A.J. Puk or Jake Bird

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A.J. Puk or Jake Bird Player Statistics
	A.J. Puk RP - ARI	Jake Bird RP - WSH
2026 Stats


Games Played	‐	44

Games Started	‐	0

Innings Pitched	‐	38.2

Wins	‐	1

Losses	‐	1

Saves	‐	0

Blown Saves	‐	3

Holds	‐	7

Hits Allowed	‐	42

Earned Runs	‐	23

Home Runs Allowed	‐	6

Strikeouts	‐	41

Walks	‐	13

ERA	‐	5.35

WHIP	‐	1.42

A.J. Puk or Jake Bird Player Projections
	A.J. Puk RP - ARI	Jake Bird RP - WSH
2026 Projections


Games Played	34	51

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	34.6	54.6

Wins	2	3

Losses	2	2

Saves	5	0

Blown Saves	0	1

Holds	2	10

Hits Allowed	29	49

Earned Runs	15	26

Home Runs Allowed	4	6

Strikeouts	40	57

Walks	12	23

ERA	3.96	4.25

WHIP	1.17	1.33

A.J. Puk or Jake Bird Player Notes
	A.J. Puk RP - ARI	Jake Bird RP - WSH
News
	Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said A.J. Puk will be shut down for the season. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th	The Nationals optioned RHP Jake Bird to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th
	Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said A.J. Puk will seek a second opinion. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 18th	The Nationals recalled RHP Jake Bird from Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th
	A.J. Puk is scheduled to undergo an MRI on July 17 to evaluate the progress of his shoulder injury. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Jul 10th	The Nationals optioned Jake Bird to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd
	A.J. Puk recently underwent an MRI that revealed a left shoulder capsule sprain, and he has been shut down for four weeks. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Jun 20th	Jake Bird is being traded along with three other prospects to the Washington Nationals in exchange for Luis Garcia Jr. Diego Sandoval Sun, Aug 2nd
	A.J. Puk is scheduled to undergo an MRI on his left shoulder. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 13th	The Yankees optioned Jake Bird to Triple-A. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th
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A.J. Puk or Jake Bird Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	A.J. Puk RP - ARI			Jake Bird RP - WSH
Thu, Mar 26th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#3	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#46
Fri, Mar 27th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#165
Sat, Mar 28th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-1)	#12	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Mon, Mar 30th	vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#255	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#69	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#131
Wed, Apr 1st	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#5
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#158	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#165
Sat, Apr 4th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-1)	#12
Sun, Apr 5th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#177	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#95
Tue, Apr 7th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#40	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#117
Wed, Apr 8th	@ NYM	David Peterson (9-8)	#93	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#217
Thu, Apr 9th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#53
Fri, Apr 10th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		@ MIL	Aaron Ashby
Sat, Apr 11th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#52
Sun, Apr 12th	@ PHI	Zach Pop		@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Apr 13th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#97	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#10
Tue, Apr 14th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#29	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#124
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#68	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#108	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#160
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#73	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#290	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (7-2)	#142
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#111	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-3)	#143
Sat, Apr 25th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)		@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#205
Sun, Apr 26th	vs SD	Michael King (12-9)	#62	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#211
Tue, Apr 28th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (9-4)	#79	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#85
Wed, Apr 29th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#278	@ NYM	David Peterson (9-8)	#93
Thu, Apr 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#40
Fri, May 1st	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#265	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#9
Sat, May 2nd	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#26	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#52
Sun, May 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#46	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#35
Tue, May 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#99	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#44
Wed, May 6th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#10	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#90
Thu, May 7th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Fri, May 8th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#53	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)
Sat, May 9th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#85	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#106
Sun, May 10th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (6-2)	#244	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#66
Mon, May 11th	@ TEX	Jakob Junis
Tue, May 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#61	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#335
Wed, May 13th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#116	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#121
Fri, May 15th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#274	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#43
Sat, May 16th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#359	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#102
Sun, May 17th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#118
Mon, May 18th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#160	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#57
Tue, May 19th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#84	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#53
Wed, May 20th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#54	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#248
Thu, May 21st	vs COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)	#338	vs NYM	David Peterson (9-8)	#93
Fri, May 22nd	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#359	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Sat, May 23rd	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#158
Sun, May 24th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#362	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#177
Mon, May 25th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#84	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#87
Tue, May 26th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#54	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#98
Wed, May 27th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#15
Fri, May 29th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)
Sat, May 30th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#17	vs SD	Michael King (12-9)	#62
Sun, May 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#48	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#226
Mon, Jun 1st	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#165	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#66
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)		vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#297
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#13	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Thu, Jun 4th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#47
Fri, Jun 5th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#77	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#141
Sat, Jun 6th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#153	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#86
Sun, Jun 7th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#36	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#64
Tue, Jun 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#135	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#160
Thu, Jun 11th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#213
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#121	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#48
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#218	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#159
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#144	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#96
Mon, Jun 15th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#263	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)
Tue, Jun 16th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#30	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#58
Wed, Jun 17th	vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#310	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Fri, Jun 19th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#76	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#19
Sat, Jun 20th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#44	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#34
