15-Day IL
Injury Calf
Est. Return 4/20/2026
2026 Stats
W-L
1-1
ERA
7.71
WHIP
3.00
K
3
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Cleavinger cut his fastball usage in half and nearly eliminated his cutter in 2025, opting to throw more sliders (39 percent usage) and sinkers (37 percent) en-route to his finest season to date. The 31-year-old established career-best marks in innings pitched (61.1), strikeouts (82), ERA (2.35) and holds (21) while remaining healthy for the second-straight year. The southpaw didn't toss many sweepers - he threw it only 90 times, primarily to left-handed hitters - but it produced a .056 batting average against and 60.9 percent whiff rate that was tops for that pitch type among those who threw a minimum of 50 sweepers. Cleavinger is expected to be part of a closer-by-committee for the Rays in 2026, and given his neutral splits, he should not be at a matchup disadvantage when it comes to who manager Kevin Cash chooses to deploy in save situations. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year, $2.4 million contract with the Rays in January of 2026.
Live BP on tap for Thursday
Cleavinger (calf) is scheduled to face hitters in live batting practice Thursday, per MLB.com.
Analysis
The left-hander is working his way back from right calf tightness, and the expectation is that he'll be able to rejoin Tampa Bay's bullpen at some point in mid-to-late April. Cleavinger has given up two runs on three hits and four walks over 2.1 innings to begin the year, so it's possible the Rays will ease him back into the high-leverage mix once he's cleared to return.
The left-hander is working his way back from right calf tightness, and the expectation is that he'll be able to rejoin Tampa Bay's bullpen at some point in mid-to-late April. Cleavinger has given up two runs on three hits and four walks over 2.1 innings to begin the year, so it's possible the Rays will ease him back into the high-leverage mix once he's cleared to return.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
16
Last 10 Games
16
Last 5 Games
16
How many pitches does Garrett Cleavinger generally throw?
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What part of the game does Garrett Cleavinger generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-9%
BAA vs RHP
2026
Even Split
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .224 | 59 | 20 | 35 | 5 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .203 | 97 | 33 | 60 | 10 | |||
| 2026vs Left | .333 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2026vs Right | .333 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .187 | 31 | 7 | 14 | 4 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .183 | 51 | 11 | 26 | 5 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .256 | 26 | 10 | 20 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .218 | 45 | 21 | 32 | 5 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-7%
ERA on Road
2026
-100%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 3.22 | 1.05 | 72.2 | 11.8 | 3.1 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 3.00 | 1.41 | 51.0 | 10.8 | 4.9 | ||||
| 2026Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2026Away | 7.71 | 3.00 | 2.1 | 11.6 | 15.4 | ||||
| 2025Home | 2.43 | 0.84 | 37.0 | 11.9 | 1.7 | ||||
| 2025Away | 2.22 | 1.11 | 24.1 | 12.2 | 4.1 | ||||
| 2024Home | 4.04 | 1.26 | 35.2 | 11.6 | 4.5 | ||||
| 2024Away | 3.33 | 1.56 | 24.1 | 9.2 | 4.8 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Garrett Cleavinger compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
0.75K/9
11.6BB/9
15.4HR/9
0.0Fastball
94.5 mphERA
7.71WHIP
3.00BABIP
.456GB/FB
0.33Left On Base
71.4%Exit Velocity
88.1 mphBarrels/BBE
6.7%Spin Rate
2574 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
53.3%Swinging Strike
14.0%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2025
2024
Cleavinger was the top lefty out of Tampa Bay's bullpen in 2024, which occasionally led to save chances when closer Pete Fairbanks was unavailable and as matchups dictated. The 30-year-old recorded six saves (second on the Rays) along with 15 holds, demonstrating his prowess in high-leverage. The southpaw racked up career-highs in games played (68), innings (60) and strikeouts (71), all more than he recorded from 2020 through 2023 combined. He also added a cutter and sweeper to his arsenal last season while relying far less on his sinker, which unexpectedly got crushed by opposing hitters. Cleavinger figures to be part of Tampa Bay's high-leverage plans again for 2025.
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Lands on IL with calf tightness
The Rays placed Cleavinger on the 15-day injured list Friday with right calf tightness.
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Headed for closer committee
Cleavinger has given up one hit with one strikeout and no walks over two scoreless Grapefruit League appearances. He also struck out one in a scoreless frame for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic.
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Avoids arbitration
Cleavinger agreed to a one-year, $2.4 million contract with the Rays on Thursday, avoiding arbitration, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Will be part of closer committee
Cleavinger, Griffin Jax and Edwin Uceta are expected to be part of a closer-by-committee for the Rays in 2026, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Called upon for save
Cleavinger picked up the save Tuesday against Seattle, throwing a perfect inning with zero strikeouts.
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