Paul Blackburn: Everything you need to know

Paul Blackburn

#58 RP

Status

ACTIVE

STATS

Preseason
Date	Opp	Result	IP	K	BB	HBP	CG	SHO	H	R	ER
3/20	BAL	W 3-0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3/10	PHI	W 4-2	4.0	4	3	0	0	0	1	0	0
3/5	MIN	L 15-0	2.1	3	2	0	0	0	3	2	2
2/28	TOR	W 5-1	4.0	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
2/23	PIT	W 6-2	2.0	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0
Preseason Totals			13.1	10	6	0	0	0	11	2	2

Regular Season
Date	Opp	Result	IP	K	BB	HBP	CG	SHO	H	R	ER
5/4	BAL	W 12-1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
4/26	HOU	L 7-4	3.0	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	1
4/18	KC	W 13-4	2.0	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	2
4/14	LAA	L 7-1	1.0	1	1	0	0	0	3	1	1
4/9	ATH	L 1-0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
4/4	MIA	W 9-7	1.2	2	0	0	0	0	3	1	0
3/30	SEA	L 2-1	1.1	0	1	0	0	0	3	1	1
Regular Season Totals			10.3	7	3	0	0	0	15	6	5

Splits	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	K	BB	HBP	CG	H	R	ER	SVO	S	AVG	HR
Overall	0	14.0	1	1	0.0	9	4	0	0	15	6	5	0	0	0.268	0
Home	0	9.2	1	0	0.0	7	3	0	0	10	4	3	0	0	0.256	0
Away	0	4.1	0	1	0.0	2	1	0	0	5	2	2	0	0	0.294	0
Day	0	8.0	0	0	0.0	6	2	0	0	5	3	3	0	0	0.179	0
Night	0	6.0	1	1	0.0	3	2	0	0	10	3	2	0	0	0.357	0
vs Lefty	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	4	2	0	0	6	5	0	0	0	0.231	0
vs Righty	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	5	2	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0.300	0
March	0	1.1	0	1	0.0	0	1	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0.429	0
April	0	9.2	1	0	0.0	7	2	0	0	11	5	4	0	0	0.282	0
May	0	3.0	0	0	0.0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.100	0
Opponent
vs HOU	0	3.0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0.200	0
vs SEA	0	1.1	0	1	0.0	0	1	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0.429	0
vs MIA	0	1.2	0	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0.375	0
vs LAA	0	2.0	1	0	0.0	1	1	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0.333	0
vs ATH	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.250	0
vs KC	0	2.0	0	0	0.0	1	1	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0.250	0
vs BAL	0	3.0	0	0	0.0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.100	0
Venue
@ New York	0	9.2	1	0	0.0	7	3	0	0	10	4	3	0	0	0.256	0
@ Houston	0	3.0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0.200	0
@ Seattle	0	1.1	0	1	0.0	0	1	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0.429	0

Paul Blackburn: Breaking News

Blackburn will start Thursday's game against the Rangers, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports. Ryan Weathers was scratched from his scheduled start Thursday due to an illness he suffered earlier in the week, so Blackburn will step in for a spot start. The 32-year-old righty finished the 2025 regular season with a 6.23 ERA and 1.51 WHIP over 39 innings but has been much better to kick off the 2026 campaign, logging a 3.21 ERA and 1.36 WHIP through 14 frames. He'll benefit from a favorable matchup Thursday against a Rangers offense that ranks 28th in MLB with 137 runs scored on the year.

Blackburn has posted a 1.88 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and 12:7 K:BB over 14.1 innings spanning five appearances (including two starts) during Grapefruit League play. The WHIP and walks aren't going to excite anyone, but Blackburn has at least managed to mostly keep opponents from crossing home plate. The veteran hurler is slated for his first full season with the Yankees after joining the club in late August last year. Blackburn will likely serve in middle- and long-relief during the regular season, and his previous experience as a starter gives the Yankees insurance in case a spot start is needed along the way.

The Yankees signed Blackburn to a one-year, $2 million contract Saturday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports. Blackburn began last season with the Mets but was released in mid-August. He was subsequently signed by the Yankees, with whom he made eight appearances out of the bullpen, posting a 5.28 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 16:4 K:BB over 15.1 innings. While those numbers aren't impressive, the bulk of the damage against him came in his team debut, when he gave up seven runs over 3.1 frames against Boston. Over his remaining seven appearances, Blackburn was much more effective, yielding just three runs (two earned) while posting a 14:2 K:BB across 12 innings. The veteran right-hander will likely work as a middle- and long-relief option next season with New York and also gives the team rotation depth given his history of working as a big-league starter.