Yandy Díaz - Page 39 - MLB News, Rumors, & Updates

Elite on-base presence Diaz, who owns a .409/.536/.545 slash line over the 28 plate appearances covering his last six games, is now sporting a .397 on-base percentage for the season, ranking him eighth i...

Impact Diaz has often been the bane of opposing pitchers' existence this season, as his career-high 17.6 percent walk rate and impressively modest 13.4 percent strikeout rate have made him one of the toughest outs in all of baseball. The burly infielder has surprisingly only left the yard once, but he's been a decent run producer with 21 RBI and continues to set himself up for success with his constant presence on the basepaths.

JUNE 11, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

On base thrice in win Diaz went 2-for-4 with a walk in a win over the Nationals on Tuesday.

Impact Diaz extended his hitting streak to five games with his second multi-hit effort over the last four contests. The 29-year-old just belted his first home run of the season Monday, and he's boosted his season average 14 points to .258 during his current stretch of productive work at the plate.

JUNE 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Nationals take 3-game losing streak into matchup with Rays

Washington is looking to snap its three-game losing streak with a win over Tampa Bay

JUNE 9, 2021 • Associated Press

Meadows takes 10-game hit streak into matchup with Nationals

Tampa Bay's Meadows puts 10-game hit streak on the line against Nationals

JUNE 8, 2021 • Associated Press

Socks two-run bomb Diaz went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run, an additional RBI and a walk in Sunday's win over the Rangers.

Impact Diaz extended his hitting streak to four games and also blasted his first two long ball of the campaign in the ninth inning off reliever Brett Martin. The infielder is hitting .253 on the season and is clearly trending in the right direction of late.

JUNE 7, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

41-year-old Hill gets Rays started in 3-0 shutout of Texas

Rich Hill pitched five scoreless innings as the Tampa Bay Rays blanked the Texas Rangers 3-0

JUNE 5, 2021 • Associated Press

Rare multi-hit effort Diaz went 2-for-3 with a walk in a loss to the Rangers on Friday.

Impact Diaz remains without a home run on the season and hadn't managed a multi-hit tally since May 20 prior to Friday. The 29-year-old does continue boasting an elite .388 on-base percentage thanks in large part to his 17.4 percent walk rate, which has also played an integral part in his current nine-game on-base streak.

JUNE 5, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Rays 1B Ji-Man Choi on injured list with left groin strain

The Tampa Bay Rays have placed first baseman Ji-Man Choi on the 10-day injured list because of a left groin strain

JUNE 4, 2021 • Associated Press

Yankees edge first-place Rays for second straight night, 4-3

Gio Urshela homered early, Clint Frazier drove in two a night after his walk-off homer and the New York Yankees overcame several sloppy moments to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3

JUNE 3, 2021 • Associated Press

Out of Sunday's lineup Diaz is not in the lineup Sunday against the Phillies, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Impact Diaz is 2-for-21 with six walks over his past six games and will take a seat versus right-hander Zach Eflin. Ji-Man Choi will start at first base while Randy Arozarena serves as the designated hitter Sunday.

MAY 30, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Not starting Thursday Diaz isn't starting Thursday's game against the Royals, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Impact Diaz went 1-for-5 with an RBI, three walks and three strikeouts across the last two games. Ji-Man Choi will start at first base while Randy Arozarena serves as the designated hitter.

MAY 27, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Kansas City visits Tampa Bay, looks to build on Keller's strong performance

Kansas City looks to follow up a dominant performance by Tuesday starter Brad Keller

MAY 26, 2021 • Associated Press

Resting in series finale Diaz is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Blue Jays.

Impact Tampa Bay is rolling out a lefty-heavy lineup to counter Blue Jays right-hander Trent Thornton in the series finale, so the righty-hitting Diaz will head to the bench, ending a string of six consecutive starts. Diaz went 0-for-14 in the first three games of the series with Toronto, dropping his season average to .255.

MAY 24, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Doubles twice in blowout Diaz went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a walk, two RBI and three runs scored in Saturday's 12-5 win over the Mets.

