C Anastasio Meza #50
Nashville Firecats NALB
Age: 33 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/08/2025
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C ANASTASIO MEZA #50 - AGE: 33 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
136 503 140 35 2 15 79 51 104 .278 .349 .445 3 5.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 10 10 9 10
Gap 9 10 9 9
Power 14 18 13 14
Eye 11 13 10 11
Avoid K's 11 12 11 11
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 4
Errors: - 4 6
Arm: 7 2 2
Turn DP: - 2 -
Framing: 12 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 8 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 12
Stealing Aggressiveness: 10
Stealing Ability: 12
Baserunning Inst.: 11
Sacrifice Bunt: 5
Bunt for Hit: 2
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/13/2025 BRO Loss, 5-7 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
10/12/2025 BRO Loss, 2-8 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
10/11/2025 BRO Loss, 3-4 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
10/09/2025 @ BRO Win, 5-4 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
10/08/2025 @ BRO Loss, 0-5 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 1
10/05/2025 @ BRO Win, 8-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10/04/2025 @ BRO Loss, 0-8 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
10/03/2025 @ BRO Win, 3-2 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
10/01/2025 @ DUN Win, 5-2 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
09/30/2025 @ DUN Win, 10-8 7 1 2 1 0 0 3 0
PERSONALITY
Meza won't form an attachment to the city and lacks inner drive.
Birthday:01/03/1992
Born in:Lagunas de Nisibzn, LA
Nationality:Dominican
Height:5' 9"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$2,160,000
Signed Through:2025 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 105 Days
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:11 Years, None
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension:$4,760,000 total for 1 year
Drafted:2010, 3rd Pick in Round 5
NORTH AMERICAN LEAGUE BASEBALL 2025 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 136 503 140 35 2 15 79 61 51 104 .278 .349 .445 .794 .352 .167 137
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 129 562 5 0 0 13 0 3 224 52 3 2 60.0 77.8 5.52 5.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   177 53 14 1 6 24 25 22 29 2 0 2 .299 .379 .492 .871
Versus Right   326 87 21 1 9 55 36 29 75 1 0 3 .267 .331 .420 .752
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   75 20 6 0 2 14 9 6 15 0 0 0 .267 .321 .427 .748
May   84 16 3 0 2 6 11 10 21 0 0 0 .190 .277 .298 .574
June   80 24 5 0 3 11 11 12 18 0 0 1 .300 .398 .475 .873
July   82 21 5 0 2 14 9 9 15 0 0 0 .256 .330 .390 .720
August   84 30 9 0 3 15 9 4 14 2 0 3 .357 .398 .571 .969
September   88 28 7 2 3 19 11 7 17 1 0 1 .318 .371 .545 .917
October   10 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 .100 .308 .100 .408
All-Star Game   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Spring Training   47 13 3 0 3 7 10 6 13 0 0 0 .277 .358 .532 .890
Postseason   17 5 3 0 0 3 2 2 4 1 0 0 .294 .350 .471 .821
Last Year   481 136 16 5 27 82 72 36 92 4 0 7 .283 .339 .505 .844
2 Years Ago   319 87 8 0 12 39 32 16 63 5 0 1 .273 .305 .411 .716
Career   1352 382 60 7 59 210 175 104 273 12 1 13 .283 .337 .468 .805
Home   244 78 19 2 7 46 30 27 43 1 0 2 .320 .391 .500 .891
Road   259 62 16 0 8 33 31 24 61 2 0 3 .239 .309 .394 .703
Grass   503 140 35 2 15 79 61 51 104 3 0 5 .278 .349 .445 .794
Day   128 37 8 1 2 21 14 15 22 1 0 0 .289 .361 .414 .775
Night   375 103 27 1 13 58 47 36 82 2 0 5 .275 .344 .456 .800
As Starter   499 139 34 2 15 79 61 50 103 3 0 5 .279 .348 .445 .793
As Reliever / Substitution   4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 .500 .900
