The Reds activated Johnson from the bereavement list Wednesday. Johnson is ready to rejoin the bullpen after being away from the club for a few days. The veteran reliever will move up in the Reds' bullpen hierarchy while Emilio Pagan (hamstring) is out and could see some high-leverage opportunities.
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Pierce Johnson Game Log 2026
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PreseasonDateOppResultIPKBBHBPCGSHOHRER3/21W 11-71.1000000003/18L 8-61.0100000003/15L 6-30.1020003553/13W 1-01.0000001003/10W 8-11.0100001003/7L 6-21.0100000002/28W 9-71.0200002002/24W 5-41.010000000
Preseason Totals 7.262000755 -
Regular SeasonDateOppResultIPKBBHBPCGSHOHRER5/6L 7-60.1000000005/1L 9-11.0020002114/26L 8-30.2100002224/24W 9-81.0000000004/21W 12-61.0200001004/20W 6-11.0010000004/18W 5-41.0200001004/15W 8-31.0100001004/11W 7-31.1300001004/8L 7-41.0100001004/7W 6-30.2100000004/5W 2-10.2110000003/31L 8-31.0100002223/29W 3-20.2000001003/28W 6-50.2000001003/26L 3-00.100000211
Regular Season Totals 10.31340001566
Pierce Johnson Splits 2026
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SplitsGSIPWLERAKBBHBPCGHRERSVOSAVGHR
Overall 013.1110.0134001566000.2882Away 06.2000.07400511000.2000Home 06.2110.060001055000.3702Day 05.1110.07100833000.3641Night 08.0000.06300733000.2331vs Lefty 00.0000.07300620000.2731vs Righty 00.0000.06100940000.3001March 02.2010.01000633000.4621April 09.1100.012200722000.2121May 01.1000.00200211000.3330Opponent vs BOS 0 1.2 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0.500 0 vs SF 0 1.0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.250 0 vs MIA 0 1.2 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.167 0 vs TB 0 2.0 0 0 0.0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.143 0 vs LAA 0 1.1 1 0 0.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.200 0 vs MIN 0 1.0 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.250 0 vs TEX 0 0.2 0 0 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 vs CHC 0 0.1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 vs DET 0 1.2 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0.400 1 vs PIT 0 2.0 0 0 0.0 1 2 0 0 4 3 3 0 0 0.400 1 Venue @ Texas 0 0.2 0 0 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 @ Cincinnati 0 6.2 1 1 0.0 6 0 0 0 10 5 5 0 0 0.370 2 @ Minnesota 0 1.0 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.250 0 @ Miami 0 1.2 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.167 0 @ Chicago 0 0.1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 @ Tampa Bay 0 2.0 0 0 0.0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.143 0 @ Pittsburgh 0 1.0 0 0 0.0 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0.400 0
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Pierce Johnson: Breaking News
Lands on bereavement list
The Reds placed Johnson (personal) on the bereavement list Sunday. The 34-year-old will step away from the team for a few days for personal reasons. Johnson could rejoin the Reds toward the end of the upcoming road series versus the Cubs, which ends Thursday.
Struggles in relief
Johnson went two-thirds of an inning allowing two runs on two hits while striking out one batter in an 8-3 loss to Detroit on Sunday. Johnson entered the ballgame in the seventh inning, allowing a solo home run to Spencer Torkelson and an RBI triple to Kerry Carpenter, further cementing Detroit's lead. The 34-year-old has appeared in 14 of the 28 games this campaign, tied for the second-most appearances for Cincinnati. The right-hander had gone his last nine appearances (8.2 innings) since March 31 without allowing a run before Sunday.