Ward went 1-for-4 with a solo home run during the Orioles' 4-1 loss to the Rays on Tuesday. Ward wasted no time getting the Orioles on the board after taking the second pitch he saw from Griffin Jax deep to left field for a leadoff home run. However, that ended up being the only run scored by Baltimore, with Ward accounting for one of his team's four hits in Tuesday's loss. It was Ward's second home run of the season, a far cry from the 36 homers he recorded with the Angels in 2025. However, his .788 OPS this season (215 plate appearances) is only a few ticks lower than last year (.792 OPS across 663 plate appearances).
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Joseph Ward Game Log 2026
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PreseasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB3/19L 5-4211100001030013/14L 8-6322200001041023/11W 7-2311000130040043/8L 1-0301010000030023/7W 3-2200000001010003/6L 10-2311100000061013/4L 4-2200000001010002/28L 7-5300000000020002/26W 6-5322110000040032/25W 4-3201010001030022/23L 10-7100000002020002/21L 8-220000000108000
Preseason Totals 29795301380412015 -
Regular SeasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB5/29L 6-5411100001040015/28L 2-1302200001011025/27W 11-2411100000040015/26W 6-1300000010050005/25L 7-5501100000040015/24L 4-1401100000020015/24W 5-3401100010050015/22W 7-4501100000090015/20L 5-3310000002060005/19L 4-1411000110070045/18L 16-6411010001090025/17W 7-34100000010110005/16L 13-3502200010090025/15L 3-2401100001030015/13W 7-0311100001050015/12L 6-2412110000070035/11W 3-2300000001050005/10W 2-1200000002090105/9L 6-2200000003070005/8L 4-3400000000070005/7L 4-3310000001080005/6W 7-42300000030100005/5W 9-7331100002070015/3L 11-3300000001010005/2L 9-4311100011060015/1L 2-1100000000020004/30L 11-5110000003040004/30W 5-0210000001050004/28W 5-3311100001070014/26L 5-3300000001040004/25L 17-1302200001050024/24W 10-3424400001060044/22W 8-6311010002050024/21L 6-5400000001050004/20W 7-5401010002090024/19L 8-4512100130040054/18L 4-2401010000030024/17W 6-4310000002070004/16L 4-2301100001050014/15L 8-5500000000030004/14L 4-3511100000051014/13W 9-7410000000190004/12W 6-2422200001070024/11W 6-2300000001060004/10L 3-1300000000040004/8W 5-3514130020060074/7W 4-23110100120110024/6W 2-1401010000070024/5L 8-2413210000050144/4L 3-2400000001090004/3L 5-43010100120100024/1W 8-3402110020070033/31L 7-3413300000060033/30L 5-2401100000020013/29W 8-6411100001060013/28L 4-1300000002050003/26W 2-140000000004000
Regular Season Totals 2013351361302144813342270
Joseph Ward Splits 2026
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SplitsHRRBIHAVG1B2B3BBBHBPSBCSTBOBP
Overall 216530.2563615049122740.400Away 210230.2531011026001400.419Home 06300.259264023121340.385Night 14290.250217021120390.367Day 112240.264158028002350.438March 0260.300510300070.391April 19290.3051612024111440.446May 15180.196152022011230.353Opponent vs ATH 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0.385 vs BOS 0 0 6 0.600 6 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 0.692 vs TB 1 2 4 0.174 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 8 0.286 vs CLE 1 3 4 0.267 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 8 0.389 vs KC 0 0 2 0.182 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 4 0.438 vs WSH 0 1 3 0.231 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0.333 vs AZ 0 0 1 0.071 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0.133 vs CWS 0 3 6 0.500 1 5 0 2 0 0 0 11 0.571 vs DET 0 1 3 0.231 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.231 vs MIN 0 0 1 0.091 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0.286 vs TEX 0 4 7 0.538 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.500 vs PIT 0 1 4 0.364 2 2 0 3 0 0 1 6 0.500 vs SF 0 0 3 0.250 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 4 0.357 vs TOR 0 0 3 0.429 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 0.556 vs HOU 0 0 1 0.167 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 0.583 vs MIA 0 0 1 0.125 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 0.500 vs NYY 0 1 4 0.200 3 1 0 4 0 0 0 5 0.333 Venue @ Pittsburgh 0 1 4 0.364 2 2 0 3 0 0 1 6 0.500 @ Washington 0 1 3 0.231 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0.333 @ Chicago 0 3 6 0.500 1 5 0 2 0 0 0 11 0.571 @ Baltimore 0 6 30 0.259 26 4 0 23 1 2 1 34 0.385 @ Cleveland 1 3 4 0.267 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 8 0.389 @ Kansas City 0 0 2 0.182 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 4 0.438 @ New York 0 1 1 0.100 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0.250 @ Tampa Bay 1 1 2 0.182 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 6 0.357 @ Miami 0 0 1 0.125 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 0.500
Joseph Ward Player Profile
Career History
Joseph Ward: Breaking News
Played through hand bone bruise
Ward believes his power output has been affected by playing through a bone bruise in his hand that he suffered April 13 versus the Diamondbacks, Matt Weyrich of The Baltimore Sun reports. Through that April 13 contest, Ward was slashing .333/.427/.492 with a 10:17 BB:K and 16.8 percent chase rate. Since then, he's adopted a more patient approach, hitting .212/.422/.294 with a 31:17 BB:K and 11.2 percent chase rate. Ward considers himself healed now, having traded in a thick padded hand guard for a thinner one Tuesday. Now that he's back to 100 percent, Ward could be due for a surge of power moving forward. The 32-year-old has just one home run in 42 games this season after slugging a career-high 36 long balls in 2025.
Receiving first day off
Ward is absent from the lineup for Monday's game versus the Yankees. It's the first day off this season for Ward, who is in a mini slump with just two hits over his last seven games (though he does have a 9:5 BB:K over that stretch). Colton Cowser will start in left field and bat seventh while Ward grabs a breather.