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David Bednar

Position: Relief Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 250lb (185cm, 113kg)

Born: October 10, 1994 in Pittsburgh, PA us

Draft: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 35th round of the 2016 MLB June Amateur Draft from Lafayette College (Easton, PA).

School: Lafayette College (Easton, PA)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2021 season

2026 Contract Status: Signed thru 2026, 1 yr/$9M (26)

Service Time (01/2026): 5.076 • Free Agent: 2027

Agents: WME Sports • Previously: Ballengee Group

National Team: us USA (WBC)

Full Name: David Jeffrey Bednar

Nicknames: The Renegade or El Oso

Pronunciation: \bed-NARR\

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

2026

Career

WAR

0.3

7.4

ERA

3.52

3.18

345

125

30.2

348.0

427

WHIP

1.337

1.170

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
2014	19	-1.4	Lafayette	PatL	NCAA		1	4	.200	4.36	5.40	9	9			0	0	43.1	33	26	21	1	13	0	48	19	0	4	198	1.062	6.9	0.2	2.7	10.0	3.69
2014	19	-1.1	Butler	PROS	Smr		3	2	.600	3.26	3.26	6	6	0	0	0	0	30.1	24	11	11	1	9	0	39	4	0	4	125	1.088	7.1	0.3	2.7	11.6	4.33
2015	20	-0.8	Lafayette	PatL	NCAA		3	7	.300	3.41	3.84	10	10			0	0	63.1	52	27	24	4	18	0	70	6	0	1	265	1.105	7.4	0.6	2.6	9.9	3.89

2016	21	0.6	Lafayette	PatL	NCAA		3	5	.375	3.92	4.22	10	10		5	1	0	59.2	54	28	26	3	14	1	70	6	0	2	251	1.140	8.1	0.5	2.1	10.6	5.00

2016	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-A-	SDP	4	4	.500	2.32	2.90	23	0	18	0	0	4	31.0	27	10	8	0	4	2	40	1	0	4	126	1.000	7.8	0.0	1.2	11.6	10.00
2016	21	-0.7	Fort Wayne	MIDW	A	SDP	3	4	.429	3.43	4.29	15	0	10	0	0	2	21.0	20	10	8	0	4	2	25	0	0	3	88	1.143	8.6	0.0	1.7	10.7	6.25
2016	21	-0.2	Tri-City	NORW	A-	SDP	1	0	1.000	0.00	0.00	8	0	8	0	0	2	10.0	7	0	0	0	0	0	15	1	0	1	38	0.700	6.3	0.0	0.0	13.5
2017	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-A+	SDP	1	4	.200	2.64	2.79	45	0	25	0	0	11	61.1	45	19	18	2	20	2	81	5	0	3	250	1.060	6.6	0.3	2.9	11.9	4.05
2017	22	-1.1	Lake Elsinore	CALL	A+	SDP	0	3	.000	3.58	3.90	21	0	8	0	0	2	27.2	27	12	11	1	9	0	31	4	0	0	119	1.301	8.8	0.3	2.9	10.1	3.44
2017	22	0.1	Fort Wayne	MIDW	A	SDP	1	1	.500	1.87	1.87	24	0	17	0	0	9	33.2	18	7	7	1	11	2	50	1	0	3	131	0.861	4.8	0.3	2.9	13.4	4.55
2017	22	-1.5	Peoria	AZFL	Fal		1	0	1.000	1.13	1.13	7	0	2	0	0	0	8.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	25	0.125	1.1	1.1	0.0	7.9
2018	23	-0.2	Lake Elsinore	CALL	A+	SDP	2	4	.333	2.73	3.76	47	0	21	0	0	10	69.1	65	29	21	4	29	0	96	4	0	10	301	1.356	8.4	0.5	3.8	12.5	3.31
2019	24	-0.2	Amarillo	TL	AA	SDP	2	5	.286	2.95	3.72	44	0	33	0	0	14	58.0	49	24	19	4	18	2	86	3	0	5	240	1.155	7.6	0.6	2.8	13.3	4.78
2019	24	-4.3	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	0	2	.000	6.55	6.55	13	0	4	0	0	0	11.0	10	8	8	3	5	0	14	0	0	0	48	1.364	8.2	2.5	4.1	11.5	2.80
2020	25	-3.4	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	0	0		7.11	8.53	4	0	3	0	0	0	6.1	11	6	5	1	2	0	5	0	0	0	32	2.053	15.6	1.4	2.8	7.1	2.50
2021	26	-2.9	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	3	1	.750	2.23	2.23	61	0	24	0	0	3	60.2	40	15	15	5	19	2	77	1	0	1	237	0.973	5.9	0.7	2.8	11.4	4.05
2022	27	0.0	Indianapolis	IL	AAA	PIT	0	1	.000	3.00	3.00	3	1	0	0	0	0	3.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	12	1.000	6.0	0.0	3.0	12.0	4.00
2022	27	-2.2	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	3	4	.429	2.61	3.31	45	0	34	0	0	19	51.2	42	19	15	4	16	2	69	1	1	2	210	1.123	7.3	0.7	2.8	12.0	4.31
2023	28	-1.2	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	3	3	.500	2.00	2.94	66	0	57	0	0	39	67.1	53	22	15	3	21	4	80	3	0	2	277	1.099	7.1	0.4	2.8	10.7	3.81
2023	28	-0.4	United States	WBC	WBC		1	0	1.000	2.25	2.25	4	0	1	0	0	0	4.0	3	1	1	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	14	0.750	6.8	2.3	0.0	11.3
2024	29	4.5	Altoona	EL	AA	PIT	0	0		0.00	0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.0
2024	29	-0.1	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	3	8	.273	5.77	6.24	62	0	45	0	0	23	57.2	54	40	37	9	28	3	58	3	0	2	262	1.422	8.4	1.4	4.4	9.1	2.07
2025	30		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	NYY	6	5	.545	2.30	2.59	64	0	51	0	0	27	62.2	46	18	16	4	19	2	86	1	0	4	251	1.037	6.6	0.6	2.7	12.4	4.53
2025	30	2.7	Indianapolis	IL	AAA	PIT	0	0		0.00	0.00	5	0	0	0	0	0	5.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	16	0.200	1.8	0.0	0.0	12.6
2025	30	0.9	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	2	5	.286	2.37	2.84	42	0	34	0	0	17	38.0	32	12	10	2	10	2	51	1	0	3	154	1.105	7.6	0.5	2.4	12.1	5.10
2025	30	0.8	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	4	0	1.000	2.19	2.19	22	0	17	0	0	10	24.2	14	6	6	2	9	0	35	0	0	1	97	0.932	5.1	0.7	3.3	12.8	3.89
2026	31	1.7	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	2	3	.400	3.52	4.40	30	0	28	0	0	14	30.2	29	15	12	2	12	1	38	1	0	0	134	1.337	8.5	0.6	3.5	11.2	3.17
2026	31	2.3	United States	WBC	WBC		0	0		0.00	0.00	4	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	6	0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	19	1.500	13.5	0.0	0.0	18.0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (8 seasons)					Majors		20	26	.435	3.18	3.70	345	0	246	0	0	125	348.0	285	143	123	31	122	14	427	10	1	11	1451	1.170	7.4	0.8	3.2	11.0	3.50
Minors (7 seasons)					Minors		9	18	.333	2.64	3.27	168	1	97	0	0	39	228.2	189	83	67	10	72	6	315	13	0	22	949	1.141	7.4	0.4	2.8	12.4	4.38
College (3 seasons)					College		7	16	.304	3.84	4.38	29	29		5	1	0	166.1	139	81	71	8	45	1	188	31	0	7	714	1.106	7.5	0.4	2.4	10.2	4.18
Other (4 seasons)					Other		5	2	.714	2.53	2.53	21	6	3	0	0	0	46.1	34	13	13	3	9	0	59	5	0	4	183	0.928	6.6	0.6	1.7	11.5	6.56
All Levels (13 Seasons)							41	62	.398	3.12	3.65	563	36	346	5	1	164	789.1	647	320	274	52	248	21	989	59	1	44	3297	1.134	7.4	0.6	2.8	11.3	3.99

