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2025 Batting
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| Regular Season | .227 | 17 | 51 | .702 | 17 |
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Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Belts 17th homer
Butler went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Sunday's 11-5 extra-inning loss to the Angels.
The Athletics outfielder cracked a 417-foot solo shot off Los Angeles starter Jose Soriano in the sixth inning. Butler has been cold since the All-Star break, batting .151 (13-for-86) with four homers, 12 runs scored and eight RBI across 26 games, as he's slipped into a strong-side platoon role. In 502 total plate appearances, the 25-year-old is now slashing .232/.304/.411 with 17 steals, 67 runs scored and 48 RBI.
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Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Idle against southpaw
Butler is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.
After covering center field in the first two games of the series and going 1-for-5 with a double, three walks and two runs, Butler will take a seat while the Orioles send southpaw Cade Povich to the hill. Colby Thomas will replace Butler in center field.
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Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Retreating to bench
Butler is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Nationals.
The Athletics appear to be treating the left-handed-hitting Butler as a strong-side platoon player at this point; he'll be on the bench for the third time in four games, with all of his absences coming against southpaw starters. With Butler bowing out of the lineup, Colby Thomas will step in as the Athletics' starting center fielder.
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Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Sitting again versus lefty
Butler is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Nationals.
The left-handed-hitting Butler was out of the lineup Sunday against the Diamondbacks versus a lefty, and he's sitting again Tuesday as the Nationals send southpaw MacKenzie Gore to the bump. Dating back to June 26, Butler has started only one of his club's last six games against lefties. The 25-year-old is slashing just .174/.220/.349 with a 38.5 percent strikeout rate versus left-handers this season and now appears to be on the long side of a platoon. JJ Bleday is in center field, and Colby Thomas is in right field for the Athletics on Tuesday.
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Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Not in Sunday's lineup
Butler is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.
The 25-year-old started the previous nine games and will receive a day off against Arizona lefty Eduardo Rodriguez. Butler struggled to a .461 OPS and 30 percent strikeout rate during that span. Brent Rooker will get a look in right field while Shea Langeliers rests his legs as the designated hitter.
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Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Smacks late three-run homer
Butler went 1-for-5 with a three-run homer in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Astros.
Butler gave the Athletics a four-run cushion the ninth on a three-run long shot off Hector Neris. Even with Saturday's homer, Butler has struggled at the plate in nine games since the All-Star break, going 3-for-32 (.094) with one steal, two home runs and four RBI with a 44.1 percent strikeout rate.
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Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Idle against southpaw
Butler is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers.
The Athletics will send Butler and fellow left-handed batter Tyler Soderstrom to the bench while southpaw Patrick Corbin toes the rubber for Texas. Colby Thomas will replace Butler in the lineup, manning center field and batting sixth.
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Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Swats leadoff home run
Butler went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Tuesday's loss to the Rangers.
Butler opened up the game with a leadoff home run against Jacob deGrom but was silenced the rest of the way. The long ball was Butler's first hit since coming back from the All-Star break and he's struck out nine times over his last three games. He's hitting just .193 across 16 games in July while posting a 33.3 strikeout rate over that span.
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Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Beginning on bench Saturday
Butler isn't in the starting lineup for Saturday's clash against Cleveland.
The lefty-hitting Butler will take a seat to begin the game against Guardians southpaw Logan Allen. Brent Rooker is starting in right field for the Athletics, while Shea Langeliers is getting a day off his feet as the DH.
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Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Two homers in Tuesday's win
Butler went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs, one walk and three total runs scored in Tuesday's 10-1 win over Atlanta.
Butler supplied the Athletics' first and last runs, going yard in the first and third innings. The outfielder had gone 15 games without a long ball, batting just .231 (12-for-52) in that span. For the season, he's up to 13 homers, 38 RBI, 54 runs scored, 14 stolen bases, 24 doubles and two triples while slashing .256/.326/.448 over 88 contests.
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Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Day off Wednesday
Butler is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays.
Right-hander Ryan Pepiot has reverse splits, offering an opportunity to give the left-handed-hitting Butler a day of rest. Brent Rooker will get a start in right field for the Athletics.
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Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Resting Thursday
Butler is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Tigers.
The Athletics are wrapping up their series in Detroit with a day game after a night game and are facing a left-handed starting pitcher (Dietrich Enns), so manager Mark Kotsay likely viewed Thursday's contest as a good opportunity to give the left-handed-hitting Butler a breather. Brent Rooker will step in as the Athletics' starter in right field after Butler went 6-for-24 with a home run and a stolen base while playing in each of the last six games.
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Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Drops from leadoff spot
Butler will start in right field and bat sixth Tuesday against the Tigers.
The right fielder has batted atop the lineup in each of the past 25 games he's played in, but he'll move down to the No. 6 spot Tuesday versus Detroit's ace lefty Tarik Skubal. Butler was plenty productive during that 25-game stretch with eight doubles, four homers and a .297/.360/.495 slash line, so the move down the order is likely a temporary change due to the tough matchup.
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Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Ejected from Saturday's game
Butler was ejected in the fifth inning of Saturday's game against the Guardians, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
Butler struck out looking in the fifth and was tossed from Saturday's game for arguing balls and strikes with the home plate umpire. He'll end the night having struck out in all three plate appearances. Denzel Clarke entered the game in center field, with JJ Bleday shifting to right.
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Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Three hits in Friday's win
Butler went 3-for-4 with one RBI in Friday's 5-1 win over the Guardians.
Butler supplied an RBI single with the bases loaded in the sixth inning. The outfielder has gone 9-for-30 (.300) with three extra-base hits and three RBI over his last seven games. For the season, he's up to a .264/.325/.459 slash line with 11 home runs, 32 RBI, 44 runs scored and 11 stolen bases. As a leadoff hitter, Butler's RBI chances are likely to remain limited, but he continues to offer a decent combination of power and speed with steady playing time in right field.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-3, 210 lbs |
| Birthplace: Burlington, NJ |
| Age: 25 |
| Experience: 2 |
| Bats/Throws: L, R |