San Diego Padres

Jackson Merrill

#3 Active
CF San Diego Padres 6'2" · 195 lbs Bats: L · Throws: R
Batting AVG
.254
Batting OBP
.302
Batting SLG
.442
Season HR
26
Season RBI
86
Next Matchup vs NYY Fri 10:40 PM ET · SP: N. Eovaldi

2026 Fantasy Baseball Player Profile

Jackson Merrill’s 2025 season was a classic "sophomore slump" narrative dictated by health rather than a loss of skill. After a sensational 2024 rookie year, Merrill spent 52 days on the injured list across three separate stints (strained hamstring, ankle sprain, and a concussion). These lower-body issues completely neutralized his speed; after stealing 16 bases as a rookie, he managed just one stolen base in 2025. Despite the injuries, he still flashed his elite bat-to-ball skills in 115 games, slashing .264/.317/.457 with 16 home runs and 67 RBI. He finished the season on a tear, hitting .295 with six homers in his final 15 games, reminding San Diego why they view him as a franchise pillar.

The 2026 season is the first year of Merrill’s massive 9-year, $135 million contract extension signed last April. To ensure he lives up to that investment, Merrill made the high-profile decision to skip the 2026 World Baseball Classic, stating his "priority is being here" in Peoria to lead the Padres. Under new manager Craig Stammen, Merrill has arrived at spring training having focused on "lower-half durability" rather than just adding bulk. He has been a fixture in the No. 2 spot in early Cactus League lineups, frequently hitting between Xander Bogaerts and Fernando Tatis Jr. Early reports suggest his sprint speed has returned to his 2024 levels (90th percentile), a vital sign for his all-around production.

For fantasy managers, Merrill is the premier "post-hype" bounce-back candidate with an ADP around 69.

