Abdiel Llorent:
It is not normally easy to replace a Hall of Fame talent at a particular position, but the presence of Abdiel Llorent allowed for a smooth transition in left field for the 2010's era Pittsburgh Pirates. In 2017, long time left fielder Kangorou Yataro was 37 years old and only a shadow of his former greatness. That opened the door for a 22 year old Llorent. Gifted with a powerful, compact swing, and a great batting eye, the young Llorent had demolished AAA pitching the previous season and was ready to make his mark in the big leagues.
His rookie season was solid, if unspectacular, and he was worn down by the time the postseason started. Though Pittsburgh reached, and lost, the World Series, Llorent was horrendous in the playoffs. In 2018, the LF job was completely his, and his numbers improved. Once again, however, Pittsburgh lost the World Series, and Llorent contributed little in the postseason.
The following season was Llorent's breakout year, and his bat carried Pittsburgh to the postseason, where they defeated Memphis in the World Series, though Llorent's postseason was again less than stellar. Llorent rapidly established himself as one of the elite hitters in the game, blasting doubles and homers with dangerous regularity, while displaying tremendous vision at the plate. In 2020, Pittsburgh lost in the NLCS, but Llorent finally had a postseason to be proud of. In 2021, Llorent carried the Pirates to the World Series, but they fell in 7 games to Atlanta, though Llorent's performance was superb. An injury in 2022 prevented Llorent from participating in that year's World Series run, but he returned the following season to win the NL Silver Slugger Award, and the Pirates won another World Series.
Pittsburgh wouldn't win another World Series until late in Llorent's career. By then Llorent was on his way out, and only saw limited action in the 2033 postseason, although he did blast a pair of homeruns. He didn't play at all in the 2034 postseason.
Today, Llorent ranks 12th all time in doubles and tied (with teammate and fellow HoFer, Micheal Bruce) for 22nd in RBI.
Llorent's stats:
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Career Batting Stats
Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Teams
2017 125 306 72 20 0 12 57 53 60 63 0 1 .235 .361 .418 .779 PIT
2018 151 499 127 30 0 20 102 83 80 95 0 1 .255 .358 .435 .792 PIT
2019 134 457 144 41 1 33 119 88 89 73 0 0 .315 .427 .626 1.053 PIT,NL
2020 154 525 161 43 1 36 110 102 78 58 0 0 .307 .396 .598 .994 PIT,NL
2021 151 529 166 41 1 40 99 127 78 31 4 0 .314 .402 .622 1.024 PIT,NL
2022 127 394 118 33 0 24 82 83 57 22 2 0 .299 .388 .566 .954 PIT,NL
2023 146 536 180 58 1 30 127 101 77 33 3 0 .336 .419 .616 1.035 PIT,NL
2024 152 526 154 44 2 30 129 109 87 19 5 0 .293 .393 .555 .948 PIT,NL
2025 148 458 156 48 1 29 108 107 91 27 2 1 .341 .450 .640 1.090 PIT,NL
2026 119 399 110 30 1 26 105 82 64 32 4 0 .276 .376 .551 .927 PIT
2027 144 487 166 58 1 30 107 103 74 19 5 0 .341 .428 .649 1.077 PIT,NL
2028 152 539 188 48 1 42 158 100 69 25 2 0 .349 .423 .675 1.098 PIT
2029 151 522 179 49 2 34 120 119 79 31 3 0 .343 .429 .640 1.069 PIT,NL
2030 151 500 158 50 0 25 119 97 45 15 2 0 .316 .372 .566 .938 PIT,NL
2031 153 555 188 54 0 29 129 103 44 30 3 1 .339 .387 .593 .980 PIT,NL
2032 145 540 169 48 0 25 115 96 42 24 3 0 .313 .363 .541 .903 PIT
2033 139 516 181 56 2 20 113 93 40 32 6 0 .351 .397 .583 .981 PIT
2034 80 238 68 22 2 2 30 27 17 33 0 0 .286 .333 .420 .754 PIT
Total 2522 8526 2685 773 16 487 1929 1673 1171 662 44 4 .315 .398 .581 .978
Career Minor League Batting Stats
Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS
2014, AA 136 492 161 26 0 33 100 72 88 97 3 0 .327 .426 .581 1.007
2015, AA 101 361 103 17 0 22 54 66 70 60 1 1 .285 .396 .515 .911
2015, AAA 37 145 42 7 0 8 29 18 24 23 0 2 .290 .384 .503 .887
2016, AAA 138 565 158 44 0 27 83 101 96 111 3 2 .280 .382 .501 .883
2035, AAA 137 524 159 31 0 1 37 49 26 73 1 1 .303 .332 .368 .700
Career Postseason Batting Stats
Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS
2017 10 34 5 3 0 0 2 2 7 8 0 0 .147 .293 .235 .528
