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Mason Black
Kansas City Royals
RP · #47 · Bats R · Throws R · 6'3" · 228 lb · Age 26 · 3 yrs in MLB
2026 grade
5.9
- Runs prevented
- −7.0
- IP · ERA
- 31.1 · 4.31
- K · BB
- 19 · 20
- Rank
- Not qualified
What the grade is made of
Runs each part saves or costs against an average pitcher facing the same batters. Contact counts a quarter for how it turned out, because over a season that's mostly the fielders and luck.
- Strikeouts19 vs 32 avg−3.4
- Walks20 vs 12 avg−2.5
- Home runs allowed6 vs 4 avg−2.3
- Contact allowed (how it turned out counts a quarter)95 vs 92 avg+1.0
- Parks pitched in+0.3
- Hit batters2 vs 2 avg−0.1
2026 game log: pitching
Game grades need 3 batters faced; starts are ranked against starts, relief outings against relief outings.
| Game | Result | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Aug 26@TOR | L 0-3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 98.1 | |
| Sun, Aug 23vsDET | W 11-7 | 0.2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 2.2 | |
| Tue, Aug 18vsATH | W 4-3 | 3.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 64.5 | |
| Wed, Aug 12@LAD | L 2-4 | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 14.9 | |
| Fri, Aug 7vsCHC | L 4-6 | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 86 | 69.3 | |
| Thu, Jun 18vsSTL | W 14-6 | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 18.1 | |
| Mon, Jun 15@WSH | L 3-7 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | |
| Fri, Jun 12vsHOU | L 8-10 | 2.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 3.4 | |
| Wed, Jun 10vsTEX | L 4-6 | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 15.7 | |
| Sun, Jun 7@MIN | W 6-5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 84.3 | |
| Mon, Jun 1@CIN | W 9-2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 35.8 | |
| Sun, May 31@TEX | L 3-6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 71.5 | |
| Wed, May 27vsNYY | L 0-7 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 36.0 | |
| Wed, Apr 29@ATH | L 2-5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 58.0 | |
| Sat, Apr 25vsLAA | W 12-1 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 36.7 | |
| Wed, Apr 22vsBAL | L 6-8 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 23.9 | |
| Sun, Apr 19@NYY | L 0-7 | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 25.5 |
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