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• Rays' Jonathan Aranda: Taking seat versus lefty

  3D ago • By RotoWire

  Aranda is not in the lineup Monday for Game 3 of the World Series against the Brewers. Aranda has reached base five times in the first two games of the series, but the left-handed batter will exit the lineup while the Brewers send a southpaw (Robert Gasser) to the bump. Ryan Vilade will hold down first base and will bat second for the Rays. Aranda is a good bet to enter mid-game Monday once the Brewers have a righty reliever in the contest.

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• Rays' Jonathan Aranda: Comes alive in Game 4

  11D ago • By RotoWire

  Aranda went 3-for-4 with a walk, two RBI and two runs during Game 4 of the ALCS against the Guardians on Saturday. The first baseman went hitless in the first three games of the series, but he delivered a pair of RBI singles and scored twice Saturday to help Tampa Bay even the series 2-2. Aranda homered in Game 1 of the ALCS against the Yankees but is otherwise without an extra-base hit in October. Still, the three-hit performance improve his postseason slash line to .269/.345/.385 through seven games.

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• Rays' Jonathan Aranda: On bench Thursday

  09/24/2026 • By RotoWire

  Aranda isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Yankees, Ryan Bass of Rays.tv reports. After going 1-for-8 with four strikeouts over the first three games of the series, Aranda will grab a seat on the bench to begin Thursday's finale. Ryan Vilade will fill in at first base and bat eighth.

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• Rays' Jonathan Aranda: Homers twice in rout

  09/13/2026 • By RotoWire

  Aranda went 2-for-4 with two home runs, a walk and three RBI in Sunday's 14-4 win over the Astros. Aranda reached 20 homers in the fourth inning before going deep again in the seventh. The performance continued a strong September for the 28-year-old, who owns a 1.058 OPS with seven extra-base hits and 10 RBI in 11 games this month. On the season, he's slashing .278/.362/.438 with 21 long balls, 89 RBI and 71 runs scored across 630 plate appearances.

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• Rays' Jonathan Aranda: Sitting out versus southpaw

  09/10/2026 • By RotoWire

  Aranda is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game in Atlanta. With lefty Martin Perez toeing the rubber for Atlanta in the afternoon tilt, the lefty-swinging Aranda will be given a day to rest. Ryan Vilade is handling first base and will bat second as the Rays try to complete a series sweep.

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