Diaz (side) will start at designated hitter and will bat cleanup in Monday's game against the Blue Jays, Ryan Bass of Rays.tv reports.
Diaz was held out for the Rays' final two games of the weekend after departing Friday's 3-0 win over the Giants early due to left side tightness, but he'll be good to go as Tampa Bay kicks off a seven-game week. He had been running hot at the plate prior to missing time with the injury, batting .355/.429/.548 with two home runs, four RBI and seven runs over his last nine contests.
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Rays' Yandy Diaz: Absence continuing Sunday
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Diaz (side) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants, Ryan Bass of Rays.tv reports.
Diaz is sitting Sunday for a second straight contest after exiting Friday's game due to tightness in his left side. Jonathan Aranda is receiving a turn at designated hitter in Diaz's place, which opens up first base for Ryan Vilade.
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Rays' Yandy Diaz: Sitting out Saturday
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Diaz (side) isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Giants, Ryan Bass of Rays.tv reports.
Diaz was pulled from Friday's game due to tightness in his left side, and the Rays will hold him out of Saturday's contest to give him time to recover. Jake Fraley will work as Tampa Bay's designated hitter while Diaz sits, opening up right field for Jonny DeLuca.
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Rays' Yandy Diaz: Leaves with side tightness
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Diaz was removed from Friday's game against the Giants with left side tightness, Ryan Bass of Rays.tv reports.
Diaz went 1-for-2 with a solo home run before coming out of Friday's contest in the seventh inning. The Rays are considering him day-to-day, so he doesn't seem to be dealing with anything too serious, but he may still sit out a game or two as a precaution.
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Rays' Yandy Diaz: Belts two-run shot Sunday
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Diaz went 1-for-3 with a walk and a two-run home run during the Rays' 4-2 win over the Twins on Sunday.
The Rays did all of their scoring damage off Simeon Woods Richardson in the fourth, with Diaz's two-run shot serving as the exclamation point in the frame. It was Diaz's fourth home run of the season and first since April 10 against the Yankees. The veteran slugger is off to a strong start to the 2026 season, slashing .337/.425/.500 with 20 RBI and 16 runs scored across 120 plate appearances.
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Rays' Yandy Diaz: Keeps up hot hitting in win
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Diaz 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored in Wednesday's 6-1 win over the Reds.
It was Diaz's third three-hit attack of the campaign and his eighth multi-hit effort. There had been some initial concern that the first baseman's production might take a hit in 2026 with the Rays moving back to pitcher-friendly Tropicana Field, but Diaz has quelled those fears to this point. Through 108 plate appearances, he's slashing a potent .340/.426/.489 with seven extra-base hits, 18 RBI, 13 runs scored and one stolen base.
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Rays' Yandy Diaz: Cracks third homer of 2026
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Diaz went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer during Friday's 5-3 win over the Yankees.
Diaz tied the game at 2-2 in the bottom of the first inning after smacking a two-run homer to right-center field off Luis Gil. It was Diaz's third home run of the season and second since the calendar flipped to April, and he has five multi-hit games early on in 2026. He has gone 19-for-51 (.373) with nine runs scored, 12 RBI and one steal through 13 regular-season games.
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Rays' Yandy Diaz: Plates two, reaches base thrice
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Diaz went 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI in Saturday's win over the Twins. He was also hit by two pitches.
Diaz got on base three times in a dominant performance from the Rays' offense, and the first baseman is enjoying a blistering start to the campaign. He's hit safely in all but one of his eight games thus far, tallying two homers, a double, a triple, 10 RBI, six runs scored and a red-hot 1.197 OPS.
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Rays' Yandy Diaz: Matches career high in hits
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Diaz went 5-for-6 with a double and four RBI in Sunday's 11-7 win over the Cardinals.
Diaz couldn't be contained Sunday, matching his career high in hits while tallying his 10th career game with at least four knocks. The 34-year-old first baseman is coming out of the gates furiously, going 9-for-16 (.563) in his first three games while hitting safely in each outing so far as Tampa Bay's leadoff man.
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Rays' Yandy Diaz: Returns to lineup Friday
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Diaz (hand) will start at designated hitter and bat leadoff in Friday's Grapefruit League tilt versus the Red Sox, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Diaz missed more than a week of action while nursing a sore left hand, but he upped his workouts in recent days to clear the way for his return to action. The 34-year-old is slated to serve as the Rays' primary DH this season and will also see some playing time at first base.
