John Axford rumors, news

Choose a topic

John Axford news, rumors

  • John Axford to be inducted to Brewers Wall of Honor
    • John Axford to be inducted to Brewers Wall of Honor
    Brad Mills-Imagn Images The former closer will join the group on August 23 John Axford, who became a popular Milwaukee Brewer because of his underdog story, glorious facial hair, high socks, and amiable Canadian demeanor, will be added to the Brewers Wall of Honor in a ceremony at the home game on August 23rd, where he’ll also throw out the first pitch. Axford was drafted by the Seattle Ma...2025
    See more articles Seattle Mariners latest news
  • John Axford named to the Brewers Wall of Honor
    • John Axford named to the Brewers Wall of Honor
    Jerry Lai-Imagn Images The former Brewers Closer receives the team honor The Brewers announced that former closer John Axford, who played for the team from 2009-13 and again briefly in 2021, has been selected to the team’s Wall of Honor. An affable, handlebar-mustachio’d, high-sock-wearing fan favorite, Axford was an underdog who became one of the best relievers in the National League for ...2025
  • Today in Cubs history: A crazy walkoff win over the Brewers
    • Today in Cubs history: A crazy walkoff win over the Brewers
    Photo by Brian Kersey/Getty Images This was a fun game in a lost season. Today is the anniversary of Jake Arrieta’s no-hitter over the Dodgers in 2015, and you’re welcome to read the BCB recap of that game. But everyone remembers that one. What I want to tell you about today is another Cubs win that you might not recall. It happened three years earlier, a wild walkoff win against the Brewe...2024
    Click for news about Jake Arrieta breaking news today
  • Power ranking the top Brewers seasons in franchise history
    • Power ranking the top Brewers seasons in franchise history
    Rick Wood / USA TODAY NETWORK The bulk of Milwaukee’s best years have come in the 21st century The Brewers have had plenty of success over the course of the last 15ish years. While the franchise is more than 200 games under .500 in its 50-plus year history, the Crew have finished above .500 in 11 of the last 17 seasons and made the playoffs five times in the last six years, with additional...2024
    Click for news about AL East rumors
  • • World Baseball Classic: Group C preview
    Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports The United States looks to defend its WBC title, starting in Group C pool play. Mexico, Canada, Colombia and Great Britain look to stop them. On Saturday, March 11, Group C play of the 2023 World Baseball Classic starts at Chase Field in Phoenix when Colombia will take on Mexico at 1:30 p.m. CT. Then later on Saturday, Team USA begins their title defense ag...2023
  • • Brewers Activate Josh Hader, Transfer John Axford To 60-Day Injured List
    The Brewers activated closer Josh Hader from the Covid-19-related injured list Thursday, clearing roster space by optioning lefty Hoby Milner to Triple-A Nashville and transferring righty John Axford to the 60-day injured list, per a club announcement. Hader, 27, is in the midst of yet another dominant season on the mound, having pitched to a…...2021
    Check it out Josh Hader news

