Óscar Mercado
Óscar Mauricio Mercado
Born: December 16, 1994
Tampa, FL US
Primary Position: Center field
All Position(s) Played: 3B, LF, OF, RF, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 197
Draft: Round 2 (2013 June Amateur Draft, St. Louis Cardinals)
School: Vivian Gaither (FL) HS
Career: 2013-2024
Major League Statistics
Óscar Mercado has compiled a career batting average of .258 with 57 home runs and 345 RBI in his 1063-game career with the Cardinals, Johnson City Cardinals, Peoria Chiefs, Palm Beach Cardinals, Surprise Saguaros, Springfield Cardinals, Memphis Redbirds, Columbus Clippers, El Paso Chihuahuas and Oklahoma City Dodgers. He began playing during the 2013 season and has taken the field during the 2024 campaign.
 Cardinals |
 Johnson City Cardinals |
 Peoria Chiefs |
 Palm Beach Cardinals |
 Surprise Saguaros |
 Springfield Cardinals |
 Columbus Clippers |
 Memphis Redbirds |
 Oklahoma City Dodgers |
 El Paso Chihuahuas |
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Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | R | GULF | Cardinals | 42 | 186 | 163 | 18 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 39 | .209 | .290 | .307 | .597 | 50 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | R | APPY | Johnson City Cardinals | 60 | 274 | 245 | 41 | 55 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 26 | 7 | 20 | 37 | .224 | .303 | .306 | .609 | 75 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | A | MIDW | Peoria Chiefs | 117 | 513 | 472 | 70 | 120 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 50 | 19 | 23 | 61 | .254 | .297 | .341 | .638 | 161 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2016 | Advanced A | FLOR | Palm Beach Cardinals | 125 | 506 | 442 | 50 | 95 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 33 | 20 | 44 | 71 | .215 | .296 | .271 | .567 | 120 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 2017 | AA | TL | Springfield Cardinals | 120 | 523 | 477 | 76 | 137 | 20 | 4 | 13 | 46 | 38 | 19 | 32 | 112 | .287 | .341 | .428 | .769 | 204 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 2017 | Fall | AZFL | Surprise Saguaros | 22 | 102 | 87 | 9 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 18 | .264 | .363 | .322 | .685 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 32 | 119 | 103 | 12 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 23 | .252 | .342 | .320 | .662 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | 100 | 427 | 382 | 73 | 109 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 42 | 31 | 8 | 36 | 64 | .285 | .351 | .408 | .759 | 156 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 30 | 140 | 119 | 24 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 16 | 32 | .294 | .396 | .496 | .891 | 59 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Columbus Clippers | 45 | 203 | 171 | 29 | 37 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 23 | 32 | .216 | .327 | .392 | .719 | 67 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 49 | 190 | 167 | 25 | 47 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 28 | .281 | .363 | .449 | .812 | 75 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | AAA | PCL | El Paso Chihuahuas | 31 | 138 | 124 | 28 | 42 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 37 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 29 | .339 | .399 | .669 | 1.068 | 83 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Memphis Redbirds | 34 | 145 | 126 | 18 | 35 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 28 | .278 | .361 | .421 | .782 | 53 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City Dodgers | 15 | 64 | 58 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | .259 | .312 | .431 | .744 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | AAA | PCL | El Paso Chihuahuas | 16 | 71 | 61 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 16 | .213 | .310 | .443 | .752 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 822 | 3530 | 3136 | 484 | 810 | 162 | 23 | 57 | 345 | 262 | 94 | 285 | 590 | .258 | .330 | .379 | .709 | 1189 | 51 | 62 | 19 | 28 | 2 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | R | GULF | Cardinals | SS | 33 | 70 | 73 | 15 | 17 | .905 | 4.333 |
| 2014 | R | APPY | Johnson City Cardinals | SS | 60 | 93 | 148 | 33 | 27 | .880 | 4.017 |
| 2015 | A | MIDW | Peoria Chiefs | SS | 106 | 136 | 241 | 41 | 41 | .902 | 3.557 |
| 2016 | Advanced A | FLOR | Palm Beach Cardinals | SS | 81 | 143 | 232 | 29 | 48 | .928 | 4.630 |
| 2016 | Advanced A | FLOR | Palm Beach Cardinals | CF | 38 | 95 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .971 | 2.632 |
| 2016 | Advanced A | FLOR | Palm Beach Cardinals | OF | 38 | 95 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .971 | 2.632 |
| 2016 | Advanced A | FLOR | Palm Beach Cardinals | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2017 | AA | TL | Springfield Cardinals | LF | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 1.286 |
| 2017 | Fall | AZFL | Surprise Saguaros | OF | 21 | 54 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .983 | 2.714 |
| 2017 | Fall | AZFL | Surprise Saguaros | CF | 20 | 51 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .982 | 2.700 |
| 2017 | AA | TL | Springfield Cardinals | OF | 115 | 263 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .978 | 2.296 |