2018 14 50 9 3 0 1 3 4 5 8 0 0 .180 .255 .300 .555
2019 11 42 7 2 0 0 5 6 6 2 0 0 .167 .271 .214 .485
2020 7 31 12 2 1 1 6 7 3 6 1 0 .387 .441 .613 1.054
2021 11 44 13 7 0 1 11 10 6 6 1 0 .295 .380 .523 .903
2023 12 42 7 3 0 0 4 5 8 2 0 0 .167 .300 .238 .538
2024 5 20 8 2 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 .400 .478 .500 .978
2025 12 45 14 4 0 2 7 10 13 5 0 0 .311 .466 .533 .999
2026 4 18 3 2 0 1 1 3 0 3 0 0 .167 .167 .444 .611
2027 7 26 7 2 0 2 4 5 2 4 1 0 .269 .321 .577 .898
2028 7 27 9 4 0 1 7 3 2 1 0 0 .333 .379 .593 .972
2029 11 41 12 5 0 2 9 8 7 0 0 0 .293 .396 .561 .957
2030 4 17 5 1 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 .294 .294 .529 .824
2031 6 24 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .125 .160 .125 .285
2032 10 41 19 8 0 0 6 5 3 1 0 0 .463 .500 .659 1.159
2033 2 9 2 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 .222 .300 .889 1.189
Total 133 511 135 48 1 14 70 76 67 50 3 0 .264 .349 .444 .793
Player History
Drafted in 1st round, 3rd overall pick, by Memphis in 2014...
Injured on 8/29/2014 with a Strained Rib Cage Muscle, out for one week...
Traded from Memphis to Pittsburgh on 7/28/2015 (Going to MEM: P S. Corpuz. Going to PIT: LF A. Llorent, C A. Paz)...
Had first career hit on 4/5/2017, off Brian Perry (HAR)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/30/2017, off Daryl Mcelligott (HAR)...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/12/2019, hitting .429 with 4 HR, 9 RBI...
Was selected to the 2019 Allstar game...
Injured on 9/2/2019 with a Strained Posterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 2-3 weeks...
Won World Series with Pittsburgh in 2019...
Was selected to the 2020 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/18/2020, hitting .480 with 2 HR, 8 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/2020, hitting .394 with 9 HR, 31 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/15/2020, hitting .400 with 4 HR, 13 RBI...
Had 21-game hitting streak snapped on 9/22/2020...
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/2020, hitting .382 with 7 HR, 29 RBI...
Was selected to the 2021 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/21/2021, hitting .480 with 4 HR, 7 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/1/2021, hitting .393 with 3 HR, 8 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/8/2021, hitting .474 with 4 HR, 8 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/15/2021, hitting .318 with 4 HR, 9 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/2021, hitting .361 with 11 HR, 22 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/26/2022, hitting .500 with 6 HR, 11 RBI...
Was selected to the 2022 Allstar game...
Injured on 8/30/2022 with a Torn Rib Cage Muscle, out for 9 weeks...
Won World Series with Pittsburgh in 2022...
Was selected to the 2023 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/21/2023, hitting .419 with 3 HR, 10 RBI...
Had 23-game hitting streak snapped on 7/31/2023...
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/2023, hitting .391 with 5 HR, 26 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against San Diego on 9/21/2023...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/22/2023, hitting .520 with 2 HR, 9 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/2023, hitting .380 with 7 HR, 28 RBI...
Won World Series with Pittsburgh in 2023...
Won Silver Slugger Award in 2023, hitting .336 with 30 HR, 127 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against Harrisburg on 5/25/2024...
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/2024, hitting .416 with 9 HR, 32 RBI...
Was selected to the 2024 Allstar game...
Hit 3 homeruns against Rochester, driving in 8 runs on 7/16/2024...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/21/2024, hitting .348 with 4 HR, 11 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against Harrisburg on 4/1/2025...
Drove in 6 runs against Harrisburg on 5/22/2025...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/26/2025, hitting .444 with 3 HR, 13 RBI...
Was selected to the 2025 Allstar game...