Advertisement

Share it ! 😉

John Axford injury and suspension

  • • John Axford to be inducted to Brewers Wall of Honor
    2025
    Click for news about Seattle Mariners
  • • John Axford named to the Brewers Wall of Honor
    2025
  • • Today in Cubs history: A crazy walkoff win over the Brewers
    2024
  • • Power ranking the top Brewers seasons in franchise history
    2024
    See more articles AL East injury
  • • World Baseball Classic: Group C preview
    2023
  • • Brewers’ John Axford Out For Season With Elbow Injury
    Brewers reliever John Axford will miss the rest of the season after suffering significant structural damage in his throwing elbow, manager Craig Counsell told reporters (including Adam McCalvy of MLB.com). The veteran righty is weighing his options for treatment, Counsell said. It’s a disappointing blow for a pitcher who just made his return to the big…...2021
  • Injured Brewer Axford out for season after 1 game
    • Injured Brewer Axford out for season after 1 game
    Brewers manager Craig Counsell said John Axford has significant elbow damage and is going over his options after an injury foiled the 38-year-old reliever's comeback attempt. Also, pitcher Eric Lauer joined the team's growing COVID-19 injured list....2021
  • Brewers' Axford put on IL a day after MLB return
    • Brewers' Axford put on IL a day after MLB return
    Brewers reliever John Axford was placed on the 10-day injured list Tuesday, one day after his first major league appearance since 2018 was cut short by a right elbow injury....2021
  • • Blue Jays re-sign John Axford to minor league deal
    The Blue Jays announced that they’ve re-signed right-hander John Axford to a minor league contract. He had been in camp with the Jays for much of Spring Training but was cut loose from that deal when he was diagnosed with a stress reaction in his right elbow. Because he’ll be sidelined for at least a month, Axford and the Jays re-worked the terms of the minor league contract. It still remains quit...2019
    See more Blue Jays
  • • Blue Jays Re-Sign John Axford To Minor League Deal
    The Blue Jays announced that they’ve re-signed right-hander John Axford to a minor league contract. He had been in camp with the Jays for much of Spring Training but was cut loose from that deal when he was diagnosed with a stress reaction in his right elbow. Because he’ll be sidelined for at least a…...2019

John Axford lifestyle

  • • Axford puzzled, delighted by Oscars' blunder
    A's reliever John Axford was already the last customer in the restaurant, and had been for a while, by the time Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway took the Oscars stage to present Best Picture on Sunday evening....2017

Timeline

  • 2025
    "Jerry Lai-Imagn Images The former Brewers Closer receives the team honor The Brewers announced that former closer John Axford, who played for the team from 2009-13 and again briefly in 2021, has been selected to the team’s Wall of Honor."

  • 2024
    "“K-Rod,” as he was known, wasn’t the Brewers’ closer that year — John Axford was — but Axford had worked the last two games and was unavailable, so K-Rod it was."

  • 2023
    "Thirty-nine-year-old John Axford hasn’t pitched since he blew out his elbow with the Brewers in 2021."

  • 2021
    "Brewers reliever John Axford will miss the rest of the season after suffering significant structural damage in his throwing elbow, manager Craig Counsell told reporters (including Adam McCalvy of MLB."

  • 2019
    "The Blue Jays have released reliever John Axford, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet tweets."

  • 2018
    "The Blue Jays and free-agent right-hander John Axford are in agreement on a contract, reports Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic (via Twitter)."

  • 2017
    "If you match up unsigned pitchers in our MLB free agent tracker with Jon Roegele’s excellent running list of those who had Tommy John surgery, it appears that 33 of the 92 hurlers on the market have that famous elbow procedure in their history: Al Alburquerque Brett Anderson John Axford Alex Cobb Yu Darvish Jorge de…"

  • 2016
    "The focus on Sunday at FanFest was on a rebuilt bullpen, which now includes Ryan Madson, John Axford, Liam Hendriks and Marc Rzepczynski, and how this group, along with Sean Doolittle, is equipped to help diminish the memories of last season."

  • 2015
    "  Rockies reliever John Axford couldn't believe his eyes: Denver Broncos linebacker DeMarcus Ware has the right idea: Less than 24 hours prior, Saturday night's matchup between the two teams had been postponed due to rain."

  • 2014
    "They’ve also designated relievers John Axford and Jeanmar Gomez for assignment and reinstated starter Charlie Morton from the 60-day disabled list."

