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McNeil went 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored in Thursday's 9-6 win over the Giants.
McNeil collected a trio of singles, including an RBI knock in the eighth inning to pull the Athletics within a run before the club completed a comeback in the ninth. Thursday marked the second baseman's third three-hit effort and 15th multi-hit performance in what has been a fairly lackluster season. The 34-year-old is slashing .237/.309/.319 with three homers, 10 doubles, 20 RBI, 21 runs and a stolen base across 74 games.
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Athletics' Jeff McNeil: On bench vs lefty
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McNeil is not in the lineup Tuesday versus the Giants.
The Giants are sending southpaw Robbie Ray to the mound to start Tuesday, so the left-handed hitting McNeil will start the game on the bench. Zack Gelof is starting at second base and batting leadoff.
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Athletics' Jeff McNeil: Sitting against lefty
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McNeil is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.
The left-handed-hitting McNeil will retreat to the bench for the series finale while the Athletics face off against Angels lefty Reid Detmers. McNeil had started in each of the Athletics' previous seven games, going 5-for-18 (.278 average) with one home run, one double, two walks, four RBI and four runs.
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Athletics' Jeff McNeil: Homers in huge performance
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McNeil went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run, two additional RBI and two additional runs scored in Monday's 11-2 win over the Pirates.
McNeil went off at the dish, first driving in a run with a single in the second inning before clubbing a two-run homer in the fourth frame. The 34-year-old also added another RBI single in the seventh inning to widen the Athletics' lead. Monday marked a much-needed offensive outburst, as the second baseman entered the contest having gone 2-for-27 (.074) to begin June after posting a .562 OPS across 25 games in May. Overall, McNeil is slashing .238/.311/.324 with three homers, nine doubles, 19 RBI, 19 runs and a stolen base across 65 appearances this season.
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Athletics' Jeff McNeil: Out of Saturday's lineup
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McNeil is not in the Athletics' starting lineup against the Yankees on Saturday.
The Yankees are sending southpaw Ryan Weathers to the mound, so the lefty-hitting McNeil -- who has gone 1-for-19 over his last six games -- will open Saturday's contest on the bench. Alika Williams will start at second base and bat ninth.
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Athletics' Jeff McNeil: Blasts game-tying homer
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McNeil went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Wednesday's 6-5 extra-inning win over the Angels.
McNeil helped the Athletics complete their rally with a game-tying solo shot in the ninth inning off Kirby Yates. This was just the second long ball of the year for McNeil, who continues to be more of a contact-over-power hitter. He's gone 7-for-27 (.259) over his last eight contests, and on the year, he's batting .279 with a .726 OPS, 15 RBI, 15 runs scored, one stolen base and nine doubles across 46 contests. He continues to handle the strong side of a platoon at second base.
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Athletics' Jeff McNeil: Tallies three RBI in win
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McNeil went 2-for-4 with a three-RBI double in Sunday's win over Cleveland.
With the bases loaded in the sixth inning, McNeil smashed a bases-clearing double into right field to extend the Athletics' lead to 7-1, which would hold as the final score. The second baseman has been swinging a hot bat of late, slashing .409/.440/.545 with three doubles, six RBI and one run over his past seven games, raising the veteran's season OPS to .801. It has been a strong year in the batting average department for McNeil, who's hitting north of .300 (.314) for the first time since 2022, when he won the National League batting title and hit .326 across 148 regular-season contests with the Mets.
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Athletics' Jeff McNeil: Drives in two runs Saturday
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McNeil went 2-for-3 with two RBI in Saturday's 14-6 loss against the Guardians.
McNeil recorded his second two-hit game in as many days, driving in runs with an RBI single in the fourth inning and a sacrifice fly in the sixth frame. The veteran has been swinging a hot bat of late, slashing .387/.412/.548 with a homer, two doubles, five RBI and three runs across his past 10 games. On the year, McNeil is slashing .306/.375/.408 with a homer, seven doubles, nine RBI, nine runs and a stolen base across 32 contests.
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Athletics' Jeff McNeil: Getting day off versus lefty
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McNeil is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's game against the Royals.
With lefty Noah Cameron on the mound for the Royals, McNeil will take a seat, as Zack Gelof makes the start at second base and bats eighth. McNeil has gone just 3-for-15 against left-handed pitching this season but is slashing .307/.361/.413 against righties.
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Athletics' Jeff McNeil: Blasts first homer Tuesday
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McNeil went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Mariners.
McNeil connected on his first homer of 2026, sending a Luis Castillo changeup over the right-field fence for a solo shot in the fourth inning. The second baseman isn't known for his power and hasn't provided much in that department, but he has been solid to start his first season with the Athletics, slashing .278/.361/.389 with a homer, five doubles, five RBI, seven runs and a stolen base across 23 contests.
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Athletics' Zack Gelof: Tallies two RBI in loss
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Gelof went 1-for-3 with a two-run double and a run scored in Sunday's loss to the White Sox.
Gelof drew the start in right field and contributed with his timely double in the seventh inning before being pinch hit for by Jeff McNeil in the ninth. The double marked Gelof's first RBI of the campaign after opening the season at Triple-A Las Vegas and being recalled April 10. The 26-year-old has seen minimal playing time thus far, going 2-for-8 (.250) across seven MLB appearances.
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Athletics' Carlos Cortes: Taking seat Sunday
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Cortes is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.
Cortes and fellow left-handed hitters Jeff McNeil and Lawrence Butler will hit the bench for the series finale while southpaw Noah Schultz takes the hill for the White Sox. Since Brent Rooker (oblique) landed on the injured list April 10, Cortes has gained a foothold in the Athletics' regular lineup versus right-handed pitching while shuffling between the corner-outfield spots and designated hitter.
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Athletics' Jeff McNeil: Resting against lefty
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McNeil is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.
McNeil and fellow left-handed hitters Lawrence Butler and Carlos Cortes will hit the bench for the series finale while southpaw Noah Schultz takes the hill for the White Sox. Andy Ibanez will fill in at second base in place of McNeil, who had started in each of the last nine games while slashing .273/.342/.394 with four doubles, two RBI and two runs.
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Athletics' Jeff McNeil: Exits lineup versus lefty
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McNeil is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game in Atlanta.
The left-handed-hitting McNeil looks to be in a straightforward platoon at second base, as he's now been absent from the lineup each of the three times the Athletics have gone up against a southpaw. Darrell Hernaiz is covering second base and batting eighth Wednesday.
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Athletics' Jeff McNeil: Heading to bench vs. lefty
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McNeil is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.
McNeil went 1-for-7 with a walk, a stolen base and a run while starting the first two games of the season, but he'll hit the bench Sunday against lefty Eric Lauer. Darell Hernaiz will instead start at the keystone in the series finale.
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