Stephenson went 1-for-4 with a walk and a grand slam in Wednesday's 8-7 extra-inning loss to the Nationals. The backstop gave the Reds a 5-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning when he crushed an elevated Jake Irvin sinker over the left-field fence, but the game went sideways for Cincinnati from there. It was Stephenson's third career grand slam and also his third long ball of 2026 as he struggles to deliver consistent offense. Through 35 games, he's slashing just .187/.285/.308 with seven runs and 11 RBI despite plenty of red on his Statcast page -- Stephenson's 85th percentile average exit velocity of 91.9 mph would be a career high, and it comes with an 82nd-percentile hard-hit rate, 81st-percentile barrel rate and 93rd-percentile chase rate.
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ACTIVESTATS
Tyler Stephenson Game Log 2026
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PreseasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB3/24L 4-1200000000050003/23L 9-1200000000130003/22L 8-2201100000030013/20W 8-6311000110060043/18L 8-6311010010030023/17L 8-6200000001070003/15L 6-3401100010080013/13W 1-0200000000020003/12L 9-5300000000030003/11W 6-3301010000050023/9L 9-7200000001040003/8W 13-4300000000050003/6L 6-3201010001030023/1L 12-4200000001020002/24W 5-4210000001020002/21L 4-230110000002001
Preseason Totals 40373301351630013 -
Regular SeasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB5/13L 8-7411000141030045/12L 10-4400000000010005/10W 5-0401100010040015/8L 10-0300000000030005/7L 8-3400000001050005/6L 7-6111100000000015/5L 3-2301100001070015/4L 5-4401100000050015/2L 17-7402110000040035/1L 9-1300000000030004/30W 6-4411010000030024/29L 13-2111010000000024/28W 7-2401100000020014/26L 8-3100000000010004/25W 9-2300000001040004/24W 9-8301010011050024/21W 12-6400000001080004/20W 6-1400000000030004/19W 7-4301100001040014/18W 5-4301100020070014/170-0100000000020004/15W 8-3301100001060014/14W 2-1200000001050004/11W 7-3200000002010004/10L 10-2200000001010004/8L 7-4301100001040014/7W 6-33100000010110004/6W 2-0311000110030044/5W 2-1400000000070004/3W 5-3412100120090054/1L 8-3401100000030013/31L 8-3000000000000003/30W 2-0300000000010003/29W 3-2300000000030003/26L 3-030000000103000
Regular Season Totals 10471912403111501310032
Tyler Stephenson Splits 2026
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SplitsHRRBIHAVG1B2B3BBBHBPSBCSTBOBP
Overall 311200.187134015000330.285Home 1690.1675309000150.286Away 25110.2088106000180.283Day 1590.2096205000140.286Night 26110.17272010000190.284March 0000.000000100000.100April 26130.20383011000220.316May 1570.2065103000110.270Opponent vs WSH 1 4 1 0.125 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0.222 vs TEX 1 2 2 0.250 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.250 vs DET 0 1 1 0.143 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0.333 vs COL 0 0 3 0.333 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.333 vs LAA 0 0 1 0.200 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0.500 vs MIA 1 1 2 0.222 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0.364 vs MIN 0 2 2 0.222 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.273 vs BOS 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.143 vs HOU 0 1 1 0.143 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.143 vs SF 0 0 1 0.200 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0.429 vs TB 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.111 vs PIT 0 0 3 0.214 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.214 vs CHC 0 0 3 0.250 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0.357 Venue @ Pittsburgh 0 0 2 0.286 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.286 @ Texas 1 2 2 0.250 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.250 @ Cincinnati 1 6 9 0.167 5 3 0 9 0 0 0 15 0.286 @ Chicago 0 0 3 0.250 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0.357 @ Tampa Bay 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.111 @ Miami 1 1 2 0.222 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0.364 @ Minnesota 0 2 2 0.222 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.273
Tyler Stephenson Player Profile
Team
Cincinnati Reds
Birthdate
8/16/1996 (29)
Status
A
HT/WT
6'3", 225 lbs
Draft Info
2015: Rd 1; Pk 11 (CIN)
Birthplace
Atlanta, GA, USA
Position
C
Career History
Cincinnati Reds
2020-Present
(7 seasons)
Tyler Stephenson: Breaking News
Idle Saturday
Stephenson isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Astros. Stephenson will get a break after going 0-for-7 with a walk and three strikeouts over his last two starts. Jose Trevino will step in to handle catching duties and bat eighth.
Not starting Wednesday
Stephenson is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cubs. Stephenson appears to be receiving a routine breather after he started behind the plate in five of the Reds' previous six games. Jose Trevino will get the nod at catcher Wednesday.
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