Richie Palacios#1

Tampa Bay Rays·BBRef

RSFree agentFLBFree agent

Pos: 2B, LF, CF

B/T: L / R

Born: May 16, 1997 (29)

Height: 5' 8"

Weight: 185 lbs

Owned: 3.1%

From: Brooklyn, NY

Drafted: 2018

Richie Palacios

#1

Tampa Bay Rays BBRef

RSFree agentFLBFree agent

Position: 2B, LF, CF

Bats/Throws: L / R

Born: May 16, 1997 (29)

Height: 5' 8"

Weight: 185 lbs

Owned: 3.11%

From: Brooklyn, NY

Drafted: 2018

G	AB	H	HR	RBI	R	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	K%	BB%
119	329	77	10	53	51	15	.234	.330	.377	.707	17.1%	11.5%

Palacios went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's 14-4 win over the Astros.

6d agoRotowire

Palacios gave the Rays a 7-0 lead with a three-run homer in the third inning before scoring another run in the seventh. The 29-year-old has been red hot in September, hitting .333 with five home runs, 11 RBI, seven runs scored and three stolen bases through 10 games this month. On the year, he's slashing .235/.330/.379 with 10 long balls, 50 RBI, 50 runs scored and 14 steals across 369 plate appearances.

Palacios isn't in the Rays' starting lineup versus Texas on Sunday, Ryan Bass of Rays.tv reports.

1w agoRotowire

Palacios has been flashing his power lately, hitting three homers over his past four games. However, he'll spend at least part of Sunday on the bench with the Rangers sending lefty MacKenzie Gore to the mound. Ryan Vilade is filling in for Palacios at second base in the series finale.

Palacios went 1-for-3 with a solo home run during Friday's 7-6 win over the Rangers.

2w agoRotowire

Palacios recorded his second homer in the past three games when he launched a solo shot off Kumar Rocker in the fourth inning. The 29-year-old's seven homers this season are a new career high, breaking his previous record of six in 2023 with St. Louis. This year, Palacios is batting .225/.320/.348 with 42 RBI and 11 stolen bases.

Palacios went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer during the Rays' 10-4 loss to the Mets on Wednesday.

2w agoRotowire

Wednesday's game turned out to be a blowout loss for the Rays, but Palacios' two-run homer in the fourth inning cut Tampa Bay's deficit to 6-4. It was his first home run since Aug. 3 against the Rockies and his first runs driven in since Aug. 19 against Toronto. His home run could be what Palacios needs to break out of his slump, as he entered the game having gone 1-for-25 over his eight prior outings.

Palacios is not in the lineup for Friday's contest versus the Padres.

3w agoRotowire

Padres starting pitcher Casey Mize has reverse splits, as the right-hander has held lefties to a .564 OPS while righties have posted a .768 OPS. That explains why the lefty-swinging Palacios is sitting out in favor of righty Jorge Mateo, who will slot in at second base for the Rays.

Poor

Below Avg

Average

Above Avg

Elite

Batting

xwOBA

34

.310

xBA

47

.247

xSLG

12

.340

Avg Exit Velo

12

86.5 mph

Barrel %

17

4.2%

Hard-Hit %

11

29.4%

LA Sweet-Spot %

50

33.2%

Bat Speed

69.2 mph

Squared-Up %

26.7%

Chase %

33

31.9%

Whiff %

70

20.8%

K %

76

17.0%

BB %

83

11.7%

Fielding

Range (OAA)

8

-6.00

Arm Strength

3

72.2 mph

Running

Sprint Speed

32

26.7 ft/s

Year	G	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2022CLE	54	123	112	26	6	0	0	10	2	9	20	.232	.293	.286	.579
2023STL	32	102	93	24	6	0	6	16	2	6	11	.258	.307	.516	.823
2024TB	92	316	264	59	8	1	5	21	19	45	67	.223	.346	.318	.664
2025TB	17	48	42	14	2	0	1	3	4	5	9	.333	.396	.452	.848
2026TB	119	381	329	77	13	2	10	53	15	44	65	.234	.330	.377	.707
Career	314	970	840	200	35	3	22	103	42	109	172	0.238	0.331	0.365	0.696
Year	G	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS

Richie Palacios#1

Richie Palacios

2026 Season

Player News

Palacios went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's 14-4 win over the Astros.

Palacios isn't in the Rays' starting lineup versus Texas on Sunday, Ryan Bass of Rays.tv reports.

Palacios went 1-for-3 with a solo home run during Friday's 7-6 win over the Rangers.

Palacios went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer during the Rays' 10-4 loss to the Mets on Wednesday.

Palacios is not in the lineup for Friday's contest versus the Padres.

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