Cincinnati Reds

JJ Bleday

#22 Active
LF Cincinnati Reds 6'2" · 205 lbs Bats: L · Throws: L Vanderbilt
Batting AVG
.214
Batting OBP
.324
Batting SLG
.410
Season HR
22
Season RBI
56
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2026 Fantasy Baseball Player Profile

JJ Bleday’s 2025 season was a frustrating "one step forward, two steps back" campaign that ultimately ended his tenure in the Athletics organization. After a 2024 breakout where he crushed 20 home runs, Bleday struggled to maintain that momentum in 2025, slashing .212/.294/.404 with 14 home runs and 39 RBI across 98 games. His year was defined by inconsistency, leading to two separate demotions to Triple-A Las Vegas. Interestingly, while he struggled against big-league pitching, he absolutely torched the Pacific Coast League, batting .353 with a .980 OPS in 28 games, serving as a reminder of the elite pedigree that made him a top-five draft pick.

Following a crowded roster crunch in Oakland (exacerbated by the emergence of Nick Kurtz), the Athletics designated Bleday for assignment in November 2025. On December 27, 2025, the Cincinnati Reds signed him to a one-year, $1.4 million contract, betting that his left-handed power will flourish in the hitter-friendly confines of Great American Ball Park. He arrived at spring training in Goodyear looking for a "fresh start," but he finds himself in a high-stakes roster battle. Because Bleday still has a minor league option remaining, he is currently fighting to beat out Will Benson and Dane Myers for a bench spot, with some projections suggesting he could start the year at Triple-A Louisville to ensure he gets everyday at-bats.

For fantasy managers, Bleday is a deep-league "post-post-hype" sleeper with an ADP around 634.