| 2017 | AA | TL | Springfield Cardinals | CF | 108 | 253 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .981 | 2.352 |
| 2017 | Fall | AZFL | Surprise Saguaros | LF | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 2017 | AA | TL | Springfield Cardinals | RF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2018 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | OF | 97 | 216 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .978 | 2.268 |
| 2018 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | CF | 89 | 202 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .981 | 2.315 |
| 2018 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | LF | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 1.429 |
| 2018 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | RF | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.429 |
| 2018 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | OF | 32 | 70 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .972 | 2.188 |
| 2018 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | CF | 24 | 57 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .966 | 2.375 |
| 2018 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | RF | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2018 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | LF | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 2019 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | LF | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.600 |
| 2019 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | RF | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.750 |
| 2019 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | OF | 28 | 70 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .986 | 2.607 |
| 2019 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | CF | 19 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .980 | 2.579 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Columbus Clippers | RF | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.667 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Columbus Clippers | CF | 24 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .982 | 2.292 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Columbus Clippers | LF | 16 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.188 |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | RF | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 2.500 |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | CF | 26 | 66 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .957 | 2.538 |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | LF | 14 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.714 |
| 2023 | AAA | PCL | El Paso Chihuahuas | RF | 7 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.857 |
| 2023 | AAA | PCL | El Paso Chihuahuas | LF | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 |
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Memphis Redbirds | CF | 32 | 83 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .988 | 2.656 |
| 2023 | AAA | PCL | El Paso Chihuahuas | CF | 18 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.722 |
| 2023 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City Dodgers | RF | 12 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .929 | 2.167 |
| 2023 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City Dodgers | CF | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Memphis Redbirds | LF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2024 | AAA | PCL | El Paso Chihuahuas | LF | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| Totals | 1063 | 2249 | 733 | 158 | 139 | .950 | 2.805 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | R | Gulf Coast League | Cardinals | SLN | June 26, 2013 | August 28, 2013 |
| 2014 | R | Appalachian League | Johnson City Cardinals | SLN | June 19, 2014 | August 29, 2014 |
| 2015 | A | Midwest League | Peoria Chiefs | SLN | April 9, 2015 | September 2, 2015 |
| 2016 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Palm Beach Cardinals | SLN | April 7, 2016 | September 4, 2016 |
| 2017 | AA | Texas League | Springfield Cardinals | SLN | April 6, 2017 | September 4, 2017 |
| 2017 | Fall | Arizona Fall League | Surprise Saguaros | October 10, 2017 | November 16, 2017 | |
| 2018 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Memphis Redbirds | SLN | April 5, 2018 | July 30, 2018 |
| 2018 | AAA | International League | Columbus Clippers | CLE | August 2, 2018 | September 3, 2018 |
| 2019 | AAA | International League | Columbus Clippers | CLE | April 4, 2019 | May 11, 2019 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAA East | Columbus Clippers | CLE | May 4, 2021 | June 27, 2021 |
| 2022 | AAA | International League | Columbus Clippers | CLG | July 16, 2022 | September 28, 2022 |
| 2023 | AAA | International League | Memphis Redbirds | SLN | March 31, 2023 | May 16, 2023 |
| 2023 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | El Paso Chihuahuas | SDN | July 7, 2023 | August 20, 2023 |
| 2023 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oklahoma City Dodgers | LAN | August 27, 2023 | September 23, 2023 |
| 2024 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | El Paso Chihuahuas |
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