AAA (2 seasons)					Minors		0	1	.000	1.13	1.13	8	1	0	0	0	0	8.0	3	1	1	0	1	0	11	0	0	0	28	0.500	3.4	0.0	1.1	12.4	11.00
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		2	5	.286	2.90	3.66	45	0	33	0	0	14	59.0	49	24	19	4	18	2	87	3	0	5	244	1.136	7.5	0.6	2.7	13.3	4.83
A+ (2 seasons)					Minors		2	7	.222	2.97	3.80	68	0	29	0	0	12	97.0	92	41	32	5	38	0	127	8	0	10	420	1.340	8.5	0.5	3.5	11.8	3.34
A (2 seasons)					Minors		4	5	.444	2.47	2.80	39	0	27	0	0	11	54.2	38	17	15	1	15	4	75	1	0	6	219	0.970	6.3	0.2	2.5	12.3	5.00
A- (1 season)					Minors		1	0	1.000	0.00	0.00	8	0	8	0	0	2	10.0	7	0	0	0	0	0	15	1	0	1	38	0.700	6.3	0.0	0.0	13.5
Fal (1 season)					Other		1	0	1.000	1.13	1.13	7	0	2	0	0	0	8.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	25	0.125	1.1	1.1	0.0	7.9
NCAA (3 seasons)					College		7	16	.304	3.84	4.38	29	29		5	1	0	166.1	139	81	71	8	45	1	188	31	0	7	714	1.106	7.5	0.4	2.4	10.2	4.18
NCAA (3 seasons)					College		7	16	.304	3.84	4.38	29	29		5	1	0	166.1	139	81	71	8	45	1	188	31	0	7	714	1.106	7.5	0.4	2.4	10.2	4.18
Smr (1 season)					Other		3	2	.600	3.26	3.26	6	6	0	0	0	0	30.1	24	11	11	1	9	0	39	4	0	4	125	1.088	7.1	0.3	2.7	11.6	4.33
WBC (2 seasons)					Other		1	0	1.000	1.13	1.13	8	0	1	0	0	0	8.0	9	1	1	1	0	0	13	1	0	0	33	1.125	10.1	1.1	0.0	14.6