2026 Stats
W-L
1-1
ERA
4.50
WHIP
3.00
K
2
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
Signed a one-year contract with the Nationals in March of 2026. Claimed off waivers by the Mets in March of 2026.
Catches on with Mets
The Mets claimed Lovelady off waivers from the Nationals on Saturday.
Analysis
The Mets placed Justin Hagenman (ribs) on the 60-day injured list in a corresponding move to clear room on the 40-man roster to Lovelady, who is out of minor-league options and seemingly has a path to winning a bullpen spot on the Opening Day squad. Lovelady appeared in 10 games between stops with the Mets and Blue Jays in 2025, posting an 8.49 ERA and 1.54 WHIP across 11.2 innings.
The Mets placed Justin Hagenman (ribs) on the 60-day injured list in a corresponding move to clear room on the 40-man roster to Lovelady, who is out of minor-league options and seemingly has a path to winning a bullpen spot on the Opening Day squad. Lovelady appeared in 10 games between stops with the Mets and Blue Jays in 2025, posting an 8.49 ERA and 1.54 WHIP across 11.2 innings.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
24
Last 10 Games
24
Last 5 Games
24
How many pitches does Richard Lovelady generally throw?
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11-20
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121+
What part of the game does Richard Lovelady generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-18%
BAA vs LHP
2026
-14%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .238 | 16 | 8 | 19 | 1 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .292 | 24 | 11 | 31 | 5 | |||
| 2026vs Left | .500 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2026vs Right | .429 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .227 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .304 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .232 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .276 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 2 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-1%
ERA on Road
2026
-100%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 5.47 | 1.44 | 26.1 | 7.5 | 4.1 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 5.40 | 1.43 | 21.2 | 7.5 | 2.9 | ||||
| 2026Home | 4.50 | 3.00 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | ||||
| 2026Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2025Home | 9.45 | 1.35 | 6.2 | 10.8 | 5.4 | ||||
| 2025Away | 7.20 | 1.80 | 5.0 | 7.2 | 3.6 | ||||
| 2024Home | 4.08 | 1.30 | 17.2 | 6.1 | 3.1 | ||||
| 2024Away | 4.86 | 1.32 | 16.2 | 7.6 | 2.7 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Richard Lovelady 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
2.00K/9
9.3BB/9
4.6HR/9
2.3Fastball
91.5 mphERA
8.49WHIP
1.54BABIP
.301GB/FB
2.86Left On Base
43.5%Exit Velocity
80.5 mphBarrels/BBE
6.8%Spin Rate
2322 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
22.7%Swinging Strike
11.7%Advanced Pitching Stats
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DFA'd by Washington
The Nationals designated Lovelady for assignment Tuesday, Mark Zuckerman of NatsJournal.com reports.
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Claimed by Nationals
The Nationals claimed Lovelady off waivers from the Mets on Thursday.
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Bumped from roster
Lovelady was designated for assignment Thursday, Max Goodman of NJ.com reports.
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Back with Mets
Lovelady signed a one-year, major-league contract with the Mets on Thursday.
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Chooses free agency
Lovelady elected free agency Tuesday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
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Future bullpen weapon?
Lovelady looks to have a chance to pitch high-leverage innings for the Royals down the line after posting a 6:0 K:BB in 4.1 scoreless Cactus League innings.
Analysis
Earlier this week, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com suggested Lovelady was on the outside looking in at a roster spot when camp was suspended. Still, he opened eyes in spring training with his stuff and willingness to fill up the strike zone after issuing eight free passes in 20 innings with the Royals last season. In his fifth appearance of the spring, Lovelady struck out the side: Matt Olson, Khris Davis and Mark Canha of the A's. As a lefty, Lovelady could work into high-leverage innings quickly upon his return to the big leagues.
Earlier this week, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com suggested Lovelady was on the outside looking in at a roster spot when camp was suspended. Still, he opened eyes in spring training with his stuff and willingness to fill up the strike zone after issuing eight free passes in 20 innings with the Royals last season. In his fifth appearance of the spring, Lovelady struck out the side: Matt Olson, Khris Davis and Mark Canha of the A's. As a lefty, Lovelady could work into high-leverage innings quickly upon his return to the big leagues.