WHIT MERRIFIELD NEWS

Whit Merrifield's diving catch | 08/09/2023 Whit Merrifield lays out and makes a great diving catch to rob José Ramírez of a hit and potentially save a run in the bottom of the 1st

AUGUST 10, 2023 • MLB.COM

Gets day off Merrifield is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Guardians.

Impact Merrifield will get his first day off since July 1, joining Kevin Kiermaier (elbow), Alejandro Kirk and Santiago Espinal as the Blue Jays' reserve position players for the series opener. With Merrifield resting, Cavan Biggio will enter the lineup at second base while rookie Davis Schneider starts in left field and takes over as the Blue Jays' leadoff hitter.

AUGUST 7, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Lofts homer No. 10 Merrifield went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Friday's 7-3 win over the Red Sox.

Impact The Blue Jays hit five homers on the night, and Merrifield got things started by driving the first pitch he saw from James Paxton down the left-field line and into the seats atop the Green Monster. The 34-year-old has 10 homers on the season but five of them have come since the All-Star break, and Merrifield is slashing a scorching .354/.361/.570 during that stretch with two steals, 13 RBI and 14 runs in 20 games.

AUGUST 5, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Whit Merrifield's solo homer (10) | 08/04/2023 Whit Merrifield starts things off hot for the Blue Jays by crushing a solo home run over the Green Monster on the first pitch of the game

AUGUST 5, 2023 • MLB.COM

Whit Merrifield's solo homer (9) | 07/31/2023 Whit Merrifield clobbers a solo home run to left field, cutting the Blue Jays' deficit to 4-2 in the 8th inning

AUGUST 1, 2023 • MLB.COM

Shohei Ohtani headlines Ben Verlander's MLB team of the week

Shohei Ohtani had a historic week, crushing four home runs and throwing the first complete game of his MLB career.

JULY 31, 2023

Whit Merrifield's RBI single | 07/30/2023 The Official Site of Major League Baseball

JULY 30, 2023 • MLB.COM

Whit Merrifield's RBI double | 07/29/2023 The Official Site of Major League Baseball

JULY 30, 2023 • MLB.COM

Big game from top of order Merrifield went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, a second run scored and a stolen base in Friday's 4-1 win over the Angels.

Impact After swiping a bag in the sixth inning he took Jose Soriano deep in the seventh, giving Merrifield eight homers and 21 steals on the season to go with his .305/.354/.425 slash line. The 34-year-old moved up to the leadoff spot Friday, with George Springer shifting down to the five hole, and Merrifield could get a long look at the top of the order given his initial success.

JULY 29, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Whit Merrifield talks win | 07/28/2023 Whit Merrifield discusses his recent at-bats, the Blue Jays' performance and more

JULY 29, 2023 • MLB.COM

Whit Merrifield mic'd up | 07/28/2023 Mic'd up in the 2nd inning, Whit Merrifield discusses how it felt to be a part of trade rumors last year with the Royals and more

JULY 29, 2023 • MLB.COM

Analyzing Whit Merrifield's home run through bat tracking | 07/28/2023 The data behind Whit Merrifield's swing

JULY 29, 2023 • MLB.COM

Merrifield's solo homer (8) | 07/28/2023 Whit Merrifield belts a solo home run to center field, extending the Blue Jays' lead to 4-1 in the bottom of the 7th inning

JULY 29, 2023 • MLB.COM

Blue Jays move Whit Merrifield to leadoff and drop George Springer to fifth in the order Manager John Schneider moves Vlad Guerrero Jr. to cleanup spot, Whit Merrifield up first.

JULY 28, 2023 • TORONTOSUN.COM

Elevated to leadoff spot Merrifield is batting leadoff and starting in right field Friday against the Angels, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.

Impact Normal leadoff man George Springer has been dropped to the fifth spot in the batting order amidst a slump. Merrifield has earned the ascension to the top of the order by putting up a .968 OPS with five home runs and two stolen bases in July.

JULY 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Belts seventh homer Merrifield went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored and four RBI in Wednesday's 8-1 win over the Dodgers.

Impact His three-run shot off Tony Gonsolin in the fifth inning put the game out of reach and all but wrapped up a series win for the Blue Jays. Merrifield is putting the finishing touches on a huge July, slashing .352/.377/.592 through 19 games with five of his seven homers on the season to go along with two steals, 14 runs and 16 RBI.

JULY 27, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Whit Merrifield (4 RBIs), Jays take series from Dodgers Whit Merrifield hit a three-run home run and Yusei Kikuchi pitched six strong innings as the visiting Toronto Blue Jays earned an 8-1 victor...

JULY 27, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Whit Merrifield's sacrifice fly  | 07/26/2023 The Official Site of Major League Baseball

JULY 26, 2023 • MLB.COM

Bichette walks, Merrifield scores | 07/24/2023 Bo Bichette walks with the bases loaded, bringing home Whit Merrifield to extend the Blue Jays' lead to 6-3 in the top of the 11th inning

JULY 25, 2023 • MLB.COM

Whit Merrifield's four-hit game | 07/24/2023 Whit Merrifield has a fantastic day at the plate, collecting four hits in five plate appearances to help Toronto pull off a thrilling 6-3 wi...

JULY 25, 2023 • MLB.COM

Merrifield leads Blue Jays against the Dodgers after 4-hit game

The Toronto Blue Jays take on the Los Angeles Dodgers after Whit Merrifield had four hits against the Dodgers on Monday

JULY 25, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tallies four hits Merrifield went 4-for-5 with a run scored in Monday's 6-3 extra-innings win over the Dodgers.

Impact This was Merrifield's eighth multi-hit effort in 17 games in July -- he's batting an excellent (.355) for the month. That's also come with some power in the form of four home runs, accounting for a majority of his total (six) this season. The versatile 34-year-old's surge has him up to a .299/.351/.403 slash line with 42 RBI, 43 runs scored and 20 stolen bases over 92 contests. Most importantly, it's helped him stay in the lineup on a near-everyday basis of late, primarily at second base and in left field.

JULY 25, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Whit Merrifield's diving catch | 07/23/2023 Whit Merrifield lays out to his right and makes a great catch to rob Kolten Wong of a hit and get the final out of the bottom of the 2nd

JULY 23, 2023 • MLB.COM

Homers, drives in two in win Merrifield went 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's win over the Diamondbacks.

Impact Merrifield singled to lead off the bottom of the second and went on to score the first of two runs for Toronto in the inning. He then came right back in his next at-bat and crushed a hanging changeup from Zac Gallen over the left field wall to lead off the fourth, putting the Blue Jays back on top 3-2. The second baseman has been highly efficient at the plate this month and now has recorded two hits in five of his last seven games. Four of his six home runs on the season have also come in July.

JULY 16, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Blue Jays beat Diamondbacks off Whit Merrifield homer Whit Merrifield hit a tiebreaking homer and fill-in starter Chris Bassitt pitched six solid innings as the Toronto Blue Jays notched a 5-2 v...

JULY 15, 2023 • DEADSPIN.COM