Is married...wife’s name is Alissa...the couple has a son named Kash...Graduated from Kamehameha (HI) High School, where he lettered in baseball, football and track...was 2008 Hawaii State Co-Player of the Year in baseball...Attended the University of Hawaii...was a three-time First Team All-Western Athletic Conference selection and 2010 WAC Tournament Most Valuable Player...Was named 2010 Cape Cod League Most Valuable Player while playing for the Orleans Firebirds (38g, .341, three hr, 11rbi, 22sb)...His father, Kaha, played baseball at the University of Southern California...Younger brother, Kean, is an infielder in the Los Angeles Angels organization...Younger sister, Kiani, was an outfielder on the University of Hawaii softball team...Is a distant cousin of former NBA player Jason Kapono...Is a supporter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation...Enjoys fishing, hiking, camping and the outdoors.
2022
Hit .251 (108x430) with 65 runs scored, 24 doubles, four triples, 15 home runs, 47 RBI, 46 walks and 17 stolen bases, while reaching base at a .251 clip and slugging .339 with a 770 OPS in 134 games with the Brewers...Made 401 of his 497 plate appearances in 2022 against right-handed pitchers...slashed .277/.357/.489 against righties compared to .138/.266/.175 against lefties...Appeared almost exclusively as a a second baseman, making each of his 115 starts at the position...appeared in 1 game as designated hitter for the first time in his career...also saw one inning at shortstop, recording 3 putouts in the frame on April 15 vs. St. Louis (9th inning)...Appeared in his 1000th career game May 15 at Miami...went 2-for-2 with three walks in the contest with two runs, one home run, one RBI and two stolen bases...marked the second time in his career reaching base five times in a game (also: 9/1/20 at CIN w/STL)...Hit safely in a season-high 10 consecutive games from July 26-Aug. 6, batting .424 with nine runs scored, five doubles, two home runs, five RBI, four walks, one hit-by-pitch and one stolen base in that span...Hit .281 (54x182) with 30 runs scored, 13 doubles, nine home runs, 25 RBI and 22 walks with a .862 OPS over 64 games after the All-Star Break...hit only .227 (54x238) with a .695 OPS in 70 games during the first half...Hit a combined .364 (28x77) with 19 runs scored, seven doubles, two triples, four home runs, 10 RBI, 11 walks and six stolen bases between the eighth and ninth innings...On the 10-day Injured List from June 11-28 with a right calf strain.
2021
Signed as a free agent with Milwaukee on 2/5...Batted .272 with 14 HR, 50 RBI and 12 SB in 116 games...Made 108 starts, all at second base...batted leadoff in all of his starts...Was on the 10-day injured list three times: 4/10-4/22 (left oblique strain), 6/4- 6/17 (left oblique strain) and 7/2-7/15 (left calf tightness)...Was a Gold Glove finalist at second base along with the Cardinals’ Tommy Edman (winner) and Braves’ Ozzie Albies...Committed just two errors all season: 7/16 at Cincinnati and 9/15 at Detroit...Set career highs in doubles (32 - led team), HR (14) and extra-base hits (48)...Hit seven leadoff homers, trailing only Rickie Weeks (8 in 2010) for the most in franchise history in a single season...Had two-homer games on 6/1 vs. Detroit and 9/12 at Cleveland...Hit .067 (1-for-15) in the NLDS vs. Atlanta.
2020
Batted .265 with one HR, 16 RBI and 5 SB (led team) in 53 games with St. Louis...Made 48 starts, all at second base...Won his second consecutive Gold Glove Award...Led National League second basemen in total chances (190), assists (129) and double plays (29)...his .989 fielding percentage ranked third...Committed just two errors all season: 8/27 vs. Pittsburgh and 9/7 at Chicago-NL...Hit .389 (14-for-36) with RISP, which ranked seventh in the National League...Was responsible for both Cardinals’ walk-off wins in 2020, which came on 8/20 vs. Cincinnati (RBI-single) and 8/26 vs. Kansas City (bases-loaded walk)...Scored a career-high four runs in a 9-3 win on 8/19 at Chicago-NL (G1)...Tied career highs with four runs and four hits (5x) in a 16-2 win on 9/1 at Cincinnati...His only home run of the season was a leadoff shot off Trevor Williams in a 6-5 win on 9/18 at Pittsburgh (G1)...was the second leadoff homer of his career...Batted .306 (33-for-108, 1hr, 13rbi) over his last 30 games of the season...Hit .214 (3-for-14) with one HR and four RBI in the NL Wild Card Series at San Diego...homered with four RBI in Game 2, an 11-9 loss...Signed as a free agent with Milwaukee on 2/5/21 after his club option was declined by St. Louis on 10/28.
