Richard Lovelady: Everything you need to know

Richard Lovelady

#55 RP

Status

ACTIVE

STATS

Preseason
Date	Opp	Result	IP	K	BB	HBP	CG	SHO	H	R	ER
3/19	HOU	W 6-2	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
3/7	NYY	W 3-0	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2/25	NYY	L 7-0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2/21	HOU	W 2-1	1.0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Preseason Totals			4	7	3	0	0	0	2	0	0

Regular Season
Date	Opp	Result	IP	K	BB	HBP	CG	SHO	H	R	ER
4/26	CWS	W 2-1	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
4/24	CWS	L 5-4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
4/23	ATL	L 7-2	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
4/18	SF	L 7-6	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4/9	AZ	L 7-1	1.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3/29	PIT	L 4-3	1.0	1	2	0	0	0	2	2	1
3/28	PIT	W 4-2	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
Regular Season Totals			7.4	8	2	0	0	0	7	3	1

Splits	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	K	BB	HBP	CG	H	R	ER	SVO	S	AVG	HR
Overall	0	13.0	2	1	0.0	12	5	0	0	13	6	4	0	0	0.265	1
Home	0	8.1	1	1	0.0	7	4	0	0	7	4	2	0	0	0.241	0
Away	0	4.2	1	0	0.0	5	1	0	0	6	2	2	0	0	0.300	1
Day	0	6.0	2	1	0.0	7	2	0	0	6	3	1	0	0	0.273	0
Night	0	7.0	0	0	0.0	5	3	0	0	7	3	3	0	0	0.259	1
vs Lefty	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	6	1	0	0	6	2	0	0	0	0.286	0
vs Righty	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	6	4	0	0	7	4	0	0	0	0.250	1
March	0	4.0	1	1	0.0	4	2	0	0	6	4	2	0	0	0.353	1
April	0	9.0	1	0	0.0	8	3	0	0	7	2	2	0	0	0.219	0
Opponent
vs STL	0	2.0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0.250	1
vs ATL	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.333	0
vs CWS	0	1.2	1	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.286	0
vs SF	0	4.0	0	0	0.0	4	3	0	0	4	2	2	0	0	0.250	0
vs AZ	0	1.2	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
vs ATH	0	0.2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
vs PIT	0	2.0	1	1	0.0	2	2	0	0	4	3	1	0	0	0.444	0
Venue
@ Washington	0	4.0	0	0	0.0	4	2	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0.214	0
@ San Francisco	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0.400	0
@ Chicago	0	1.2	1	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.286	0
@ New York	0	4.1	1	1	0.0	3	2	0	0	4	3	1	0	0	0.267	0
@ St. Louis	0	2.0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0.250	1

Richard Lovelady: Breaking News

The Nationals acquired Lovelady from the Mets on Thursday in exchange for cash considerations. Lovelady has gone back-and-forth between the two organizations multiple times since January. The southpaw holds a 3.68 ERA and 6:4 K:BB over 7.1 innings this season. He does not have minor-league options remaining, so Lovelady will go directly onto the Nationals' active roster.

The Mets designated Lovelady for assignment Saturday. Lovelady has given up three earned runs over 7.1 innings this year, but he'll end up as the roster casualty necessary to free up a spot for Craig Kimbrel, who was selected to the active roster Saturday. Lovelady owns a 5.25 ERA and 1.37 WHIP across his MLB career, but his relatively strong start could prompt another team to pick him up off waivers.

The Mets claimed Lovelady off waivers from the Nationals on Saturday. Lovelady was designated for assignment by the Nationals on Tuesday, and the 30-year-old southpaw will call New York home once again after being claimed by the Mets. The move corresponds with the Mets placing Justin Hagenman (ribs) on the 60-day injured list, and Lovelady would seem to have a path to making the team's Opening Day roster as a member of the bullpen since he's out of minor-league options. Lovelady appeared in 10 regular-season games between the Mets and Blue Jays in 2025, posting an 8.49 ERA and 1.54 WHIP across 11.2 innings.