JI MAN CHOI NEWS

Springer, Altuve homer to keep Astros alive in ALCS

George Springer broke a tie with a two-run homer, José Altuve also went deep and hit an RBI double, and Zack Greinke escaped a bases-loaded jam for the Houston Astros, who beat the...

OCTOBER 15, 2020

On bench for Game 3 Choi will be on the bench for Game 3 of the ALCS against the Astros on Tuesday.

Impact Choi sits even with a righty (Jose Urquidy) on the mound for the Astros. Yandy Diaz will play first base in his absence.

OCTOBER 13, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Altuve's 2 early throwing errors doom Astros in ALCS Game 2

The Houston Astros are finding it tough to summon their usual postseason proficiency so far in the AL Championship Series

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Margot's homer, catch highlight Rays' 4-2 win over Astros

Manuel Margot hit a three-run home run after a crucial Houston error and made a spectacular catch in right field in his former home ballpark, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Astros...

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Sitting ALCS Game 1 Choi is not in the lineup for Game 1 of the ALCS against the Astros on Sunday.

Impact The 29-year-old will take a seat in the series opener with southpaw Framber Valdez starting for Houston. Choi is 4-for-18 with one homer, three RBI and three walks over 22 playoff plate appearances this year.

OCTOBER 11, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Brosseau homer off Chapman lifts Rays over Yanks, into ALCS

Mike Brosseau homered off Aroldis Chapman with one out in the eighth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 2-1 in the decisive Game 5 to reach the AL Championship...

OCTOBER 10, 2020

Stanton, Yankees power way to 9-3 win against Rays in opener

Giancarlo Stanton hit a grand slam in the ninth inning for New York’s fourth home run of the game, and the Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 9-3 in their AL Division Series opener at...

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Why the Yankees should worry about Ji-Man Choi, the most fun player left in the postseason Rays first baseman Ji-Man Choi rakes against Gerrit Cole, homers from his weaker side and rarely stops smiling. The Yankees should be concer...

OCTOBER 5, 2020 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Benched again in Game 2 Choi is out of the lineup Wednesday for Game 2 of the Rays' wild-card series with the Blue Jays, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Impact The hamstring injury that sidelined Choi for the final two weeks of the regular season no longer looks to be a major concern, as he was included on the Rays' postseason roster and came off the bench in Tuesday's 3-1 win to make an appearance as a pinch-hitter. His absence from the lineup Wednesday is likely a result of the Blue Jays bringing a lefty (Hyun-Jin Ryu) to the hill.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

With Ji-Man Choi out, Rays will turn to Mike Brosseau, Nate Lowe Notebook | With starting first baseman out rest of the regular season, expect a platoon for now.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 • TAMPABAY.COM

Out 2-3 weeks Choi was placed on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a Grade 1 hamstring strain, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Impact Manager Kevin Cash said it will be a 2-to-3 week absence for Choi, which likely means the end of his regular season. Nate Lowe looks like the obvious replacement at first base for the remainder of the campaign, with Mike Brosseau also getting starts against lefties.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Morton expected to start for the Rays against the Red Sox

The Red Sox will start Martin Perez on Sunday and the Rays are expected to counter with Charlie Morton

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

Choi exits with left hamstring strain vs. Sox Ji-Man Choi exited Saturday’s game against the Red Sox at Tropicana Field with a left hamstring strain. Yoshi Tsutsugo replaced him as the t...

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020 • MLB.COM

More pain for Rays as Ji-Man Choi strains hamstring The team had been feeling pretty good about itself going into play Saturday against Boston.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020 • TAMPABAY.COM

Choi exits with left hamstring injury vs. Sox Ji-Man Choi exited Saturday’s game against the Red Sox at Tropicana Field with a left hamstring injury. Yoshi Tsutsugo replaced him as the t...

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020 • MLB.COM

Leaves with hamstring strain Choi was removed from Saturday's game against the Red Sox with a left hamstring strain, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Impact The 29-year-old appeared to suffer the injury during the fourth inning when he scored from second base on a single. The severity of the injury remains unclear, but Choi seems likely to be sidelined for at least a few days.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Out against southpaw Choi is not in Thursday's lineup against the Red Sox.

Impact He will take a seat with a lefty (Mike Kickham) on the mound for Boston. Mike Brosseau will start at first base and bat fourth.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Soto returns, Nats beat Rays 5-3 to finish 2-game sweep

Juan Soto drove in a run in his return to the lineup and the Washington Nationals used strong relief pitching to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 to sweep the two-game series

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Delivers in pinch-hit capacity Choi pinch hit for Hunter Renfroe in the 10th inning of Sunday's win against the Marlins and laced a game-tying RBI double in his one at-bat.

Impact Choi's timely two-bagger brought home Joey Wendle to knot the score at 4-4 after Matt Joyce had singled home Lewis Brinson in the top of the 10th to give Miami a temporary one-run lead. Choi opened September in a brief 0-for-7 skid over his first two games, but he's bounced back with a pair of doubles, a walk and Sunday's clutch RBI in his subsequent pair of contests.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Goldschmidt, Cardinals tighten NL Central race, top Cubs

Paul Goldschmidt hit a three-run homer off a struggling Jon Lester, and the St. Louis Cardinals gained ground in the NL Central race by beating the Chicago Cubs 7-3

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Sitting against southpaw Choi isn't in Wednesday's lineup against the Yankees.

Impact Choi will get a breather Wednesday as left-hander Jordan Montgomery starts for the Yankees. Nate Lowe will start at first base.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Leading off Tuesday Choi (illness) will lead off and play first base Tuesday against the Yankees.

Impact A stomach bug forced Choi to leave Monday's game early, but the issue was evidently a minor one, as he's back in the lineup without missing any starts. Choi started the season slowly but has raised his OPS from .662 to .751 over his last four games.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Stomach issues lead to Monday exit Manager Kevin Cash said that Choi left Monday's win over the Yankees with stomach issues, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Impact Choi had himself a huge game before being replaced by Mike Brosseau in the bottom of the ninth, going 3-for-4 with a two-run homer, three RBI and two runs scored. At first glance, it appeared as if the substitution might have been a simple move for defensive reasons, but it sounds like the slugger was dealing with some sort of discomfort related to his stomach. Until further update, however, it does not seem likely that Choi will be held out beyond Monday.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Glasnow overpowers Yanks as Rays go to 7-1 vs NY this season

Tyler Glasnow flummoxed the Yankees for six innings, Ji-Man Choi and Kevin Kiermaier homered off Gerrit Cole, and the Tampa Bay Rays extended their mastery of New York with a 5-3 v...

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Glasnow paces AL East-leading Rays to 5-3 win over Yankees

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020