Fernando Cruz or Julian Merryweather

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Fernando Cruz or Julian Merryweather Player Statistics
	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY	Julian Merryweather RP - MIN
2026 Stats


Games Played	61	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	54.2	‐

Wins	4	‐

Losses	6	‐

Saves	2	‐

Blown Saves	6	‐

Holds	19	‐

Hits Allowed	41	‐

Earned Runs	19	‐

Home Runs Allowed	7	‐

Strikeouts	67	‐

Walks	32	‐

ERA	3.13	‐

WHIP	1.34	‐

Fernando Cruz or Julian Merryweather Player Projections
	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY	Julian Merryweather RP - MIN
2026 Projections


Games Played	59	18

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	58.9	17.3

Wins	4	1

Losses	3	1

Saves	2	0

Blown Saves	1	0

Holds	17	2

Hits Allowed	45	17

Earned Runs	24	13

Home Runs Allowed	7	2

Strikeouts	81	19

Walks	27	9

ERA	3.68	6.60

WHIP	1.23	1.48

Fernando Cruz or Julian Merryweather Player Notes
	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY	Julian Merryweather RP - MIN
News
	Fernando Cruz is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Thursday. Ari Koslow Wed, Sep 23rd	Julian Merryweather is starting a rehab assignment on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, May 5th
	Fernando Cruz has not resumed throwing. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 22nd	Twins right-hander Julian Merryweather (hamstring) threw a bullpen session on Wednesday and plans to throw another session on Friday. Brenton Kemp Thu, Mar 12th
	Fernando Cruz will resume tossing on flat ground this weekend. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 8th	Merryweather (hamstring) joined Minnesota as a non-roster invitee. Head trainer Nick Paparesta said Merryweather has been diagnosed with a Grade 1 left hamstring strain. Bruno Mulé Thu, Feb 26th
	Fernando Cruz is seeking a second opinion after he was diagnosed with a torn UCL. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st	The Minnesota Twins signed Julian Merryweather to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training on Wednesday. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, Feb 12th
	Yankees manager Aaron Boone said that Fernando Cruz has been diagnosed with a partially torn UCL in his right elbow. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 27th
Notes
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Fernando Cruz or Julian Merryweather Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY			Julian Merryweather RP - MIN
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#127
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#53	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#161	@ KC	Kris Bubic (4-2)	#99
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#4
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#15	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#55	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#199
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs TB	Steven Matz (5-6)	#207
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#85
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#152	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#74
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#324	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#93
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-6)	#207	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#85	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#18	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-9)	#147
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#79	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#34	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#32
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#72
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (3-2)	#177
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#97	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (5-4)	#292
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#131
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#201
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#72	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#16
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#44	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#82
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#29
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#18
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#225	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#254	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#40
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#161
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#5	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#4
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#65	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#15
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#185	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#128
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (2-3)	#250	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#76
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#5	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#48
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#65	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#27	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#142
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#12	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#35
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#66	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#71
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#28	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#17
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#92
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#39	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#55
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#82	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#137
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (6-2)	#235	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#28
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#56	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#60
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#179
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#128	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#321
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#76	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#225
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#195
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#85	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#18	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#32
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#97	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#83
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#101
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	@ CWS	David Sandlin (3-2)	#135
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#26
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#267	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#58	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#17	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#252
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#230	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#218
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#32	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#97
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#44	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#17
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#230	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#35	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#74
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#76	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#64
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#90
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#78
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#83
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#221	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#293	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#49
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#131	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#122
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		@ ARI
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#74	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#38	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#51
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#8
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#72
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#336
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#103	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#32	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#342
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#38	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#151
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#225
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)		@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#179
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)		@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#25
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#140	@ NYY	Brendan Beck (0-1)	#111
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#36	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#171
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#40
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#57	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#58
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)		vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#230
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#18	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#17
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)		vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#123
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#158
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#48	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#19
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#183	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#278
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)		@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#31
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#71
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#75	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#230
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#267
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-4)	#229	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#213
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#11	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#324
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#191
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#83	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#218
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-5)	#334
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#101	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#31	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#22
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#160	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#4
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#278	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#15
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-5)	#334
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#94	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#53	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#70
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#60
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#148	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#12
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#3	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#92
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#22	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#4	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-11)	#52
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#195	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#128	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#164
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#53
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#95	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-3)	#134
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (6-1)	#253	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#280
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#128	@ SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#38
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#19	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#139
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#165	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#151	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#68
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#80	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#161
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa		vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#252
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#44	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (3-2)	#189
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#113	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (2-3)	#154
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#123	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#34	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#62
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#139	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#252
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#127	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#83
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#43	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#221
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#192	@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#62
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#336	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#107
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#342
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#16	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#35
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-6)	#144	vs CLE	Daniel Espino (0-0)	#145
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#29	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#71
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#87	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#89
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#110	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#13
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#140	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (7-3)	#33
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#86	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#123
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#112	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#34
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#47	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#158
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#18	@ SF	Anthony Molina (3-2)	#114
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-4)	#143	@ SF	Cesar Perdomo (0-1)	#241
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#57
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#92	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#5
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#27
Thu, Mar 26th				@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#39
Sun, Mar 29th				@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Thu, Apr 2nd				@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Mon, Apr 6th				vs DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#38
Thu, Apr 30th				vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Thu, May 14th				vs MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)
Sat, May 23rd				@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#133
Thu, May 28th				@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96
Mon, Jun 1st				vs CWS	David Sandlin (3-2)	#135
Sat, Jun 6th				vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Thu, Jun 11th				@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#107
Mon, Jun 15th				@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#27
Sat, Jul 18th				@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#50
Tue, Jul 21st				@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#35
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#17
Thu, Aug 6th				@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#97
Mon, Aug 10th				vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#39
Mon, Aug 17th				vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#119
Mon, Aug 24th				@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#324
Mon, Sep 7th				@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Thu, Sep 17th				@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#113
Mon, Sep 21st				@ SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)	#297
Sat, Sep 26th				vs TEX