Impact It was undoubtedly the best offensive performance thus far in 2021 for Diaz, who's hitting .333 in his last seven games with just three strikeouts in 24 at-bats during that span. Despite having yet to homer this season, the first baseman has been a legitimate offensive contributor in past seasons and shouldn't be overlooked despite the early lack of power.

MAY 15, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Wendle hits 3 of Tampa Bay's 8 doubles, Rays beat Mets 12-5

Joey Wendle hit three doubles and a single, keying two big innings that sent the Tampa Bay Rays past the New York Mets 12-5

MAY 15, 2021 • Associated Press

Still searching for first homer Diaz had posted three multi-hit efforts over the nine games prior to Friday's series opener against the Mets, but he remained without a home run over his first 148 plate appearance...

Impact Diaz's two home runs in 2020 thus serve as the only instances in which the infielder has left the yard across the 286 plate appearances since the art of that campaign. It's a stark drought when considering the 29-year-old was coming off having slugged a career-high 14 round trippers in 2019, his first Rays campaign. Diaz had just a 3.6 barrel percentage and 83.1 mph average exit velocity going into Friday's action, so the fact he only has four extra-base hits -- all doubles -- over 148 plate appearances isn't exactly surprising.

MAY 15, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

On base four times in win Diaz went 3-for-4 with an RBI single and a walk in a win over the Angels on Monday.

Impact Teammates Willy Adames and Manuel Margot provided the biggest blasts of the night, but Diaz was productive with some "small ball" contributions. The 29-year-old's seventh multi-hit effort of the season snapped a brief 1-for-10 funk that had encompassed his prior four games.

MAY 4, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Rests Sunday Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Impact Yoshi Tsutsugo will fill in at first base for Diaz, who has fallen into a 5-for-35 slump over his past 11 games. Meanwhile, Tsutsugo is slashing a .164/.233/.209 on the season, so he wouldn't appear to be a serious threat to unseat Diaz for an everyday role at this point.

MAY 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Houston visits Tampa Bay, looks to build on Urquidy's solid outing

Houston looks to follow up a dominant outing by Saturday starter Jose Urquidy

MAY 2, 2021 • Associated Press

Urquidy pitches 7 scoreless innings, Astros beat Rays 3-1

Jose Urquidy scattered four hits over seven shutout innings and the Houston Astros made an early lead stand up, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1

MAY 1, 2021 • Associated Press

Rests in series finale Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Impact Tampa Bay will go with Joey Wendle and Mike Brosseau as its corner infielders while Diaz takes a seat in the series finale. Diaz had started each of the past seven games, going 5-for-23 while drawing six walks.

APRIL 29, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

On base thrice out of leadoff spot Diaz went 1-for-3 with a double, two walks and a run in a loss to the Blue Jays on Friday.

Impact Austin Meadows moved down to the No. 3 spot in the lineup in a same-handed matchup versus Steven Matz, affording Diaz his fifth start out of the top of the order versus a southpaw this season. The burly infielder is now slashing an uneven .254/.413/.305, and although the minuscule slugging percentage is largely due to the fact he's yet to leave the yard through 75 plate appearances, Diaz already matched last season's doubles tally with his third two-bagger of the season Friday.

APRIL 24, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Takes seat Tuesday Diaz is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Royals, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Impact He is hitting .324 with a .464 OBP and one extra-base hit (a double) over his last 10 games. Yoshi Tsutsugo will start at first base while Austin Meadows gets the start at designated hitter.

APRIL 20, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Multi-hit effort in loss Diaz went 2-for-3 with an RBI single and a walk in a loss to the Rangers on Tuesday.

Impact Diaz owns a stellar .395 on-base percentage thanks in large part to his 15.8 percent walk rate, but he'd otherwise found success at the plate somewhat fleeting prior to Tuesday's production. Diaz has now reached safely in four straight games, but his anemic .323 slugging percentage underscores the fact he only has a pair of doubles as far as extra-base hits over 38 plate appearances.

APRIL 14, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Heads to bench Diaz is not in the lineup Monday against the Rangers, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Impact The Rays' heavy rotation policy won't be changing any time soon, though Diaz has managed to find himself in the lineup far more often than not. He'll sit Monday for just the second time in the season's first 10 games. Yoshi Tsutsugo will start at first base in his absence.

APRIL 12, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

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