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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 18 vs. Chicago Cubs 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .217 .327 .413 W 4-6
Sep 16 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 .326 .413 W 2-6
Sep 15 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 .327 .415 L 4-0
Sep 14 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .217 .329 .418 L 4-1
Sep 13 @ Milwaukee Brewers 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .218 .329 .420 W 4-3
Sep 12 @ Milwaukee Brewers 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .218 .327 .421 L 9-13
Sep 11 @ Milwaukee Brewers 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .215 .326 .418 L 0-20
Sep 9 @ Los Angeles Dodgers 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .217 .328 .421 L 1-14
Sep 8 @ Los Angeles Dodgers 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .218 .328 .424 L 2-3
Sep 7 @ Los Angeles Dodgers 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .220 .331 .428 L 3-6
Sep 6 vs. Milwaukee Brewers 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 .333 .431 W 8-12
Sep 5 vs. Milwaukee Brewers 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .225 .337 .437 W 3-5
Sep 4 vs. Milwaukee Brewers 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 .225 .338 .439 L 10-7
Sep 2 vs. San Diego Padres 4 2 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .226 .336 .441 W 3-7
Sep 1 vs. San Diego Padres 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .220 .333 .427 W 3-4
Aug 31 vs. San Diego Padres 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .220 .333 .429 L 5-0
Aug 30 @ Chicago Cubs 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222 .334 .432 W 7-5
Aug 29 @ Chicago Cubs 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .221 .333 .433 L 5-17
Aug 28 @ Chicago Cubs 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .223 .336 .437 W 10-8
Aug 26 @ San Francisco Giants 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .223 .337 .440 W 10-9
Aug 25 @ San Francisco Giants 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 .334 .443 L 1-3
Aug 24 @ San Francisco Giants 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .224 .335 .445 L 0-5
Aug 23 @ Arizona Diamondbacks 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .226 .338 .450 L 3-5
Aug 22 @ Arizona Diamondbacks 6 2 4 1 1 1 3 0 1 0 .228 .339 .454 W 11-5
Aug 21 @ Arizona Diamondbacks 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .221 .334 .432 L 0-9
Aug 20 vs. St. Louis Cardinals 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 .223 .338 .438 L 10-9
Aug 19 vs. St. Louis Cardinals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .222 .334 .438 W 4-5
Aug 18 vs. St. Louis Cardinals 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .224 .337 .442 L 3-0
Aug 17 (2) vs. St. Louis Cardinals 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227 .340 .448 W 5-6
Aug 17 vs. St. Louis Cardinals 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 .336 .444 L 2-1
Aug 16 vs. Miami Marlins 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .221 .337 .445 L 7-1
Aug 15 vs. Miami Marlins 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .223 .338 .450 L 8-4
Aug 14 vs. Miami Marlins 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .223 .339 .449 W 0-1
Aug 13 @ Chicago White Sox 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222 .337 .450 W 9-8
Aug 12 @ Chicago White Sox 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .225 .339 .456 L 0-5
Aug 11 @ Chicago White Sox 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .228 .343 .462 W 5-4
Aug 9 @ Washington Nationals 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .230 .344 .467 L 1-7
Aug 8 @ Washington Nationals 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230 .345 .466 L 2-8
Aug 7 @ Washington Nationals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .233 .349 .473 L 3-5
Aug 6 vs. Las Vegas Athletics 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 .235 .350 .478 W 5-6
Aug 5 vs. Las Vegas Athletics 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 .345 .465 W 2-3
Aug 4 vs. Las Vegas Athletics 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .233 .348 .470 W 4-5
Aug 2 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .232 .346 .471 W 2-10
Aug 1 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 .343 .473 L 4-1
Jul 31 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 .234 .347 .480 W 7-8
Jul 30 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 .233 .343 .470 W 2-3
Jul 29 vs. Cleveland Guardians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .237 .345 .477 L 6-1
Jul 28 (2) vs. Cleveland Guardians 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 .237 .343 .477 W 0-2
Jul 28 vs. Cleveland Guardians 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236 .343 .468 L 6-5
Jul 26 @ St. Louis Cardinals 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .240 .349 .477 W 5-3
Jul 25 @ St. Louis Cardinals 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 .244 .351 .484 L 0-7
Jul 24 @ St. Louis Cardinals 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .242 .346 .484 W 4-2
Jul 18 @ Colorado Rockies 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .243 .348 .490 L 3-10
Jul 17 @ Colorado Rockies 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .243 .350 .494 W 6-2
Jul 12 vs. Chicago Cubs 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 .242 .348 .496 L 8-4
Jul 11 vs. Chicago Cubs 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 .241 .345 .498 L 5-3
Jul 10 vs. Chicago Cubs 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 .240 .347 .489 W 0-4
Jul 9 vs. Philadelphia Phillies 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .239 .344 .478 L 1-0
Jul 8 vs. Philadelphia Phillies 4 2 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 .239 .346 .482 W 5-11
Jul 7 vs. Philadelphia Phillies 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .234 .341 .468 L 4-1
Jul 5 vs. Baltimore Orioles 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 .339 .470 W 2-3
