Justin Sterner - MLB News, Rumors, & Updates

Clinches save Wednesday Sterner earned his first save of the season in Wednesday's extra-inning win over the Cubs. He tossed a perfect inning while striking out one.

Impact Scott Barlow pitched two-thirds of an inning in Tuesday's series opener against the Cubs, so the A's turned to Justin Sterner for the save in the bottom of the 10th inning Wednesday. This was Sterner's first save of the season, and he needed just 14 pitches (10 strikes) to get the job done. The 29-year-old has been on a roll of late and hasn't allowed a run in each of his last five outings (5.1 innings).

JUNE 4 • ROTOWIRE

Kurtz drives in winning run in 10th as A's beat Cubs 5-4; Chicago's Happ reaches 1,000 career hits

Nick Kurtz singled in automatic runner Alika Williams in the 10th inning, and the Athletics rallied for a second straight win, 5-4 over the sliding Chicago Cubs

JUNE 4 • Associated Press

Works scoreless frame Sunday Sterner threw a perfect inning with no strikeouts in Sunday's 10-1 loss to the Giants.

Impact Sterner entered in the seventh inning and retired the bottom of the Giants' lineup to keep the Athletics within one run before an eight-run eighth inning implosion turned the contest into a blowout. Over his past seven appearances (5.2 innings), the right-hander has allowed one run on three hits and a walk while striking out four. Overall, Sterner owns a 4.03 ERA and 1.34 WHIP with a 23:7 K:BB across 22.1 frames in 2026.

MAY 18 • ROTOWIRE

Thomas, Gelof, Soderstrom each hit a HR as Athletics beat Guardians 7-1

Colby Thomas, Zack Gelof and Tyler Soderstrom homered to back a strong start by Aaron Civale and the Athletics beat the Cleveland Guardian 7-1 on Sunday to avoid a series sweep

MAY 3 • Associated Press

Bobby Witt Jr. hits 3-run homer in 10th to lift Royals over Athletics 4-1 for 4th straight win

Bobby Witt Jr. hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning, Salvador Perez had a solo shot and the Kansas City Royals beat the Athletics 4-1 for their fourth straight victory

APRIL 29 • Associated Press

Picks up first win Sterner (1-2) earned the win in Sunday's 2-1 victory over the Rangers. He allowed a hit and no walks while striking out two over a scoreless inning.

Impact Entering for Jacob Lopez after he failed to record an out in the sixth inning, Sterner worked out of a bases-loaded jam to preserve a one-run lead that the Athletics held the rest of the way. With starter J.T. Ginn (shoulder) exiting after 3.1 innings and Joel Kuhnel and Lopez combining to provide little length or effectiveness, the official scorer awarded Sterner the win, his first of the season. Since allowing four runs in a blown save against the Rangers on April 16, the 29-year-old has turned in five scoreless innings and owns a 3.07 ERA and 1.50 WHIP with an 18:5 K:BB across 14.2 innings in 2026.

APRIL 27 • ROTOWIRE

Carlos Cortes triple and Justin Sterner's clutch pitching lift Athletics to 2-1 win over Rangers

Carlos Cortes had a two-run triple in the first inning, reliever Justin Sterner escaped a bases-loaded, no-out jam to preserve a one-run lead in the sixth and the Athletics beat th...

APRIL 26 • Associated Press

Implodes in second loss Sterner (0-2) blew the save and took the loss Wednesday against the Rangers, allowing four runs (three earned) on four hits and one walk in the ninth inning. He struck out one.

Impact Sterner was called upon for his first save chance of the year while the Athletics held a 6-5 advantage, but he was unable to protect the lead in the ninth inning. While the A's have a pretty wide open competition when it comes to save opportunities, Sterner isn't making much of a case for future chances. The right-hander owns a 4.66 ERA, 1.97 WHIP and 10:5 K:BB over 9.2 innings thus far.

APRIL 17 • ROTOWIRE

Rangers rally for 4 runs in the 9th inning to beat the Athletics 9-6

Joc Pederson hit a go-ahead single in a four-run ninth inning and the Texas Rangers rallied last in a 9-6 victory over the Athletics to earn a split of their four-game series

APRIL 16 • Associated Press

Collects third hold Sterner allowed no hits and a walk while striking out one over a scoreless inning in Thursday's win against the Yankees.

Impact Entering in the eighth inning following seven stellar frames from Jeffrey Springs, Sterner had no trouble keeping the Yankees' bats quiet, tossing a scoreless inning to collect his third hold of the campaign. After allowing a run in his first outing of the season, the right-hander has delivered 6.1 scoreless innings over his past five appearances. He has yet to be used in a save situation, but Sterner's strong early performances have earned him high-leverage work and, given the lack of an established closer, could lead to future opportunities in the ninth inning.

