JJ BLEDAY NEWS

Keeps hot streak going Tuesday Bleday went 1-for-3 with two walks and three runs in a win over the Mets on Tuesday.

Impact One game after unloading for his 14th home run of the season and crossing 40-RBI mark, Bleday got it done with small ball Tuesday. The hot-hitting outfielder lifted his OBP on the season to .326 with his three trips on the basepaths, and he now boasts a .333 average and .956 OPS with five extra-base hits, five RBI and nine runs across his last 13 games.

AUGUST 14, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Homer, three hits in win Bleday went 3-for-4 with a home run, a walk and three RBI in Saturday's 8-4 win over the Blue Jays.

Impact Bleday hit a two-run homer in the first inning and was perfect at the plate until his final at-bat. It was the outfielder's first long ball in August, a month in which he has gone 10-for-33 while hitting safely in seven of nine contests. On the season, he is hitting .243 with 14 home runs, 41 RBI and 52 runs scored across 469 plate appearances.

AUGUST 12, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

On base twice in loss Bleday went 1-for-3 with a double and a walk in a loss to the Blue Jays on Friday.

Impact Bleday provided one of three extra-base hits on the night for the Athletics, hitting safely for the ninth time in 10 games in the process. The slugging outfielder is currently in an eight-game home-run drought, but Bleday still carries a serviceable .756 OPS on the campaign thanks to having laced over half (50) of his 99 hits for extra bases.

AUGUST 10, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Multi-hit effort in win Bleday went 2-for-4 with an RBI double and a run in a win over the Dodgers on Friday.

Impact Bleday's fifth-inning two-bagger, his 31st double of the season, plated Miguel Andujar to extend the Athletics' lead to 4-2 at the time. Bleday now has a five-game on-base streak and back-to-back multi-hit efforts, and all three components of his .241/.320/.441 slash line are comfortably career highs.

AUGUST 3, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Homers late in win Bleday went 1-for-2 with a solo home run in Tuesday's win over the Giants.

Impact Bleday entered the game as a pinch hitter in the fifth and came through with a solo blast to right in the eighth to extend the Oakland lead. It was just his second home run in July and his first RBI in just over a week, as he's struggled to get going at the dish for most of the month. The 2019 first-round pick is slashing .236/.316/.437 with 13 homers, 37 RBI, 48 runs, zero stolen bases and a 44:80 BB:K in 428 plate appearances. He's also tied for second in the American League with 30 doubles for the year.

JULY 31, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Homers late in win Bleday went 1-for-2 with a solo home run in Tuesday's win over the Giants.

Impact Bleday entered the game as a pinch hitter in the fifth and came through with a solo blast to right in the eighth to extend their lead. It was just his second home run in July and his first RBI in just over a week, as he's struggled to get going at the dish for most of the month. The 2019 first round pick is slashing .236/.316/.437 with 13 homers, 37 RBI, 48 runs and a 44:80 BB:K in 428 plate appearances. He also is second in the American League with 30 doubles for the year.

JULY 31, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting versus lefty Bleday isn't in the Athletics' lineup Tuesday versus the Giants.

Impact The Giants have left-hander Robbie Ray on the mound Tuesday, so the lefty bat of Bleday will be on the bench. Daz Cameron has the start in center field and is batting fifth.

JULY 30, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Idle against lefty Bleday is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Angels.

Impact Bleday will get the night off Saturday with the Angels putting southpaw Tyler Anderson on the bump. Bleday is slashing .233/.314/.430 with 12 home runs in 422 plate appearances this season.

JULY 27, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Getting breather against LHP Bleday isn't in Oakland's lineup Thursday against the Angels.

Impact With southpaw Kenny Rosenberg slated to start Thursday's game for the Halos, the left-handed bat of Bleday will stay put in Oakland's dugout. Daz Cameron will fill the void in center field and bat seventh.

JULY 25, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Three hits in win Bleday went 3-for-4 with an RBI double in Monday's 4-0 win over the Astros.

Impact Bleday has at least one double in five straight games, with his two-bagger Monday plating the Athletics' third run. The outfielder is 10-for-21 over his last five games after opening July just 3-for-38. Overall, Bleday is at a .238/.319/.438 slash line with 12 homers, 29 doubles, four triples, 36 RBI and 44 runs scored over 100 contests.

JULY 23, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Three hits in win Bleday went 3-for-4 with an RBI double in Monday's 4-0 win over the Astros.

Impact Bleday has at least one double in five straight games, with his two-bagger Monday plating the Athletics' third run. The outfielder is 10-for-21 over those five games after opening July in a 3-for-38 rut. Overall, Bleday is at a .238/.319/.438 slash line with 12 homers, 29 doubles, four triples, 36 RBI and 44 runs scored over 100 contests.

JULY 23, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Ends homer drought Bleday went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run and a double in Friday's 13-3 win over the Angels.

