David Bednar
#53 Active2026 Fantasy Baseball Player Profile
Bednar’s 2025 season was a tale of two halves. After a rocky start in Pittsburgh that included a brief demotion to Triple-A to reset his mechanics, he returned to form and was acquired by the Yankees at the trade deadline to stabilize a shaky bullpen. The move to the Bronx rejuvenated him; he posted a stellar 2.19 ERA and struck out 35 batters in 24.2 innings as a Yankee, seizing the closer role down the stretch and into the postseason. His fastball velocity ticked back up to 97-98 mph, and his splitter returned to being one of the most unhittable pitches in the game.
2026 Outlook: Entering his final year of arbitration (signed for $9 million), Bednar is the unquestioned closer for the Yankees entering 2026. Bednar offers top-5 save potential in this lineup. If he maintains the control he displayed in the second half (0.93 WHIP with NYY), he will be an elite fantasy asset, though his early-season volatility in 2025 serves as a reminder that he can be streaky.
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Game Log
2026 Regular Season| DATE | OPPONENT | DEC | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP | PC | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | vs. Tampa Bay Rays | SV | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.43 | 1.03 | 11 | W 0-2 |
| Sep 16 | @ Minnesota Twins | BS | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.47 | 1.05 | 26 | L 4-5 |
| Sep 13 | vs. New York Mets | SV | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.55 | 1.03 | 18 | W 0-2 |
| Sep 11 | vs. New York Mets | SV | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.59 | 1.03 | 15 | W 4-6 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Colorado Rockies | SV | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.51 | 1.03 | 3 | W 3-5 |
| Sep 4 | @ San Diego Padres | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.53 | 1.04 | 14 | L 2-3 | |
| Sep 2 | @ Los Angeles Angels | W | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.57 | 1.04 | 20 | W 6-3 |
| Aug 31 | @ Los Angeles Angels | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.62 | 1.04 | 28 | L 1-10 | |
| Aug 28 | vs. Boston Red Sox | SV | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.17 | 0.98 | 12 | W 0-1 |
| Aug 21 | vs. Toronto Blue Jays | SV | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.21 | 1.00 | 16 | W 1-3 |
| Aug 19 | @ Baltimore Orioles | SV | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.25 | 1.00 | 12 | W 5-3 |
| Aug 18 | @ Baltimore Orioles | SV | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.29 | 1.02 | 8 | W 3-1 |
| Aug 16 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | W | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.34 | 1.04 | 28 | W 4-3 |
| Aug 11 | vs. Seattle Mariners | SV | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.42 | 1.06 | 19 | W 1-4 |
| Aug 8 | vs. Atlanta Braves | SV | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.47 | 1.06 | 25 | W 4-5 |
| Aug 7 | vs. Atlanta Braves | W | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.33 | 1.04 | 10 | W 2-3 |
| Aug 4 | vs. St. Louis Cardinals | SV | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2.38 | 1.06 | 23 | W 0-2 |
| Aug 2 | @ Chicago Cubs | SV | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.45 | 1.07 | 23 | W 2-1 |
| Jul 31 | @ Chicago Cubs | SV | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.53 | 1.08 | 11 | W 2-0 |
| Jul 28 | @ Chicago White Sox | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.59 | 1.08 | 17 | W 3-2 | |
| Jul 27 | @ Chicago White Sox | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.63 | 1.07 | 0 | W 9-5 | |
| Jul 25 | @ Philadelphia Phillies | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.63 | 1.07 | 4 | W 3-1 | |
| Jul 24 | @ Philadelphia Phillies | SV | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.63 | 1.07 | 9 | W 1-0 |
| Jul 11 | @ Washington Nationals | SV | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.70 | 1.10 | 11 | W 4-2 |
| Jul 10 | @ Washington Nationals | W | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.77 | 1.10 | 27 | W 5-3 |
| Jul 6 | @ Tampa Bay Rays | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.92 | 1.16 | 11 | W 5-1 | |
| Jul 3 | vs. Minnesota Twins | SV | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 | 1.19 | 17 | W 2-5 |
| Jun 28 | @ Boston Red Sox | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.09 | 1.23 | 33 | L 4-5 | |
| Jun 24 | @ Detroit Tigers | SV | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.27 | 1.27 | 12 | W 4-2 |
| Jun 23 | @ Detroit Tigers | SV | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 1.28 | 17 | W 4-3 |
| Jun 19 | vs. Cincinnati Reds | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.52 | 1.34 | 10 | W 0-5 | |
| Jun 14 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.64 | 1.38 | 12 | W 8-3 | |
| Jun 13 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | SV | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.77 | 1.36 | 13 | W 3-1 |
| Jun 8 | @ Cleveland Guardians | W | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.90 | 1.41 | 27 | W 7-5 |
| Jun 7 | vs. Boston Red Sox | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.15 | 1.46 | 11 | W 1-6 | |
| Jun 4 | vs. Cleveland Guardians | SV | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.32 | 1.52 | 12 | W 1-2 |
