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Anthony Bender MIA RP R 

Born: 02/03/1995 Age: 30

FanGraphs Player Page

2025 OPL OPL Player Page

Signed By

Smoked Old Fashioned for $1

On MLB 40-man: YES
Acquired: Free Agent (MIL) Dec'20

Sat 6/14 Sun 6/15 Mon 6/16
@WSN 1:05 PM EDT @WSN 1:35 PM EDT PHI 6:40 PM EDT

Positions
RP
2026 Earned Positions
RP

All Leagues
Average $2.36 Median $1.00
FanGraphs Points
Average $1.73 Median $1.00

All Leagues
Average $2.10 Median $1.50
FanGraphs Points
Average $1.20 Median $1.00

Roster%
24.85%
Change
7Day 0%
30Day 0.62%

2025 OPL 2025 OPL Round 3
OPL Roster%
0.00%
OPL Average Salary
$0.00


June 11, 2025 11:00 AM : Bender worked a scoreless seventh inning without a walk or a strikeout to record his eighth hold of the season in Tuesday's win over the Pirates.
Analysis: The right-hander entered the game to protect a 3-0 lead and needed only nine pitches (seven strikes) to dispatch Pittsburgh's 5-6-7 hitters. Bender has a career-low 20.0 percent strikeout rate through 27.1 innings this season and a 10.0 percent walk rate that's just a tick below the career-worst 10.3 percent mark he posted in 2022, but he's generating enough weak contact to make it work, posting a 1.98 ERA and 1.02 WHIP. He hasn't recorded a save since April 1, however, and seems stuck in a setup role ahead of current top closing option Calvin Faucher.

MLB Stats

Pitching

YearTeamGGSIP SV HLD K H BB HBP HR P/IP Pts
2021MIA60161.131271452065 6.56 402.37
2022MIA22019.1631717813 5.74 110.97
2024MIA59053.011559501843 6.46 342.30
2025MIA28027.21922171122 6.58 181.93

MILB Stats

Pitching

YearTeamGGSIP SV HLD K H BB HBP HR P/IP Pts
2016KCR (R)9532.2203231410 6.74 220.13
2017KCR (A)23873.14074692019 4.88 357.57
2017KCR (A+)114.00035200 4.15 16.60
2018KCR (A+)30993.11454913847 3.97 370.97
2019MIL (A)10013.2501510201 8.18 111.83
2019MIL (A+)15017.0411613651 6.04 102.70
2019MIL (AA)405.20048101 2.44 13.83
2022MIA (CPX)111.00030000 13.4 13.40
2022MIA (A)222.10040100 9.54 22.27
2022MIA (AA)302.00223100 8 16.00
2024MIA (AAA)313.00033101 1.7 5.10

Recent Games

Last 10 MLB Games

DateTeamOpponentGSWinSaveHoldIPTBF RERHKBBHBPHR Pts
Jun 13, 2025 MIA @WSN 0 0 0 1 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.47
Jun 10, 2025 MIA @PIT 0 0 0 1 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.40
Jun 7, 2025 MIA @TBR 0 0 0 0 1.2 6 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 1.43
Jun 3, 2025 MIA COL 0 0 0 0 1.0 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 -5.50
May 31, 2025 MIA SFG 0 0 0 1 1.0 5 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 7.80
May 28, 2025 MIA @SDP 0 0 0 0 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.40
May 27, 2025 MIA @SDP 0 0 0 0 0.1 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2.73
May 25, 2025 MIA @LAA 0 0 0 1 1.1 5 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 14.87
May 21, 2025 MIA CHC 0 0 0 0 1.0 5 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 5.80
May 18, 2025 MIA TBR 0 0 0 0 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.40
Totals 0 0 0 4 9.2 38 3 2 6 8 3 0 2 54.33

Last 10 MILB Games

DateLevelTeamOpponentGSWinSave IPTBFRERHKBBHBPHR
Sep 4, 2024 AAA JAX @LOU 0 0 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Sep 3, 2024 AAA JAX @LOU 0 0 0 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Aug 31, 2024 AAA JAX NOR 1 0 0 1.0 6 1 1 3 2 0 0 1
Totals 1 0 0 3.0 11 1 1 3 3 1 0 1

Avg Salary & Roster%

Last 30 days

2026 Position Eligibility Progress

To gain eligibility, a player must have 5 GS or 10 G at a position in the majors, or 20 G at a position in the minors.