2019
Led all Cardinals qualifiers in batting average (.285) and on-base percentage (.361)...Ranked 2nd on the Cardinals in multi-hit games (36) and three-hit games (8)...After the All-Star Break, ranked 5th in the National League in batting (.342) & 11th in on-base pct. (.409)...Batted NL-leading .366 (53-145) over 49 games from 7/1- 8/31, trailing only Houston's Yuli Gurriel (.376)...Led Major League Baseball with 10 bunt hits...Ranked 2nd in the NL behind Christian Yelich (.397) in batting in the 7th inning or later (.344)...Was one of eight MLB players in 2019 to record doubledigit totals in home runs (12), stolen bases (11), and hit by pitches (13)...Recorded 11 home runs and had 59 RBI, one homer shy and two RBI shy of his career highs. Marked third season with double-digit home runs and first since 2015...Swiped a career-high 24 stolen bases, the most by a Cardinal since Tommy Pham (25 in 2017)...Caught stealing for the first time vs. Arizona (7/14), ending a streak of 14 consecutive successful stolen base attempts. Was the first Cardinal to go 14-for-14 in stolen bases to begin a season since Vince Coleman (44-for-44, 1989)...Batted .288 (32-111, 3 HR) vs. left-handed pitchers, which would have ranked 8th in MLB among left-handed batters, but did not quality...Hit .309/.359/.479 (29-94) with nine extra-base hits in 28 games at the No. 2 position in the lineup...Recorded 26 two-out RBI, 3rd on the Cardinals and his most since 28 during 2014 season...Was first Cardinals second baseman since Tony Womack in 2004 (6 games) to hit safely in season's first 6 games; Red Schoendienst hit safely in first 9 games as 2B in 1955...Joined Albert Pujols (2006 & 2010) as the only Cardinals with a two-homer game on Opening Day (3/28 at Milwauke). Was his 2nd career multi-home run game and was part of back-to-back shots with Harrison Bader in the 2nd inning...Was one of three Cardinals (Harrison Bader and Marcell Ozuna) to accomplish the Beer Trifecta, homering at Busch Stadium, Miller Park and Coors Field during the season...Drew 15 walks in April, his highest career monthly total...Reached base safely in a career-high 20 straight games (7/5-8/1), T2nd-longest by a Cardinal (.409 BA/.481 OBP)...Scored 300th career run (2-for-3, HBP) at Cincinnati (7/18)...Doubled twice in the 2nd inning during the Cardinals ninerun inning at Pittsburgh (7/24)...Hit his 50th career home run at Cincinnati (8/16) while tallying a season-high four hits and scored three runs...Recorded extra-base hit in a career-high six straight games (8/27-9/2), tied for longest by a Cardinal (Goldschmidt & Ozuna)...Tripled in three straight games (9/1-9/3); the first Cardinal to do so since Luis Alicea (1992)...• Hit back-to-back home runs with Dexter Fowler to lead off the game at Colorado (9/12). They became the first Cardinals since Fowler and Tommy Pham to hit back-toback homers to lead off a game since 4/3/18 at Milwaukee...Missed final nine games of the regular season with a left hamstring strain suffered while running out a ground ball in the 5th inning at Chicago Cubs (9/19)...Recognized as the NL's "Best Defensive Second Baseman," "Best Bunter" (No. 2 behind Victor Robles), and "Best Baserunner" (No. 2 behind Trea Turner) by managers, coaches, scouts and executives in Baseball America's 2019 Best Tools survey...Was 5-for-20 with three doubles and four RBI in the DS vs. Atlanta, recording a double in each game he had a hit...went 2-for-4 and cracked a two-RBI double in the 9th inning for eventual critical insurance runs, before making a standout defensive play in the 9th inning of Game 1...doubled in the 10th inning and scored the game-winning run on Yadier Molina's walkoff sacrifice fly of Game 4...dropped a sac bunt and hit two-run double in the 1st inning of Game 5...walked and singled later in the game, going 2-for-3 with two runs scored... went 2-for-4 with a run scored in LCS Game 4 at Washington.