Advertisement

John Axford trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

  • • John Axford to be inducted to Brewers Wall of Honor
    2025
  • • John Axford named to the Brewers Wall of Honor
    2025
    Check it out Cy Young
  • • Power ranking the top Brewers seasons in franchise history
    2024
    Click for news about AL East trade rumors
  • • Brewers Acquire John Axford From Blue Jays
    The Brewers announced they’ve acquired reliever John Axford from the Blue Jays for cash considerations. Axford signed a minor league deal with Toronto in June and was not on the Jays’ 40-man roster, which is why he’s eligible to be traded even after last Friday’s deadline. Axford will be selected to Milwaukee’s big league roster before this…...2021
    Continue with Blue Jays trade rumors
  • • Blue Jays To Sign John Axford
    The Blue Jays are in agreement on a contract with reliever John Axford, reports Jamie Campbell of Sportsnet (Twitter link). The 38-year-old hasn’t pitched in the majors since 2018. Axford is best known for his early-career stint with the Brewers. He pitched to a 3.35 ERA with Milwaukee between 2009-13, compiling an MLB-leading 46 saves in…...2021
    See more articles Blue Jays
  • • Blue Jays re-sign John Axford to minor league deal
    2019
  • • Blue Jays Re-Sign John Axford To Minor League Deal
    2019
    Read about Blue Jays salary
  • • Blue Jays agree to major-league deal with pitcher Daniel Hudson
    The Blue Jays have agreed to a one-year, major-league contract with reliever Daniel Hudson, per Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.  It was a short stay in team-less limbo for Hudson, whom the Angels released Friday from his minor-league contract. Hudson struggled during the spring as a member of the Halos, allowing five earned runs and three homers over 6 2/3 innings.  But that didn’t deter Toronto, whose b...2019
    See more articles Blue Jays
  • • Blue Jays Release John Axford
    The Blue Jays have released reliever John Axford, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet tweets. Additionally, reliever Bud Norris didn’t make the Jays’ roster, per Davidi, but they have given him a $100K retention bonus to stay in the fold. Axford, whom the Blue Jays signed to a minor league contract in February, had been battling for…...2019
    Visit the page Blue Jays contract rumors
  • • Report: Blue Jays release John Axford
    The Blue Jays have released reliever John Axford, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet tweets. Additionally, reliever Bud Norris didn’t make the Jays’ roster, per Davidi, but they have given him a $100K retention bonus to stay in the fold. Axford, 35, whom the Blue Jays signed to a minor-league contract in February, had been battling for a season-opening bullpen spot in spring training. But Axford suffered a s...2019
    Continue with Blue Jays

John Axford stats and results

  • • John Axford named to the Brewers Wall of Honor
    2025
  • • Experienced Axford an asset for A's bullpen
    The A's overhauled much of the bullpen over the offseason, and they've seen positive results in 2016. One of those additions, John Axford, has been off to a particularly strong start....2016
  • • John Axford to Athletics: Latest Contract Details, Comments and Reaction
    2015
  • • High-Risk, High-Reward MLB Reclamation Projects Worth Taking a Chance on
    2015
    Check it out David Price scores

John Axford parents, kids, wife / husband, girlfriend / boyfriend

  • • World Baseball Classic: Group C preview
    2023
  • • Axford on inactive list to tend to family matter
    The Rockies placed closer John Axford on the temporary inactive list because he needed to take care of a family matter. But manager Walt Weiss said Axford's 3-year-old son -- who has been recovering from a rattlesnake bite he suffered during Spring Training -- is doing well....2015
    Visit the page Spring Training
  • • John Axford's 2-year-old son throws first pitch at Rockies game (Video)
    Your browser does not support iframes. Jameson Axford, the 2-year-old son of Colorado Rockies relief pitcher John Axford, threw out the ceremonial first pitch at Friday night's Colorado Rockies game. Axford's wife wheeled Jameson to the mound for the first pitch while his big brother handed him the baseball in a touching moment for the family. Amazing moment. pic.twitter.com/VAvo9P34x7 — Colo...2015
    Check it out Colorado Rockies
  • • Adam Ottavino Injury: Updates on Rockies Closer's Triceps and Return
    2015
    Check it out Adam Ottavino
  • • Axford taking family leave to care for son
    Rockies reliever John Axford is taking family leave from the Rockies to help his 2-year-old son, Jameson, deal with a medical emergency and surgery following a rattlesnake bite that occurred toward the end of Spring Training in Arizona....2015
    Visit the page Spring Training

