When the Rays signed Ha-Seong Kim to a two-year, $29MM contract in February, they knew he wouldn’t be ready to play by Opening Day. The question was how much time he would miss.
The third inning was absolutely dynamite for the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night. In a 16-1 romp of the Boston Red Sox, the Rays erupted for 9 runs, over 27 minutes in the third, solidifying their win early.
The Tampa Bay Rays have avoided arbitration with infielder Taylor Walls by signing him to a one-year deal, the team announced Wednesday. Walls filed for a $1.575 million salary in 2025 after failing to secure a contract ahead of the non-binding deadline on Jan.
The Tampa Bay Rays and light-hitting infielder Taylor Walls agreed to a one-year, $1.4 million contract on Wednesday to avoid arbitration. The sides also agreed to a $2.45 million club option for 2026 with a $50,000 buyout.
The Rays announced Wednesday that they’ve signed infielder Taylor Walls to a one-year deal with a club option for the 2026 season. In doing so, the two parties avoided an arbitration hearing.
The Tampa Bay Rays and infielder Taylor Walls were unable to avoid arbitration ahead of Thursday afternoon's deadline, and it didn't take long for the discord to go public.
The Rays and Taylor Walls were unable to come to an agreement by the 1pm Thursday deadline The 2025 arbitration deadline has come and gone and the Tampa Bay Rays have settled with four of their five arbitration eligible players.
Rays president of baseball operations Erik Neander recently held his end-of-season news conference, where he indicated that the club figures to prioritize improving behind the plate after an 80-82 season that saw them stave off elimination from postseason contention until the final week of September despite engaging in a major sell-off prior to the trade deadline.
All that sweet, sweet offense from last night? Gone. The Rays eked out a run in the second inning, when Josh Lowe doubled and Taylor Walls, on a mission to get that batting average up to .200, drove him in with a two-out, RBI single.
The Tampa Bay Rays made headlines on Sunday, but not necessarily for their play on the field. Rays shortstop Taylor Walls appeared to do a Donald Trump-inspired celebration after hitting a double during Sunday’s 6-4 win over the New York Yankees.
Taylor Walls and Ben Rortvedt drove in two runs apiece in a breakout four-run sixth inning as the Tampa Bay Rays grounded the Seattle Mariners 11-3 Tuesday night in St.
Randy Arozarena continued his march out of a season-long batting slump, Johnny De Luca broke an 0-27, and Taylor Walls made an impressive return to the lineup.
The Tampa Bay Rays have designated Harold Ramírez for assignment on Friday, per Ryan Bass of Bally Sports Florida. His spot on the team will go to infielder Taylor Walls, who returns from the 60-day injured list.
The Tampa Bay Rays have designated outfielder/designated hitter Harold Ramírez for assignment, the team announced Friday afternoon. Ramírez was removed from the 40-man roster in order to make room for infielder Taylor Walls, who was reinstated from the 60-day injured list.
Look for the same approach we saw in the final months of 2023 With the accusations against Wander Franco likely to lead to legal action against him, it’s clear the Rays will need to go to “Plan B” at shortstop for the 2024 season.