JJ Bleday

JJ Bleday (Jeffrey Bleday) is a left-handed-hitting outfielder born November 10, 1997, in Danville, Pennsylvania. A product of Titusville (PA) High School, he played college baseball at Vanderbilt before being selected 4th overall in the 2019 MLB Draft (first round). Bleday made his MLB debut on July 23, 2022. Listed at 6-foot-2 and 205 pounds, his player position and role on team has been primarily in the outfield, including extensive time in center field, with additional appearances in left and right. In the 2024 regular season with the Athletics, his JJ Bleday stats included 159 games played, a .243 batting average, .324 on-base percentage, .437 slugging percentage, and a .761 OPS. He hit 20 home runs, collected 67 extra-base hits, scored 74 runs, and drove in 60 RBI, with a 120.045 wRC+. In the 2025 regular season (through 98 games), he had 14 home runs and 31 extra-base hits with a .212/.294/.404 slash line and .698 OPS, striking out 91 times in 307 at-bats. Statcast measures for 2025 showed an average launch speed of 88.6 mph and an average home run distance of 386 feet (max 428).