Arozarena went 2-for-4 with a solo home run Wednesday against the Twins.
Arozarena took Jhoan Duran deep in the ninth inning to deliver a walk-off victory. It was his 12th homer of the season, but his first since May 22. In the 12 games between long balls, Arozarena hit only .195 with three runs scored and five RBI. Even with that slow stretch, he has an impressive .394 on-base percentage for the season, which would represent a career high.
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Rays' Randy Arozarena: Getting day off
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Arozarena is absent from the lineup for Monday's game in Boston, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Arozarena went 0-for-5 with three strikeouts Sunday versus the Red Sox and is just 4-for-29 at the plate over his last eight games, so it's probably not a bad time to give him a breather. Luke Raley will handle left field.
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Rays' Randy Arozarena: Swipes seventh base
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Arozarena went 2-for-9 with a stolen base and a walk across both games of Saturday's doubleheader against the Red Sox.
Arozarena collected a hit in each game, though there was little notable about the performance besides him collecting his seventh stolen base of the season. After a hot start to the campaign, he has slowed down across his last 18 starts by hitting just .207 with one home run, six RBI and eight runs scored. The positive to take from Arozarena's performance in that span is that he's swiped four bags without getting caught.
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Rays' Randy Arozarena: Resting Sunday
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Arozarena is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.
With the series finale against the Dodgers beginning at 11:35 a.m. ET, Arozarena will be getting a breather after he had started in every game for Tampa Bay since May 11. Luke Raley will get the starting nod in left field in place of Arozarena, who went hitless across six at-bats in the first two games of the series.
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Rays' Randy Arozarena: Drives in two in win
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Arozarena went 2-for-3 with two RBI, a run scored and a steal in Thursday's 6-3 win over Toronto.
Arozarana opened the scoring Thursday with a first-inning RBI single before extending the Rays' lead to 6-1 with his second base hit in the seventh. Arozarena had cooled off a bit coming into the contest, going 6-for-31 in his previous 10 games. The 28-year-old outfielder is still slashing an outstanding .311/.415/.959 with 11 homers, 39 RBI and six steals through 217 plate appearances this season.
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Rays' Randy Arozarena: Tallies 11th homer
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Arozarena went 2-for-4 with a double, a solo home run and an additional run Monday against the Blue Jays.
Arozarena led off the second inning with a double and came around to score the Rays' first run of the game. Four frames later, he popped his 11th home run of the season and fourth across 19 games in May. Despite going hitless in eight of his last 13 starts, Arozarena still has a .308 average across 205 plate appearances for the campaign.
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Rays' Randy Arozarena: Swipes fifth bag
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Arozarena went 0-for-3 with a walk, two runs scored and a stolen base Sunday against the Brewers.
Arozarena went hitless for his third consecutive game, though he still managed to provide fantasy value. He was hit by a pitch in the eighth inning and then stole second base -- his fifth of the season and second in his last five starts. Arozarena continues to provide a well-rounded stat line, as he has 10 home runs, 31 runs scored and 36 RBI while also hitting .304 across 201 plate appearances on the season.
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Rays' Randy Arozarena: Clubs 10th homer
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Arozarena went 2-for-4 with a walk and a solo home run in Friday's 6-5 loss to the Yankees.
He got the Rays on the board in the first inning by crushing a Gerrit Cole offering into the second deck in left field at Yankee Stadium. Arozarena has surprisingly been a disappointment on the basepaths so far, stealing three bags on seven attempts and going 20 games and counting without a successful pilfer, but there's little else to complain about with his 2023 performance. The 28-year-old is slashing .317/.400/.577 with 10 homers, 26 runs and 31 RBI through 38 contests.
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Rays' Randy Arozarena: Taking seat Wednesday
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Arozarena is absent from the lineup Wednesday in Baltimore, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
It's a rare day off for the star outfielder. Luke Raley will handle left field against the Orioles while Arozarena gets some rest.
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Rays' Randy Arozarena: Clubs eighth homer
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Arozarena went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Thursday's 3-2 victory over the Pirates.
Arozarena swatted his third home run in four games, taking Jose Hernandez yard for a solo shot in the fourth inning. The left fielder also attempted to pick up his fourth stolen base but was thrown out by Jason Delay at second in the eighth frame. After swiping 32 bags in 153 games last season, Arozarena has just three in 30 appearances while also being caught stealing three times. Despite his speed struggles in 2023, Arozarena appears to be well on his way to besting his 2021 and 2022 home run totals (20), with eight long balls through five weeks.