Injured on 6/22/2026 with a Fractured Hand, out for 5-6 weeks...
Drove in 6 runs against San Diego on 8/11/2026...
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Portland on 6/6/2027...
Was selected to the 2027 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/11/2027, hitting .480 with 2 HR, 8 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/9/2028, hitting .440 with 5 HR, 9 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/11/2028, hitting .526 with 1 HR, 8 RBI...
Drove in 7 runs against Sacramento on 8/13/2028...
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/2028, hitting .376 with 6 HR, 36 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/5/2029, hitting .478 with 3 HR, 10 RBI...
Was selected to the 2029 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/15/2029, hitting .632 with 2 HR, 3 RBI...
Had 2000th career hit on 6/30/2030, off Craig Posada (HFD)...
Was selected to the 2030 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/21/2031, hitting .600 with 2 HR, 8 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/26/2031, hitting .533 with 2 HR, 9 RBI...
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Los Angeles on 6/10/2031...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/16/2031, hitting .520 with 3 HR, 10 RBI...
Was selected to the 2031 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/29/2031, hitting .579 with 3 HR, 7 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against Sacramento on 7/25/2032...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/28/2032, hitting .522 with 1 HR, 10 RBI...
Won World Series with Pittsburgh in 2033...
Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh on 2/5/2034 to a 1-year deal worth $900,000 per year...
Won World Series with Pittsburgh in 2034...
Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh on 2/28/2035 to a 1-year deal worth $300,000 per year...
Injured on 6/17/2035 with a Pulled Hamstring Muscle, out for one week...
Retired and inducted to the Hall of Fame in 2036.
Batting Leader Boards Appearances
AVG
2021 - .314 - 9th
2023 - .336 - 3rd
2025 - .341 - 4th
2027 - .341 - 1st
2028 - .349 - 3rd
2029 - .343 - 6th
2030 - .316 - 6th
2031 - .339 - 2nd
2033 - .351 - 3rd
OBP
2019 - .427 - 1st
2020 - .396 - 9th
2021 - .402 - 2nd
2023 - .419 - 4th
2025 - .450 - 1st
2027 - .428 - 2nd
2028 - .423 - 5th
2029 - .429 - 3rd
SLG
2019 - .626 - 2nd
2020 - .598 - 2nd
2021 - .622 - 1st
2023 - .616 - 1st
2024 - .555 - 3rd
2025 - .640 - 1st
2027 - .649 - 1st
2028 - .675 - 2nd
2029 - .640 - 5th
2030 - .566 - 6th
2031 - .593 - 5th
2033 - .583 - 7th
OPS
2019 - 1.053 - 2nd
2020 - .994 - 3rd
2021 - 1.024 - 1st
2023 - 1.035 - 1st
2024 - .948 - 4th
2025 - 1.090 - 1st
2027 - 1.077 - 1st
2028 - 1.098 - 2nd
2029 - 1.069 - 4th
2030 - .938 - 6th
2031 - .980 - 6th
2033 - .981 - 8th
Hits
2023 - 180 - 3rd
2028 - 188 - 8th
2031 - 188 - 7th
Doubles
2019 - 41 - 9th
2020 - 43 - 8th
2021 - 41 - 10th
2023 - 58 - 1st
2024 - 44 - 3rd
2025 - 48 - 4th
2027 - 58 - 2nd
2028 - 48 - 3rd
2029 - 49 - 5th
2030 - 50 - 3rd
2031 - 54 - 1st
2032 - 48 - 1st
2033 - 56 - 2nd
Homeruns
2019 - 33 - 6th
2020 - 36 - 5th
2021 - 40 - 1st
2023 - 30 - 4th
2024 - 30 - 8th
2025 - 29 - 8th
2028 - 42 - 5th
RBI
2018 - 102 - 8th
2019 - 119 - 3rd
2020 - 110 - 5th
2021 - 99 - 6th
2023 - 127 - 1st
2024 - 129 - 2nd
2025 - 108 - 8th
2026 - 105 - 8th
2028 - 158 - 2nd
2029 - 120 - 9th
2030 - 119 - 5th
2031 - 129 - 8th
2032 - 115 - 8th
Runs
2020 - 102 - 9th
2021 - 127 - 1st
2023 - 101 - 4th
2024 - 109 - 5th
2025 - 107 - 7th
2029 - 119 - 7th
BB
2019 - 89 - 8th
2021 - 78 - 7th
2024 - 87 - 7th
2025 - 91 - 10th