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Gets breather Thursday Adames isn't starting Thursday's game against the Rangers, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Impact Adames has gone hitless with three strikeouts in his last seven at-bats. Joey Wendle will start at shortstop Thursday while Mike Brosseau enters the lineup at third base.

APRIL 15, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Swats second homer Adames went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Monday's 1-0 win over the Rangers.

Impact He took Taylor Hearn deep in the seventh inning to give Tyler Glasnow and the bullpen all the run support they would need. Adames also struck out twice, giving him a shaky 2:9 BB:K over his last seven games, but he's hit both his homers on the season during that stretch while supplying four RBI and three runs.

APRIL 13, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Homers, drives in two Adames went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double and two RBI in Friday's 10-5 win over the Yankees.

Impact Adames started the Rays' scoring parade with an RBI double in the second inning before capping off the big win with a solo shot in the seventh. After a brutal 4-for-19 start, the 25-year-old shortstop doubled his extra-base hit total and raised his season OPS to .813.

APRIL 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Scuffling to open season Adames went 1-for-3 with a double and a walk in a loss to the Red Sox on Monday, but he's hitting just .182 (2-for-11) over his first three games.

Impact The 25-year-old only had an Opening Day single to his name prior to Monday's two-bagger. Adames' slow start, albeit over what is still a very modest sample, is a disappointment after he was the Rays' most consistent offensive player throughout spring training, posting a .390/.457/.805 slash across 46 Grapefruit League plate appearances.

APRIL 6, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Not in Friday's lineup Adames is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Marlins.

Impact Adames started at shortstop Opening Day and will take a seat after going 1-for-4 with a pair of strikeouts. Joey Wendle will take over at shortstop for Tampa Bay with Yandy Diaz working at the hot corner.

APRIL 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Closes spring on power surge Adames, who slugged two solo home runs in a Grapefruit League win over the Orioles on Monday, hit four round trippers in his last six exhibitions.

Impact Adames also wrapped up spring with a four-game hitting streak, as he laced a double in his lone plate appearance during the Rays' Grapefruit League finale against the Tigers on Tuesday. Adam Berry of MLB.com reports the 25-year-old's ramped-up offseason training, which included swing adjustments, seems to be paying dividends at just the right time with Thursday's Opening Day tilt against the Marlins next on tap. "I'm just happy that all that work we put in is going to the field now in the games," Adames said. "It's translated from the cage to the field, and all that makes me feel really good about the work that we put in in the offseason."

MARCH 31, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Swings hot bat throughout spring Adames went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and two runs in a Grapefruit League win over the Red Sox on Friday, pushing his spring average to .343 (12-for-35) heading into Saturday's...

Impact Adames has kept his foot on the gas at the plate all spring, with the rest of his line consisting of two doubles, a triple, two home runs, five RBI, five walks and eight runs across 40 plate appearances. The 25-year-old has only gone hitless in consecutive exhibitions once across that 15-game sample, giving him no shortage of momentum heading into the regular season and seemingly corroborating the effectiveness of the adjustments he made to his swing this offseason.

MARCH 27, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

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MARCH 20, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Solid start to spring Adames is hitting .300 (3-for-10) with a double, a walk, an RBI and two runs across his first four spring games.

Impact Entering his fourth major-league season, Adames is looking to put it all together after showing plenty of flashes thus far in his first three campaigns. Adames slugged .481 in 2020, belted a career-high 20 home runs a season prior, and generated a career-best .348 on-base percentage as a rookie back in 2018. The 25-year-old upped the intensity of his training this past offseason in an attempt to hit on all cylinders offensively in 2021 and hold off elite prospect Wander Franco as long as possible, and he's gotten his quest off to an encouraging start, albeit over a small sample, early in Grapefruit League play.

MARCH 8, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Primed after productive offseason Adames trained "harder than last year" this offseason after a significantly underwhelming finish to the 2020 season and postseason, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.