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Rays' Randy Arozarena: Racking up counting stats
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Arozarena went 2-for-3 with a double, a triple, two runs scored and two RBI on Monday against the Astros.
Arozarena had a busy day at the dish, which began when he tallied an RBI triple in the first inning. He chipped in another knock and now has five multi-hit performances in his last seven games. Overall, Arozarena has had an excellent start to the season consisting of a .353 average, five home runs, 24 RBI and 18 runs scored across 98 plate appearances.
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Rays' Randy Arozarena: Four RBI in extra-inning win
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Arozarena went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run and a pair of RBI singles during Saturday's 4-3 extra-inning win over the White Sox.
Arozarena opened the scoring with a two-run blast in the first inning, his fifth long ball of the season. He added a go-ahead RBI single in the fifth and ended the contest with another RBI knock in the bottom of the 10th. After knocking in all four of Tampa Bay's runs Saturday, Arozarena has 22 RBI through 20 games (89 plate appearances). He's had four RBI in a game three times this season.
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Rays' Randy Arozarena: Three hits in Cincy
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Arozarena went 3-for-5 with a run scored and a stolen base in Wednesday's 8-0 win over the Reds.
Getting a partial day off as the DH in the afternoon contest, Arozarena reeled off his third straight multi-hit performance and his seventh in his last 14 games. The 28-year-old has been a key cog in the Rays' incredible start to 2023, batting .333 (24-for-72) with four homers, three steals, 14 runs and 18 RBI.
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Rays' Randy Arozarena: Tallies fourth homer
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Arozarena went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and two runs scored Tuesday against the Reds.
Arozarena took Nick Lodolo deep for a solo home run in the fourth inning to tally his fourth long ball of the season. He also singled to lead off the third inning, and the performance was his sixth multi-hit effort in his first 17 contests. Overall, Arozarena has gotten off to a very productive start, driving in 18, scoring 13 runs and swiping two bags all while maintaining a .313 average.
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Rays' Randy Arozarena: Slugs third homer
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Arozarena went 1-for-4 with a home run and four RBI on Wednesday against the Red Sox.
Arozarena got the Rays off to a quick start by blasting a three-run homer off Chris Sale in the opening inning to tally his third long ball of the season. He's impressed across the first few weeks of the new campaign by collecting at least one hit in 11 of his 12 starts, and he's recorded 15 hits in his first 47 at-bats overall. To go along with the early power production, Arozarena also has chipped in 15 RBI, 10 runs scored and two stolen bases.
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Rays' Randy Arozarena: Homers, drives in four in rout
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Arozarena went 2-for-5 with a home run and four RBI in Saturday's victory over the Athletics.
The homer was a two-run shot off Athletics catcher Carlos Perez that gave the Rays an 11-0 lead. They all count the same. The outfielder also drove in a pair with a two-run single in the fifth, and he's already up to 10 RBI to go with a pair of homers in the first eight games of the season.
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Rays' Randy Arozarena: Swats first homer
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Arozarena went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and two runs scored Sunday against the Tigers.
Arozarena took Joey Wentz yard in the fourth inning to tally his first homer of the season. Though he also hasn't swiped any bases, Arozarena has had a productive start to the season by going 3-for-10 with four runs scored and three RBI. As could be expected, he's been a key member of the Rays' lineup, hitting third against right-handed pitching and fourth against southpaws.
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Rays' Randy Arozarena: Continues to impress in WBC
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Arozarena went 1-for-3 with a run scored to help Team Mexico to a 5-4 victory Friday over Team Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals.
Reaching three times is always nice, but the highlight for Arozarena was a spectacular catch late in the contest that would have scored two runs and essentially preserved the win. The Tampa Bay outfielder has been outstanding in the WBC, hitting .471/.625/.941 at the top of the Mexico lineup. The big stage clearly doesn't get to Arozarena, and managers will hope he can carry over this success into the regular season in less than two weeks.
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Rays' Randy Arozarena: Reaches deal for 2023
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Arozarena agreed to a one-year, $4.15 million contract with the Rays on Friday to avoid arbitration, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
It's finally the first year of arbitration eligibility for Arozarena, who burst onto the scene for Tampa Bay in the 2020 playoffs with a .377 batting average and 10 homers. The 27-year-old had a .263/.327/.445 slash line with 20 home runs, 89 RBI and 32 stolen bases in 153 games last season.
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Rays' Randy Arozarena: Day off Tuesday
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Arozarena will be on the bench Tuesday against Boston, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Arozarena hits the bench after going 1-for-27 with 13 strikeouts in his last seven games. David Peralta and Vidal Brujan will handle the outfield corners.
