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Zack Short
Zack Short
Rochester Red Wings • Shortstop
Age 30 • 5' 10" • 180 lb
Bats: R • Throws: R
MLB Debut: 2021-04-21
Born: Kingston , NY • USA
Draft: 2016
2025 Stats
G
22
AB
50
H
11
HR
2
RBI
7
R
9
SB
0
AVG
.220
OBP
.291
SLG
.380
OPS
.671
Career Stats
G
243
AB
506
H
87
HR
15
RBI
67
R
60
SB
10
AVG
.172
OBP
.271
SLG
.296
OPS
.567
Year-by-Year Hitting
Year Team GPAABH HRRBISB AVGOBPSLGOPSAwards
2021 DET 61 184 156 22 6 20 2 .141 .239 .282 .521
2022 DET 6 13 9 2 1 .000 .154 .000 .154
2023 DET 112 253 221 45 7 33 5 .204 .292 .339 .631
2024 Total 42 88 70 9 5 2 .129 .282 .171 .453
2025 HOU 22 56 50 11 2 7 .220 .291 .380 .671
Spring Training
Hitting
YearTeamGPAABHHRRBISBAVGOBPSLGOPS
2017 CHC 233 .000.000.000.000
2018 CHC 422 .000.000.000.000
2019 CHC 2133265 23 .192.364.269.633
2020 CHC 1528214 13 .190.393.333.726
2021 DET 1726195 141 .263.462.5791.041
2022 DET 71091 21 .111.200.111.311
2023 DET 2053439 22 .209.358.372.730
2024 NYM 18474012 183 .300.404.475.879
2025 HOU 1839334 243 .121.256.364.620
2026 NYY 1325185 1 .278.480.333.813
Game Logs
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Hitting
Date Opponent AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB SO
2025-07-30 vs WSH 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
2025-07-29 vs WSH 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2025-07-28 vs WSH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-07-27 vs ATH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-07-26 vs ATH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
2025-07-25 vs ATH 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 2
2025-07-24 vs ATH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-07-23 @ AZ 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2025-07-22 @ AZ 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2025-07-21 @ AZ 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2025-07-20 @ SEA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-07-19 @ SEA 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
2025-07-13 vs TEX 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1
2025-07-12 vs TEX 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2025-07-09 vs CLE 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2025-07-08 vs CLE 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
2025-07-07 vs CLE 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2025-07-06 @ LAD 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 0
2025-07-05 @ LAD 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1
2025-07-04 @ LAD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2025-07-03 @ COL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-07-02 @ COL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Transactions
Entire history • newest first.
2026-03-24
New York Yankees traded 3B Zack Short to Washington Nationals for cash.
2025-12-12
New York Yankees signed free agent 3B Zack Short to a minor league contract.
2025-08-04
Houston Astros sent 3B Zack Short outright to Sugar Land Space Cowboys.
2025-08-01
Houston Astros designated 3B Zack Short for assignment.
2025-07-02
Houston Astros selected the contract of 3B Zack Short from Sugar Land Space Cowboys.
2025-01-06
Houston Astros signed free agent 3B Zack Short to a minor league contract.
2025-01-06
3B Zack Short roster status changed by Houston Astros.
2024-07-27
Atlanta Braves sent SS Zack Short outright to Gwinnett Stripers.
2024-07-25
Atlanta Braves designated SS Zack Short for assignment.
2024-05-10
Atlanta Braves activated SS Zack Short.
2024-05-09
Boston Red Sox traded SS Zack Short to Atlanta Braves for cash.
2024-05-08
Boston Red Sox designated SS Zack Short for assignment.
2024-05-02
Boston Red Sox activated SS Zack Short.
2024-05-01
New York Mets traded SS Zack Short to Boston Red Sox for cash.
2024-04-26
New York Mets designated SS Zack Short for assignment.
2024-03-26
SS Zack Short changed number to 21.
2023-11-06
New York Mets claimed SS Zack Short off waivers from Detroit Tigers.
2023-04-29
Detroit Tigers recalled SS Zack Short from Toledo Mud Hens.
2023-03-27
Detroit Tigers optioned SS Zack Short to Toledo Mud Hens.
2022-10-06
Detroit Tigers recalled SS Zack Short from Toledo Mud Hens.
2022-09-01
Detroit Tigers optioned SS Zack Short to Toledo Mud Hens.
