Whit Merrifield

Whit Merrifield is the kind of player that wins you over precisely because he wasn't supposed to be this good. A late bloomer from South Carolina who didn't crack the majors until his mid-twenties, he turned into one of the most quietly dependable guys in the game during his Kansas City Royals years — a three-time All-Star who led the American League in stolen bases three times and seemed to be everywhere on the field at once, playing second base, outfield, wherever you needed him. He's not a flashy superstar, but watching him grind out at-bats and swipe bags with that relentless, under-the-radar energy made him genuinely fun to root for. The kind of player every contender covets and every fan base appreciates once he's gone.

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Name (English)

Whit Merrifield

Name (Japanese)

ウィット・メリフィールド

Reading

うぃっと・めりふぃーるど

Born

January 24, 1989 (age 37)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Snake

Origin

Florence, South Carolina, United States

Height

183 cm

Occupation

baseball player

High school

Davie County High School

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• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A1%E3%83%AA%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89
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Tags

• South Carolina
• baseball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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