-8...Reached base safely in 20 of his last 25 games, beginning on 8/31...Produced a .379 (22-for-58) batting average and 10 RBI in 15 games from the second spot of the lineup...Went hitless in four at bats in the Wild Card Game vs. San Francisco on 10/1. Mercer was designated for assignment by the Yankees on Tuesday. Positions: Shortstop and Second Baseman Bats: Right • Throws: Right 6-3, 210lb (190cm, 95kg) . Milwaukee...Went deep in back-toback games on 6/21 and 6/22...Led N.L. Mercer was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 29, 2012, with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Detroit Tigers activated SS Jordy Mercer from the 10-day injured list.
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