Impact Adames split his training time between Miami and Santiago in the Dominican Republic this offseason after hitting just .149 over his last 18 games and following it up with an even more meager .136 mark in the postseason. Like teammate Kevin Kiermaier, Adames confessed to fears of being traded this past offseason, but he's back in his usual starting shortstop role and is looking forward to seeing his offseason work pay dividends. "Hopefully this year is a little bit different for me in a good way," Adames said. "I'm just happy to be around, just happy to be back and can't wait to be on the field and show what we can do."

FEBRUARY 24, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

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NOVEMBER 5, 2020 • RAYSCOLOREDGLASSES.COM

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OCTOBER 28, 2020 • MLB.COM

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OCTOBER 23, 2020 • MLB.COM

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OCTOBER 1, 2020 • MLB.COM

Swipes bag Adames went 0-for-2 with a walk while recording a stolen base Tuesday in a win over the Blue Jays in Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Round.

Impact Adames struggled throughout September but managed to record a stolen base while Robbie Ray was on the mound. He only stole two bases during the year but got a good jump on Danny Jansen during the fourth inning. The 25-year-old recorded a slash line of .259/.332/.481 during the 2020 regular season.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Not starting season finale Adames is not in the lineup Sunday against the Phillies, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Impact Adames started the past six games but will head to the bench in the season finale with the Rays already having secured the best record in the AL. Joey Wendle moves to shortstop while Mike Brosseau starts at third base.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Homers, steals base in loss Adames went 1-for-4 with a solo home run, a stolen base and an additional run Tuesday in the Rays' 5-2 loss to the Mets.

Impact Adames' second-inning long ball accounted for the Rays' only earned run off Mets starter Seth Lugo, who struck out seven over 6.1 innings. The shortstop later came around to cross home on a wild pitch in the sixth inning after putting himself in scoring position on a successful double steal with Joe Wendle. Adames' batting average has nosedived in September thanks to a huge uptick in strikeouts (45.6 K%), but he's still managed to be a decent power source with four home runs on the month.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Slumping in September Adames, who went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a loss to the Orioles on Sunday, is nevertheless slashing just .104/.173/.229 over the 52 plate appearances encompassing his last 1...

Impact Adames' season line was up to an impressive .322/.398/.585 following a fourth straight multi-hit effort on Sept. 2 in a win over the Yankees, but the shortstop has been in a deep funk since. At the heart of the 25-year-old's extended struggles is a massive 51.9 percent strikeout rate over that span, which has helped limit Adames to just five total hits during the sample. There was a glimmer of hope to be found in Sunday's round tripper, however, as it marked the second time Adames left the yard in the last three games.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Rays' Mike Zunino returns to lineup, will rotate with other catchers Notebook: Zunino says he’s glad to be back before the postseason; Willy Adames also appears to be heating up at the plate.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020 • TAMPABAY.COM

Not in lineup Saturday Adames isn't starting Saturday against the Orioles.

Impact Adames will get a day off after going 2-for-20 with a home run, three RBI, two runs and 11 strikeouts over the last five games. Joey Wendle will shift to shortstop with Mike Brosseau starting at third base.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Homers, drives in three Adames went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run in a win over the Orioles in the second game of Thursday's doubleheader.

Impact Adames got the scoring started early in the second part of the twin bill with a first-inning, three-run blast off Bruce Zimmermann. It was the sixth home run of the year for the 25-year-old, who is leading qualifying Rays hitters with a .266 batting average.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Tampa Bay Rays: Has Willy Adames saved his job as the starting shortstop? 2020 was a big year for Willy Adames. Has he been able to save his job as the starting Tampa Bay Rays shortstop with a top prospect waiting...

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 • CALLTOTHEPEN.COM

Not starting Friday Adames is out of the lineup Friday against the Red Sox, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Impact Adames is 1-for-17 with 13 strikeouts over his past five games and will head to the bench Friday. Joey Wendle will take over at shortstop while Brandon Lowe starts at second base.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

On base thrice in loss Adames went 1-for-2 with two walks in a loss to the Nationals on Tuesday.

Impact The 25-year-old shortstop pushed his season on-base percentage to an impressive .376 with Tuesday's busy night. In the process, Adames snapped a brief 0-for-12 skid that had encompassed his last three games, and largely on the strength of a 5-for-7 tally over his first two games of the month, he's still hitting a solid .286 through his first six September contests.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

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