Jul 4 vs. Baltimore Orioles 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .237 .344 .479 L 8-5
Jul 3 vs. Baltimore Orioles 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 .343 .483 L 3-0
Jul 2 @ Milwaukee Brewers 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .237 .344 .488 W 7-2
Jul 1 @ Milwaukee Brewers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236 .343 .493 L 2-4
Jun 30 @ Milwaukee Brewers 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .238 .345 .495 L 2-7
Jun 29 @ Milwaukee Brewers 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .242 .350 .505 L 3-5
Jun 28 @ Pittsburgh Pirates 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 .241 .348 .508 L 4-9
Jun 27 @ Pittsburgh Pirates 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .240 .345 .510 W 9-7
Jun 26 @ Pittsburgh Pirates 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .239 .344 .516 W 6-4
Jun 24 vs. Milwaukee Brewers 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .243 .346 .524 L 6-5
Jun 23 vs. Milwaukee Brewers 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 .346 .530 L 2-0
Jun 22 vs. Milwaukee Brewers 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .249 .346 .536 L 2-1
Jun 21 @ New York Yankees 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 .353 .548 W 4-1
Jun 20 @ New York Yankees 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .259 .358 .557 W 10-2
Jun 19 @ New York Yankees 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 .260 .362 .562 L 0-5
Jun 17 vs. New York Mets 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .265 .364 .572 L 9-1
Jun 16 vs. New York Mets 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 .268 .366 .579 W 3-5
Jun 15 vs. New York Mets 4 2 2 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 .272 .364 .586 W 0-12
Jun 14 vs. Arizona Diamondbacks 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .266 .357 .570 L 5-3
Jun 13 vs. Arizona Diamondbacks 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265 .354 .555 W 1-2
Jun 12 vs. Arizona Diamondbacks 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .270 .360 .566 L 5-2
Jun 10 @ San Diego Padres 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 .270 .359 .568 L 4-5
Jun 9 @ San Diego Padres 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269 .352 .552 W 5-3
Jun 8 @ San Diego Padres 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .273 .358 .568 L 2-6
Jun 7 @ St. Louis Cardinals 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 .357 .570 L 3-5
Jun 6 @ St. Louis Cardinals 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .282 .367 .588 L 5-6
Jun 5 @ St. Louis Cardinals 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .286 .372 .603 L 3-10
Jun 3 vs. Kansas City Royals 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .289 .379 .620 L 5-2
Jun 2 vs. Kansas City Royals 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291 .382 .632 W 3-4
Jun 1 vs. Kansas City Royals 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 .301 .394 .655 L 9-2
May 31 vs. Atlanta Braves 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 .303 .394 .642 W 4-6
May 30 vs. Atlanta Braves 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .295 .390 .629 L 5-2
May 29 vs. Atlanta Braves 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 .287 .387 .604 L 8-3
May 27 @ New York Mets 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .276 .374 .571 L 2-4
May 26 @ New York Mets 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .287 .382 .596 W 7-2
May 25 @ New York Mets 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 .270 .371 .596 W 7-2
May 23 (2) vs. St. Louis Cardinals 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .271 .370 .576 W 6-7
May 23 vs. St. Louis Cardinals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .288 .389 .613 L 8-1
May 20 @ Philadelphia Phillies 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .299 .396 .636 W 9-4
May 19 @ Philadelphia Phillies 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .292 .395 .653 W 4-1
May 18 @ Philadelphia Phillies 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .290 .402 .652 L 4-5
May 17 @ Cleveland Guardians 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .303 .410 .682 L 3-10
May 16 @ Cleveland Guardians 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .323 .432 .726 L 4-7
May 15 @ Cleveland Guardians 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .345 .457 .776 W 7-6
May 14 vs. Washington Nationals 5 2 3 0 0 2 6 0 1 0 .321 .446 .755 W 1-15
May 13 vs. Washington Nationals 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 .292 .433 .646 L 8-7
May 12 vs. Washington Nationals 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 .289 .418 .644 L 10-4
May 10 vs. Houston Astros 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 .262 .380 .643 W 0-5
May 9 vs. Houston Astros 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .348 .600 W 1-3
May 8 vs. Houston Astros 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .278 .381 .667 L 10-0
May 7 @ Chicago Cubs 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .303 .395 .727 L 3-8
May 6 @ Chicago Cubs 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 .310 .394 .759 L 6-7
May 5 @ Chicago Cubs 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 .292 .393 .833 L 2-3
May 4 @ Chicago Cubs 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 .300 .417 .800 L 4-5
May 3 @ Pittsburgh Pirates 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .474 .800 L 0-1
May 2 @ Pittsburgh Pirates 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 .308 .438 .846 L 7-17
May 1 @ Pittsburgh Pirates 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .364 .556 L 1-9
Apr 30 vs. Colorado Rockies 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .500 .833 W 4-6
Apr 29 vs. Colorado Rockies 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .400 .500 1.000 L 13-2
Apr 26 vs. Detroit Tigers 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 L 8-3
Total42455921622155681125.217.327.413

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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