2018
Rawlings Gold Glove Award finalist at second base and won Fielding Bible Award as the majors top defensive second baseman...Led all MLB second baseman in ultimate zone rating (13.4), defensive runs against average (15.0), and 19 defensive runs saved (Fangraphs)...Hit two walk-off home runs (5/5 vs. CHI off Luke Farrell in 10th inn. & 6/2 vs. PIT off Richard Rodriguez)...Has four regular season walk-off home runs in his career. Three of his four regular season walk-off HR have come vs. the Pirates...Ranked T-8th in the National League with 14 hit by pitch, the second highest total of his career...Has been hit by pitch 50 times since the start of the 2015 season, 6th among National Leaguers...Collected four bunt hits, T-2nd on the Cardinals...Batted .317 (39-123) post All-Star Break, 2nd on the Cardinals and 11th in the N.L...Batted lead-off for first time in 2018 at ATL (9/19) & first time since 9/19/17 (batted leadoff 14 times in 2017)...Missed nine games on the disabled list with a left hamstring strain (8/26-9/4) suffered while running to first at COL (8/25)...Batted .362 (21-58) in August, T-4th in National League...Recorded his 200th career RBI at COL (8/24)...Collected 500th career hit vs. MIL (8/18)...Scored in 4 straight games vs. WSH (8/13-16)...Was 3-for-3 with a HR (#8), double and season-high 3 RBI vs. WSH (8/14) reaching base safely four times...Had 17 hits in July, including 15 in road games, ranking 3rd in the N.L...Logged four straight multi-hit games (w/ 2+ PA) from 7/57/7 and 7/10...Tied his career-high with four hits (last: 8/10/14) and homered (#7) at CWS (7/10), his first HR off a LHP in 2018, and a bunt single...Was 2-for-3 with a double, triple (3rd career game w/2B & 3B) & 2 RBI at SF (7/6). Was his 19th career triple, most by any Cardinal since 2014...Was hit by pitch twice vs. CLE (6/27), the second game which he was HBP twice in '18. First Cardinal since Jon Jay (2015). Ranked T-2nd in MLB in multiple-HBP games (Brandon Nimmo, NYM, 4).
2017
Played in 108 games, starting 99 games at second base. Missed over 40 games due to injuries ... Posted career-highs with a .285 batting average, .376 on-base percentage and 41 walks ... Led the Cardinals with 11 intentional walks, ranking T11th in the National League ... Was hit by pitch a team-high 12 times, his second-highest total, ranking T10th in the N.L ... Ranked 2nd on Cardinals with 16 infield hits and led the club with four bunt hits (T10th N.L.) ... Missed 11 games (5/27-6/6) with a left elbow injury and 24 games (6/15-7/13) with right tricep injury. Did not play the final six games of the regular season (back tightness) ... Batted .347 (35-101) in the month of August, ranking 9th in the N.L. in batting, T3rd with nine doubles and ranked 2nd on the Cardinals with 18 RBI ... Ran off a career-high 13-game hitting streak (4/23-5/8) batting .353 (18-51) during the run, ranking as the 3rd-longest hit streak by a Cardinal in 2017 ... Ranked T2nd on the Cardinals with 27 doubles, one shy of his career high (28 in 2015) ... Batted .358 (19-53) in Interleague contests with 3 HR, 10 RBI and a 1.080 OPS ... Batted .339 at Busch Stadium and .237 on the road ... Did not go multiple games without a hit from 4/17-5/19 and 7/30-8/27 ... Hit 2 of his 4 home runs during three-game series (8/25-27) vs. Tampa Bay with an RBI in all 3 games.
