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Keston Hiura

Keston Hiura #18

  • 2B
  • B/T: R/R
  • 5' 11/190
  • Age: 22

2019 Stats

AB AVG HR RBI SB OPS
142 .331 9 23 6 1.000

MLB Career Stats

AB AVG HR RBI SB OPS
142 .331 9 23 6 1.000

Keston Hiura Bio

  • Fullname: Keston Wee Hing Natsuo Hiura
  • Born: 8/02/1996 in Valencia, CA
  • Draft: 2017, Milwaukee Brewers, 1st rd.
  • College: UC Irvine
  • Debut: 5/14/2019
Keston Wee Hing Natsuo Hiura

Graduated from Valencia (CA) High School and attended the University of California-Irvine...His .442 batting average (a program record) and .567 on-base percentage as a junior last season led the nation (56g, .442, 8hr, 42rbi)...Was named 2017 Big West Field Player of the Year and First-Team All-Big West as he led the conference in batting average (.442), on-base percentage (.567), slugging percentage (.693), doubles (24) and walks (50)...Was a semifinalist for the 2017 Golden Spikes Award, which is given to the top amateur player in the country...Enters the 2018 season as the third-best prospect in the organization according to Baseball America...Hit safely in 37 of his 42 games in his first season as a professional between Rookie Arizona (14 of 15) and Class-A Wisconsin (23 of 27)...Began his professional career on a 10-game hitting streak, batting .405 (17-for-42, 3hr, 14rbi)...Hit safely in his first 12 games after being transferred on 7/19 to Wisconsin, batting .408 (20-for-49, 7rbi)...Finished last season on the Wisconsin disabled list (8/16-9/2) with a strained left hamstring...Produced a 52-game on-base streak as a sophomore in 2016, the longest streak in the country...Follow him on Twitter (@Kestdaddy).

2017

Selected by Milwaukee in the first round (ninth overall) of the First-Year Player Draft..... signed by Wynn Pelzer.
Year AB R H HR RBI SB AVG OBP OPS
2019 Stats 142 21 47 9 23 6 .331 .387 1.000
MLB Career Stats 142 21 47 9 23 6 .331 .387 1.000

Splits

Duration AB R H HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG
Last 7 Games 29 7 15 1 8 2 7 2 .517 .548 .966
Last 15 Games 59 11 24 3 13 6 19 5 .407 .470 .763
Last 30 Games 114 19 39 8 22 8 37 6 .342 .395 .667
Last 3 Games AB R H HR RBI BB SO SB
7/19 @ ARI 4 1 2 0 2 0 1 0
7/20 @ ARI 5 0 2 0 2 0 2 0
7/21 @ ARI 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 0
2019 Games by Position: 2B (37)

Statcast Averages

Year Team LG PA HIP Avg Exit Velocity (mph) Avg HR Distance (feet) Avg Launch Angle (deg)
2019 Brewers NL 155 92 93.2 404 15.1
MLB Avg - - - - 88.8 400 12.5

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News

7/20/2019 at 11:15 PM 7/20/2019 at 11:15 PM

MIL@ARI: Hiura drives in a pair with a single in 9th
7/20/2019 at 8:38 PM 7/20/2019 at 8:38 PM

Hot-hitting Hiura's defense a 'work in progress'
7/19/2019 at 10:10 PM 7/19/2019 at 10:10 PM

MIL@ARI: Hiura opens the scoring with 2-run single
7/19/2019 at 9:59 PM 7/19/2019 at 9:59 PM

MIL@ARI: Hiura makes great stop, throw to rob Walker
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