JOC PEDERSON NEWS

Pederson hits an early homer as the Diamondbacks blank the Brewers 5-0

Joc Pederson, Jose Herrera and Ketel Marte homered, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-0 to maintain their position in the NL wild-card standings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Idle versus southpaw Pederson is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rockies.

Impact Pederson will hit the bench for the series finale while the Rockies send southpaw Austin Gomber to the hill. Randal Grichuk (lower body) will replace Pederson in the lineup as Arizona's designated hitter.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Judge is awesome. So is Ohtani. But it's the balanced Diamondbacks who have MLB's best offense

Aaron Judge is mashing homers at an astounding pace for the New York Yankees

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Takes seat against lefty Pederson is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.

Impact The lefty-hitting Pederson will take a seat for the series finale while the Brewers send southpaw DL Hall to the bump. Josh Bell will get the starting nod at designated hitter in Pederson's stead.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

On bench against southpaw Pederson is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers.

Impact Lefty Cody Bradford is on the bench for the Rangers, so the lefty-hitting Pederson will head to the bench in the series finale. Pederson's absence will clear the way for Josh Bell to pick up a start as Arizona's designated hitter.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Swats homer in win Pederson went 1-for-2 with a solo home run, a walk and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 6-0 win over the Rangers.

Impact Pederson has gone 21 games without a multi-hit effort, but he's gotten on base well by drawing 14 walks in that span. The 32-year-old's solo shot Tuesday opened the scoring and gave Arizona all it needed for the win. Pederson is up to 22 homers, 61 RBI, 58 runs scored, six stolen bases and a .282/.404/.536 slash line over 404 plate appearances in his standard strong-side platoon role at designated hitter.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Walker hits 2 homers, Gallen dominates on mound and the D-backs beat the Rangers 6-0

Christian Walker hit a pair of homers, Zac Gallen threw five dominant innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Texas Rangers 6-0

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hitting bench against lefty Pederson isn't in Arizona's lineup for Saturday's game versus the Astros.

Impact The left-handed bat of Pederson will stay put in the dugout Saturday with southpaw Yusei Kikuchi set to start on the hill for Houston. Ketel Marte will instead serve as the Snakes' designated hitter, opening up second base for Kevin Newman.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Idle vs. lefty Pederson is absent from Friday's lineup against Houston.

Impact The Astros are sending southpaw Framber Valdez to the mound, so the lefty-hitting Pederson will begin Friday's contest in the dugout. Since the All-Star break, Pederson has slashed .298/.459/.606 with 22 runs scored, eight home runs and 21 RBI across 122 plate appearances. Ketel Marte will serve as the designated hitter while Kevin Newman gets the start at second base.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Out versus left-hander Pederson is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest in San Francisco.

Impact It's tough left-hander on the hill for the Giants in this one, so the left-handed hitting Pederson will grab a seat. Switch-hitting Josh Bell will get the start at designated hitter for the Diamondbacks.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting against southpaw Pederson is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.

Impact The lefty-hitting Pederson will take a seat for the second time in the series while the Dodgers send another southpaw (Justin Wrobleski) to the hill. Randal Grichuk will fill in for Pederson as Arizona's designated hitter.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting against LHP Pederson is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Dodgers.

Impact Pederson will dodge a matchup with southpaw Clayton Kershaw on Friday, giving way to Randal Grichuk at DH. Pederson has a .947 OPS with 21 home runs this season.

AUGUST 30, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Out against left-hander Pederson is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest against the Mets.

Impact It's a lefty in David Peterson on the hill for the Mets, so the left-handed hitting Pederson will begin the series finale on the bench. Randal Grichuk is at designated hitter and batting second for Arizona.

AUGUST 29, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Goes yard in win Pederson went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI in Wednesday's 8-5 win over the Mets.

Impact Pederson bopped a two-run home run in the third inning, his 21st long ball of the season. The lefty-swinging outfielder/DH has made a career out of mashing right-handers, posting a career .846 OPS off them, but Carroll has exceeded that in 2024 (.961).

AUGUST 29, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting against lefty Pederson is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Mets.

Impact Heading into Tuesday's game, Pederson has appeared in the last seven games, going 5-for-21 with a home run and seven walks. However, with left-hander Sean Manaea on the mound for the Mets, Pederson will begin the game on the bench. In his designated hitter spot, Randal Grichuk has the start and is batting fifth.

AUGUST 27, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Brayan Bello strikes out Joc Pederson | 08/23/2024 Brayan Bello gets Joc Pederson swinging to end the top of the 5th inning

AUGUST 24, 2024 • MLB.COM

RBIs in five straight Pederson went 1-for-2 with a walk, an RBI and a stolen base in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Marlins.

Impact Pederson made Miami starter Edward Cabrera pay for a first-inning balk, which advanced Corbin Carroll to second base, with a run-scoring single to put the Diamondbacks on top early. It was the fifth consecutive game with a run driven in for Pederson. He later stole his sixth base of the season, tying the career high set in 2016.

AUGUST 21, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Corbin Carroll homers as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Miami Marlins 3-1

Corbin Carroll and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. homered to help Eduardo Rodriguez and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Miami Marlins 3-1

AUGUST 21, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Swats homer in win Pederson went 1-for-3 with a walk, a solo home run and an additional run scored in Monday's 9-6 win over the Marlins.

Impact Pederson swatted his 20th home run of the season in the fifth inning, giving him at least one RBI in four consecutive game. The lefty-swinging designated hitter is turning in a strong second half, posting a line of .356/.500/.780 over 23 games since returning from the All-Star break.

AUGUST 20, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Del Castillo continues torrid start with grand slam and 6 RBIs as Diamondbacks beat Marlins 9-6

Rookie Adrian Del Castillo hit his first career grand slam and drove in six runs to help the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Miami Marlins 9-6

AUGUST 20, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pederson celebrates a decade of Major League service time ST. PETERSBURG -- Joc Pederson strolled into the Tropicana Field clubhouse at about 11 a.m. ET on Sunday and was immediately greeted by a sh...

AUGUST 19, 2024 • MLB.COM

Carlson hits RBI single in 12th and Rays outlast Diamondbacks 8-7 after blowing 6-run lead

Dylan Carlson hit an RBI single in the 12th inning and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-7 to complete a three-game sweep after blowing a six-run lead

AUGUST 18, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sitting Sunday Pederson is absent from Sunday's lineup against Tampa Bay.

Impact Despite right-hander Drew Rasmussen taking the mound for the Rays in Sunday's series finale, the lefty-hitting Pederson will begin the contest in the dugout. Since the All-Star break, Pederson is slashing .345/.478/.745 with 13 runs scored, six home runs and 16 RBI across 71 plate appearances. Randal Grichuk will serve as the designated hitter and bat sixth.

AUGUST 18, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Jonny DeLuca scores on error in the 9th, Rays beat Diamondbacks 5-4

Jonny DeLuca scored on an error in the ninth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays beat Arizona 5-4 on Friday night to end the Diamondbacks’ season-high winning streak at six games

AUGUST 17, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS