Paredes is not starting in Saturday's lineup against the Orioles, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Paredes will get a routine day of rest, with Curtis Mead taking over at third base and hitting sixth. Since returning from a hand injury Tuesday, Paredes has only one hit across 14 at-bats.
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Rays' Isaac Paredes: Back in action Tuesday
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Paredes (hand) is hitting fifth and manning third base Tuesday against the Twins.
Paredes missed a couple games after getting hit on the right hand by a pitch Saturday. He is hitting .237 with three home runs, four runs and nine RBI over his last 10 games.
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Rays' Isaac Paredes: Held out again Monday
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Paredes (hand) is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Twins.
Paredes did not play Sunday after leaving Saturday's contest with a bruised hand, and he will remain in a reserve role for at least one more day. Jonathan Aranda will get another start at third base Monday night.
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Rays' Isaac Paredes: Sits with hand contusion
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Paredes (hand) is not in the lineup Sunday versus the Mariners.
Paredes is considered day-to-day with a right hand contusion after getting hit by a pitch in the fourth inning of Saturday's win over Seattle. Jonathan Aranda will cover third base and bat eighth for the Rays in Sunday's series finale.
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Rays' Isaac Paredes: Exits with bruised hand
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Paredes was removed from Saturday's game against Seattle with a right hand contusion, Ryan Bass of Bally Sports Sun reports.
Paredes took a pitch off his right hand in the fourth inning of Saturday's contest and had to be removed by a trainer. Luckily, Paredes escaped with just a bruise, avoiding what could have easily been a worse injury. He's officially listed as day-to-day.
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Rays' Isaac Paredes: Registers homer among three hits
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Paredes went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Friday's 7-4 victory over the Mariners.
Paredes added an insurance run to the Rays' total Friday night with a solo blast in the eighth inning. The homer was his 29th of the season and gave him his 89th RBI. Paredes is slashing .253/.352/.502 on the season, adding 115 points to his .739 OPS from 2022.
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Rays' Isaac Paredes: Not in Monday's lineup
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Paredes is absent from the lineup for Monday's tilt versus the Red Sox, Kristie Ackert of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Paredes had started each of the Rays' last 17 games but will get a breather for this one. Osleivis Basabe will be at the hot corner in his place Monday.
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Rays' Isaac Paredes: Homers again
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Paredes went 2-for-5 with a three-run homer, an additional RBI and an additional run scored in Tuesday's win over Miami.
Paredes tied the game at 2-2 in the sixth inning with an RBI single and later put the finishing touches on Tampa Bay's 11-2 victory with a ninth-inning, three-run blast. The 24-year-old infielder now owns a modest eight-game hitting streak, going 13-for-35 with four home runs, 12 RBI, nine runs and an impressive 1.192 OPS during that stretch.
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Rays' Isaac Paredes: Launches homer No. 25
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Paredes went 1-for-4 with a walk and a solo home run in Wednesday's 6-5 extra-inning win over the Rockies.
Getting the start at shortstop and batting cleanup against Austin Gomber, Paredes made good on the assignment by mashing a first-pitch fastball from the southpaw over the fence in left field to lead off the bottom of the sixth inning, his 25th homer of the season. The 24-year-old infielder has heated up again -- after beginning August in a 5-for-34 (.147) rut, Paredes is batting .342 (13-for-38) with 10 RBI over his last eight games.
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Rays' Isaac Paredes: Three more hits in blowout
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Paredes went 3-for-5 with two doubles, two RBI and one run scored in Tuesday's 12-4 win over the Rockies.
Paredes notched his second consecutive three-hit performance, including an RBI double amidst an eighth-inning rally in which Tampa Bay scored eight. The 24-year-old infielder has hit safely in six of the last seven games, batting .353 (12-for-34) with three doubles, one homer, nine RBI and five runs scored during that stretch.
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Rays' Isaac Paredes: Plays big part in rout
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Paredes went 3-for-6 with a home run, three total runs and four total RBI in the nightcap of a doubleheader against the Angels on Saturday.
Paredes went hitless over four at-bats in a Game 1 loss, but he made up for it with a huge performance in Game 2. He knocked a run-scoring single in the fifth inning and followed that with a three-run blast in the sixth. This was the sixth time this season Paredes has driven in at least four runs in a contest, and he leads Tampa Bay with 76 RBI while tying for first with 24 long balls.
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Rays' Isaac Paredes: Multi-hit effort
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Paredes went 3-for-5 with an RBI on Wednesday against the Giants.
Paredes has struggled statistically in August, as he entered Wednesday's game having maintained just a .159 average across 44 at-bats in 12 games. He turned in his second multi-hit effort of the month, and he should continue to see better results as he's maintained a solid 19.6 percent strikeout rate in that same span. Even with the promotion of Curtis Mead, Paredes has maintained a near-everyday role at third base.
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Rays' Isaac Paredes: Sitting Sunday
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Paredes isn't in the Rays' lineup Sunday against Cleveland.
Paredes will get a break Sunday after going 0-for-4 with three strikeouts during Saturday's contest. Curtis Mead will take over at third base and bat seventh in Paredes' place.
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Rays' Isaac Paredes: Mashes 22nd homer
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Paredes went 1-for-3 with a solo homer in Tuesday's 4-2 victory over the Cardinals.
Paredes broke through against Miles Mikolas in the seventh inning with a solo homer, tying the game 1-1. The 24-year-old Paredes now has 22 long balls on the year and five in his last 15 games. Overall, he's slashing .254/.362/.508 with 67 RBI and 51 runs scored across 384 plate appearances this season.
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Rays' Isaac Paredes: Stays hot
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Paredes went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored Friday against the Tigers.
Paredes collected his third multi-hit game in his last six starts. In that same span, he's also walked five times while tallying three homers, six RBI and five runs scored. Paredes has been a mainstay in the lineup this season -- deservedly so with his performance -- though he could begin to lose occasional starts due to the promotion of Curtis Mead.
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Rays' Isaac Paredes: Homers again in win
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Paredes went 2-for-3 with a double and a solo home run in Monday's 5-1 win over the Yankees.
Paredes now has eight home runs through 20 games this month, including three in his last three contests. He's up to 21 long balls on the year, a new career high. Overall, the 24-year-old Paredes is slashing .258/.363/.516 with 63 RBI and 48 runs scored across 358 plate appearances this season.
Paredes went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and a solo home run in Saturday's loss against the Astros.
Paredes clobbered his 19th and 20th long balls of the season Saturday, tagging Hunter Brown and Rafael Montero for homers throughout the contest. The outing broke Paredes out of a mini-slump after he entered the contest 1-for-12 (.083) over his last four games. With both of Saturday's homers coming off right-handed pitching, Paredes further solidified his reverse splits, as he is slashing .261/.367/.535 with a .274 ISO versus righties while slashing .246/.342/.420 with a .174 ISO against lefties.
