Henderson is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports. Henderson had started in each of the Orioles' first 33 games of the season and hit a bit of a rough patch with six strikeouts over his last three contests, prompting manager Craig Albernaz to give the star shortstop his first day off of 2026. With lefty Max Fried on the mound for the Yankees, the Orioles will go with an all right-handed-hitting lineup that includes Blaze Alexander as Henderson's replacement at shortstop.
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Gunnar Henderson Game Log 2026
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PreseasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB3/23W 2-0300000000010003/22W 8-1311000121070043/21W 10-8301010010020023/19L 5-4301100001030012/28L 7-5300000000000002/26W 6-5300000000020002/25W 4-3301100000011012/23L 10-7300000000070002/21L 8-2301100000020012/20W 2-020110000001001
Preseason Totals 29164101320261010 -
Regular SeasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB5/10W 2-1402200010050025/9L 6-2502110000050035/8L 4-3300000001050005/7L 4-3501100010040015/6W 7-4500000000070005/5W 9-7501100000040015/4L 12-1501100000030015/2L 1-0200000000050005/1L 2-1100000000020004/30L 11-5401010010060024/30W 5-0311100000020014/28W 5-3321010001051024/26L 5-3412100120030054/25L 17-1400000000080004/24W 10-3533200110050064/22W 8-6500000000080004/21L 6-5411010000020024/20W 7-54000000020110004/19L 8-4400000001050004/18L 4-2412100110070054/17W 6-4500000000060004/16L 4-2300000010060004/15L 8-5511100000091014/14L 4-3500000000070004/13W 9-7501001010050034/12W 6-2511100000081014/11W 6-2411000111081044/10L 3-1200000001010004/8W 5-3421010001060024/7W 4-2412100121060054/6W 2-1411000110060044/5L 8-2400000000050004/4L 3-2311100002040014/3L 5-4523110120040074/1W 8-3400000001050003/31L 7-3401010020040023/30L 5-2412100120030053/29W 8-6411100001050113/28L 4-14000000001111003/26W 2-140000000003000
Regular Season Totals 161213418718191312145167
Gunnar Henderson Splits 2026
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SplitsHRRBIHAVG1B2B3BBBHBPSBCSTBOBP
Overall 921360.211197113151720.269Home 513210.23311416151420.289Away 48150.1858307000300.247Day 38190.22412407131320.290Night 613170.1987316020400.247March 1440.190210111180.261April 815240.218105111040550.287May 0280.200710100090.220Opponent vs KC 0 0 1 0.077 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0.200 vs TEX 1 4 3 0.231 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 0.286 vs HOU 0 1 3 0.250 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 5 0.308 vs MIN 0 0 1 0.083 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0.214 vs NYY 0 0 2 0.154 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.154 vs ATH 0 1 4 0.333 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 0.385 vs PIT 1 2 4 0.333 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 8 0.429 vs AZ 0 1 2 0.133 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 0.133 vs SF 2 3 3 0.231 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 9 0.333 vs CWS 2 3 4 0.333 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 11 0.429 vs MIA 0 1 2 0.133 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.133 vs CLE 1 2 2 0.125 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0.167 vs BOS 2 3 5 0.385 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0.385 Venue @ Cleveland 1 2 2 0.125 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0.167 @ Baltimore 5 13 21 0.233 11 4 1 6 1 5 1 42 0.289 @ Miami 0 1 2 0.133 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.133 @ New York 0 0 2 0.154 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.154 @ Chicago 2 3 4 0.333 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 11 0.429 @ Kansas City 0 0 1 0.077 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0.200 @ Pittsburgh 1 2 4 0.333 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 8 0.429
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Goes yard in three-hit effort
Henderson went 3-for-5 with a solo home run and two additional runs scored during the Orioles' 10-3 win over the Red Sox on Friday. Henderson opened the scoring with a first-inning shot off Red Sox right-hander Brayan Bello on Friday, which was one of three long balls for the Orioles in the frame. It was also the star shortstop's second three-hit game of the year and his first since April 3. For the season, Henderson is batting just .207 but does have 13 extra-base hits, 16 RBI, 18 runs scored and four stolen bases over 111 at-bats.
Goes long Saturday
Henderson went 2-for-4 with a solo home run during the Orioles' 4-2 loss to the Guardians on Saturday. Henderson cut the Orioles' deficit to 3-2 in the eighth inning, when he smashed a solo home run to right field off Hunter Gaddis. Henderson struck out in two of his other plate appearances and is up to 29 strikeouts over 99 plate appearances this season, which is tied for seventh most in the American League. He is slashing .213/.283/.506 with four steals (on five attempts), seven home runs and 15 RBI.