Justin Lawrence: Everything you need to know

Justin Lawrence

#61 RP

Status

ACTIVE

STATS

Preseason
Date	Opp	Result	IP	K	BB	HBP	CG	SHO	H	R	ER
3/22	BOS	L 6-3	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3/20	ATL	L 8-1	0.2	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1
3/17	HOU	L 10-2	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3/14	BAL	W 8-6	0.2	2	1	0	0	0	2	1	1
3/11	BAL	L 7-2	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3/7	DET	W 5-3	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2/27	BAL	W 6-1	1.0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
Preseason Totals			5.4	9	4	0	0	0	4	3	2

Regular Season
Date	Opp	Result	IP	K	BB	HBP	CG	SHO	H	R	ER
4/16	WSH	L 8-7	1.0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
4/12	CHC	L 7-6	1.0	2	2	0	0	0	1	2	1
4/11	CHC	W 4-3	0.2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1
4/8	SD	L 8-2	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	3	4	3
4/6	SD	L 5-0	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	1
4/1	CIN	W 8-3	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3/30	CIN	L 2-0	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3/28	NYM	L 4-2	0.2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
3/26	NYM	L 11-7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2
Regular Season Totals			7.4	12	5	1	0	0	10	10	8

Splits	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	K	BB	HBP	CG	H	R	ER	SVO	S	AVG	HR
Overall	0	8.1	0	1	0.0	12	5	1	0	10	10	8	1	0	0.278	3
Away	0	5.1	0	0	0.0	8	5	0	0	4	5	4	1	0	0.200	2
Home	0	3.0	0	1	0.0	4	0	0	0	6	5	4	0	0	0.375	1
Day	0	6.1	0	1	0.0	7	5	0	0	8	9	7	1	0	0.286	3
Night	0	2.0	0	0	0.0	5	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0.250	0
vs Righty	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	8	4	0	0	5	5	0	0	0	0.217	1
vs Lefty	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	4	1	1	0	5	5	0	0	0	0.385	2
March	0	2.2	0	0	0.0	5	2	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0.200	2
April	0	5.2	0	1	0.0	7	3	0	0	8	8	6	1	0	0.308	1
Opponent
vs SD	0	2.0	0	1	0.0	4	0	0	0	5	5	4	0	0	0.417	1
vs NYM	0	1.2	0	0	0.0	2	2	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0.286	2
vs CHC	0	1.2	0	0	0.0	2	3	0	0	2	3	2	1	0	0.286	0
vs WSH	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.250	0
vs CIN	0	2.0	0	0	0.0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
Venue
@ Chicago	0	1.2	0	0	0.0	2	3	0	0	2	3	2	1	0	0.286	0
@ Pittsburgh	0	3.0	0	1	0.0	4	0	0	0	6	5	4	0	0	0.375	1
@ Cincinnati	0	2.0	0	0	0.0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
@ New York	0	1.2	0	0	0.0	2	2	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0.286	2

Justin Lawrence: Breaking News

The Pirates and Lawrence avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $1.225 million contract Thursday, Alex Stumpf of MLB.com reports. Lawrence had been arbitration-eligible for the second time. The righty was limited to only 17 appearances in 2025 due to injury, but he was highly effective when on the bump, yielding just one run with a 23:8 K:BB over 17.2 frames. Lawrence should operate in a middle-relief role in 2026.

The Pirates reinstated Lawrence (elbow) from the 60-day injured list Friday. Elbow inflammation has kept Lawrence on the injured list since late April, but after more than four months on the shelf, the 30-year-old has been cleared to help out the Pirates for the final stage of the regular season. Lawrence was off to a strong start before getting hurt, posting a 0.79 ERA in 11.1 frames, but he struggled during his rehab assignment while surrendering seven earned runs in 7.1 innings. He'll likely be limited to middle relief upon rejoining Pittsburgh's bullpen. Meanwhile, the Pirates will send Colin Holderman to Triple-A Indianapolis to clear a roster spot.

Lawrence (elbow) walked one and struck out three in a scoreless frame in his first rehab appearance with Single-A Bradenton on Tuesday. Lawrence is finally game-ready again after missing nearly four months with right elbow inflammation. He'll likely require a handful of rehab outings before rejoining the Pirates bullpen. Lawrence had permitted just one run with a 15:6 K:BB over 11.1 frames before getting injured.