Mangum went 3-for-5 on Thursday against the Orioles.
Mangum is closing the season well, recording multiple hits in three of his last seven games. He also tallied his third homer Wednesday, his first since July 2. Given Mangum's strong defense in the outfield and his passable performance at the plate, he should be in line to compete for playing time in 2026.
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Rays' Jake Mangum: Three hits Saturday
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Mangum went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI on Saturday against the Red Sox.
Mangum delivered an RBI double in the fourth inning en route to his sixth multi-hit game across 16 starts in September. He's hit .373 for the month, while also chipping in six stolen bases. Mangum doesn't provide much production in terms of power, but he's been an excellent source of batting average and stolen bases across 403 plate appearances for the campaign.
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Rays' Jake Mangum: Sitting Friday
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Mangum is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Red Sox.
Mangum will take a seat for the second time in three games. Christopher Morel, Everson Pereira and Josh Lowe will fill the outfield from left to right.
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Rays' Jake Mangum: Getting Wednesday off
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Mangum is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Mangum will take a seat Wednesday after he went 0-for-8 with a walk and a stolen base in the first two contests of the series. Chandler Simpson will shift over from left field to cover Mangum's usual spot in center.
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Rays' Jake Mangum: Swipes 25th base
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Mangum went 0-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Monday's 2-1 extra-innings loss to the Blue Jays.
The Tampa Bay outfielder nabbed second off Toronto reliever Jeff Hoffman in the ninth to become the third Rays player to reach the 25-steal mark this season (following Jose Caballero and Chandler Simpson). Since the All-Star break, Mangum has been a regular in the lineup, playing roughly 85 percent of the time (45 out of the team's 53 games) and hitting .273 (41-for-150) with 12 stolen bases, 13 runs scored and eight RBI. Overall, he is now slashing .295/.332/.363 with 36 runs scored and 36 RBI in 387 plate appearances.
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Rays' Jake Mangum: Taking seat Sunday
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Mangum is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
Mangum started the previous five games but will take a seat for Sunday's series finale in Chicago. Barring an appearance off the bench, the 29-year-old's nine-game hit streak, during which he has a .406/.441/.438 slash line, will be put on pause.
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Rays' Jake Mangum: Tallies 23rd stolen base
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Mangum went 1-for-3 with a stolen base Saturday against the Guardians.
Mangum was also caught attempting to steal home in the seventh inning. He has been aggressive on the basepaths for the last few weeks, as seven of his 23 stolen bases for the season have come in his last 16 starts. Mangum has also hit very well in that span, batting .393 with four RBI, five doubles and seven runs scored.
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Rays' Jake Mangum: Swipes bag in three-hit game
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Mangum went 3-for-4 with a double, a stolen base and a run scored in Monday's 10-2 win over the Mariners.
Mangum has hit well lately, going 12-for-23 (.522) over his last six games. Despite the hot bat, he's still confined to a strong-side platoon role for the Rays, primarily sharing center field with Everson Pereira. Mangum is up to 21 steals on 25 attempts this season, and he's added a .291/.324/.364 slash line with two home runs, 34 RBI, 34 runs scored, 16 doubles and one triple through 344 plate appearances.
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Rays' Jake Mangum: Taking seat Sunday
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Mangum is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Unless he's used off the bench Sunday, Mangum will put his four-game hitting streak on hold and get a breather as the Rays wrap up their series in Washington. Everson Pereira will spell Mangum in center field and bat sixth.
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Rays' Jake Mangum: Sitting versus southpaw
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Mangum is absent from the lineup for Friday's game against the Nationals.
Mangum has now been out of the lineup each of the last three times the Rays have faced a left-handers (in this case, Mitchell Parker) and four of the last seven games overall. Everson Pereira will patrol center field for Tampa Bay.
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Rays' Jake Mangum: Giving way to Pereira vs. lefty
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Mangum is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.
Mangum is a switch hitter, but he's been far more effective against right-handed pitching (.769 OPS in 228 plate appearances) than lefties (.451 OPS in 100 plate appearances) this season. He'll cede the start in center field to Everson Pereira while the Cardinals send Matthew Liberatore to the hill.
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Rays' Jake Mangum: Fills box score in win
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Mangum went 4-for-5 with two doubles, two RBI, a stolen base and a run scored in Friday's 10-6 win over the Cardinals.
The four-hit game was Mangum's third of the season, and it was just his second contest of the year with multiple extra-base hits. The speedy switch hitter is a strong source of steals -- he has 20 stolen bases over 311 at-bats -- but he's provided very little in the way of power in 2025. Mangum is hitting .283 with two home runs, 14 doubles, 34 RBI and 32 runs scored across 90 outings.
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Rays' Jake Mangum: Posts steal in win
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Mangum went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Friday's 7-6 win over the Giants.
Mangum has been mediocre so far in August, going 8-for-36 (.222) with three steals and three RBI over his last 12 games. The outfielder continues to see steady playing time versus right-handed pitchers, though the switch hitter isn't being strictly platooned while working all over the outfield. He's now at a .278/.316/.347 slash line with two home runs, 31 RBI, 29 runs scored and 18 steals through 84 contests on the season.
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Rays' Jake Mangum: Heading to bench
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Mangum isn't in the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Athletics, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
Mangum will get his second game off in three days as the club gives Chandler Simpson a chance to start in left field, while Everson Pereira draws his first big-league start of the 2025 campaign. Mangum is 5-for-19 with one double, two RBI, one stolen base and one run scored in his last six appearances.
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Rays' Jake Mangum: Won't start Saturday
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Mangum is not in the Rays' starting lineup against the Mariners on Saturday.
The Rays will start Chandler Simpson, Tristan Peters and Josh Lowe in the outfield from left to right. Mangum has struggled at the plate in the 18 games since the All-Star break, posting a .389 OPS with three steals and two RBI over that span.
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Rays' Jake Mangum: Ends RBI drought
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Mangum went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored Tuesday against the Angels.
Mangum remains a near-everyday player for the Rays but has struggled mightily since the All-Star break. He's gone just 8-for-51 with one double and three runs scored, with Tuesday marking his first RBI in his last 16 starts. Positively, Mangum has four stolen bases in that span, but his fantasy appeal is limited.
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Rays' Jake Mangum: Taking seat against lefty
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Mangum is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Angels, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Mangum will hit the bench against Angels southpaw Tyler Anderson after the outfielder had started in each of the Rays' previous three contests. The 29-year-old rookie is a switch hitter, but he's been far more effective against righties (117 wRC+, .338 wOBA) than lefties (27 wRC+, .208 wOBA) this season.
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Rays' Jake Mangum: Sitting Saturday
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Mangum isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Dodgers, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
Mangum will grab a seat on the bench after going 0-for-3 with a strikeout during Friday's series opener. Christopher Morel will fill in as Tampa Bay's left fielder and bat fifth.
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Rays' Jake Mangum: Heading to bench Thursday
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Mangum is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Yankees, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Mangum will cede his spot in the outfield to Jonny DeLuca, who will cover center field while Chandler Simpson shifts over to left field. Since the All-Star break, Mangum has started in nine of the Rays' 13 contests while slashing just .147/.194/.176 with two stolen bases, two runs and zero RBI.
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Rays' Jake Mangum: Taking seat Monday
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Mangum is absent from the lineup for Monday's game versus the White Sox.
Mangum had started each of the previous six tilts but will get a breather for Monday's series opener. Christopher Morel will start in left field and bat seventh for the Rays.
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