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Rays' Yandy Diaz: Targeting Friday return
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Rays manager Kevin Cash said he expects Diaz (hand) to return to the Grapefruit League lineup Friday against the Red Sox, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
A sore left hand has kept Diaz out of the lineup since March 3, but he had been scheduled to resume swinging a bat Tuesday, and Cash's comments suggest that the veteran first baseman responded well to the activity. Diaz could get in some more live at-bats Wednesday and/or Thursday before the Rays clear him to start Friday.
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Rays' Yandy Diaz: Nursing sore hand
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Manager Kevin Cash said that Diaz has been out of the Rays' Grapefruit League lineup since Tuesday due to a sore left hand, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Cash downplayed any concern about the injury, noting that Diaz is expected to rest for a couple more days before he begins swinging a bat again Tuesday. If all goes well, Diaz could check back into the lineup later in the week.
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Rays' Yandy Diaz: Goes yard in Grapefruit League
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Diaz went 1-for-1 with a solo home run, two walks and an additional run scored in Tuesday's Grapefruit League game against the Twins.
Diaz crushed a career-high 25 homers in 2025, and he's off to a fast start in spring training. It'll be interesting to see how Tampa Bay's move back to pitcher-friendly Tropicana Field in 2026 might affect the 34-year-old first baseman's power numbers -- 18 of Diaz's long balls came from the more hitter-friendly George M. Steinbrenner Field last season.
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Rays' Yandy Diaz: Resting up for finale
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Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.
Diaz will be rested along with fellow veteran Brandon Lowe in the season finale. Jonathan Aranda will serve as the Rays' designated hitter in place of Diaz, who has hit .300 with 25 home runs, three steals, 83 RBI and 79 runs in 150 games.
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Rays' Yandy Diaz: Good to go Friday
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Diaz (groin) will DH and bat second Friday against Toronto.
Diaz was removed from Thursday's game due to tightness in his right groin and was deemed day-to-day by manager Kevin Cash. However, Diaz is in the starting lineup for Friday's contest. He's 17-for-36 (.472) with two home runs and a 10:4 BB:K in his last 11 games.
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Rays' Yandy Diaz: Day-to-day with groin injury
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Rays manager Kevin Cash said Thursday that Diaz (groin) is day-to-day, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Diaz had to be lifted from Thursday's game in Baltimore in the fifth inning with right groin tightness. While the injury is considered minor, it's possible Diaz is held out of action this weekend in Toronto as a precaution.
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Rays' Yandy Diaz: Goes deep in loss
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Diaz went 3-for-4 with a walk, a solo home run and an additional run scored in Friday's 11-7 loss to the Red Sox.
Diaz was strong in a losing effort, reaching base four times for the second time in three days and giving the Rays an early lead with a solo homer in the third inning. The 34-year-old has stayed red hot in September, batting .429 with seven extra-base hits, eight RBI, 13 runs scored and a 12:8 BB:K through 17 games. On the season, he's slashing .300/.365/.488 with 25 home runs, 82 RBI, 76 runs scored and three steals across a career-high 631 plate appearances.
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Rays' Yandy Diaz: On base four times
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Diaz went 2-for-2 with an RBI and two walks Wednesday against the Blue Jays.
Diaz continued his excellent September by tallying his third consecutive multi-hit game. Across 15 games in the month, Diaz has hit .429 with a .515 on-base percentage while tallying two homers, seven RBI and 11 runs scored. He's also had an excellent season overall, posting career-high marks in home runs (24) and RBI (81).
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Rays' Yandy Diaz: Tallies 24th homer
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Diaz went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk Sunday against the Cubs.
Diaz led off the game with a solo home run, his second long ball in his last four games. He now has career-best marks in both home runs (24) and RBI (79), and he's also pacing for a career-high number of plate appearances. Diaz is closing the season strong, as he's hit .362 with two home runs, five RBI and 10 runs scored in 12 games across September.
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Rays' Yandy Diaz: Day off Thursday
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Diaz is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game versus the White Sox.
It appears to be a routine day off for Diaz, who had started each of the previous nine tilts and who homered in Wednesday's loss to the White Sox. Brandon Lowe is in the designated-hitter spot and Bob Seymour will play first base for the Rays in Thursday's series finale.
