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| HT/WT: 5-8, 185 lbs |
| Birthplace: Brooklyn, NY |
| Age: 29 |
| Experience: 4 |
| Bats/Throws: L, R |
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2026 Batting
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| Regular Season | .234 | 5 | 39 | .675 | 11 |
Top Richard Palacios News
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Rays' Richie Palacios: Taking seat versus lefty
Palacios is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Tigers, Ryan Bass of Rays.tv reports.
The Rays will keep Palacios on the bench along with fellow left-handed hitters Liam Hicks and Cedric Mullins while the Tigers send lefty Framber Valdez to the bump for the series opener. Jorge Mateo will fill in for Palacios at second base and will bat sixth.
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Rays' Richie Palacios: Shielded from lefty
Palacios is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.
Lefty Trevor Rogers is toeing the rubber for the Orioles, so Palacios will give up his spot at second base to Jorge Mateo. Palacios has logged just 41 plate appearances versus lefties all season, slashing .189/.268/.270 with a 26.8 percent strikeout rate in that split.
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Rays' Richie Palacios: On base three times in win
Palacios went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, two RBI and a stolen base in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Mariners.
Palacios' two-run single in the sixth inning ended up being the difference in the contest. The 29-year-old has gone 4-for-12 with four RBI over six games in August, and he's now started five straight games at second base. On the year, Palacios is batting .231 with a .682 OPS, five home runs, 10 steals, 34 RBI, 33 runs scored, nine doubles and two triples over 277 plate appearances.
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Rays' Richie Palacios: Lifts fifth homer
Palacios went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, an additional run scored and a walk in Monday's 13-9 win over Colorado.
Palacios got in on Tampa Bay's offensive outburst, pulling a two-run homer down the right-field line in the ninth inning. Monday marked the second baseman's first multi-hit game since July 7 after he had struggled mightily at the plate in recent weeks. Overall, the 29-year-old is hitting .229/.325/.346 with five homers, 32 RBI, 32 runs and nine stolen bases across 82 contests.
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Rays' Richie Palacios: Taking seat against southpaw
Palacios is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
The left-handed hitter will be on the bench for a second straight day, as White Sox southpaw Anthony Kay takes the mound after lefty Noah Schultz worked in bulk relief Saturday. Ryan Vilade will cover the keystone Sunday in place of Palacios.
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Rays' Richie Palacios: Getting night off against lefty
Palacios is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
After starting in each of the Rays' last three games, the left-handed-hitting Palacios will retreat to the bench while southpaw MacKenzie Gore takes the mound for the Rangers. Ben Williamson will replace Palacios at second base and will bat seventh.
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Rays' Richie Palacios: Heading to bench Thursday
Palacios is out of the lineup for Thursday's contest versus the Rangers, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Lefty Marco Gonzales is expected to work in bulk relief for the Rangers, so the lefty-swinging Palacios will take a seat. Ben Williamson will cover second base for the Rays.
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Rays' Richie Palacios: Blasts homer in win
Palacios went 1-for-2 with a three-run home run and a strikeout during the Rays' 11-3 win over the Guardians on Friday.
Palacios took over at second base for Ryan Vilade in the seventh inning. The 29-year-old made a huge impact in his second at-bat with a long three-run homer to give the Rays an 11-1 lead. After picking up his first long ball since July 10, Palacios is now slashing .233/.328/.344 with four homers, 30 RBI and nine stolen bases in 247 plate appearances this season.
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Rays' Richie Palacios: Out of Tuesday's lineup
Palacios is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Blue Jays.
Palacios started the previous three contests and will receive a day off after going 2-for-10 with two walks, a double, a steal and one run during that span. Ben Williamson is picking up a start at the keystone Tuesday and is batting seventh against Toronto righty Kevin Gausman.
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Rays' Richie Palacios: Exiting starting lineup
Palacios is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's tilt against the Yankees.
The lefty-swinging Palacios started the previous four games and six of the last seven versus righty hurlers, but he'll step out of the starting lineup Wednesday. Ben Williamson is covering second base for the Rays.
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Rays' Richie Palacios: Drives in Rays' lone run Monday
Palacios went 2-for-3 with an RBI single in the Rays' 5-1 loss to the Yankees on Monday.
It was a dominant effort on the mound from Yankees right-hander Cam Schlittler on Monday, but Palacios put Tampa Bay on the board with a single in the fifth inning that brought Chandler Simpson home. Palacios has driven in at least one run in three of his last four games, going 5-for-12 with one steal, one home run, four RBI and two runs scored in that span.
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Rays' Richie Palacios: Sitting Friday vs. Houston
Palacios is not in the Rays' starting lineup against the Astros on Friday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Ben Williamson will start at second base and bat seventh against Astros right-hander Spencer Arrighetti in Friday's series opener. Palacios has gone 1-for-14 with an RBI over his last five games and has a .186 batting average since June 1.
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Rays' Richie Palacios: Idle Sunday
Palacios is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.
Palacios will receive a breather after he had started at second base the past three games while going 2-for-11 with a walk and a run scored. Ben Williamson will fill in for Palacios at the keystone.
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Rays' Richie Palacios: On bench against southpaw
Palacios is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.
With left-hander Andrew Alvarez on the bump for the Nationals, Palacios will give way to platoon mate Ben Williamson at second base in the series finale. Palacios has logged just 26 plate appearances versus lefties on the season, slashing .250/.308/.333 in those matchups.
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Rays' Richie Palacios: On bench versus lefty
Palacios is not in the starting lineup Tuesday against the Dodgers, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Palacios will head to the bench as Tampa Bay squares off with southpaw Justin Wrobleski. Ben Williamson will take over at second base and bat sixth versus Los Angeles.
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Rays' Richie Palacios: Idle against southpaw
Palacios is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Red Sox, Ryan Bass of Rays.tv reports.
The Red Sox are sending left-hander Connelly Early to the hill in the series opener, so the left-handed-hitting Palacios will give way to platoon mate Ben Williamson at the keystone. Palacios had started in each of the Rays' previous seven games, batting .154 with a 5:4 BB:K, four runs and two RBI over that stretch.
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Rays' Richie Palacios: Sitting against lefty
Palacios is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees, Ryan Bass of Rays.tv reports.
After starting the last three games while going 3-for-10 with a double, two walks, four RBI and a run, Palacios will retreat to the bench while southpaw Ryan Weathers takes the hill for New York. Carson Williams will get the nod at second base Sunday and should continue to occupy the short side of a platoon with Palacios until Ben Williamson (back) returns from the injured list, with the season debut of Gavin Lux (shoulders/ankle) also potentially coming at some point this summer.
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Rays' Richie Palacios: Idle against lefty
Palacios is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Orioles, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
After he had been included in the lineup in each of the last four games while the Rays faced right-handed starters, the left-handed-hitting Palacios will take a seat against Orioles southpaw Trevor Rogers in the series opener. Carson Williams will spell Palacios at second base and will bat ninth.
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Rays' Richie Palacios: Hitting bench against lefty
Palacios is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox, Ryan Bass of Rays.tv reports.
The left-handed hitter will be left out of the starting nine once again while the Rays face off against a fourth consecutive left-handed starting pitcher in Payton Tolle. Palacios' platoon mate Ben Williamson will handle second base and bat third.
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