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Taylor Walls

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Tue, Mar 24
L 3-2
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Thu, Mar 26
L 9-7
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Sat, Mar 28
L 6-5 / 10
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Sun, Mar 29
W 11-7
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Mon, Mar 30
W 3-2
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Tue, Mar 31
7:40 pm
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Wed, Apr 1
1:40 pm
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Fri, Apr 3
4:10 pm
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Sat, Apr 4
7:10 pm
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Sun, Apr 5
2:10 pm
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Player Outlook
Temu's version of Mark Belanger ended the 2025 season requiring a sports hernia surgery ending what was another similar season of effort from Taylor Walls. His defense will keep him on a major league roster for another couple of years, but only Austin Hedges has a lower batting average amongst all active players with at least 1500 career plate appearances. Walls, when healthy, does have speed and can run when he gets on base, but his career .286 on-base percentage limits those opportunities. 2025 was the first time Walls has not had a double-digit walk rate in his career, but he did also improve his strikeout rate. That was likely due to the fact the league remembered he cannot hit so they're safe in challenging him within the strike zone. Walls is only rosterable in very deep mono leagues looking for steals because he his 53 runs scored in 2021 or his 38 RBIs and .220 batting average league year are all (gulp) career bests for him.

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2026 — — — — — — — .000
2025 1771.8 36 4 38 26 14 .220
2024 120.51.4 27 1 14 31 16 .184
3y Avg. 1731.8 38 4 29 34 17 .202
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  • Rays' Taylor Walls: Goes on 10-day IL

    Rotowire
    The Rays placed Walls on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a right oblique strain. Walls is slated to miss at least the first couple weeks of the season due to an oblique strain that first popped up in late February. Carson Williams will handle shortstop for the Rays while Walls is out and could keep the job if he gets off to a hot start.
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  • Rays' Taylor Walls: Out at least 3-4 weeks

    Rotowire
    Walls received a cortisone injection in his right oblique and is expected to be sideline at least three-to-four weeks, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports. The 29-year-old sustained the injury earlier this week and will begin the season on the injured list. It wouldn't be surprising if Walls is sidelined beyond that estimate given the nature of oblique injuries. Top prospect Carson Williams is expected to step in at shortstop for the Rays and may not cede the job back to Walls, who had a meager .584 OPS since making his MLB debut in 2021.
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  • Rays' Taylor Walls: Opening season on injured list

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    Walls will open the season on the 10-day injured list due to a strained right oblique, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports. Walls had been set to begin the season as the Rays' starting shortstop, but his injury now opens the door for top prospect Carson Williams to run with the job after Williams had initially been dispatched to Triple-A Durham earlier this week. A career .195/.286/.298 hitter across 1,560 plate appearances, Walls was unlikely to hit enough to hold onto the job for long.
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  • Rays' Taylor Walls: Starting Saturday's exhibition

    Rotowire
    Walls (oblique) will start at shortstop and bat seventh in Saturday's Grapefruit League game against the Tigers, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports. Walls was slated to make his spring debut last weekend before being scratched due to oblique tightness. The issue didn't set him back much, however, and Walls still has plenty of time to ramp up for Opening Day assuming no further delays. Walls' 2025 season was cut short when he underwent sports hernia surgery in September.
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  • Rays' Taylor Walls: Hopes to be back later this week

    Rotowire
    Rays manager Kevin Cash said Monday that Walls (oblique) "came in feeling really good today" and could return to Grapefruit League action later this week, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports. Walls had to be scratched from Sunday's game due to the injury, but the Rays appear optimistic it's just a minor setback. The veteran infielder is also coming back from last September's sports hernia surgery, though that hasn't limited him in camp. Walls is competing to start at shortstop for the Rays.
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  • Rays' Taylor Walls: Scratched from lineup Sunday

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    Walls was removed from the lineup for Sunday's Grapefruit League game versus Pittsburgh due to oblique tightness, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports. Walls had been set to make his first spring appearance, which would have also been his first game action since early September of last year after he ended the campaign on the 60-day IL due to sports hernia surgery. Walls' removal from the lineup Sunday was precautionary, but the Rays figure to take a cautious approach to his return. Raynel Delgado has taken Walls' place at shortstop and in the leadoff spot against the Pirates.
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  • Rays' Taylor Walls: Making spring debut Sunday

    Rotowire
    Walls (sports hernia) will start at shortstop and bat leadoff in Sunday's Grapefruit League game against the Pirates, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports. Walls underwent sports hernia surgery in early September last year, ending his season after 101 games and 317 plate appearances. Despite a .195/.286/.298 career slash line over parts of five big-league seasons with the Rays, Walls may have the leg up on prospect Carson Williams for the starting job at shortstop thanks to his plus defense.
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  • Rays' Taylor Walls: Unclear timeline

    Rotowire
    Walls (groin) will see a specialist Wednesday, MLB.com reports. Walls has been sidelined since Aug. 12 and had recently begun running and strength exercises. However, he felt discomfort and will now seek additional medical evaluation. The results should provide clarity on whether Walls can return this season, though he doesn't appear to be close to activation.
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  • Rays' Taylor Walls: Absent from starting lineup

