OUTJJ Bleday
OF ATH
Fri 7/12/24 4:18 PM

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

OUTJJ Bleday
OF ATH
Thu 7/11/24 12:09 PM

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

OUTJJ Bleday
OF ATH
Sat 7/6/24 2:12 PM

Bleday isn't in the Athletics' lineup for Saturday's game against the Orioles.
EDGE Analysis
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.

OUTJJ Bleday
OF ATH
Wed 7/3/24 12:47 PM

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.
EDGE Analysis
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 keeping Bleday atop the order for the time being.

OUTJJ Bleday
OF ATH
Wed 6/26/24 2:36 PM

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

OUTJJ Bleday
OF ATH
Tue 6/25/24 12:39 PM

Bleday hit leadoff for the first time this season in a loss to the Angels on Monday, going 1-for-4.
EDGE Analysis
Max Schuemann led off Saturday and Sunday against the Twins following Abraham Toro's (hamstring) placement on the injured list, but the rookie went 0-for-8 with four strikeouts in that pair of games. That led to manager Mark Kotsay shaking things up Monday, deploying Bleday in the leadoff role for the first time. While the slugging outfielder may not seem like the prototypical candidate for the job on the surface, Bleday does have a solid .335 on-base percentage, 10.7 percent walk rate and 18.4 percent strikeout rate that speak to a level of plate discipline befitting a spot atop the order.

OUTJJ Bleday
OF ATH
Sun 6/23/24 1:28 AM

Bleday went 1-for-3 with a solo home run Saturday in a loss to the Twins.
EDGE Analysis
Bleday knotted the score with his solo blast in the bottom of the first inning, though it proved to be futile when Minnesota put up seven runs in the following frame. The homer was Bleday's 11th of the campaign, establishing a new career-best mark. The center fielder has also posted a career-high 28 RBI, 22 doubles and three triples while scoring 35 runs and slashing .256/.341/.472 through 319 plate appearances.

OUTJJ Bleday
OF ATH
Wed 6/19/24 2:03 AM

Bleday went 3-for-4 with three doubles, two RBI and one run scored in Tuesday's 7-5 win over the Royals.
EDGE Analysis
Bleday is on a tear, going 14-for-27 (.519) with five extra-base hits over his last seven games. The outfielder's surge has him up to a .261/.342/.478 slash line on the year. He's added 10 home runs, 27 RBI, 32 runs scored, 22 doubles and three triples over 75 contests, but he's yet to steal a base. Bleday has matched or exceeded nearly all of his counting stats from 82 games last year as he continues to enjoy a breakout campaign.

OUTJJ Bleday
OF ATH
Mon 6/17/24 12:23 AM

Bleday went 6-for-9 with a solo home run, a double and two total runs scored as the Athletics lost both games of Sunday's doubleheader versus the Twins.
EDGE Analysis
Bleday's best performance was in the nightcap, when he went 4-for-5 with his homer. The outfielder had been warming up after a slow start to June -- he now has multiple hits in four of his last six games. He's at a .254/.337/.462 slash line with 10 homers, 25 RBI, 31 runs scored and no stolen bases through 74 contests this season.

OUTJJ Bleday
OF ATH
Thu 6/13/24 12:32 PM

Bleday went 2-for-4 with a walk and a run in a loss to the Padres on Wednesday.
EDGE Analysis
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.