APRIL 10 • ROTOWIRE

Jeffrey Springs takes no-hitter into seventh, combines on 1-hitter as A's beat Yankees 1-0

Jeffrey Springs took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning and combined with two relievers on a one-hitter, and the Athletics beat the New York Yankees 1-0 to clinch their first ser...

APRIL 9 • Associated Press

Giménez has winning hit in ninth as Blue Jays beat Athletics 3-2

Andrés Giménez drove in the winning run with a two-out single in the ninth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Athletics 3-2

MARCH 28 • Associated Press

Could be outside closer mix Sterner has given up four runs on four hits while striking out 12 and walking three across six innings during spring training, but Jason Burke of SI.com didn't list him as a closer...

Impact Sterner was effective as a rookie last season with 16 holds and a 3.18 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 70:21 K:BB across 65 innings, though he didn't pick up any saves, even after closer Mason Miller was traded away at the deadline. Burke listed Hogan Harris as the early favorite for saves with Scott Barlow and Mark Leiter also in the mix, though manager Mark Kostay isn't expected to utilize a true closer in the traditional sense.

MARCH 14 • ROTOWIRE

Langeliers hits walk-off double, Wilson has 3 RBIs as Athletics beat Royals 4-3

Shea Langeliers hit a walk-off RBI double in the ninth inning, Jacob Wilson drove in three runs and the Athletics beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3

SEPTEMBER 27, 2025 • Associated Press

Athletics beat slumping Astros 5-1 as slumping Houston falls out of playoff position

The slumping Houston Astros fell out of playoff position, managing just three hits against Jeffrey Springs and three Athletics relievers in a 5-1 loss

SEPTEMBER 24, 2025 • Associated Press

Reds fall 2 1/2 games back of last NL wild card as A's complete 3-game sweep with 7-4 win

Rookie Nick Kurtz hit one of the Athletics’ four home runs, a go-ahead, two-run drive in the fifth inning that led the Athletics over Cincinnati 7-4 for a three-game sweep that dro...

SEPTEMBER 14, 2025 • Associated Press

Athletics erupt for seven runs in third inning of a 10-4 win over Angels

JJ Bleday hit a three-run homer during a seven-run third inning, Mason Barnett recovered after giving up four runs in the first inning, and the Athletics beat the Los Angeles Angel...

SEPTEMBER 6, 2025 • Associated Press

Strikes out side Sterner struck out the side in a perfect inning during Wednesday's 7-0 win over the Tigers.

Impact Sterner retired the side on strikeouts in the eighth inning Wednesday, the first time this season he's done so in order. The right-hander has been sharp in August, posting a 1.98 ERA and 0.59 WHIP across 13.2 innings in 11 appearances.

AUGUST 28, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Strikes out side Sterner threw a perfect inning while striking out three in Wednesday's 7-0 win over the Tigers.

AUGUST 28, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Langeliers hits 2-run homer and Soderstrom extends hitting streak as Athletics top Twins 6-3

Shea Langeliers hit his 27th home run, Tyler Soderstrom extended his hitting streak to 17 games and the Athletics beat the Minnesota Twins 6-3

AUGUST 20, 2025 • Associated Press

Diamondbacks beat Athletics 7-2 to end six-game losing streak

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit a go-ahead two-run single in the fifth inning, Ketel Marte, Alek Thomas and Corbin Carroll hit home runs, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Athletics 7-...

AUGUST 3, 2025 • Associated Press

Langeliers, Butler homer to help the A's win 3rd straight, 5-1 over the Astros

Shea Langeliers and Lawrence Butler homered, Nick Kurtz followed his historic four-homer game with two hits and the Athletics won their third straight game, beating the Houston Ast...

JULY 27, 2025 • Associated Press

Athletics get late homers from Langeliers, Wilson and Kurtz in 8-2 win over Guardians

Shea Langeliers, Jacob Wilson and Nick Kurtz homered in the final two innings to help the Athletics pull away for an 8-2 victory over the Cleveland Guardians

JULY 20, 2025 • Associated Press

Kurtz hits a grand slam, Butler adds 2 HRs as Athletics dominate Braves 10-1

The Athletics dominate the Braves 10-1 on Tuesday night, fueled by Lawrence Butler’s two home runs, including a leadoff inside-the-park homer

JULY 9, 2025 • Associated Press

Shea Langeliers hits a 3-run homer for the A's in his return from an oblique injury

Shea Langeliers provided a big lift for the Athletics in his return from an injury

JUNE 30, 2025 • Associated Press

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