WHIT MERRIFIELD NEWS

Swipes 17th bag Merrifield went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Sunday's win over the Twins.

Impact The veteran continues to enjoy a summer resurgence. Over his last 20 games, Merrifield is slashing .366/.430/.465, and on the season he's now up to 17 steals through 60 contests -- one more than he managed in 139 games last year.

JUNE 12, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Whit Merrifield's RBI single  | 06/10/2023 The Official Site of Major League Baseball

JUNE 10, 2023 • MLB.COM

Whit Merrifield's diving play | 06/07/2023 Whit Merrifield makes a diving catch and throws to first for the double play in the 1st inning against the Astros

JUNE 8, 2023 • MLB.COM

Whit Merrifield's RBI double | 06/06/2023 The Official Site of Major League Baseball

JUNE 7, 2023 • MLB.COM

Double, stolen base in win Merrifield went 2-for-3 with a double, two RBI and a steal in Sunday's 6-4 win over the Mets.

Impact Merrifield got the scoring started Sunday with a two-run double off Kodai Senga in the second inning before swiping his 16th stolen base in the sixth. Merrifield has been one of the hottest hitters in baseball of late -- he's gone 22-for-57 (.386) over his last 16 games, boosting his slash line to .299/.349/.392 with two homers, 23 RBI and 28 runs scored through 212 plate appearances this season.

JUNE 4, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Whit Merrifield's two-run double | 06/04/2023 The Official Site of Major League Baseball

JUNE 4, 2023 • MLB.COM

Varsho's two-run homer (9) | 06/02/2023 Daulton Varsho clobbers a two-run home run to right field in the top of the 9th, scoring Whit Merrifield and extending the lead to 3-0

JUNE 3, 2023 • MLB.COM

On base three times in win Merrifield went 2-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Thursday's win over the Brewers.

Impact After batting .372 (16-for-43) over the final 12 games in May, Merrifield had no problem carrying his momentum over into June. The 34-year-old's hot streak has pushed his slash line on the season to .295/.345/.388, and with 15 steals in 50 games he's on pace to reach the 40 SB plateau for the third time in his career.

JUNE 2, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Taking seat Thursday Merrifield is not in the lineup Thursday in Tampa Bay, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Impact It's a rare day off for Merrifield, who had started 17 of the previous 18 contests. Cavan Biggio will cover second base.

MAY 25, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Stays hot Tuesday Merrifield went 3-for-6 with one double, three runs scored and a steal in Tuesday's win over the Rays.

Impact Merrifield extended his hitting streak to five games, going 10-for-19 with a home run and two steals in that span. The 34-year-old second baseman has looked like his old self after a down 2022 season. Merrifield is now slashing .295/.345/.397 with two homers, 19 RBI, 24 runs scored and 14 steals (in 15 attempts) through 171 plate appearances.

MAY 24, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

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

The Toronto Blue Jays play the Tampa Bay Rays after Whit Merrifield had four hits against the Rays on Monday

MAY 23, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tallies four hits Merrifield went 4-for-4 with a two-run homer in Monday's loss to Tampa Bay.

Impact Merrifield was perfect at the plate Monday, highlighted by his two-run shot to put Toronto on the board in the fourth inning. He was stuck in a 9-for-43 (.209) slump since his last multi-hit game May 7. Merrifield is now slashing .287/.339/.387 with 11 extra-base hits and 19 RBI through 41 games.

MAY 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Measuring the stats on Whit Merrifield's home run | 05/22/2023 The data behind Whit Merrifield's home run

MAY 23, 2023 • MLB.COM

Whit Merrifield's four-hit game | 05/22/2023 Whit Merrifield goes 4-for-4 with a two-run home run in the top of the 4th inning against the Rays

MAY 23, 2023 • MLB.COM

Whit Merrifield's two-run homer (2) | 05/22/2023 Whit Merrifield crushes a two-run home run to center field, cutting the Blue Jays' deficit to 4-2 in the top of the 4th inning

MAY 23, 2023 • MLB.COM

Whit Merrifield's diving play | 05/21/2023 Whit Merrifield makes a nice diving play to retire Adley Rutschman in the top of the 3rd inning

MAY 22, 2023 • MLB.COM

Whit Merrifield's RBI single  | 05/21/2023 Whit Merrifield lines an RBI single to center field, driving in Daulton Varsho, to tie the game at 3 in the bottom of the 10th inning

MAY 22, 2023 • MLB.COM

On bench Saturday Merrifield is not in the starting lineup Saturday versus the Orioles.

Impact Merrifield will get a day off after he went 1-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts in the Blue Jays' loss Friday. Merrifield has operated as regular in the lineup this season and although he's batting just .200 since the beginning of May, he doesn't appear to be in danger of losing his starting role. Santiago Espinal will take over at second base and bat eighth against Baltimore.

MAY 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Whit Merrifield's RBI single | 05/15/2023 Whit Merrifield knocks home Matt Chapman with an RBI single to put the Blue Jays on the board in the 8th inning

MAY 16, 2023 • MLB.COM

Runs wild in Saturday's win Merrifield went 0-for-2 with two walks, an RBI, a run scored and three stolen bases in Saturday's 5-2 win over Atlanta.

Impact The 34-year-old got off to a slow start on the basepaths this season, but Merrifield seems to have figured out that stealing is easier than ever in 2023. He's now 11-for-12 on stolen base attempts through 32 games, including seven pilfers in the last seven contests thanks to a pair of three-steal performances. His .284 batting average and .341 OBP would also be his best marks since 2019, but he isn't yet showing much power, swatting just one homer with a .388 SLG.

MAY 14, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Whit Merrifield's RBI groundout | 05/13/2023 Whit Merrifield grounds out, scoring Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to get the Blue Jays on the board in the 4th inning

MAY 14, 2023 • MLB.COM

Collects eight steal Merrifield went 1-for-3 with a run scored and a stolen base in Friday's 3-0 win over Atlanta.

Impact He scored Toronto's first run in the fifth inning on a George Springer single, giving Chris Bassitt all the support he would need as the veteran righty tossed a shutout. Merrifield has shrugged off a slow start to the season, and over his last 20 games he's batting .311 (23-for-74) with one homer, eight RBI, nine runs and six of his eight stolen bases on the year.

MAY 13, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Whit Merrifield scores on error | 05/09/2023 Whit Merrifield reaches home after the Phillies make an error at first on a ground ball by Bo Bichette, giving the Blue Jays their third run

MAY 10, 2023 • MLB.COM

Homers, drives in four Merrifield went 2-for-5 with a home run and four RBI in Sunday's 10-1 victory over the Pirates.

Impact Merrifield opened the scoring Sunday with an RBI single in the first inning before extending Toronto's lead to 4-0 with a three-run homer off Roansy Contreras in the third. It's the first homer of the season for the 34-year-old Merrifield after he hit 11 in 504 at-bats last season. He's gotten off to a nice start with Toronto, slashing .291/.342/.408 with 12 runs scored, 14 RBI and seven steals through 114 plate appearances. While he's not likely to be a 40-steal threat anymore, Merrifield remains a solid multi-category fantasy option in the middle of a powerful Blue Jays' lineup.

MAY 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Whit Merrifield's RBI single | 05/07/2023 Whit Merrifield reaches on a infield single, scoring Bo Bichette to give the Blue Jays a 1-0 lead in the 1st inning

MAY 8, 2023 • MLB.COM