Transaction History

Date Transaction Type Team Salary
July 12, 2021 8:51 AM add The Todd Van Poppel Project $1
August 5, 2021 7:38 AM cut The Todd Van Poppel Project $1
August 6, 2021 7:39 AM add The Big Unit's Mourning Dove $1
September 23, 2021 12:52 AM cut The Big Unit's Mourning Dove $1
April 3, 2022 9:35 PM add Smoked Old Fashioned $2
April 9, 2022 12:08 PM cut Smoked Old Fashioned $1
April 21, 2022 12:29 PM add The Todd Van Poppel Project $3
June 17, 2022 6:07 AM cut The Todd Van Poppel Project $2
April 8, 2025 10:38 PM add Smoked Old Fashioned $1
May 1, 2025 10:32 PM cut Smoked Old Fashioned $1
June 2, 2025 11:06 PM add Smoked Old Fashioned $1

Recent Trades for Anthony Bender in FanGraphs Points

Date Proposing Team Proposing Team Gives Accepting Team Accepting Team Gives
May 26, 2022 4:35 PM The Baz-Ton Tea Party C.J. Cron COL Util R $6
Pablo Lopez MIA SP R $8 60IL 
Brendan Donovan STL 2B/SS/3B/OF L $5 
Jordan Walker STL OF R $1 10IL 
 Deferred Payments Joey Votto TOR CPX 1B L $7
Max Kepler MIN OF L $7 
Ryan McMahon COL 3B L $10 
Brandon Woodruff MIL SP/RP R $8 60IL 
Anthony Bender MIA RP R $2 
$8 loan
April 6, 2022 8:48 PM Chicken Dinner Camilo Doval SFG RP R $6 
 Jeters Never Prosper Anthony Bender MIA RP R $4 
$4 loan
April 3, 2022 11:17 AM The Notorious B.U.C. Miguel Cabrera DET Util R $1
Gio Urshela MIN 1B/3B R $1 10IL 
Hunter Renfroe MIL OF R $1
Keston Hiura MIL 1B R $1 
Daulton Jefferies PIT AAA SP/RP R $1
Ha-seong Kim SDP SS R $1 60IL 
Jackson Jobe FA SP R $1 60IL 
 Buc Tha Police Will Smith ATL RP L $3
Nestor Cortes NYY SP L $1 60IL 
Daulton Varsho ARI OF L $1 10IL
Akil Baddoo DET AAA OF L $1 
Anthony Bender MIA RP R $2 
Steven Kwan CLE OF L $1 
Matt Brash SEA RP R $1 
$3 loan
April 1, 2022 1:32 PM Schrödinger's Bats Hunter Greene CIN SP R $4 15IL 
 Otto 2021 Anthony Bender MIA RP R $4 
March 25, 2022 8:55 AM Double Time Luis Arraez MIN 1B/2B L $8 
$7 loan 		🥎 The Sacramento Solons 🥎 Anthony Bender MIA RP R $1 
February 14, 2022 8:12 PM ⚾️Otto Three⚾️ Nestor Cortes NYY SP L $3 60IL 
Brusdar Graterol MIN RP R $3 60IL
 Devil Dogs Redux Anthony Bender MIA RP R $3 
February 2, 2022 7:25 AM Bases Loaded Nick Castellanos CIN OF R $26 
Ryan Tepera CHW RP R $3
Anthony Bender MIA RP R $4 
 Rise of the Robo-Umps Charlie Morton ATL SP/RP R $18 
Jordan Montgomery NYY SP L $6 60IL
Edward Cabrera MIA SP R $5 
January 28, 2022 1:33 PM The Door-matts Corbin Burnes MIL SP R $20 60IL 
 Rice-a-Romy Brandon Nimmo NYM OF L $9 
Sean Manaea OAK SP L $11 60IL 
Cal Quantrill CLE SP R $3 
Carson Kelly ARI C R $4 
Carlos Hernandez KCR RP R $3 
Tommy Edman STL 2B/SS/OF S $7 
Anthony Bender MIA RP R $3 
January 15, 2022 4:30 PM Eddie's Malort Bar Jake Cousins MIL RP R $6 60IL 
Anthony Bender MIA RP R $4 
 Myrtle Beach Mermen Jordan Montgomery NYY SP L $5 60IL
January 15, 2022 11:58 AM My Bobby Valentine Anthony Bender MIA RP R $4 
 The Plakata Principle Willie Calhoun LAA AAA Util L $4