Jake Mangum

Jake Mangum

30-Year-Old OutfielderOF
Pittsburgh Pirates
10-Day IL
Injury Hamstring
Est. Return 5/16/2026
2026 Fantasy Outlook
If the Rays could somehow combine the overall skill sets of Mangum and Chandler Simpson into one player, they could have something special. Neither has any power, but what Simpson lacks in plate discipline and overall approach, Mangum has in spades. Mangum endeared himself to the team with a high-contact and all-fields approach to hitting, as he realized his best chance for success was hitting the ball on the ground and using his speed to get on base. Mangum, despite having fewer than 400 plate appearances in 2025, tied with Trea Turner for the most infield hits in baseball with 32. Mangum needs that volume of infield hits because the overall quality of his contact is not great. In an ideal world, Mangum is a fourth outfielder on a club because he has the versatility and skills managers love to have on the bench, but he was forced into regular duties due to injuries and ineffectiveness of others on the roster. Mangum needs a lot to go well to repeat his two-category success of 2025, but this is truly an AL-only play for 2026. Read Past Outlooks
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Signed a one-year, $800,200 contract with the Pirates in March of 2026.
Placed on IL
OFPittsburgh Pirates
Hamstring
May 8, 2026
The Pirates placed Mangum on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain Friday, retroactive to Wednesday.
Analysis
Mangum was a late scratch from Thursday's lineup due to a hamstring issue, and additional testing later revealed his injury to be a strain. He'll now be held out of action until at least May 16, and Nick Yorke will come up from Triple-A Indianapolis to replenish Pittsburgh's bench depth.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
2
4
3
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
5
1
1
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2024
 
 
+4%
OPS vs RHP
2026
 
 
+38%
OPS vs LHP
2025
 
 
+11%
OPS vs RHP
2024
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2024vs Left .667 169 15 1 12 7 .289 .321 .346
Since 2024vs Right .696 341 35 2 31 25 .292 .335 .361
2026vs Left .742 32 7 0 1 2 .333 .375 .367
2026vs Right .539 50 6 0 2 3 .209 .306 .233
2025vs Left .650 137 8 1 11 5 .279 .309 .341
2025vs Right .721 291 29 2 29 22 .304 .340 .380
2024vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2024
 
 
+26%
OPS at Home
2026
 
 
+155%
OPS at Home
2025
 
 
+15%
OPS at Home
2024
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2024Home .769 249 30 1 23 23 .329 .371 .398
Since 2024Away .608 261 20 2 20 9 .255 .292 .316
2026Home .861 45 11 0 2 5 .368 .467 .395
2026Away .338 37 2 0 1 0 .143 .167 .171
2025Home .749 204 19 1 21 18 .321 .350 .399
2025Away .652 224 18 2 19 9 .274 .313 .340
2024Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Jake Mangum compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. 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 and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.39
 
BB Rate
8.5%
 
K Rate
22.0%
 
BABIP
.345
 
ISO
.027
 
AVG
.260
 
OBP
.333
 
SLG
.288
 
OPS
.621
 
wOBA
.282
 
Exit Velocity
82.6 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
14.3%
 
Barrels/PA
0.0%
 
Expected BA
.255
 
Expected SLG
.305
 
Sprint Speed
26.6 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
69.2%
 
Line Drive %
15.4%
 
Fly Ball %
15.4%
 
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2025 Fantasy Outlook
Mangum has been toiling in the minor leagues since 2019, but he's yet to experience The Show. He's spent the last three seasons at Triple-A, playing for three different organizations. After Mangum produced a .317/.357/.442 line with 20 steals for Triple-A Durham in 2024, the club gave him a spot on their 40-man roster, shielding him from the Rule 5 Draft. Mangum can play all three outfield positions, which could help him make his debut this season as a 29-year-old. His asset is putting the bat on the ball, but since he's been older than most at his level for several seasons, it's unclear how well his contact skills may translate. The fact that Tampa Bay thinks enough of Mangum to dedicate a 40-man roster spot to him is sufficient enough to put him on the radar, but not enough to draft him, save for AL-only leagues.
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Nursing hamstring issue
OFPittsburgh Pirates
Hamstring
May 7, 2026
Mangum was scratched from Thursday's lineup against the Diamondbacks due to left hamstring discomfort, Colin Beazley of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
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Late scratch from lineup
OFPittsburgh Pirates
Undisclosed
May 7, 2026
Mangum was a late scratch from the lineup for Thursday's game in Arizona, Jose Negron of DK Pittsburgh Sports reports.
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Lade addition to Monday's lineup
OFPittsburgh Pirates
April 27, 2026
Mangum is starting in center field and batting eighth against the Cardinals on Monday.
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Two hits from leadoff spot
OFPittsburgh Pirates
April 19, 2026
Mangum went 2-for-5 with a double, a run scored and a stolen base Sunday against the Rays.
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Back on bench Monday
OFPittsburgh Pirates
April 6, 2026
Mangum is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Padres.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Target for Pittsburgh
OFTampa Bay Rays
December 19, 2025
Mangum could be traded from the Rays to the Pirates in a three-team trade that also includes the Astros, reports Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.
Analysis
Pittsburgh would also be getting Brandon Lowe and Mason Montgomery, while Mike Burrows heads to the Astros and Jacob Melton and Anderson Brito move to the Rays. After spending six years in the minor leagues, Mangum finally got to the majors in 2025 and acquitted himself well with a .296/.330/.368 slash line and 27 stolen bases in 118 games.
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