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• Rays' Taylor Walls: Back in lineup Thursday

  7H ago • By RotoWire

  Walls (quadriceps) is in the lineup for Thursday's Grapefruit League game against the Nationals, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports. Walls will return to action for the first time since March 8, having turned the page on the quad issue. Known more for his glove than his bat, Walls is expected to serve as the Rays' primary shortstop until offseason addition Ha-Seong Kim (shoulder) is ready to return. Kim is said to be targeting late May for his 2025 debut.

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• Rays' Taylor Walls: Battling quad injury

  3D ago • By RotoWire

  Walls left Saturday's Grapefruit League game with a quad injury, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports. The injury is expected to be minor, as Walls is projected to return to the lineup Thursday. He had a solid spring prior to being sidelined, collecting five hits across 16 at-bats -- albeit with only one extra-base hit. Walls is slated to begin the season as the Rays' starting shortstop with Ha-Seong Kim (shoulder) sidelined.

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• Rays' Taylor Walls: Sitting Sunday

  09/29/2024 • By RotoWire

  Walls is absent from Sunday's lineup against Boston, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports. Jose Caballero will start at shortstop and bat eighth in Tampa Bay's regular-season finale. Unless he pinch hits Sunday, Walls will end the year having slashed .183/.282/.248 with 16 stolen bases, one home run and 14 RBI over 252 plate appearances.

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• Rays' Taylor Walls: Idle Friday

  09/27/2024 • By RotoWire

  Walls is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Red Sox. Walls will yield to Jose Caballero at shortstop for the second time in three games. In September, Walls is 12-for-50 (.240) with five stolen bases, eight runs and seven RBI.

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• Rays' Taylor Walls: Heading back to bench Wednesday

  09/25/2024 • By RotoWire

  Walls is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers. Walls will hit the bench after a stretch of three consecutive starts and five starts in the past six games. The infielder has produced a weak .546 OPS in September, but that mark is actually an improvement over his season-long OPS of .519. He continues to see semi-regular playing time largely because of his defensive work.

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