Pinch Hitting   4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 .500 .900
Close/Late   109 30 10 0 3 18 15 11 23 1 0 2 .275 .350 .450 .799
Inning 1-3   170 54 11 1 7 38 23 18 42 1 0 2 .318 .387 .518 .905
Inning 4-6   181 49 11 1 5 21 20 16 28 1 0 1 .271 .332 .425 .757
Inning 7-9   139 32 12 0 3 18 17 17 32 1 0 2 .230 .321 .381 .702
Extra Innings   13 5 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .385 .385 .462 .846
0 Outs   176 37 8 0 4 18 22 18 37 2 0 1 .210 .284 .324 .608
1 Outs   142 50 15 0 9 32 21 13 17 1 0 1 .352 .408 .648 1.056
2 Outs   185 53 12 2 2 29 18 20 50 0 0 3 .286 .365 .405 .771
Scoring Position   153 46 14 1 3 56 18 12 32 3 0 0 .301 .345 .464 .809
Bases Empty   249 63 15 1 7 7 27 23 53 0 0 3 .253 .324 .406 .729
Runner on 1st   101 31 6 0 5 16 16 16 19 0 0 2 .307 .412 .515 .927
Runner on 2nd   56 15 2 0 1 11 8 2 11 0 0 0 .268 .293 .357 .650
Runner on 3rd   10 4 1 0 0 5 1 4 1 0 0 0 .400 .571 .500 1.071
Runner on 1st & 2nd   48 17 7 1 0 17 3 4 11 0 0 0 .354 .404 .542 .946
Runner on 1st & 3rd   19 6 3 0 1 10 4 2 4 1 0 0 .316 .364 .632 .995
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 2 0 0 1 8 2 0 1 1 0 0 .222 .200 .556 .756
Bases Loaded   11 2 1 0 0 5 0 0 4 1 0 0 .182 .167 .273 .439
Two Strikes   229 45 11 2 4 18 22 25 104 0 0 2 .197 .281 .314 .596
First Pitch   69 20 3 0 3 12 8 0 0 0 0 0 .290 .290 .464 .754
Count 0-1   55 19 6 0 5 18 7 0 0 1 0 1 .345 .351 .727 1.078
Count 0-2   42 10 4 0 1 1 1 0 22 0 0 1 .238 .256 .405 .661
Count 1-0   44 12 6 0 1 11 6 0 0 1 0 1 .273 .283 .477 .760
Count 1-1   55 23 2 0 1 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 .418 .418 .509 .927
Count 1-2   72 14 2 0 1 5 5 0 29 0 0 1 .194 .205 .264 .469
Count 2-0   14 5 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .357 .400 .429 .829
Count 2-1   30 13 5 0 1 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 .433 .433 .700 1.133
Count 2-2   68 15 5 2 0 6 5 0 27 0 0 0 .221 .221 .353 .574
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 5 14 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   7 3 1 0 0 1 2 12 0 1 0 0 .429 .750 .571 1.321
Full Count   47 6 0 0 2 6 11 25 26 0 0 0 .128 .431 .255 .686
Behind in Count   169 43 12 0 7 24 13 0 51 1 0 3 .254 .266 .450 .716
Ahead in Count   95 33 13 0 2 23 17 26 0 2 0 2 .347 .488 .547 1.035
Batting Leadoff   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Batting 3rd   142 34 7 0 3 15 20 19 35 0 0 0 .239 .329 .352 .681
Batting 4th   258 80 23 0 10 51 30 23 45 1 0 3 .310 .372 .516 .887
Batting 5th   98 24 4 2 2 12 11 8 24 2 0 2 .245 .309 .388 .697
Batting 6th   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 9th   1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Low Leverage   182 49 13 1 5 12 26 21 37 1 0 2 .269 .350 .434 .784
Medium Leverage   192 52 8 0 8 32 24 20 41 1 0 3 .271 .347 .438 .785
High Leverage   126 38 13 1 2 35 11 10 26 1 0 0 .302 .350 .468 .819
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2015 Phoenix - NALB 23 8 8 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750 111 90 0.0
2016 Phoenix - NALB 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
2017 Phoenix - NALB 25 3 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .333 .333 1.333 1.667 359 447 0.1
2018 Phoenix - NALB 26 2 3 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 712 901 0.3
2019 Phoenix - NALB 27 7 7 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .143 .143 .571 .714 89 88 0.0
2020 Phoenix - NALB 28 7 7 3 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .857 1.286 257 299 0.2
2021 Phoenix - NALB 29 9 10 5 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 .500 .500 .900 1.400 305 371 0.3
2022 Phoenix - NALB 30 12 11 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 .273 .333 .273 .606 85 87 0.0