Top John Axford news

  • • It's May, and the Colorado Rockies' Coors Field Is Completely Covered in Snow
    2015
    Read about Colorado Rockies
  • • Kris Bryant Hits 1st Career Walk-Off HR to Give Cubs Wild Win over Rockies
    2015
    Visit the page Kris Bryant
  • • Rockies To Sign John Axford To Minor League Deal
    The Rockies are in agreement with right-hander John Axford on a minor league contract with an invite to Spring Training, per the team’s transactions page. Axford is a client of the Beverly Hills Sports Council. Axford, 32 in April, began … ...2015
    Continue with Spring Training
  • • Brewers’ John Axford Out For Season With Elbow Injury
    2021
    See more Craig Counsell
  • • Brewers Acquire John Axford From Blue Jays
    2021
    See more articles Blue Jays
  • • Blue Jays To Sign John Axford
    The Blue Jays and free-agent right-hander John Axford are in agreement on a contract, reports Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic (via Twitter). The Canadian-born Axford is represented by the Beverly Hills Sports Council. More to come....2018
    Check it out Blue Jays
  • • The 20 Largest Contracts Signed By Pitchers After Tommy John Surgery
    2017
    See more articles John Surgery
  • • Athletics To Sign John Axford
    11:12am: Axford will be guaranteed $1MM, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com tweets. 10:43am: The Athletics have struck a deal with free agent reliever John Axford, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports on Twitter. He’ll join Oakland so long as he passes a physical, says Slusser, who had reported that the deal was close last night. Axford…...2015
    Click for news about Jon Heyman

Baseball Fame Ranking

  • 1. White Sox

  • 2. World Series

  • 3. Red Sox

  • . . .

  • 2017. John Axford

John Axford schedule, game

  • • John Axford to be inducted to Brewers Wall of Honor
    2025
    Click for news about Seattle Mariners
  • • Today in Cubs history: A crazy walkoff win over the Brewers
    2024
    See more Jake Arrieta
  • • Power ranking the top Brewers seasons in franchise history
    2024
    Click for news about AL East
  • • World Baseball Classic: Group C preview
    2023
    Visit the page Orlando Ramirez
  • • Report: Blue Jays release John Axford
    2019
    See also Blue Jays
  • • MLB rumors: Twins extend Jorge Polanco, Max Kepler; John Axford nearing deal with Blue Jays
    Here's the latest MLB gossip as spring training gets underway...2019
    Visit the page Jorge Polanco
  • • Dodgers activate trio of relievers
    The Dodgers have activated a trio of relievers to augment their bullpen down the stretch. Lefty Tony Cingrani and righties John Axford and Yimi Garcia will all head onto the active roster, as Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times tweets.Though the Los Angeles bullpen has actually been quite good of late as a unit, it had some notable struggles before that point and still features a fair bit of unc...2018
    Read about Tony Cingrani
  • • Axford (Canada) won't participate in Classic
    A's manager Bob Melvin announced on Friday morning that reliever John Axford will not participate in the World Baseball Classic, which is set to begin next week. Axford, who was originally scheduled to join Team Canada in Miami on Sunday, was expected to address the media on Friday to explain his reasoning. As late as Thursday afternoon, he spoke about his excitement for the tournament....2017
    Read about Bob Melvin
  • • Mike Trout Injury: Updates on Angels Star's Shoulder and Return
    2016
    See more articles Mike Trout
  • • Royals fall short as A's rally late
    KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Pinch hitter Yonder Alonso delivered a two-run double in the eighth inning and the Oakland Athletics rallied past Kansas City 5-4 Tuesday night, another key loss for the Royals.The defending World Series champion Royals dropped five games out of the wild-card race with only 18 games left.Joakim Soria blew his seventh save chance in eight opportunities. He was summoned with two ...2016
    Read about Yonder Alonso

John Axford rumors, scandals

  • • World Baseball Classic: Group C preview
    2023
    Read about Orlando Ramirez
  • • MLB rumors: Twins extend Jorge Polanco, Max Kepler; John Axford nearing deal with Blue Jays
    2019

Latest baseball headlines and breaking news

Baseball breaking news and stories

See more articles