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TJ Friedl
CF
CIN
2026 season
- GP
- 91
- AVG
- .172
- HR
- 4
- RBI
- 13
- R
- 20
- SB
- 5
- OPS
- .511
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | AB | H | R | HR | RBI | SB | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | vs CHC | W 6-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs LAD | L 2-8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 16 | vs LAD | W 6-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | @MIL | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | @MIL | L 9-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | @MIL | L 0-20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | @LAD | L 1-14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 6 | vs MIL | W 12-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5 | vs MIL | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2 | vs SD | W 7-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 1 | vs SD | W 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 31 | vs SD | L 0-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 30 | @CHC | W 7-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 29 | @CHC | L 5-17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 28 | @CHC | W 10-8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 26 | @SF | W 10-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 25 | @SF | L 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 21 | @AZ | L 0-9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 20 | vs STL | L 9-10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 19 | vs STL | W 5-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 17 | vs STL | W 6-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Aug 16 | vs MIA | L 1-7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 13 | @CWS | W 9-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 12 | @CWS | L 0-5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9 | @WSH | L 1-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 4 | vs ATH | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 1 | vs PIT | L 1-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 28 | vs CLE | L 5-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 25 | @STL | L 0-7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jul 21 | @SEA | W 4-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jul 19 | @COL | W 9-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jul 17 | @COL | W 7-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jul 11 | vs CHC | L 3-5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 10 | vs CHC | W 4-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 9 | vs PHI | L 0-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 8 | vs PHI | W 11-5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jul 7 | vs PHI | L 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jul 5 | vs BAL | W 3-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 4 | vs BAL | L 5-8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 3 | vs BAL | L 0-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jul 2 | @MIL | W 7-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 30 | @MIL | L 2-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 29 | @MIL | L 3-5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jun 28 | @PIT | L 4-9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 2 | vs KC | W 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 30 | vs ATL | L 2-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 29 | vs ATL | L 3-8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 27 | @NYM | L 2-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| May 23 | vs STL | W 7-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 23 | vs STL | L 1-8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 18 | @PHI | L 4-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 17 | @CLE | L 3-10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| May 13 | vs WSH | L 7-8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 12 | vs WSH | L 4-10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| May 9 | vs HOU | W 3-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| May 8 | vs HOU | L 0-10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 6 | @CHC | L 6-7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| May 5 | @CHC | L 2-3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 4 | @CHC | L 4-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 3 | @PIT | L 0-1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 2 | @PIT | L 7-17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 1 | @PIT | L 1-9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30 | vs COL | W 6-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 29 | vs COL | L 2-13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 28 | vs COL | W 7-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 26 | vs DET | L 3-8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 25 | vs DET | W 9-2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 24 | vs DET | W 9-8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 22 | @TB | L 1-6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20 | @TB | W 6-1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19 | @MIN | W 7-4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 18 | @MIN | W 5-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 17 | @MIN | W 2-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 16 | vs SF | L 0-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15 | vs SF | W 8-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 12 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Apr 11 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Apr 10 | - | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 9 | - | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 8 | - | - | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 7 | - | - | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 6 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 5 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Apr 4 | - | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Apr 3 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mar 31 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Mar 30 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 29 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 28 | - | - | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Mar 26 | - | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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| Sep 28 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 27 | - | - | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 26 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | - | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 23 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | - | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 20 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 19 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Latest news
The Reds outrighted Friedl to Triple-A Louisville on Tuesday, Mike Petraglia of CLNSCincy.com reports.
Declining the assignment would have meant forfeiting what remains of Friedl's $3.8 million salary for this season. The 31-year-old is likely to be non-tendered this offseason and become a free agent. Friedl has slashed just .172/.255/.255 with four homers in 272 plate appearances this season.
RotoWire via ESPN · Sep 22
Cincinnati designated Friedl for assignment Sunday.
After being sent down to Louisville on Saturday, the Reds have jettisoned Friedl. In 91 games with the Reds this season, the 30-year-old slashed just .172/.255/.255 with four homers and 13 RBI in 272 plate appearances. Cincinnati selected the contract of Carson Spiers to take over Friedl's spot on the active and 40-man rosters.
RotoWire via ESPN · Sep 20
The Reds optioned Friedl to Triple-A Louisville on Saturday.
Friedl has made just 11 plate appearances since the beginning of September, going 3-for-9 with two walks and an RBI. He'll now move off the active roster to make room for Oswaldo Cabrera, who was claimed off waivers from the Yankees on Friday.
RotoWire via ESPN · Sep 19
Friedl is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Padres.
Friedl had made three straight starts in center field against right-handed pitching, but he will exit the lineup Wednesday against San Diego righty Casey Mize. Dane Myers will patrol center field and will bat sixth for the Reds.
RotoWire via ESPN · Sep 2
Friedl will start in center field and bat eighth in Monday's contest versus the Padres.
Friedl has played sparingly in the second half, but his reps are trending up as he starts Monday for the third time over the Reds' last four games against right-handed pitching. With Friedl getting another look in center field, Dane Myers will begin the festivities on the bench.
RotoWire via ESPN · Aug 31
Friedl entered Friday's game as a defensive replacement and homered in his lone plate appearance in a 10-8 win over the Cubs.
Friedl belted a solo homer in the top of the ninth inning, which gave Cincinnati breathing room after Chicago drew within a run with a four-run eighth. It was the the fourth homer of the season and first since July 2 for Friedl, who cleared outright waivers earlier this week.
RotoWire via ESPN · Aug 29