| May 31 | @ Las Vegas Athletics | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.50 | 1.58 | 19 | W 13-8 | |
| May 25 | @ Kansas City Royals | SV | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.70 | 1.57 | 14 | W 4-3 |
| May 22 | vs. Tampa Bay Rays | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.91 | 1.59 | 20 | L 4-2 | |
| May 18 | vs. Toronto Blue Jays | SV | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5.14 | 1.62 | 36 | W 6-7 |
| May 17 | @ New York Mets | BS | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.95 | 1.55 | 23 | L 6-7 |
| May 15 | @ New York Mets | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.79 | 1.42 | 21 | W 5-2 | |
| May 12 | @ Baltimore Orioles | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.50 | 1.33 | 14 | W 6-2 | |
| May 10 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | L | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3.71 | 1.41 | 8 | L 3-4 |
| May 9 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.31 | 1.41 | 12 | L 3-4 | |
| May 5 | vs. Texas Rangers | SV | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.52 | 1.50 | 26 | W 4-7 |
| May 3 | vs. Baltimore Orioles | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.29 | 1.61 | 18 | W 3-11 | |
| Apr 28 | @ Texas Rangers | SV | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.55 | 1.66 | 22 | W 3-2 |
| Apr 27 | @ Texas Rangers | SV | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.09 | 1.63 | 18 | W 4-2 |
| Apr 23 | @ Boston Red Sox | SV | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 1.59 | 11 | W 4-2 |
| Apr 21 | @ Boston Red Sox | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.72 | 1.76 | 19 | W 4-0 | |
| Apr 17 | vs. Kansas City Royals | SV | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4.15 | 1.85 | 17 | W 2-4 |
| Apr 15 | vs. Los Angeles Angels | W | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.70 | 1.96 | 8 | W 4-5 |
| Apr 11 | @ Tampa Bay Rays | L | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.40 | 2.25 | 13 | L 4-5 |
| Apr 8 | vs. Las Vegas Athletics | L | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.26 | 1.89 | 21 | L 3-2 |
| Apr 7 | vs. Las Vegas Athletics | SV | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.38 | 1.88 | 14 | W 3-5 |
| Apr 4 | vs. Miami Marlins | SV | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4.15 | 2.31 | 33 | W 7-9 |
| Apr 1 | @ Seattle Mariners | SV | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.70 | 1.80 | 40 | W 5-3 |
| Mar 28 | @ San Francisco Giants | SV | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.50 | 20 | W 3-1 |
| Mar 27 | @ San Francisco Giants | SV | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 19 | W 3-0 |
| No games against that opponent. | |||||||||||||
| Total | 6-3 | 63.0 | 49 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 69 | 2.43 | 1.03 | 1,031 | ||
| Total | 2 games | 1-0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.50 | 1.00 | 35 | |
| Total | 4 games | 0-0 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.00 | 0.25 | 52 | |
| Total | 5 games | 0-0 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 0.33 | 86 | |
| Total | 2 games | 0-0 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.86 | 34 | |
| Total | 2 games | 0-0 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 1.50 | 17 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10 | |
| Total | 2 games | 1-0 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.00 | 0.38 | 39 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3 | |
| Total | 2 games | 0-0 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.43 | 29 | |
| Total | 2 games | 0-0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 31 | |
| Total | 3 games | 0-1 | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3.00 | 1.33 | 54 | |
| Total | 3 games | 2-0 | 3.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9.00 | 1.67 | 56 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-0 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9.00 | 4.00 | 33 | |
| Total | 2 games | 0-1 | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5.40 | 0.60 | 20 | |
| Total | 2 games | 0-0 | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 43 | |
| Total | 4 games | 0-0 | 4.2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9.64 | 2.14 | 77 | |
| Total | 2 games | 0-0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 14 | |
| Total | 2 games | 0-0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.50 | 39 | |
| Total | 2 games | 0-0 | 2.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.86 | 1.71 | 59 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 23 | |
| Total | 4 games | 0-1 | 3.1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2.70 | 1.20 | 55 | |
| Total | 3 games | 0-0 | 3.2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.91 | 1.36 | 66 | |
| Total | 5 games | 1-0 | 5.2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1.59 | 1.24 | 105 | |
| Total | 2 games | 1-0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.33 | 38 | |
AVG, OBP, SLG, ERA and WHIP are season-to-date through each game, not that game alone — so the column reads as a trend and its last value is the season figure. They stay season-to-date when the log is filtered by opponent; the figure for the filtered games is the one in the Total row. The second game of a doubleheader is marked (2).