Impact Bleday has five extra-base hits over his last two games, but he hadn't homered since June 22 before taking Matt Moore deep in the sixth inning. Bleday also recently endured a stretch of 20 contests without a multi-hit effort. That's taken some of the shine off a decent year for the outfielder, who is slashing .232/.314/.431 with 12 homers, 34 RBI, 42 runs scored, 25 doubles and four triples over 97 games. He's yet to successfully steal a base in 2024.

JULY 20, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Ends homer drought Bleday went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run and a double in Friday's 13-3 win over the Angels.

Impact Bleday has five extra-base hits over his last two games, but he hadn't homered since June 22 before taking Matt Moore deep in the sixth inning. Bleday also recently endured a stretch of 20 contests without a multi-hit effort. That's taken some of the shine off a decent year for the outfielder, who is slashing .232/.314/.431 with 12 homers, 34 RBI, 42 runs scored, 25 doubles and four triples over 97 games. He's yet to successfully steal a base in 2024.

JULY 20, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Prolific afternoon in win Bleday went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a triple, a walk and four runs in an 18-3 win over the Phillies on Sunday.

Impact While Bleday didn't get in on the fun of the Athletics' eight-homer tally, the outfielder was a direct beneficiary of a couple of those big hits. Bleday crossed the plate on both of Brent Rooker's massive home runs, as well his seventh-inning sacrifice fly. Bleday would score his game-high fourth run of the afternoon on Seth Brown's ninth-inning single, exceeding his total in that category over the previous 19 games. Bleday's trio of extra-base hits were also particularly noteworthy, as he'd been mired in a 1-for-23 skid over the previous six games and had just one hit greater than a single in the previous 16 contests.

JULY 15, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Idle Friday Bleday is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Phillies.

Impact Bleday will get the night off Friday after making four consecutive starts in center field. In his place, Daz Cameron will lead off and play center.

JULY 12, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Laces timely double Wednesday Bleday went 1-for-5 with an RBI double in a win over the Red Sox on Wednesday.

Impact Bleday led off for the 10th consecutive game but hit safely for only the third time during that span. The outfielder has just one extra-base hit, Wednesday's double, during that span as well, leading to an abysmal .071 average and .209 OPS across 44 plate appearances. With Esteury Ruiz (wrist) already in the midst of a rehab assignment and therefore potentially close to activation, the Bleday experiment at the top of the order isn't likely to persist much longer.

JULY 11, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Getting breather against LHP Bleday isn't in the Athletics' lineup for Saturday's game against the Orioles.

Impact The lefty-hitting Bleday will take a seat on the bench as fellow left-hander Cade Povich toes the slab for Baltimore. Miguel Andujar, Daz Cameron and Tyler Nevin will make up Oakland's outfield while Bleday rests.

JULY 6, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Snaps brief slump Tuesday Bleday hit out of the leadoff spot for the fourth straight game in Tuesday's win over the Angels, going 1-for-4 with an RBI single.

Impact Bleday brought Brett Harris home with the final run of the night for Oakland in the sixth via a single, giving the former his 30th RBI of the season. Coming into the night, the talented outfielder had been mired in an 0-for-13 skid that had encompassed his previous three games, but that clearly hasn't discouraged manager Mark Kotsay from shifting Bleday back down the order for the time being.

JULY 3, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Resting Wednesday Bleday is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Angels.

Impact Bleday will exit the starting nine for the first time since mid-May in what amounts to little more than a well overdue off day as the Athletics wrap up their series in Anaheim with an afternoon contest. Daz Cameron will fill in for Bleday in center field.

JUNE 26, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Bleday leads Athletics against the Royals after 4-hit game

The Oakland Athletics take on the Kansas City Royals after JJ Bleday had four hits against the Twins on Sunday

JUNE 18, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Twins' late home run sends A's back to Oakland winless on 7-game trip JJ Bleday had a career-high four hits and Tyler Soderstrom had three hits including a home run, but Oakland lost for the ninth straight time...

JUNE 17, 2024 • MERCURYNEWS.COM

Former CWS championship teammates Bleday, Martin reunite for MLB matchup MINNEAPOLIS -- A’s center fielder JJ Bleday will never forget June 25, 2019. It was his final game as an amateur, capped with a dogpile on t...

JUNE 17, 2024 • MLB.COM

On base three more times in loss Bleday went 2-for-4 with a walk and a run in a loss to the Padres on Wednesday.

Impact Both of Bleday's hits were singles, but Wednesday marked his second straight game reaching safely on three occasions after a brief 0-for-13 slump that had encompassed his previous three contests. Bleday has pushed his on-base percentage back up to a solid .326 with his frequent trips on the basepaths the last two nights, and he's also carrying a 19.6 percent strikeout rate.

JUNE 13, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

JJ Bleday's walk-off blast lifts A's past Blue Jays JJ Bleday hit Chad Green’s first pitch for a leadoff home run in the bottom of the ninth inning Friday night, delivering the Oakland Athleti...

JUNE 8, 2024 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

JJ Bleday hits leadoff homer in 9th to give the A's a 2-1 victory the Blue Jays

JJ Bleday hit the first pitch of the ninth inning from Chad Green over the right-field wall to give the Oakland Athletics a 2-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays

JUNE 8, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS