Matt Chapman
3B SF
Wed 5/24/23 10:09 AM

Chapman went 2-for-5 with a homer, three RBI, two runs scored and a steal in Tuesday's 20-1 victory over the Rays.
EDGE Analysis
Chapman picked up his second stolen base of the year in the fifth inning, matching his total from 2022, before swatting his seventh home run, a two-run shot in the ninth. Chapman has hit safely in four straight games, going 5-for-17 with two homers in that span. He's slashing .302/.382/.522 with 26 runs scored and 27 RBI through 207 plate appearances this season.

Matt Chapman
3B SF
Mon 5/22/23 11:00 AM

Chapman went 1-for-3 with a walk, a home run and two RBI in Sunday's loss to the Orioles.
EDGE Analysis
The third baseman drove a second-inning Dean Kremer sinker that stayed up in the zone over the wall in left-center field to give the Jays an early 1-0 lead. Chapman snapped a 28-game home run drought with the performance, a stretch in which he batted a meager .224 with only five RBI, but on the season he still sports a .301/.381/.514 slash line with six homers, 23 runs and 24 RBI over 46 contests.

Matt Chapman
3B SF
Fri 4/21/23 12:03 PM1 Comment

Chapman will move up to the cleanup spot for the Blue Jays in Friday's game versus the Yankees, Ben Wagner of Sportsnetreports.
EDGE Analysis
Chapman has been in the cleanup spot some against lefties this season but mostly has batted fifth versus righties. He'll flip-flop with Daulton Varsho on Friday, though, with the Yanks throwing righty Domingo German. Chapman is sporting a blistering .397/.461/.750 slash line with five home runs and 17 RBI.

Matt Chapman
3B SF
Wed 4/19/23 11:33 AM

Chapman went 2-for-4 with a double and a solo home run in Tuesday's win over the Astros.
EDGE Analysis
The 29-year-old seems intent on re-defining what it means to have a contract year. Chapman is slashing a blistering .415/.472/.785 through 17 games with nine doubles, five homers, 13 runs and 17 RBI, and his hot streak has him hitting consistently in the heart of Toronto's high-octane offense. His .489 BABIP isn't sustainable, but with Chapman striking out at a career-low 20.8 percent rate and sporting a 100th percentile barrel rate when he makes contact, his production so far can't be written off as purely a small-sample fluke.

Matt Chapman
3B SF
Tue 4/18/23 10:52 AM

Chapman went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 9-2 loss against the Astros.
EDGE Analysis
After Houston struck for seven runs in the bottom of the first, Matt Chapman put Toronto on the board with a solo blast in the second, marking his fourth homer of the season. However, the third baseman proceeded to strike out in each of his next three plate appearances. After totaling 23 hits and 15 RBI in his first 12 games, Chapman has just two hits and one RBI over his past four starts.

Matt Chapman
3B SF
Fri 4/14/23 4:04 PM

Chapman (illness) is back in the lineup Friday against the Rays.
EDGE Analysis
Chapman will start at third base and bat fifth versus the undefeated Rays and right-hander Drew Rasmussen after being scratched from the Blue Jays' lineup Thursday due to an illness. He boasts a ridiculous .489/.538/.851 slash line with three home runs and 15 RBI through 12 games this season.

Matt Chapman
3B SF
Thu 4/13/23 10:34 PM

Chapman (illness) is hoping to return to the lineup Friday against the Rays, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.
EDGE Analysis
Chapman was scratched from Thursday's loss against the Tigers due to an illness. After the game, manager John Schneider said he hopes Chapman can return to the lineup Friday. That leaves his status relatively unclear, though it's encouraging the third baseman wasn't immediately ruled out for an additional contest.

Matt Chapman
3B SF
Thu 4/13/23 6:31 PM

Chapman was removed from Thursday's lineup due to an illness.
EDGE Analysis
Chapman's illness will put Santiago Espinal in to start at third base and bat eighth Thursday. Chapman should be considered day-to-day for the time being.

Matt Chapman
3B SF
Wed 4/12/23 8:22 AM

Chapman went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Tuesday's 9-3 win over the Tigers.
EDGE Analysis
The third baseman continues his assault on big-league pitching, reeling off his third straight multi-hit performance and seventh in 11 games to begin the season. Chapman's fourth-inning homer off Matt Manning (foot) was his third of the season, and his AL-leading .477 batting average (21-for-44) also comes with seven doubles, nine runs and 15 RBI.

Matt Chapman
3B SF
Sun 4/9/23 11:42 PM

Chapman went 3-for-5 with a grand slam, a walk, five total RBI and a stolen base during Sunday's 12-11 win over the Angels in 10 innings.
EDGE Analysis
The third baseman helped Toronto overcome a six-run deficit with his first career grand slam during the sixth inning, and he followed up with an RBI single in the seventh. It's already Chapman's fourth three-hit effort of the season through 10 games, and he's hitting .475 and is tied for the league lead with 14 RBI.