2023 Phoenix - NALB 31 131 319 87 8 0 12 39 32 16 1 5 63 4 3 .273 .305 .411 .716 114 120 1.7
2024 Phoenix - NALB 32 83 276 72 7 4 14 45 36 14 3 4 56 4 1 .261 .300 .467 .767 135 141 2.9
2024 Nashville - NALB 32 55 205 64 9 1 13 37 36 22 4 0 36 3 0 .312 .390 .556 .946 172 169 3.5
2024 Total - NALB 32 138 481 136 16 5 27 82 72 36 7 4 92 7 1 .283 .339 .505 .844 151 154 6.4
2025 Nashville - NALB 33 136 503 140 35 2 15 79 61 51 5 3 104 3 2 .278 .349 .445 .794 132 137 5.2
Total NALB 454 1352 382 60 7 59 210 175 104 13 12 273 14 7 .283 .337 .468 .805 137 143 14.1
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2010 Total - 18 23 109 48 13 3 1 28 44 7 1 0 8 15 4 .440 .479 .642 1.121 100 100 1.9
2010 Raleigh - A 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
2011 Raleigh - A 19 69 277 70 15 1 1 19 17 17 2 3 50 6 11 .253 .298 .325 .623 84 87 0.2
2012 Raleigh - A 20 69 169 49 8 3 0 21 14 15 0 1 36 2 3 .290 .346 .373 .719 107 105 0.6
2013 Hickory Creek - AA 21 85 307 84 16 2 2 47 40 16 4 2 59 8 11 .274 .316 .358 .674 86 89 0.2
2013 Middlesborough - AAA 21 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 171 188 0.1
2014 Stockton - A 22 71 131 37 5 1 0 13 19 19 0 2 22 1 0 .282 .368 .336 .704 104 106 0.6
2015 Woodbury Center - AAA 23 103 409 119 25 3 7 52 55 14 2 6 62 8 6 .291 .313 .418 .731 91 90 0.8
2016 Shreveport - AA 24 14 58 20 2 0 1 4 8 6 1 0 2 0 0 .345 .415 .431 .846 118 112 0.3
2016 Woodbury Center - AAA 24 88 372 105 16 9 6 56 42 22 4 5 49 5 10 .282 .325 .422 .747 92 91 0.5
2017 Woodbury Center - AAA 25 103 399 81 12 4 4 60 28 34 2 6 76 11 10 .203 .265 .283 .549 49 43 -1.7
2018 Woodbury Center - AAA 26 102 410 108 15 7 12 62 49 36 3 4 64 18 3 .263 .325 .422 .746 93 91 1.1
2019 Woodbury Center - AAA 27 103 403 125 26 5 21 76 68 40 5 6 58 12 4 .310 .374 .556 .930 146 145 3.9
2020 Woodbury Center - AAA 28 91 357 116 21 3 16 65 59 30 3 4 52 9 3 .325 .378 .535 .913 142 138 3.3
2021 Woodbury Center - AAA 29 118 429 110 17 1 18 71 68 53 2 8 65 15 10 .256 .335 .427 .762 115 110 2.2
2022 Woodbury Center - AAA 30 96 349 77 12 3 17 46 48 47 3 3 79 7 4 .221 .316 .418 .734 111 110 2.2
Total NALBAAA 808 3132 843 144 35 101 488 418 276 24 42 505 85 50 .269 .329 .434 .763 105 102
Total NALBAA 99 365 104 18 2 3 51 48 22 5 2 61 8 11 .285 .332 .370 .702 92 92
Total NALBA 210 577 156 28 5 1 53 50 51 2 6 108 9 14 .270 .329 .341 .670 96 97
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2025 Nashville - NALB 33 5 17 5 3 0 0 3 2 2 0 1 4 1 0 .294 .350 .471 .821 139 137 0.9
Total NALB 5 17 5 3 0 0 3 2 2 0 1 4 1 0 .294 .350 .471 .821 139 137
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2015 Phoenix - MLB C 7 1 19 0 0 19 0 1.000 22.2 7.54 +0.1 1.032 0 0 0 0.0
2016 Phoenix - MLB C 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
2017 Phoenix - MLB C 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
2018 Phoenix - MLB C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
2019 Phoenix - MLB C 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
2021 Phoenix - MLB C 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 -0.2 .000 1 0 0 0.0
2023 Phoenix - MLB C 70 69 528 59 5 589 2 .997 618.2 8.54 +0.8 .970 7 65 28 43.1
2023 Phoenix - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2023 Phoenix - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 Phoenix - MLB C 64 64 463 22 4 490 5 .990 585.1 7.46 -0.1 .965 5 52 8 15.4
2024 Nashville - MLB C 53 53 417 32 1 450 1 .998 473.0 8.54 -0.2 .965 4 64 12 18.8
2025 Nashville - MLB C 130 128 1010 52 5 1067 5 .995 1152.0 8.30 -6.4 .682 8 137 18 13.1
TOTAL C 329 315 2443 165 15 2621 13 .995 2858.2 8.21 -6.1 .876 25 318 66 20.8
TOTAL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
06/15/2010 Drafted in the 2010 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 3, 88th overall pick) by the Dayton Grizzlies, out of high school (Hauser; Hope, IN).