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Game Log

2026 Regular Season
DATE OPPONENT AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG RESULT
Sep 23 @ Los Angeles Dodgers 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 .298 .435 W 5-1
Sep 22 @ Los Angeles Dodgers 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254 .300 .438 L 0-7
Sep 20 vs. Miami Marlins 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256 .302 .441 W 3-7
Sep 19 vs. Miami Marlins 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 .256 .302 .443 W 6-7
Sep 18 vs. Miami Marlins 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 .256 .301 .444 W 2-8
Sep 17 @ Colorado Rockies 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 .256 .301 .440 W 9-2
Sep 16 @ Colorado Rockies 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .256 .302 .438 W 9-3
Sep 15 @ Colorado Rockies 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 .299 .436 L 3-9
Sep 14 @ Colorado Rockies 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .251 .298 .436 W 8-7
Sep 13 @ San Francisco Giants 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 .248 .295 .434 W 6-4
Sep 12 @ San Francisco Giants 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 .248 .296 .434 W 7-6
Sep 11 @ San Francisco Giants 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .248 .295 .430 W 7-5
Sep 9 vs. Washington Nationals 5 2 4 0 1 2 6 0 0 0 .245 .292 .426 W 2-9
Sep 8 vs. Washington Nationals 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .240 .288 .408 W 4-5
Sep 7 vs. Washington Nationals 4 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 .241 .290 .410 W 2-3
Sep 6 vs. New York Yankees 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 .286 .405 W 3-4
Sep 5 vs. New York Yankees 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .238 .288 .408 L 5-1
Sep 4 vs. New York Yankees 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 .288 .410 W 2-3
Sep 2 @ Cincinnati Reds 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .290 .412 L 3-7
Sep 1 @ Cincinnati Reds 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243 .292 .416 L 3-4
Aug 31 @ Cincinnati Reds 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 .241 .290 .413 W 5-0
Aug 30 @ Tampa Bay Rays 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .239 .288 .412 L 4-5
Aug 29 @ Tampa Bay Rays 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 .288 .414 L 6-7
Aug 28 @ Tampa Bay Rays 3 2 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 .241 .291 .418 L 4-9
Aug 26 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 .239 .287 .410 W 0-3
Aug 25 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .236 .284 .402 L 1-0
Aug 24 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .238 .286 .406 L 3-2
Aug 23 vs. Minnesota Twins 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .241 .288 .410 W 1-8
Aug 22 vs. Minnesota Twins 3 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 .241 .289 .406 W 5-7
Aug 21 vs. Minnesota Twins 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .238 .286 .398 W 2-6
Aug 19 @ New York Mets 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .240 .288 .401 L 2-4
Aug 18 @ New York Mets 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 .242 .290 .405 W 5-2
Aug 17 @ New York Mets 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 .293 .408 L 1-2
Aug 16 @ Cleveland Guardians 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .244 .293 .410 W 5-0
Aug 15 @ Cleveland Guardians 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .244 .291 .410 L 1-6
Aug 14 @ Cleveland Guardians 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 .246 .293 .413 W 7-5
Aug 12 vs. Milwaukee Brewers 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .247 .292 .416 W 3-4
Aug 11 vs. Milwaukee Brewers 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .247 .293 .415 W 2-11
Aug 10 vs. Milwaukee Brewers 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .245 .291 .412 W 2-3
Aug 9 vs. Houston Astros 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .244 .291 .406 W 2-7
Aug 8 vs. Houston Astros 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 .242 .289 .398 W 2-3
Aug 7 vs. Houston Astros 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 .242 .289 .392 L 6-3
Aug 6 @ Arizona Diamondbacks 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .242 .290 .389 W 5-1
Aug 5 @ Arizona Diamondbacks 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .240 .289 .388 L 4-10
Aug 4 @ Arizona Diamondbacks 5 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .242 .289 .391 W 9-4
Aug 3 @ Arizona Diamondbacks 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 .285 .389 L 1-5
Aug 2 vs. San Francisco Giants 3 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 .237 .286 .390 W 4-5
Aug 1 vs. San Francisco Giants 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 .234 .281 .381 W 5-6
Jul 31 vs. San Francisco Giants 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234 .282 .379 W 0-7
Jul 30 vs. San Francisco Giants 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236 .284 .383 L 4-1
Jul 29 vs. Colorado Rockies 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .236 .285 .385 W 1-3
Jul 28 vs. Colorado Rockies 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 .235 .284 .385 W 7-8
Jul 26 @ Miami Marlins 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 .230 .280 .382 W 5-3
Jul 25 @ Miami Marlins 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 .278 .373 W 7-2
Jul 24 @ Miami Marlins 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .222 .274 .364 W 4-2
Jul 23 @ Atlanta Braves 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 .276 .367 L 5-6
Jul 19 @ Kansas City Royals 6 2 4 0 0 2 4 0 2 1 .224 .277 .368 W 19-2
Jul 18 @ Kansas City Royals 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217 .271 .346 L 1-6
Jul 12 vs. Toronto Blue Jays 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .219 .274 .350 W 4-5
Jul 11 vs. Toronto Blue Jays 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .222 .277 .354 W 7-8
Jul 10 vs. Toronto Blue Jays 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .218 .270 .351 L 5-3
Jul 9 vs. Arizona Diamondbacks 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .218 .268 .352 L 3-1
Jul 8 vs. Arizona Diamondbacks 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .220 .271 .357 W 4-10
Jul 7 vs. Arizona Diamondbacks 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 .218 .269 .356 W 1-4
Jul 6 vs. Arizona Diamondbacks 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217 .269 .357 L 8-0
Jul 5 @ Los Angeles Dodgers 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 .214 .267 .355 W 5-2
Jul 4 @ Los Angeles Dodgers 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .213 .267 .357 L 0-3
Jul 3 @ Los Angeles Dodgers 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 .215 .269 .360 L 3-4
Jul 2 @ Los Angeles Dodgers 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 .212 .267 .349 L 7-12
Jul 1 @ Chicago Cubs 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .211 .267 .341 L 3-23
Jun 30 @ Chicago Cubs 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 .266 .343 L 7-9
Jun 29 @ Chicago Cubs 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .213 .267 .345 L 2-3
Jun 28 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .212 .267 .346 L 4-2
Jun 27 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .212 .268 .348 L 15-3
Jun 26 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .209 .266 .347 W 1-7
Jun 24 vs. Atlanta Braves 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .212 .269 .352 W 2-5
