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On YouTubeTampa Bay Rays News / MLB on ClutchPoints / June 27
Rays’ Yandy Diaz makes bold MLB claim after Royals sweep
The Tampa Bay Rays are heating up at just the right time—and their first baseman isn’t shy about it. Following a dominant sweep over the Kansas City Royals, Yandy Diaz didn’t hold back when asked about his team’s current status in the league.
Winning on the road shouldn’t be this casual: Rays 5, Royals 1 
After a heavy dose of home games through the first three months of the season, the Rays will be on the road for large stretches of the summer months, and that first trip got started on Tuesday in Kansas City.
Tampa Bay Rays News / Tampa Bay Rays on SI / June 24
Rays Make Franchise History With 3 Concurrent Double-Digit Hitting Streaks
The Tampa Bay Rays' bats have been hot lately, and it's added up to some history heading in to Tuesday night's game in Kansas City. It is the first time in the organization's history — which dates back to 1998 — that three active players carry hitting streaks of at least 10 games.
The 'Most 200-hit MLB seasons' quiz
How many of the 39 MLB players with at least four 200-hit seasons in their career can you name in six minutes?
Tampa Bay Rays News / DRaysBay / June 24
Player of the Series: Yandy Diaz
Yandy Diaz continues to be an offensive force Yet again the Tampa Bay Rays faced one of the best teams in baseball and yet again came away with a series victory.
Who should be the starting MLB All-Stars at every position?
The starting lineups for the 2025 MLB All-Star Game are set to be revealed on July 6. While the fans have their say for the starting lineups, the most deserving All-Star starters could be very different than the actual starters.
Tampa Bay Rays News / Tampa Bay Rays on SI / June 23
Tampa Bay Rays' Yandy Diaz, Brandon Lowe Move up in Latest All-Star Voting
The Tampa Bay Rays saw three players experience a bump in the latest MLB All-Star voting polls on Monday. Yandy Diaz, who had a big week with 13 hits and two home runs, earned the No.
Tampa Bay Rays News / Field Level Media / June 20
Yandy Diaz clubs two homers as Rays pound Tigers
Yandy Diaz homered twice and Matt Thaiss scored twice and drove in four runs Friday following a 50-minute rain delay helping the host Tampa Bay Rays to a 14-8 victory over the Detroit Tigers.
Tampa Bay Rays News / DRaysBay / June 12
Player of the Series: Yandy Diaz
Diaz had hits in all three games, including a game tying homerun The Tampa Bay Rays just completed a frustrating three games series with the Boston Red Sox, losing two of the three games.
Tampa Bay Rays News / DRaysBay / June 8
Rays 3, Marlins 2: Putting the WIN in Edwin
Welcome back Yandy Diaz and Edwin Uceta to the land of the living, as both lift the Rays over the Marlins in the series clincher. Yandy Diaz and Edwin Uceta have been with the team the entirety of the 2025 season.
MLB News / Field Level Media / May 30
Yainer Diaz slams walk-off homer as Astros edge Rays
Yainer Diaz socked an opposite-field, walk-off home run with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the Houston Astros to a 2-1 victory over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Friday.
Detroit Tigers News / Detroit Tigers on SI / May 29
Tigers Named Trade Fit for Former Batting Champion, Silver Slugger Winner
The Detroit Tigers will assuredly be buyers ahead of the trade deadline. Entering Thursday's limited slate of games, they owned the best record in Major League Baseball, sitting two wins ahead of the next-closest team.
MLB News / Field Level Media / May 21
Rays hammer four homers to take series from Astros
Yandy Diaz went 2-for-5 with three RBIs, including one of four home runs for the Tampa Bay Rays in their 8-4 win against the visiting Houston Astros on Wednesday.
Tampa Bay Rays News / Field Level Media / May 13
Rays visit Toronto, place DH Yandy Diaz on restricted list with 'passport issue'
Designated hitter Yandy Diaz was placed on the restricted list as the Tampa Bay Rays opened a three-game series in Toronto on Tuesday because of what manager
MLB News / Yardbarker / May 12
Four rentals the Red Sox should consider to replace Triston Casas
The Red Sox need reinforcements at first base. Here are four players who make sense.
Tampa Bay Rays News / Field Level Media / May 7
Yandy Diaz in question as Rays prepare for rematch vs. Phillies
The Tampa Bay Rays are hoping to have their hottest hitter back in the lineup when they host the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday in the second contest of their three-game series.
Tampa Bay Rays News / Field Level Media / April 26
As Yandy Diaz emerges from slow start, Rays try to take series from Padres
One of the Tampa Bay Rays' offensive mainstays for the past six years has started to hit. Not surprisingly, Tampa Bay is starting to win games. Yandy Diaz has seven hits and five RBIs in the past three games, all Rays victories, and will try to keep his roll going on Saturday when they go for a series win against the Padres in San Diego.
MLB News / Yardbarker / April 15
Rays overpower Red Sox for best team performance of season
The last time the Rays reached double-digits in runs scored was during spring training. They did it again on Monday for the first time during the 2025 season, exploding for 16 runs against the Red Sox. Tampa Bay opened a three-game series with Boston with their most complete team performance of the season in a 16-1 win.
Tampa Bay Rays News / Field Level Media / March 14
Rays pick up 2026 option on former batting champion Yandy Diaz
The Tampa Bay Rays exercised their $12 million team option on first baseman Yandy Diaz for the 2026 season. The Rays also added a vesting option for the 2027 season that would pay Diaz $13 million if he makes at least 500 plate appearances in 2026 and $10 million if he doesn't reach that amount.
Tampa Bay Rays News / MLB Trade Rumors / March 14
Rays exercise 2026 club option on Yandy Díaz, add 2027 vesting option
The Rays and Yandy Díaz have worked out a mini extension of sorts.
Tampa Bay Rays News / MLB Trade Rumors / January 8
Rays unlikely to move pair of former All-Stars
The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal implies that the Rays aren’t keen on subtracting from the offense between now and Opening Day.
Tampa Bay Rays News / Fastball on SI / December 1
Probable Asking Price For Tampa Bay Rays Slugger Yandy Diaz Revealed By Reporter
The entire baseball world is in a holding pattern as it waits for superstar free agent Juan Soto to sign this offseason. However, once he does, the dam will break and several other big names will be able to figure out their next moves.
Tampa Bay Rays News / MLB Trade Rumors / July 20
Rays place All-Star first baseman on restricted list
The Rays announced that first baseman Yandy Diaz had been placed on the restricted list.
The 24 best players in Tampa Bay Rays history
The best stat to determine a player's worth is WAR (wins above replacement), an analytical metric that was not available until relatively recently. The formula for WAR differs for position players and pitchers, and I'll lay it out in layman's terms.
MLB News / Yardbarker / June 4, 2023
Watch: Comedy of errors by Red Sox gives Rays hilarious little league home run
The Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox gave us one of the best—or worst, depending on your viewpoint of these things—little league home runs in the Major Leagues this season.
Tampa Bay Rays News / Yardbarker / May 29, 2023
Rays' Yandy Diaz is quietly having the best season of his career
Acquired in an offseason trade in 2018, first baseman Yandy Diaz has been one of the most consistent hitters on the Tama Bay Rays over the past four seasons and is off to his best start in 2023.
Tampa Bay Rays News / Yardbarker / May 18, 2023
How Yandy Diaz became the best first baseman in MLB
Taking a deeper dive into how Tampa Bay Rays first baseman Yandy Diaz has developed into one of the best at his position.
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