Yandy Díaz#2

Tampa Bay Rays·BBRef

RSAcuña Matata FLBSt. Louis Cardinals

Pos: 1B, 3B, LF

B/T: R / R

Born: Aug 8, 1991 (35)

Height: 6' 0"

Weight: 235 lbs

Owned: 92.2%

From: Sagua la Grande, Cuba

Acquired: Int'l Free Agent

Yandy Díaz

Tampa Bay Rays BBRef

RSAcuña Matata FLBSt. Louis Cardinals

Position: 1B, 3B, LF

Bats/Throws: R / R

Born: Aug 8, 1991 (35)

Height: 6' 0"

Weight: 235 lbs

Owned: 92.17%

From: Sagua la Grande, Cuba

G	AB	H	HR	RBI	R	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	K%	BB%
148	590	173	22	81	87	3	.293	.359	.451	.810	14.5%	8.2%

Diaz will sit out Saturday's game against the Red Sox, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

6h agoRotowire

Diaz was included in the Rays' initial lineup for Saturday's contest before later being removed, though manager Kevin Cash clarified that Diaz is getting a scheduled day off and was never meant to be part of the starting nine. The Rays will use Jake Fraley as their designated hitter while Diaz sits.

Diaz was scratched from the lineup for Saturday's game against the Red Sox, Ryan Bass of Rays.tv reports.

7h agoRotowire

It's unclear why the Rays took Diaz out of the starting nine Saturday, but the team should provide more information in the near future. In the meantime, Jake Fraley will fill in as Tampa Bay's designated hitter and bat leadoff.

Diaz went 2-for-5 with two runs scored and an RBI in Sunday's 14-4 win over the Astros.

5d agoRotowire

The veteran designated hitter turned in his sixth multi-hit effort of the month Sunday. September has been another strong month for Diaz, who's hitting .314 with two homers, three doubles and six RBI over his last 51 at-bats. Through 642 plate appearances, he's slashing .301/.366/.463 with 22 long balls, 25 doubles, 81 RBI and 86 runs scored.

Diaz went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI in Friday's 9-4 win over the Padres.

3w agoRotowire

Diaz reached 20 homers for the second straight campaign with a solo shot in the third inning. It continued a strong August for the 35-year-old, who's hitting .301 with five home runs, 11 RBI and 18 runs scored through 24 games this month. On the season, he's slashing .302/.370/.465 with 20 homers, 74 RBI, 77 runs scored and three steals across 573 plate appearances.

Diaz went 2-for-4 with a run scored during the Rays' 10-5 loss to the Blue Jays on Tuesday.

Aug 19Rotowire

Diaz extended his hitting streak to nine games Tuesday, during which he's logged six multi-hit games while going 18-for-40 (.450) with three home runs, six RBI and 10 runs scored. He ranks third in the majors with 145 hits, and his .306 batting average is seventh best among qualified hitters.

Poor

Below Avg

Average

Above Avg

Elite

Batting

xwOBA

.347

xBA

.281

xSLG

.441

Avg Exit Velo

91.0 mph

Barrel %

7.2%

Hard-Hit %

48.2%

LA Sweet-Spot %

29.6%

Bat Speed

73.5 mph

Squared-Up %

29.3%

Chase %

29.4%

Whiff %

14.9%

K %

14.5%

BB %

8.2%

Fielding

Range (OAA)

Arm Strength

Running

Sprint Speed

26.1 ft/s

Year by Year

Year	G	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2017CLE	49	179	156	41	8	1	0	13	2	21	35	.263	.352	.327	.679
2018CLE	39	120	109	34	5	2	1	15	0	11	19	.312	.375	.422	.797
2019TB	79	347	307	82	20	1	14	38	2	35	61	.267	.340	.476	.816
2020TB	34	138	114	35	3	0	2	11	0	23	17	.307	.428	.386	.814
2021TB	134	541	465	119	20	1	13	64	1	69	85	.256	.353	.387	.740
2022TB	137	558	473	140	33	0	9	57	3	78	60	.296	.401	.423	.824
2023TB	137	600	525	173	35	0	22	78	0	65	94	.330	.410	.522	.932
2024TB	145	621	563	158	31	1	14	65	0	50	95	.281	.341	.414	.755
2025TB	150	651	583	175	29	1	25	83	3	57	92	.300	.366	.482	.848
2026TB	148	660	590	173	25	1	22	81	3	54	96	.293	.359	.451	.810
Career	1052	4415	3885	1130	209	8	122	505	14	463	654	0.291	0.370	0.443	0.813
Year	G	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS

Batting Splits

Statcast

Exit Velocity

Avg EV

91.0mph

Max EV

113.7mph

EV50

102.6mph

Hard Hit %

48.2%

Batted Ball

Launch Angle

5.9deg

Sweet Spot %

29.6%

Pull Air %

7.4%

Z-Contact %

88.3%

Barrels

Barrel %

7.2%

Sprint Speed

Speed

26.1ft/s

Bolts

HP to 1B

4.64sec

Expected Stats

Reliable(+0.005)

AVG

0.293vs0.281

+0.012

SLG

0.451vs0.441

+0.010

wOBA

0.352vs0.347

+0.005

Green = below expected (unlucky, buy-low candidate) · Red = above expected (lucky, regression risk).

Splits

Season:

vs Pitchers: Left-Handed

LHP

188

AVG

.285

OBP

.362

SLG

.473

OPS

.835

wOBA

0.366

ISO

0.188

vs Pitchers: Right-Handed

RHP

472

AVG

.296

OBP

.358

SLG

.442

OPS

.800

wOBA

0.350

ISO

0.146

Rolling Performance

Season Average

148 games

AVG

.293

OPS

.810

RBI

173

Last 7 Days

AVG

0.000

OPS

0.111

Last 14 Days

10G

AVG

0.143

OPS

0.420

Last 30 Days

25G

AVG

0.238

OPS

0.654

Yandy Díaz#2

Yandy Díaz

2026 Season

Player News

Diaz will sit out Saturday's game against the Red Sox, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Diaz was scratched from the lineup for Saturday's game against the Red Sox, Ryan Bass of Rays.tv reports.

Diaz went 2-for-5 with two runs scored and an RBI in Sunday's 14-4 win over the Astros.

Diaz went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI in Friday's 9-4 win over the Padres.

Diaz went 2-for-4 with a run scored during the Rays' 10-5 loss to the Blue Jays on Tuesday.

Percentile Rankings

Year by Year

Batting Splits

Statcast

Exit Velocity

Batted Ball

Sprint Speed

Expected Stats

Spray Chart

Splits

vs Pitchers: Left-Handed

vs Pitchers: Right-Handed

Rolling Performance

Season Average

Last 7 Days

Last 14 Days

Last 30 Days