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Belts first homer Diaz went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer, double and two runs scored in Thursday's 10-5 win over the Yankees.

Impact It took Diaz 104 plate appearances, but the third baseman finally hit his first homer of the season in Thursday's ninth inning. Despite his lack of success with the long ball thus far, Diaz has remained a threat in a deep Tampa Bay lineup. He will bring a slash line of .276/.394/.345 into the weekend series against Toronto.

AUGUST 21, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Rays beat Yankees again 4-2; Cole's streak intact after ND

Pinch-hitter Mike Brosseau singled home the tiebreaking run in the eighth inning and the streaking Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees again, taking advantage of a costly erro...

AUGUST 20, 2020 • Associated Press

White Sox hit 4 consecutive homers in victory over Cardinals

AUGUST 17, 2020 • Associated Press

Sitting Sunday Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Impact Diaz played all nine innings of Saturday's suspended game that was resumed earlier Sunday, going 2-for-4 with a walk and a run scored. He'll just be getting a breather for the series finale as Joey Wendle gets a turn at third base.

AUGUST 16, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Adames HR gives Rays second win of the day over Blue Jays

Willy Adames hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays, helped by a huge Toronto error, beat the Blue Jays 7-5 to win both games completed Sunday

AUGUST 16, 2020 • Associated Press

Rays’ Yandy Diaz starts to get locked in at the plate The third baseman made strides as a hitter early in the season but struggled. Now he's getting the results.

AUGUST 14, 2020 • TAMPABAY.COM

Heads to bench Diaz will not start Friday's game against Toronto, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Impact Heavy rotation is certainly nothing new for the Rays, as Diaz hits the bench even after reaching base four times and scoring three runs in Thursday's contest. Joey Wendle gets the start at third base.

AUGUST 14, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

On base four times in win Diaz went 3-for-5 with an RBI single, a walk and three runs in a win over the Red Sox on Thursday.

Impact Diaz's run-scoring single in the first inning opened the scoring on what would be a momentous 17-run barrage for the Rays. The Cuban infielder has been highly productive at the plate during August after a slow start to the season, but curiously, the big hits continue to avoid him. Of Diaz's 19 hits on the season, only two -- a pair of doubles -- have gone for extra bases, this after he laced a career-high 35 XBH (20 doubles, one triple, 14 home runs) in 2019. Part of the explanation seems to lie in Diaz's batted-ball metrics -- he's seen drops in exit velocity (91.6 mph to 83.0 mph), hard-contact rate (42.4 percent to 33.9 percent) and flyball rate (32.0 percent to 10.7 percent) compared to last season. On the bright side for his fantasy managers, the 29-year-old's line-drive rate is up from 17.2 to 21.4 percent, which typically leads to more batted balls falling in for hits.

AUGUST 14, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Another multi-hit effort Diaz went 3-for-5 with an RBI single in a win over the Red Sox on Wednesday.

Impact Diaz continues to see the ball drop in after experiencing some tough luck in that regard earlier this season. Factoring in Wednesday's production, the 29-year-old is hitting .341 across 11 August games, raising his season average 163 points to .258.

AUGUST 13, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Bat starting to show signs of life Diaz, who went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI singles, a walk and a run in a win over the Red Sox on Tuesday, is now hitting .306 (11-for-36) with two doubles, Tuesday's two RBI, four...

Impact The burly infielder is still looking for his first home run of the campaign, but he's definitely beginning to show signs of a breakout after a forgettable start to the season. Diaz also boasts an elite walk rate of 18.6 percent that has helped him to an impressive .371 on-base percentage, while his 14.3 percent strikeout rate (70 plate appearances) is a career low.

AUGUST 12, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Rays hold Yankees to 2 hits in 1-0 win

AUGUST 8, 2020 • Associated Press

Perez hits sac fly in the 8th, Rays beat Yankees 1-0

Pinch-hitter Michael Perez hit a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning on his 28th birthday, six Tampa Bay pitchers combined on a two-hitter and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the AL East-le...

AUGUST 8, 2020 • Associated Press

Verdugo, Chavis homer to back Pérez as Red Sox beat Rays 5-0

Martín Pérez pitched out of trouble all night, and Alex Verdugo and Michael Chavis homered to help the Boston Red Sox stop a four-game skid Wednesday with a 5-0 victory over the sl...

