MIAMI MARLINS ACQUIRE LEFT-HANDED PITCHER A.J. PUK FROM OAKLAND ATHLETICS

MIAMI – The Miami Marlins today acquired left-handed reliever A.J. Puk from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for outfielder JJ Bleday. Puk, 27, we...

February 12, 2023
2:54 AM

MIAMI – The Miami Marlins today acquired left-handed reliever A.J. Puk from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for outfielder JJ Bleday. Puk, 27, went 4-3 with a 3.12 ERA (66.1 IP/23 ER) over 62 relief appearances in his first full season with Oakland in 2022 and led the Athletics bullpen with 76 strikeouts. He posted a career-best 1.15 WHIP, 3.30 K/BB and 3.12 BB/9 marks, while holding opponents to a .217 batting average (only 19 extra-base hits), which included holding left-handed hitters to a .