Murdock was returned from the Athletics to the Royals on Monday, per MLB's transaction log. Murdock was designated for assignment by the Athletics on Friday, and as a Rule 5 draft pick, he'll return to the Royals' farm system after going unclaimed on waivers. He's been roughed up so far this season in the big leagues, accruing a 13.24 ERA and 2.71 WHIP with a 21:20 K:BB across 17.0 innings.

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Game Log
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PreseasonDateOppResultIPKBBHBPCGSHOHRER3/22W 4-32.0201003223/19W 8-32.0100000003/15L 8-01.0110000003/13W 12-11.0100000003/9L 7-51.1210001223/6L 10-01.2110000003/1L 5-00.2011000112/26W 8-51.0100001002/23W 4-01.011000000
Preseason Totals 10.5105200555 -
Regular SeasonDateOppResultIPKBBHBPCGSHOHRER5/7L 6-51.0210002225/6L 5-31.0200001005/2W 6-11.0200001004/29L 15-20.0030004774/26L 10-32.0330004334/24W 4-31.0000001004/20L 14-10.2020005554/17W 8-01.2210001004/13L 8-00.2121001224/9L 2-12.0110001004/7L 5-41.1200001004/4W 6-32.0300000003/31L 18-31.0131004663/29W 4-21.221000000
Regular Season Totals 14.92117200262525

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Career History



Noah Murdock Splits 2025
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SplitsGSIPWLERAKBBHBPCGHRERSVOSAVGHR
Overall 017.01113.2211720262525100.3470Home 010.00111.7121000151313100.3490Away 07.01015.49700111212000.3440Day 010.01110.8121000141212100.3260Night 07.00016.79700121313000.3750vs Lefty 00.0000.07410760000.3180vs Righty 00.0000.014131019190000.3580March 02.20020.33400466000.3330April 011.11013.5121200181717000.3600May 03.0016.06100422100.3080Opponent vs CHC 0 1.0 0 0 54.0 1 3 0 0 4 6 6 0 0 0.571 0 vs CWS 0 3.2 0 0 7.4 5 4 0 0 5 3 3 0 0 0.294 0 vs NYM 0 0.2 0 0 27.0 1 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0.333 0 vs SEA 0 3.2 0 1 4.9 6 2 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 0.214 0 vs MIL 0 0.2 0 0 67.5 0 2 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0.833 0 vs COL 0 2.0 1 0 0.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 vs SD 0 3.1 0 0 0.0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.200 0 vs MIA 0 1.0 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.250 0 vs TEX 0 1.0 0 0 63.0 0 3 0 0 5 7 7 0 0 0.625 0 Venue @ Texas 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 3 0 0 4 7 7 0 0 1.000 0 @ Chicago 0 1.2 0 0 0.0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.143 0 @ Athletics 0 10.0 0 1 11.7 12 10 0 0 15 13 13 1 0 0.349 0 @ Seattle 0 1.2 0 0 0.0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 @ Miami 0 1.0 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.250 0 @ Colorado 0 2.0 1 0 0.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 @ Milwaukee 0 0.2 0 0 67.5 0 2 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0.833 0

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Returned to Kansas City

Murdock was returned from the Athletics to the Royals on Monday, per MLB's transaction log. Murdock was designated for assignment by the Athletics on Friday, and as a Rule 5 draft pick, he'll return to the Royals' farm system after going unclaimed on waivers. He's been roughed up so far this season in the big leagues, accruing a 13.24 ERA and 2.71 WHIP with a 21:20 K:BB across 17.0 innings.
Designated for assignment

Murdock was designated for assignment by the Athletics on Friday, Jessica Kleinschmidt of Baseball America reports. The 26-year-old right-hander has been blasted to the tune of a 13.24 ERA and 2.71 WHIP across 17 innings out of the bullpen. Murdock was Rule 5 draft pick during the offseason, so he'll be offered back to the Royals if he passes through waivers unclaimed. With him removed from the 40-man roster, the Athletics recalled Elvis Alvarado from Triple-A Las Vegas in a corresponding move.
Secures roster spot

Athletics manager Mark Kotsay informed Murdock on Monday that he's made the Opening Day roster, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports. A Rule 5 selection from the Royals over the winter, Murdock earned a spot on the 26-man roster by allowing just three runs with a 7:5 K:BB over 7.2 Cactus League innings. The tall right-hander should operate in low-leverage relief situations for the Athletics initially.
Likely to win roster spot

Murdock looks set to win a spot in the bullpen, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports. He threw a scoreless inning in Thursday's win over the Reds and has a 4.05 ERA with a 6:4 K:BB in 6.2 innings. Murdock was a Rule 5 pick in December so he'll need to stay on the major league roster all season for the A's to retain his rights. Murdock has logged groundball rates over 55 percent at his three most recent stops thanks to a quality sinker. He posted a 3.76 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 46:26 K:BB and 62.1 percent groundball rate in 38.1 innings at Triple-A last season. Murdock should work in low-leverage situations initially, but has some upside as a middle reliever.