    Rotowire
    Walls (groin) isn't starting Monday's game against the Athletics, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports. Walls hasn't seen an at-bat since Friday due to a left groin injury. The Rays failed to comment on his availability prior to Monday's matchup, so he'll continue to be considered day-to-day until further notice.
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  • Rays' Taylor Walls: Scratched from Saturday's lineup

    Rotowire
    Walls (undisclosed) was scratched from the Rays' starting lineup against the Mariners on Saturday, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports. Walls was originally slated to start at shortstop. Now that he's out of the lineup, Ha-Seong Kim will move to shortstop while Tristan Gray starts at the keystone. The Rays are likely to provide an update on Walls after Saturday's game.
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  • Rays' Taylor Walls: Sitting after four straight starts

    Rotowire
    Walls is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Angels, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports. Walls will head to the bench after he went 2-for-12 with a walk, a stolen base, an RBI and two runs while starting in each of the past four games. Though the Rays have both Brandon Lowe and Ha-Seong Kim healthy for one of the few times all season, Walls could continue to see semi-regular opportunities in the middle infield if Lowe ends up getting more exposure to first base while Jonathan Aranda (wrist) is on the shelf.
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  • Rays' Taylor Walls: Pops rare homer

    Rotowire
    Walls went 2-for-3 with a solo home run Sunday against the Reds. Walls has retaken the starting shortstop role with Ha-Seong Kim (back) on the injured list, starting each of the last seven games. He has been surprisingly productive in that span, recording six RBI, two runs scored and two stolen bases. Walls also went yard Sunday for the fourth time this season, his first home run since July 6.
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  • Rays' Taylor Walls: Filling in at keystone

    Rotowire
    Walls will start at second base and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Red Sox, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports. Though he looked like he would lose out on playing time when shortstop Ha-Seong Kim was reinstated from the injured list July 3, Walls has proceeded to start eight of the Rays' ensuing 10 games. He initially benefited from Kim missing three straight starts due to a calf issue, but Walls now has opportunities available at the keystone after Brandon Lowe (oblique) was placed on the IL on Friday. Tampa Bay values Walls primarily for his defense, but he hasn't been a total zero at the plate thus far in July. He'll head into Sunday's contest with a .267 batting average, one home run and two steals through his first 10 games of the month.
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  • Rays' Taylor Walls: Sitting Friday

    Rotowire
    Walls is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Orioles. Walls will yield to Jose Caballero at shortstop Friday for the third time in five games. Walls is 5-for-19 (.263) with six RBI and a stolen base over his last five games.
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  • Rays' Taylor Walls: Absent from Saturday's lineup

    Rotowire
    Walls is not in the Rays' starting lineup against the Astros on Saturday, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports. Walls will begin Saturday's contest on the bench while Jose Caballero starts at shortstop and bats in the leadoff spot. Walls has slashed .228/.313/.263 with three steals and four RBI in 67 plate appearances since the beginning of May.
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  • Rays' Taylor Walls: Back in action Sunday

    Rotowire
    Walls (groin) will start at shortstop and bat seventh Sunday against the Blue Jays, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports. Walls sat out the previous three games due to groin soreness but is back in the lineup for Sunday's series finale. The 28-year-old has a .501 OPS through 45 games this season and is in the midst of a 2-for-25 slump.
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  • Rays' Taylor Walls: Still out of lineup

    Rotowire
    Walls (groin) is not in the Rays' starting lineup against the Blue Jays on Saturday. Walls will be out of the starting lineup for a third straight game due to groin soreness, though he did enter Friday's game as a pinch runner. Jose Caballero will start at shortstop and bat sixth in Saturday's contest.
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  • Rays' Taylor Walls: Scratched due to groin injury

    Rotowire
    Rays manager Kevin Cash said that Walls was scratched from the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Astros due to groin soreness, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports. Cash is hopeful that Walls will be available to play following a scheduled off day Thursday. Jose Caballero will take Walls' spot at shortstop Wednesday, with Curtis Mead entering the lineup at third base.
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  • Rays' Taylor Walls: Retreating to bench Wednesday

    Rotowire
    Walls is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports. Though he'll be on the bench Wednesday, Walls appears to have taken back primary shortstop duties from Jose Caballero. Walls had started in each of the Rays' previous nine games and provided a rare impact at the dish during that stretch, slashing .310/.400/.379 with two doubles, five walks, one steal, five runs and three RBI.
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  • Rays' Taylor Walls: Playing time trending up

    Rotowire
    Walls will start at shortstop and bat eighth in Wednesday's game against the Phillies, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports. Walls will make his fourth straight start, with the Rays going up against two lefties and two righties during that span. The defensive-minded Walls owns a measly .504 OPS on the season and appeared to have fallen behind Jose Caballero on the depth chart at shortstop, but a surprise 4-for-5 performance in Sunday's 7-5 win over the Yankees might have enabled Walls to regain some job security.
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