Pederson batted leadoff and went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 7-4 victory over the Diamondbacks. Pederson was moved to leadoff and paid immediate dividends with a home run on the second pitch he saw in the first inning. Brandon Nimmo, who left the game with an ankle injury, had been the Rangers' leadoff batter when healthy and batted second Tuesday. Pederson had reached base safely in the first four games of the team's current homestand, and manager Skip Schumaker explained pre-game to Kennedi Landry of MLB.com that he was trying to get runners on base for Nimmo and "lengthen the lineup." It's unclear if Pederson will continue to hit atop the order.
Joc Pederson: Everything you need to know
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Joc Pederson Game Log 2026
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PreseasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB3/24W 4-1211000110040043/23W 3-2300000000070003/20W 6-5200000000150003/19L 4-0100000000020003/15L 5-3401100000070013/14L 4-3100000002040003/12W 7-6200000001040003/10W 8-3300000000030003/9W 4-1200000001040003/7L 7-5301100000020013/6L 5-1200000000020003/2W 3-1301100000020012/28W 7-6100000000130002/26L 7-3301100000020012/24L 6-4100000001010002/22W 9-5200000000030002/20L 7-320110000001001
Preseason Totals 3716500115256009 -
Regular SeasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB5/12W 7-4511000110080045/11L 1-0100000001000005/10W 3-0301010001080025/9W 6-0312110011050035/8L 7-1000000001020005/7L 9-2201100000000015/5L 7-4200000010050005/2L 5-1300000000020005/1W 4-0100000010000004/29W 3-0401100000050014/28L 3-2400000000050004/27L 4-2211000110000044/26L 2-1200000001010004/25W 4-3100000000020004/24L 8-1301100000040014/23W 6-1311100010030014/22W 2-1010000001020004/21W 5-1311100001040014/19L 5-2300000000140004/18L 4-1201100001040014/17W 5-0201100001030014/16W 9-6121100012040014/15L 6-5200000000060004/14L 2-1100000000020004/13W 8-15133000000110034/12W 5-2411100001070014/11L 6-3200000000060004/10L 8-7111100000020014/8W 3-0200000000010004/7L 1-0100000000010004/6W 2-1301010000040024/5L 2-1311000111070044/4L 2-0400000000030004/3L 5-3200000000010003/31W 7-3300000001090003/30W 5-2200000010040003/28W 5-4100000001030003/26L 5-310000000001000
Regular Season Totals 8712201430391511390032
Joc Pederson Splits 2026
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SplitsHRRBIHAVG1B2B3BBBHBPSBCSTBOBP
Overall 39210.223153016100330.333Away 0490.214900710090.321Home 35120.2316309000240.344Day 1270.2335108100110.410Night 27140.21910208000220.293March 0100.000000200000.182April 24160.254131010100230.365May 1450.2172204000100.310Opponent vs BAL 0 1 0 0.000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.125 vs AZ 1 1 1 0.167 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0.286 vs CIN 1 1 1 0.111 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0.200 vs CHC 0 1 3 0.500 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 5 0.667 vs DET 0 1 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 vs PHI 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.333 vs LAD 0 0 2 0.286 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.375 vs PIT 0 1 2 0.286 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0.500 vs ATH 0 1 5 0.333 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 0.444 vs NYY 1 2 3 0.214 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.200 vs SEA 0 0 4 0.267 3 1 0 2 1 0 0 5 0.389 Venue @ Los Angeles 0 0 2 0.286 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.375 @ New York 0 1 1 0.250 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.200 @ Seattle 0 0 2 0.286 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0.500 @ Detroit 0 1 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 @ Athletics 0 1 4 0.444 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0.545 @ Baltimore 0 1 0 0.000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.125 @ Texas 3 5 12 0.231 6 3 0 9 0 0 0 24 0.344 @ Philadelphia 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.333
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Joc Pederson: Breaking News
Absent from lineup
Pederson is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees. Brandon Nimmo has been limited to designated hitter duty as he comes back from a hamstring issue, which leaves Pederson without a spot to play. It's just the second time this season that the left-handed-hitting Pederson has been absent from the lineup when the opposition was starting a right-handed hurler.
Moving to bench in Nimmo's return
Pederson is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers. After sitting out Saturday's 5-1 loss due to a hamstring injury, Brandon Nimmo will check back into the lineup Sunday as the Rangers' designated hitter, which leaves no room in the lineup for Pederson. With an 0-for-7 showing at the plate over the first two contests of the series in Detroit, Pederson is now batting a lowly .205 on the season.