Griffin Jax
#22 Active2026 Fantasy Baseball Player Profile
Griffin Jax enters the 2026 season as the projected closer for the Tampa Bay Rays, marking a significant evolution in his career. The 31-year-old right-hander finished 2025 with a 4.23 ERA and 1.7 WAR across 66 innings split between the Minnesota Twins and Tampa Bay, following a mid-season trade. While his surface ERA was inflated, his underlying metrics remained elite, highlighted by a dominant 35.0% strikeout rate and a stellar 2.51 FIP. His heavy reliance on a wipeout slider (44% usage) continues to be his calling card, generating whiffs and weak contact when he's locating effectively.
The Rays showed their commitment to Jax by signing him to a one-year, $3.565 million contract to avoid arbitration, solidifying his role in the back end of their bullpen. Fantasy managers should view Jax as a high-upside closer option; his ability to miss bats (13.5 K/9 in 2025) offers immense value in categories leagues, though his occasional volatility can lead to ratio hiccups. With no clear competition for the ninth inning entering spring training, Jax is poised for a career-high in saves, provided he can maintain the command that made him a breakout reliever in previous seasons.
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Game Log
2026 Regular Season| DATE | OPPONENT | DEC | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP | PC | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | vs. Boston Red Sox | W | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3.01 | 1.17 | 74 | W 1-5 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Las Vegas Athletics | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.18 | 1.17 | 67 | W 1-2 | |
| Sep 9 | @ Atlanta Braves | W | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.38 | 1.22 | 66 | W 7-2 |
| Sep 2 | vs. New York Mets | L | 2.2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3.48 | 1.26 | 63 | L 10-4 |
| Aug 2 | vs. Chicago White Sox | L | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3.24 | 1.19 | 82 | L 9-1 |
| Jul 28 | vs. Texas Rangers | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.34 | 1.21 | 2 | L 4-1 | |
| Jul 11 | vs. Seattle Mariners | W | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.34 | 1.21 | 69 | W 1-6 |
| Jul 6 | vs. New York Yankees | L | 5.0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 3.46 | 1.20 | 81 | L 5-1 |
| Jun 30 | @ Kansas City Royals | W | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3.30 | 1.25 | 71 | W 10-4 |
| Jun 24 | vs. Kansas City Royals | W | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3.17 | 1.30 | 88 | W 3-5 |
| Jun 19 | vs. Washington Nationals | W | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3.49 | 1.29 | 69 | W 2-5 |
| Jun 13 | @ Los Angeles Angels | L | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3.48 | 1.34 | 63 | L 0-8 |
| Jun 7 | @ Miami Marlins | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3.92 | 1.38 | 62 | L 1-4 | |
| Jun 1 | vs. Detroit Tigers | L | 4.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4.50 | 1.44 | 72 | L 10-9 |
| May 26 | @ Baltimore Orioles | L | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.30 | 1.37 | 38 | L 1-6 |
| May 19 | vs. Baltimore Orioles | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3.54 | 1.36 | 62 | W 1-4 | |
| May 13 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3.91 | 1.48 | 66 | L 3-5 | |
| May 7 | @ Boston Red Sox | 4.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5.00 | 1.44 | 59 | W 8-4 | |
| May 2 | vs. San Francisco Giants | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5.14 | 1.50 | 45 | W 1-5 | |
| Apr 26 | vs. Minnesota Twins | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.35 | 1.68 | 31 | W 2-4 | |
| Apr 21 | vs. Cincinnati Reds | 1.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8.00 | 1.89 | 29 | L 12-6 | |
| Apr 18 | @ Pittsburgh Pirates | W | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7.04 | 1.96 | 13 | W 8-7 |
| Apr 17 | @ Pittsburgh Pirates | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.10 | 2.10 | 14 | L 1-5 | |
| Apr 16 | @ Chicago White Sox | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.50 | 2.17 | 22 | W 5-3 | |
| Apr 11 | vs. New York Yankees | HLD | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8.44 | 2.06 | 8 | W 4-5 |
| Apr 10 | vs. New York Yankees | HLD | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9.00 | 2.00 | 13 | W 3-5 |
| Apr 5 | @ Minnesota Twins | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11.25 | 2.50 | 30 | W 4-1 | |
| Apr 1 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | L | 0.0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22.50 | 3.50 | 20 | L 2-8 |
| Mar 30 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 1.50 | 15 | W 3-2 | |
| Mar 28 | @ St. Louis Cardinals | L | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18.00 | 3.00 | 9 | L 5-6 |
| Mar 26 | @ St. Louis Cardinals | BS | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1.50 | 14 | L 7-9 |
| No games against that opponent. | |||||||||||||
| Total | 7-8 | 92.2 | 78 | 46 | 31 | 14 | 30 | 94 | 3.01 | 1.17 | 1,417 | ||
| Total | 1 game | 1-0 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.80 | 0.60 | 66 | |
| Total | 2 games | 0-1 | 7.0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1.29 | 1.00 | 100 | |
| Total | 2 games | 1-0 | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2.00 | 1.11 | 133 | |
| Total | 2 games | 0-1 | 5.2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1.59 | 1.06 | 104 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-0 | 1.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13.50 | 1.50 | 29 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-1 | 4.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13.50 | 2.00 | 72 | |
| Total | 2 games | 2-0 | 11.0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2.45 | 1.09 | 159 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-0 | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 67 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-1 | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 63 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-0 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 62 | |
| Total | 2 games | 0-1 | 1.0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27.00 | 4.00 | 35 | |
| Total | 2 games | 0-0 | 4.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.00 | 1.15 | 61 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-1 | 2.2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10.13 | 3.38 | 63 | |
| Total | 3 games | 0-1 | 6.1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 4.26 | 0.63 | 102 | |
| Total | 2 games | 1-0 | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5.40 | 1.20 | 27 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-0 | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 45 | |
| Total | 1 game | 1-0 | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.80 | 1.40 | 69 | |
| Total | 2 games | 0-1 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18.00 | 3.00 | 23 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-0 | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.60 | 66 | |
| Total | 1 game | 1-0 | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3.60 | 0.80 | 69 | |
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).
