3 days ago · The Rays on Friday exercised Díaz’s $12 million club option for the 2026 season and added a vesting option for the ‘27 season. The 33-year-old first baseman will make $13 million in 2027 if he makes at least 500 plate appearances; if he falls short of that mark, the Rays can exercise a $10 million club option for the ‘27 season instead.

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2 days ago · PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays have picked up their $12 million team option on Yandy Díaz for the 2026 season. The Rays announced Friday that they had added a vesting option for 2027, pending 2026 performance thresholds. Díaz batted .281 with 14 homers, 65 RBIs and a .341 on-base percentage in 145 games last season.

3 days ago · The Tampa Bay Rays have exercised a 2026 club option for infielder Yandy Díaz and added a vesting option for 2027, pending 2026 performance thresholds. In 2024, Díaz, 33, hit .281/.341/.414 (158-for-563) with 31 doubles, one triple, 14 home runs, 65 RBI and 50 walks over a career-high 145 games,

Yandy Díaz Fernández (born August 8, 1991) is a Cuban-born professional baseball third baseman and first baseman for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Cleveland Indians.

6 days ago · Rays first baseman Yandy Diaz, right, is serenaded on his birthday by a group of musicians playing Puerto Rican plena music before a 2023 game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Tropicana Field.

Yandy is afraid of ghosts and made the mistake of entrusting his teammates with this news before a Rays road trip to Milwaukee…the team stayed at the Pfister Hotel, where a number of Major Leaguers have claimed to experience paranormal activity…his teammates did little to ease his concerns, taping a cartoon ghost in his locker ahead of the ...

Yandy Díaz. Positions: Third Baseman, First Baseman and Second Baseman Bats: Right • Throws: Right 6-2, 215lb (188cm, 97kg) Born: August 8, 1991 in Sagua la Grande, Cuba cu. Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2017 season 2025 Contract Status: Signed thru 2025, 3 yrs/$24M (23-25) & 26 team option

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(2024) Avg Exit Velocity: 92.2, Hard Hit %: 48.7, wOBA: .331, xwOBA: .336, Barrel %: 7.6.