08/07/2010 Signed a minor league contract with the Dayton Grizzlies organization with a signing bonus of $70,000.
01/01/2011 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (10); Power: 1 (7); Eye: 3 (8).
04/19/2011 Injured (flu), day-to-day for 2 days.
05/31/2011 Injured (quadriceps strain), out for 6 weeks.
01/01/2012 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (12); Power: 2 (6); Eye: 4 (8).
07/27/2012 Released by the Dayton organization.
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (12); Power: 3 (9); Eye: 5 (6).
04/01/2013 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Quebeck Sky Chiefs organization.
07/15/2013 Wins the NALBAA SL2 Player of the Week Award.
08/05/2013 Injured (strained Achilles tendon), out for 2 weeks.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (13); Power: 5 (12); Eye: 5 (5).
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (12); Power: 6 (15); Eye: 6 (7).
02/12/2015 Was claimed off waivers by Phoenix while with Quebeck.
11/20/2015 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (12); Power: 7 (16); Eye: 7 (11).
04/04/2016 Named the #25 prospect in the NALB
04/19/2016 Injured (Thumb contusion), day-to-day for 6 days.
04/26/2016 Injured on 04/24/2016, diagnosed with a bruised wrist, will not miss additional time.
11/14/2016 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (12); Power: 8 (16); Eye: 8 (12).
06/09/2017 Injured (Bruised toe), day-to-day for 1 day.
11/12/2017 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (13); Power: 9 (16); Eye: 8 (12).
08/09/2018 Injured (Mild hip strain), day-to-day for 4 days.
11/13/2018 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (13); Power: 12 (16); Eye: 6 (9).
05/06/2019 Wins the NALBAAA SL1 Player of the Week Award.
06/04/2019 Was selected to the 2019 NALB Triple A All-Star Game.
09/14/2019 Wins the 2019 NALBAAA SL1 Platinum Stick Award at C.
09/17/2019 Finished 2nd in 2019 NALBAAA SL1 Outstanding Hitter Award voting.
10/17/2019 Wins the 2019 World Championship with the Phoenix Rattlers.
11/10/2019 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (13); Power: 12 (16); Eye: 8 (9).
05/31/2020 Was selected to the 2020 NALB Triple A All-Star Game.
06/26/2020 Injured (Strained oblique), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
07/20/2020 Injured (Bruised thumb), day-to-day for 2 days.
09/19/2020 Wins the 2020 NALBAAA SL1 Platinum Stick Award at C.
09/22/2020 Wins the 2020 NALBAAA SL1 Outstanding Hitter Award.
11/18/2020 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (13); Power: 14 (15); Eye: 8 (9).
05/31/2021 Wins the NALBAAA SL1 Player of the Week Award.
06/01/2021 Wins the NALBAAA SL1 Batter of the Month Award.
06/03/2021 Injured on 06/02/2021, diagnosed with a sore ankle, will not miss additional time.
11/17/2021 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (11); Power: 14 (14); Eye: 10 (10).
06/22/2022 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week.
09/06/2022 Wins the 2022 NALB Triple A Round 2 with the Woodbury Center Thunderbolts!
11/17/2022 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 13 (13); Eye: 10 (10).
08/19/2023 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 5 days.
11/15/2023 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 13 (13); Eye: 11 (11).
07/18/2024 Was traded by the Phoenix Rattlers to the Nashville Firecats, along with LF Tyler Philpot, in exchange for SP Broderick MacIlrevie and 1B Pat Dozal.
09/02/2024 Wins the NALB L1 Player of the Week Award.
10/22/2024 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,160,000 with the Nashville Firecats organization.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 15 (15); Eye: 11 (11).
04/05/2025 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Nashville Firecats development complex.
07/13/2025 Was selected to the 2025 North American League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/29/2025 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $4,760,000 with the Nashville Firecats organization.
11/04/2025 Wins the 2025 NALB L1 Platinum Stick Award at C.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 2B Rank
2025 35 9
Year RBI Rank
2025 79 9
Year SF Rank
2023 5 6
Year OBP Rank
2025 .349 10
Year SLG Rank
2025 .445 10
Year RC/27 Rank
2025 5.52 9
Year wOBA Rank
2025 .352 9
Year OPS Rank
2025 .794 9
Year WAR Rank
2025 5.2 6
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