2022-08-23
Detroit Tigers recalled SS Zack Short from Toledo Mud Hens.
2022-08-03
Detroit Tigers optioned SS Zack Short to Toledo Mud Hens.
2022-08-02
Detroit Tigers recalled SS Zack Short from Toledo Mud Hens.
2022-07-24
Detroit Tigers optioned SS Zack Short to Toledo Mud Hens.
2022-07-21
Detroit Tigers recalled SS Zack Short from Toledo Mud Hens.
2022-03-26
Detroit Tigers optioned SS Zack Short to Toledo Mud Hens.
2021-09-26
Detroit Tigers recalled SS Zack Short from Toledo Mud Hens.
2021-09-04
Detroit Tigers optioned SS Zack Short to Toledo Mud Hens.
2021-08-11
Detroit Tigers recalled SS Zack Short from Toledo Mud Hens.
2021-08-10
Detroit Tigers optioned SS Zack Short to Toledo Mud Hens.
2021-06-26
Detroit Tigers recalled SS Zack Short from Toledo Mud Hens.
2021-06-06
Detroit Tigers optioned SS Zack Short to Toledo Mud Hens.
2021-05-29
Detroit Tigers recalled SS Zack Short from Toledo Mud Hens.
2021-04-25
Detroit Tigers optioned SS Zack Short to Tigers Alternate Training Site.
2021-04-25
Detroit Tigers recalled SS Zack Short.
2021-04-21
Detroit Tigers recalled SS Zack Short from Tigers Alternate Training Site.
2021-03-16
Detroit Tigers optioned SS Zack Short to Toledo Mud Hens.
2020-09-28
Detroit Tigers recalled SS Zack Short from Tigers Alternate Training Site.
2020-08-31
Detroit Tigers traded LF Cameron Maybin to Chicago Cubs for SS Zack Short.
2020-03-10
Chicago Cubs optioned SS Zack Short to Iowa Cubs.
2019-11-20
Chicago Cubs selected the contract of Zack Short from Iowa Cubs.
2019-02-06
Chicago Cubs invited non-roster SS Zack Short to spring training.
2018-03-09
SS Zack Short assigned to Chicago Cubs.
2017-02-25
SS Zack Short assigned to Chicago Cubs.
2016-06-24
Chicago Cubs signed SS Zack Short.
Scouting Report
Statcast-style percentiles • Basenerd theme
Season 2025
Batting
xwOBA
16
0.241
xBA
14
0.175
xSLG
16
0.281
Avg EV
17
86.2
Barrel%
20
3.0%
HardHit%
50
39.4%
SweetSpot%
6
18.2%
Chase%
69
25.2%
Whiff%
34
29.4%
K%
18
32.1%
BB%
47
7.1%
Percentiles are computed within season pool • colors: blue (low) → gray (avg) → red (high).
Spray Chart
Hits only • Stadium overlay
1B 2B 3B HR
MLBAM-style coords scaled into stadium viewBox. Home plate baseline ≈ (125, 199). Stadium SVG: generic.svg.
Results by Pitch Type
Pitch # Usage% Zone% Whiff% AVG HardHit%
4-Seam Fastball 102 40.5% 53.9% 31.0% .182 45.5%
Sinker 34 13.5% 67.6% 13.3% .250 40.0%
Slider 33 13.1% 24.2% 27.3% .286 50.0%
Changeup 23 9.1% 17.4% 45.5% .667 50.0%
Curveball 18 7.1% 50.0% 0.0% .333 33.3%
Cutter 17 6.7% 64.7% 20.0% .000 0.0%
Sweeper 14 5.6% 42.9% 0.0% .000 0.0%
Splitter 5 2.0% 60.0% 0.0% .000 0.0%
Knuckle Curve 3 1.2% 66.7% 50.0% .000 100.0%
Slurve 3 1.2% 0.0% 0.0% .000 0.0%
Total 252 100.0% 48.0% 24.5% .220 39.4%
Results by Pitch Category
Category # Usage% Zone% Whiff% AVG HardHit%
Fastball 153 60.7% 58.2% 25.8% .194 41.2%
Breaking 71 28.2% 35.2% 15.4% .188 35.7%
Offspeed 28 11.1% 25.0% 35.7% .667 50.0%
Total 252 100.0% 48.0% 24.5% .220 39.4%
MLB Avg - - 50.6% 25.3% .245 41.0%
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