2016
Was the Cardinals Opening Day second baseman for the third straight season and played in 121 games...Led the team with a career-high seven triples, ranking T8th in the National League...Ranked T1st in MLB with three triples during the month of September...Hit two triples at LAD (5/13), the first Cardinals player with two triples since Colby Rasmus (5/27/11 at COL). Was one of 16 players in MLB with two triples in a game in 2016...Led all MLB pinch-hitters with a .400 BA (8-20). Hit a pinch-hit home run vs. ATL (8/6) off Roberto Hernandez, his 2nd career pinch-hit home run...Tied for the team lead with seven stolen bases and was a perfect 7-for-7 in steal attempts...Was optioned to Triple-A following the game on 6/5 vs. SF and recalled on 6/18. Batted .429 with 4 HR and 11 RBI in seven games at Memphis (AAA), including two multi-home run games and a walk-off grand slam vs. Colorado Springs on 6/9...Made his first MLB start in the outfield (CF) on 6/18 vs. TEX following recall. Made 79 starts at three different positions (69-2B, 7-CF, 3-LF) during the season...Hit safely in 12 of his last 18 games (16-64, 3 HR) and hit four of his five home runs on the season in his last 36 games...Had two three-hit games (4/9 at ATL & 7/29 at MIA)...Had game-winning RBI on a sac fly at SF (9/17) in the top of the 9th in a 3-2 Cardinals win.
2015
Played his first full season at the Major League level, appearing in 150 games, starting 147. It was the most games played by a Cardinals everyday second baseman since Fernando Vina played in 150 at second base in 2002…Hit 11 home runs to become the first Cardinals second baseman with back-to-back years hitting 10 or more home runs since Frankie Frisch did so in 1927-28…His 11 home runs ranked 3rd among N.L. second basemen and 60 RBI ranked 4th…Was hit by pitch a team-high 15 times, ranking 4th-most in the N.L…Recorded 10 game-winning RBI, the 3rd-most for STL and ranked T23rd in the National League…Tallied 100 hits for the second straight season and his146 hits ranked 4th on the team…Led the team with 25 two-out RBI with five of his home runs coming with two outs…Recorded a career-high 9-game hitting streak in May (5/17-25, .368)…Had a career-high 43 extra-base hits and 40 multi-hit games…Was 2nd on the team with 15 stolen bases…Batted leadoff in 51 games and reached base in 43 of those. Hit his first MLB leadoff home run on 5/27 vs. ARI…Walked a career-high three times vs. MIL (4/13)…Led MLB second basemen with 312 putouts, ranked 4th in N.L. in double plays (107) and had a team-high 19 defensive gems…Recorded a career-high 10 assists on 4/29 vs. PHI…Batted .318 in May with a .509 slugging pct. & five home runs (5 HR tied career monthly high, July 2014)… Hit his second career walk-off home run in the 14th inning on 5/3 vs. PIT (both walk-off HR have come vs. PIT)…Tied the game at 1-1 with a home run in the 13th 7/19 vs. NYM; the Mets won 3-1 in 18 inn…Hit his 2nd career grand slam in a 4-1 win on 7/27 vs. CIN…Batted No. 3 for the 1st time in his MLB career on 7/30 and went 2-for-4. Batted 3rd in 4-straight games (7/30-8/2)…Missed 4 games 9/8-11 with a left calf strain.