Sun, Jun 21st	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)		@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#72
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#151	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-4)	#228
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#107	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Wed, Jun 24th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#117	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#49
Fri, Jun 26th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#72	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#29
Sat, Jun 27th	@ TB	Cole Sulser		@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#118
Sun, Jun 28th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#16	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#54	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#39
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#84	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#81
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#45
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#52	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#278	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#99
Mon, Jul 6th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#272	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#303
Tue, Jul 7th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)		vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#115
Wed, Jul 8th	@ SD	Michael King (12-9)	#62	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#276
Thu, Jul 9th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#226
Fri, Jul 10th	@ LAD	Kyle Hurt		vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)
Sat, Jul 11th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#3	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#4
Sun, Jul 12th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#165	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#55
Fri, Jul 17th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#217	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Sat, Jul 18th	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#50	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Sun, Jul 19th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#151	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#316
Mon, Jul 20th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#353	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#274
Tue, Jul 21st	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#114	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)		@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#156
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#217
Fri, Jul 24th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)		vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#86
Sat, Jul 25th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#77	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)
Sun, Jul 26th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#300
Mon, Jul 27th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#108
Tue, Jul 28th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#99	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)
Wed, Jul 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#25	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#63
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#87	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#32	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#177
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#15	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-3)	#143
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (12-9)	#62	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#49
Tue, Aug 4th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#178	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Wed, Aug 5th	vs SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#69	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#131
Thu, Aug 6th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#272	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#5
Fri, Aug 7th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#95	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#313
Sat, Aug 8th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#3	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41
Sun, Aug 9th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#47	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#335
Mon, Aug 10th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#156
Tue, Aug 11th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#359	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#26
Wed, Aug 12th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#361	vs CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#93
Fri, Aug 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)
Sat, Aug 15th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#158	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#80
Sun, Aug 16th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#57
Mon, Aug 17th	@ BOS	Alec Gamboa
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#39	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#105
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#45	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#116
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#121	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#135
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#218	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#65
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#144	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#106
Mon, Aug 24th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#361
Tue, Aug 25th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#85	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-1)	#352
Wed, Aug 26th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#46	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-5)	#254
Thu, Aug 27th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#84	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#156
Fri, Aug 28th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)	#190	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#65
Sat, Aug 29th	@ SF	Yunior Marte (0-1)	#326	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#66
Mon, Aug 31st	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#49	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#135
Tue, Sep 1st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#219
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#131	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#158
Fri, Sep 4th	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)	#221	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#28
Sat, Sep 5th	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#197	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-1)	#12
Sun, Sep 6th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#136	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#47
Mon, Sep 7th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#101	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (3-2)	#31
Tue, Sep 8th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#58	@ SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#69
Wed, Sep 9th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (6-5)	#201	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#272
Fri, Sep 11th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#61	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#92
Sat, Sep 12th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#116	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#263
Sun, Sep 13th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#105	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#103
Mon, Sep 14th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#66
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#106	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#5
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#135	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#14
Fri, Sep 18th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (9-9)	#7	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#107
Sat, Sep 19th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#4	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#217
Sun, Sep 20th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#55	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (2-3)	#214
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#274	@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-6)	#74
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ COL	Mason Adams (0-1)	#352	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#37
Thu, Sep 24th	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-5)	#254
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#69	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#57
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#272	vs NYM	Jonah Tong (2-2)	#155
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SD	Michael King (12-9)	#62	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#80
Sun, Mar 29th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#26
Mon, Apr 6th				vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#151
Thu, Apr 16th				@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Mon, Apr 20th				vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Fri, Apr 24th				@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#211
Thu, May 14th				@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41
Mon, Jun 8th				@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Thu, Jun 25th				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#5
Thu, Jul 30th				@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#158
Thu, Aug 13th				vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Thu, Aug 20th				@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#8
Sun, Aug 30th				vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#106
Mon, Sep 21st				@ DET	River Ryan (0-0)	#128