AUGUST 6, 2020 • Associated Press

Numbers down across the board Diaz, who's slashing .167/.359/.167 through his first 39 plate appearances of 2020, has seen a drop in several key batted-ball metrics thus far this season, Juan Toribio of MLB.com...

Impact The entire Rays offense has scuffled of late, scoring a total of 14 runs during a just-concluded five-game road trip. However, Toribio points out Diaz is one of the poorest performers at present, and the reasons for his struggles seem to at least partly lie in a lack of authority when making contact. The 28-year-old, who broke out for a career-best 14 home runs in 79 games last season, has an average exit velocity of 82.1 mph, a sharp drop from a figure of 91.7 mph in 2019. Diaz's hard-contact rate has also tumbled from 42.4 percent to 36.0 percent year over year, all factors which certainly seem to be playing a role in an unusually low .200 BABIP. Diaz has yet to log an extra-base hit after lacing 35 last season, but perhaps his 3-for-8 tally over the last two games -- his first instance of hitting safely in consecutive contests this season -- is a sign a resurgence is imminent.

AUGUST 4, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting versus lefty Tsutsugo is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.

Impact With a southpaw (Tommy Milone) on the mound for Baltimore, Rays manager Kevin Cash has elected to stock up on some extra right-handed bats in the series finale. As a result, two lefty-dominant hitters in Tsutsugo and Ji-Man Choi will take a seat, opening up starts in left field and at first base for Manuel Margot and Yandy Diaz, respectively.

AUGUST 2, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting with shoulder soreness Choi (shoulder) is not in Wednesday's lineup against the Braves.

Impact He exited Tuesday's game with right shoulder soreness and will need at least another day to get right. Yandy Diaz will start at first base while Joey Wendle occupies the hot corner. Choi could be available off the bench, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

JULY 29, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

On base three times in win Diaz went 1-for-2 with two walks in a win over the Blue Jays on Saturday.

Impact The slugger was able to get his first hit of the season after going 0-for-4 in Friday's opener, and he drew another pair of free passes after notching one walk in the first game of the season. Diaz has displayed a good eye at the plate with double-digit walk rates in two of his first three big-league seasons, and if his injury-shortened 2019 campaign is any indication, he's ready to complement that patience with robust power numbers; Diaz slugged 35 extra-base hits (20 doubles, one triple, 14 home runs) over 79 games last season before belting two homers in the AL Wild Card Game. Additionally, Juan Toribio of MLB.com previously reported that the 28-year-old was one of the most impressive all-around players in summer camp, leading manager Kevin Cash to remark that Diaz "just gets out of bed and hits."

JULY 26, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

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JULY 17, 2020 • Associated Press

The Tampa Bay Rays' Yandy Diaz connects for a solo home run in the first inning against the Oakland Athletics in the American League Wild Card game on October 2, 2019, at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, Calif. The Tampa Bay Rays' Yandy Diaz connects for a solo home run in the first inning against the Oakland Athletics in the American League Wild Ca...

FEBRUARY 12, 2020 • SANTAMARIATIMES.COM

Yandy Diaz: In Tampa along came a spider Tampa Bay Rays infielder Yandy Diaz is a second-generation baseball player; his father Jorge “the Spider ” Diaz was a fringe Cuban national...

FEBRUARY 9, 2020 • CALLTOTHEPEN.COM

Diaz hits 2 homers, Rays beat A’s 5-1 in AL wild-card game

OCTOBER 3, 2019 • FOX SPORTS

Yandy Díaz blasts 2 HRs, Rays take down A's to advance to ALDS

Yandy Díaz launched home runs in his first two plate appearances and the Tampa Bay Rays held off the Oakland A's in the AL Wild Card game.

OCTOBER 3, 2019 • FOX SPORTS

Yandy Diaz's 3-run blast not enough as Rays fall to Angels 5-3

Charlie Morton lost for the first time in 22 starts and Los Angeles hit three homers to lead the Angels to a 5-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday.

JUNE 16, 2019 • FOX SPORTS

Yandy Díaz homers twice, drives in four runs in Rays' 7-2 win over Yankees

Yandy Díaz homered twice and drove in four runs for the Tampa Bay Rays in the 7-2 win over the New York Yankees Saturday night.

MAY 12, 2019 • FOX SPORTS

Diaz homers, Morton goes 6 scoreless as Rays top Red Sox 2-1

APRIL 28, 2019 • FOX SPORTS

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