2014
Began the season on the Opening Day roster and played in 113 games in St. Louis. Played 18 games in Memphis (AAA)...Led team with 20 stolen bases, the most by a Cardinals player since Cesar Izturis (24) in 2008...Hit 12 home runs, becoming the youngest Cardinals second baseman to hit 10 or more home runs in a season since Rogers Hornsby hit 21 HR in 1921 at age 25...Hit first MLB home run, which was a grand slam, vs. KC (6/2) off James Shields. Became the first Cardinals player to hit a grand slam as his first HR since Jake Westbrook (2011), first second baseman since Felipe Lopez (2010) and rookie second baseman since Bo Hart (2003). Became the 12th youngest Cardinal to hit a grand slam (23 years, 236 days). Was the only Cardinals grand slam in 2014...Became the first Cardinals rookie since Colby Rasmus (2009) to tally 100 hits in a season...Batted .315 (23-73, 3 HR) vs. left-handed pitchers. Had 10 HR, 30 RBI and 14 SB in Cardinals wins...Posted 25 multi-hit games and two four-hit games (5/28 vs. NYY & 8/10 at BAL)...Ranked 10th in the National League with a .341 BA with runners in scoring position and 2 outs...Had 28 two-out RBI, ranking 3rd for STL and T18th among all N.L. players. Batted .296 (34-115) with 2 outs...Started 100 games at second base and turned 70 double plays, 6th among NL 2nd basemen...Was optioned to Memphis (AAA) 4/27-5/14. Hit .344 (22-64) with 3 2Bs, 2 HRs and 10 RBI over 15 games, playing at second base each game...Voted National League Rookie of the Month in May, leading all N.L. rookies with a .333 BA. Was the first Cardinals rookie to win the award since Brian Barden in April of 2009...Placed on the 15-day disabled list with left shoulder soreness on 6/22, suffered after a diving catch in the field. Played three games at Memphis on a rehab assignment 7/1-6 (5-11, .455), coming off the DL on 7/6...Stole two bases in a game at CIN (5/25) and was successful in each of his first 10 career attempts...Had a .567 slugging percentage in July (T8th NL) and five home runs (T5th NL)...Smacked home runs in consecutive games three times (7/8-9 vs. PIT, 7/11-12 at MIL, 8/31-9/1 vs. CHI/PIT)...Hit 5 home runs over 7 days 7/6-12 after returning from the disabled list (.333, 8-24, 5 HR, 8 RBI, 1.000 slug)...Hit first career walk-off home run on 7/8 vs. PIT after Matt Adams had done so the prior game (7/7 vs. PIT)...Tallied his first multi-home run game vs. BOS (8/7) and scored a season-high three runs...Played in eight postseason games (3 NLDS, 5 NLCS)...Hit three postseason home runs, the most in MLB history by a rookie second baseman...Hit a walk-off home run in Game 2 of the NLCS (10/12) off Sergio Romo, the 4th walk-off home run in Cardinals postseason history joining Ozzie Smith (NLCS 5, 1985), Jim Edmonds (NLCS 6, 2004) and David Freese (WS 6, 2011)...It was also the 7th walk-off hit in Cardinals postseason history...The walk-off home run was the 4th in MLB history by a second baseman (Alfonso Soriano, Jeff Kent, Bill Mazeroski)...Hit a go-ahead/game-winning home run in NLDS Game 3 (10/6) vs. LAD off Scott Elbert...Recorded seven extra base hits in the postseason, the most in Cardinals history by a rookie and the most by a NL rookie second baseman...His 15 total bases in the NLCS were the most by a Cardinals second baseman surpassing Tom Herr (14, 1985)...Tripled and doubled in Game 3 of NLCS (10/14), the first Cardinal with multiple extra base hits since David Green (WS Game 5, 1982)...Became the first Cardinals rookie to log an extra base hit in three consecutive postseason at-bats (Game 2 NLCS HR; Game 3 NLCS 2B & 3B)...His .724 slugging percentage was the highest by a Cardinals second baseman and the highest by a Cardinals middle infielder since Pepper Martin (.792 in the 1931 World Series)...Recorded seven hits and all were extra base hits.
