John Romano | The 2023 AL batting champion will still play first base occasionally, but the Rays want him out of harm’s way.

FILE - Tampa Bay Rays’ Yandy Diaz celebrates in the dugout after hitting a three-run home run in the seventh inning of a ...

Details of Yandy Díaz's $22 million, two-year contract with the Tampa Bay Rays: 2025 salary: $10 million 2026 salary: $12 ...

The veteran first baseman/DH has a chance to stay through 2027 under a new deal that includes a vesting option.

Since joining the team before the 2019 season, Diaz has become a veteran leader, family man and source of clubhouse humor.

The Tampa Bay Rays have picked up their $12 million team option on Yandy Díaz for the 2026 season. The Rays also have added a ...

March 14 - The Tampa Bay Rays exercised their $12 million team option on first baseman Yandy Diaz for the 2026 season. The ...

So why, exactly, are the Rays nudging Yandy Diaz toward designated hitter? Blame the calendar. Or, more precisely, the accumulation of years. He may be built like a bouncer but Diaz will turn 34 ...

PORT CHARLOTTE — Yandy Diaz didn’t know he was going to grow old with the Rays. That he’d still be with them seven years after he was acquired in a December 2018 trade with Cleveland.

The Rays exercised Diaz's $12 million option for 2026 and added a vesting option for 2027 on Friday, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports. Diaz's option for 2027 would vest if he ...