Jun 23 vs. Atlanta Braves 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .215 .272 .356 W 6-7
Jun 22 vs. Atlanta Braves 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .214 .273 .354 W 0-1
Jun 21 @ Texas Rangers 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216 .273 .358 L 3-4
Jun 20 @ Texas Rangers 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .216 .273 .356 W 6-4
Jun 19 @ Texas Rangers 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .209 .268 .352 L 7-9
Jun 17 @ St. Louis Cardinals 5 1 3 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 .213 .272 .358 W 6-1
Jun 16 @ St. Louis Cardinals 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .205 .267 .342 L 2-3
Jun 15 @ St. Louis Cardinals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .205 .267 .340 L 0-3
Jun 14 @ Baltimore Orioles 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .207 .270 .344 W 5-2
Jun 13 @ Baltimore Orioles 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 .203 .267 .343 W 9-3
Jun 12 @ Baltimore Orioles 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 .265 .332 L 3-7
Jun 10 vs. Cincinnati Reds 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 .270 .339 W 4-5
Jun 9 vs. Cincinnati Reds 6 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 .202 .266 .332 L 5-3
Jun 8 vs. Cincinnati Reds 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .198 .265 .323 W 2-6
Jun 7 vs. New York Mets 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .202 .269 .329 L 7-3
Jun 6 vs. New York Mets 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .265 .329 W 2-3
Jun 5 vs. New York Mets 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .204 .270 .335 L 5-0
Jun 4 @ Philadelphia Phillies 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 .207 .274 .341 L 4-6
Jun 3 @ Philadelphia Phillies 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .206 .270 .327 L 2-3
Jun 2 @ Philadelphia Phillies 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .205 .271 .329 L 2-3
May 31 @ Washington Nationals 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .209 .276 .335 L 2-4
May 30 @ Washington Nationals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .198 .267 .327 L 4-9
May 29 @ Washington Nationals 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 .201 .267 .332 W 7-5
May 27 vs. Philadelphia Phillies 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .264 .318 L 3-0
May 26 vs. Philadelphia Phillies 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .194 .260 .309 L 4-3
May 25 vs. Philadelphia Phillies 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .198 .265 .316 L 3-0
May 24 vs. Las Vegas Athletics 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .202 .270 .322 L 5-2
May 23 vs. Las Vegas Athletics 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .206 .270 .328 W 0-2
May 20 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .203 .266 .322 L 4-0
May 19 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .205 .267 .324 L 5-4
May 18 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .202 .262 .324 W 0-1
May 17 @ Seattle Mariners 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .206 .266 .329 W 8-3
May 16 @ Seattle Mariners 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .205 .267 .325 W 7-4
May 15 @ Seattle Mariners 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .210 .273 .333 W 2-0
May 13 @ Milwaukee Brewers 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .215 .279 .342 W 3-1
May 12 @ Milwaukee Brewers 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .221 .286 .351 L 4-6
May 10 vs. St. Louis Cardinals 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 .228 .294 .362 W 2-3
May 9 vs. St. Louis Cardinals 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .224 .283 .361 W 2-4
May 8 vs. St. Louis Cardinals 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .231 .290 .371 L 6-0
May 7 vs. St. Louis Cardinals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .230 .291 .374 L 2-1
May 6 @ San Francisco Giants 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .235 .293 .382 W 5-1
May 5 @ San Francisco Giants 5 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 .235 .289 .379 W 10-5
May 4 @ San Francisco Giants 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 .220 .277 .362 L 2-3
May 3 vs. Chicago White Sox 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .211 .271 .333 W 3-4
May 2 vs. Chicago White Sox 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 .271 .336 L 4-0
Apr 29 vs. Chicago Cubs 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .264 .330 L 5-4
Apr 28 vs. Chicago Cubs 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .205 .264 .339 L 8-3
Apr 27 vs. Chicago Cubs 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 .213 .274 .352 W 7-9
Apr 26 @ Arizona Diamondbacks 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .277 .359 L 7-12
Apr 25 @ Arizona Diamondbacks 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .204 .271 .357 W 6-4
Apr 23 @ Colorado Rockies 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 .211 .272 .368 W 10-8
Apr 22 @ Colorado Rockies 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 .217 .273 .380 L 3-8
Apr 21 @ Colorado Rockies 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .213 .263 .382 W 1-0
Apr 19 @ Los Angeles Angels 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .221 .264 .395 W 2-1
Apr 18 @ Los Angeles Angels 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .232 .276 .415 W 4-1
Apr 17 @ Los Angeles Angels 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .247 .293 .442 L 0-8
Apr 16 vs. Seattle Mariners 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260 .308 .466 W 2-5
Apr 15 vs. Seattle Mariners 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 .261 .311 .464 W 6-7
Apr 14 vs. Seattle Mariners 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .304 .453 W 1-4
Apr 12 vs. Colorado Rockies 3 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 .217 .277 .417 W 2-7
Apr 11 vs. Colorado Rockies 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 .193 .258 .351 W 5-9
Apr 10 vs. Colorado Rockies 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .189 .246 .340 W 2-5
Apr 9 vs. Colorado Rockies 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .184 .245 .347 W 3-7
Apr 8 @ Pittsburgh Pirates 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 .250 .378 W 8-2
Apr 7 @ Pittsburgh Pirates 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .225 .279 .425 L 1-7
Apr 6 @ Pittsburgh Pirates 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 .250 .308 .472 W 5-0
Apr 5 @ Boston Red Sox 5 3 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .250 .294 .469 W 8-6
Apr 4 @ Boston Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 .241 .333 W 3-2
Apr 3 @ Boston Red Sox 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .185 .241 .333 L 2-5
Apr 1 vs. San Francisco Giants 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217 .280 .391 W 1-7
Mar 31 vs. San Francisco Giants 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 .222 .300 .444 L 9-3
Mar 30 vs. San Francisco Giants 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .200 .250 .467 L 3-2
Mar 28 vs. Detroit Tigers 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .182 .250 .273 W 0-3
Mar 27 vs. Detroit Tigers 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286 .375 .429 L 5-2
Mar 26 vs. Detroit Tigers 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .000 .000 .000 L 8-2
Total5868014825524843615326.253.298.435

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).

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