Luke Bard Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 3" / 200 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 11/13/1990 (33)
- Experience
- 4
- College
- Georgia Tech
Luke Bard Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Luke Bard News
The Toronto Blue Jays inked free-agent right-hander Luke Bard to a minor-league deal on Saturday with an invitation to major-league spring training. The team also invited non-roster catcher Jamie Richie to big-league camp. Bard pitched for the Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees last year, going a combined 1-1 with a sparkling 1.80 ERA (3.85 FIP), 0.93 WHIP and eight strikeouts in just 15 innings pitched over nine appearances out of the bullpen. The 32-year-old will be hoping to win a relief spot in Toronto's bullpen out of spring training, but he'll be well off the fantasy radar if he does. Bard has four seasons of big-league experience and has posted a 4.44 ERA (5.05 FIP), 1.11 WHIP and 20.4 percent strikeout rate in 81 innings over 55 appearances (three starts).
The Tampa Bay Rays signed right-handed pitcher Luke Bard to a minor league deal on Thursday. The 31-year-old right-hander appeared in 46 games (three starts) for the Los Angeles Angels from 2018-20, posting a 5.05 ERA and 1.15 WHIP with 60 strikeouts and 18 walks in 66 innings pitched. He missed all of the 2021 season after having hip surgery in April. Bard will simply be providing relief depth for the Rays this year and will most likely begin the season in the minor leagues.
Los Angeles Angels relief pitcher Luke Bard (hip) will undergo season-ending hip surgery, according to Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic. Ardaya adds that expected recovery time for the surgery is six to eight months. Bard has been a high strikeout reliever in the Angels bullpen the past few years with a career 21.8 percent strikeout rate, but he struggled in two spring appearances this year by allowing six runs on six hits and two walks in 1 1/3 innings of work. He likely wasn't going to have much value outside of deeper SV/HLD formats, but it's yet another instance of the injury curse plaguing the Angels' pitching staff.
Batting Order
1 | George Springer |
2 | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. |
3 | Bo Bichette |
4 | Justin Turner |
5 | Daulton Varsho |
6 | Alejandro Kirk |
7 | Kevin Kiermaier |
8 | Isiah Kiner-Falefa |
9 | Cavan Biggio |
Luke Bard Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | George Springer |
2 | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. |
3 | Bo Bichette |
4 | Justin Turner |
5 | Daulton Varsho |
6 | Alejandro Kirk |
7 | Kevin Kiermaier |
8 | Isiah Kiner-Falefa |
9 | Cavan Biggio |