Wetherholt went 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI in Tuesday's 6-5 extra-inning win over the Guardians. After striking out in his first plate appearance Tuesday, Wetherholt dug in and delivered the biggest swings of the night. The 23-year-old took Joey Cantillo deep for a solo shot in the third before adding a two-run homer in the eighth to cut the deficit to one in the eventual comeback win. Both long balls came on the first pitch of the at-bat and were off lefties. It was the first multi-homer game of his young career and his first long balls since going deep in his MLB debut on Opening Day. Through 17 games, the rookie is slashing .231/.338/.385 with eight RBI and 13 runs scored.
Jonathan Wetherholt: Everything you need to know
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JJ Wetherholt Game Log 2026
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PreseasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB3/22W 3-2200000001000003/20W 4-3301100010030013/17L 1-0300000000040003/15W 6-3300000000040003/13W 5-4301100000030013/11L 3-1100000001131003/9W 7-2311000120010043/7L 3-2300000000030003/5W 3-2201100001030013/2W 3-2200000001040002/28W 10-2212200031040022/27L 14-3311000110040042/25W 6-0210000001030002/23W 5-4010000002021002/21L 6-211000000101000
Preseason Totals 33675002791422013 -
Regular SeasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB4/15W 5-3100000012141004/14L 5-2311000110020044/131-1211100000040014/12L 9-3400000000040004/11L 7-1401100000040014/10W 1-0100000001020004/8W 6-1410000001080004/7W 7-6511010011041024/63-3301100001020014/5L 2-1200000000020004/4L 11-6211100002151014/3L 4-0200000000050004/1W 2-1521100000060013/31W 2-0212200000030023/30L 4-2310000001040003/29L 11-7401100001020013/28W 6-5512200020041023/26W 9-741100012005004
Regular Season Totals 561113101027102704020
JJ Wetherholt Splits 2026
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SplitsHRRBIHAVG1B2B3BBBHBPSBCSTBOBP
Overall 39150.227111012240250.354Away 0140.200310612050.407Home 38110.2398006120200.327Day 1560.194500623090.341Night 2490.2576106010160.366March 1460.300500201090.348April 2590.19661010230160.356Opponent vs CLE 2 4 3 0.300 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 9 0.429 vs WSH 0 1 2 0.167 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 3 0.375 vs NYM 0 0 3 0.250 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0.308 vs TB 1 4 4 0.308 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 7 0.333 vs BOS 0 0 1 0.091 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0.231 vs DET 0 0 2 0.250 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0.455 Venue @ St. Louis 3 8 11 0.239 8 0 0 6 1 2 0 20 0.327 @ Detroit 0 0 2 0.250 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0.455 @ Washington 0 1 2 0.167 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 3 0.375
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Getting first day off
Wetherholt is absent from the lineup for Friday's game in Detroit. Left-hander Framber Valdez is taking the mound for the Tigers, so it's a sensible spot to give the lefty-swinging Wetherholt his first day off. Thomas Saggese will cover second base for the Cardinals.
Plays hero again Saturday
Wetherholt went 2-for-5 with a run scored, two RBI and a stolen base in Saturday's 6-5 extra-inning win over the Rays. With one out and runners on second and third in the 10th inning, Wetherholt walked it off by hooking a grounder into right field. The 23-year-old second baseman has made an impact in two straight games to begin his MLB career after homering in his debut Thursday, and while he also committed a throwing error Saturday, he has otherwise quickly established his credentials as an early favorite to win NL Rookie of the year.