2013
Began the season in Memphis (AAA), playing 107 games, starting 102 at second base, before being purchased by St. Louis on 8/16 where he would remain the remainder of the season and throughout the playoffs... Made Major League debut at Wrigley Field vs. CHI (8/16), going 0-for-3 while starting at second base... Picked up his first Major League hit at MIL (8/19), an infield single against Marco Estrada. Was 2-for-5 with two stolen bases... Posted consecutive multi-hit games 8/19-20 at MIL, getting a season-high three hits, including a double, on 8/20. Five of his nine career hits are against Milwaukee... Was a perfect 3-for-3 in stolen base attempts in the majors... Appeared in 18 games at 2B, starting 10 games. Was flawless in 65 total chances with 8 double plays turned... Batted .303 with 10 HR and 45 RBI in Memphis (AAA). Led the team with eight triples, tying the Redbirds single-season franchise record held by Stubby Clapp... Played in 107 games at Memphis scoring 68 runs, had 125 hits and was 20-for-21 in stolen bases attempts... Led all Pacific Coast League second basemen with a .974 fielding percentage, 504 total chances, 195 putouts, 296 assists and games played (102)... Ran off a 15-game hitting streak from 5/6-27, batting .429 (30-70) with 4 HR and 7 RBI during the stretch... Named 2013 Cardinals Minor League Player of the Year... Cardinals organization Minor League Player of the Month for May, batting .375 (39-104) with 4 HR, 8 RBI and 23 runs scored... Rated as the No. 3 prospect in the Cardinals organization by Baseball America... Played in seven post-season games throughout the NLDS, NLCS and World Series...was 1-for-6 with a stolen base in the postseason... lone hit came in the 8th inning of Game 3 of the World Series vs. BOS (10/26)...stole second base (Workman/Saltalamacchia) following his hit, making him the sixth Cardinals rookie to steal a base in the World Series (Pepper Martin, Willie McGee, Lance Johnson, Mike Shannon, Pete Kozma).
2012
Hit safely in 94 of 126 games played, and reached base safely in 104 of 126 games...ranked third in the Texas League with 150 hits...ranked among Cardinals minor leaguer leaders in runs (79, 7th), hits (150, T2nd), triples (6, T2nd) and stolen bases (21, 4th)...tallied 45 multi-hit games, nine games of three hits or more and two four-hit games (5/17 at Arkansas & 6/30 vs. Frisco)...named Texas League Player of the Week (5/14-20), batting .452 (14-31) with two home runs and seven RBI. Hit safely in all seven games during the week...compiled a 15-game hitting streak (5/14-31), the second longest on the Springfield... team and seventh longest in the Texas League, batting .343 (23-67) during the streak. Finished the month of May batting .333 (34-102)... selected to the Texas League All-Star North squad as the starting second baseman and went 1-for-2 with a run scored...led Texas League second basemen in games (123), total chances (649), putouts (262), assists (370) and double plays (111)...hit two lead-off home runs (6/10 vs. Arkansas & 7/29 at NW Arkansas)... batted .143 (5-35) with an RBI and two walks in nine Texas League playoff games...batted .324 (24-74) for Surprise in Arizona Fall League, earning selection to AFL Top Prospects Team...rated as the fifth-best prospect in the Cardinals organization for the second consecutive year by Baseball America.
2011
Played in 47 games, starting 46 at second base at Quad Cities (A) in his first professional action...Batted .335 (65-194), ranking tops among Cardinals 2011 draft picks...Recorded first professional hit in his first game, going 2-for-2 with a walk, sac fly, hit by pitch and two RBI...Hit first professional home run vs. Kane County (7/4), a solo shot off Yordano Ventura...Drilled three lead-off home runs during the season (7/13 vs. Dayton, 7/31 vs. Kane County and 9/1 vs. Clinton)...Finished the season on a 13-game home hitting streak (T9th MWL), batting .404 (21-52) with 13 runs scored during the streak...Reached base safely in his last 20 home games of the season (.475 OBP/.400 BA)...Had a career day going 4-for-4 with three runs scored and an RBI vs. Clinton (8/31)...Scored three runs twice (6/30 vs. Clinton & 8/31 vs. Clinton)...Recorded 21 multi-hit games out of 47 played, with seven three-hit games and one four-hit game...Reached base safely in 40-of-47 games played with a hit in 36 of those games...Started all seven Midwest League playoff games at second base. Batted .286 (8-28) with triple, four runs scored and an RBI...Went 2-for-3 in deciding Midwest League championship game vs. Lansing (9/17) scoring two runs and recording the game-winning RBI in the second inning...Rated as the fifth-best prospect in the Cardinals organization by Baseball America.
