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Rays' Jonny DeLuca: Day off Monday
Jonny DeLuca is absent from the lineup for Monday's game against the Pirates.DeLuca started all three games in the opening series versus the Rockies, but he'll get a breather Monday. Kameron Misner is handling center field and batting sixth.
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Rays' Jonny DeLuca: Pilfers two bags in win
Jonny DeLuca went 3-for-4 with two steals in Sunday's 6-4 victory against Colorado.After swiping 16 bags in 362 plate appearances last season, DeLuca opened his 2025 stolen base ledger with a pair in this series finale. The 26-year-old also collected his fourth career three-hit game, knocking a trio of singles. Despite Tampa Bay's penchant for platoons, DeLuca looks to be locked in as the everyday center fielder, which should allow him to eclipse his stolen base total from 2024.
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Rays' Jonny DeLuca: Remains projected center fielder
Jonny DeLuca is expected to be the Tampa Bay Rays' primary center fielder to begin the regular season, John Romano of the Tampa Bay Times reports.DeLuca produced only a .609 OPS across 362 plate appearances with the Rays in 2024, but he seemingly inherited the center field role after Jose Siri was dealt in the offseason. He hasn't fared any better across 29 plate appearances in Grapefruit League games, as he has yet to tally an extra-base hit while collecting only five hits across 26 at-bats. DeLuca's defensive ability will still be enough for him to begin the season as a regular, though he'll presumably need to be more productive at the plate to maintain that status.
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Rays' Jonny DeLuca: Likely to get first shot in CF
Jonny DeLuca is projected to begin the 2025 season as the Tampa Bay Rays' center fielder, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.The Rays traded Jose Siri to the Mets during the offseason, creating an opening in center field. DeLuca is expected to fill that void thanks primarily to his defensive ability, though he'll likely need to perform better at the plate to maintain regular at-bats throughout the campaign. He posted just a 77 wRC+ across 362 big-league plate appearances in 2024, and Richie Palacios can also handle center field duties.
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Rays' Jonny DeLuca: Not starting Saturday
Jonny DeLuca isn't in Tampa Bay's lineup Saturday versus Boston, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.After going 1-for-4 during a win in Friday's series opener, DeLuca will take a seat Saturday while Christopher Morel, Jose Siri and Josh Lowe start across the outfield.
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Rays' Jonny DeLuca: Taking seat Thursday
Jonny DeLuca is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Tigers.He'll give way to Jose Siri in center field for the series finale. DeLuca had started in each of the Tampa Bay Rays' last three games while going 3-for-9 with a walk.
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Rays' Jonny DeLuca: Absent from starting nine
Jonny DeLuca is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Blue Jays.DeLuca's playing time continues to trend downward, as the outfielder hits the bench for the fourth time in eight games. Once again, Jose Siri will man center field Saturday. In September, DeLuca is 16-for-54 (.296) with two homers and three stolen bases.
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Rays' Jonny DeLuca: Sitting out Thursday
Jonny DeLuca is not in the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Red Sox.DeLuca's playing time has slipped a bit lately, as he's now started just half of the Tampa Bay Rays' last eight contests. The club will go with Jose Siri in center field for its series finale against Boston.
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Rays' Jonny DeLuca: Absent from lineup
Jonny DeLuca is not in the lineup for Tuesday's contest against the Red Sox.DeLuca started the last two games and three of the previous four contests, but he'll begin this one on the bench. Christopher Morel, Jose Siri and Josh Lowe will form the Tampa Bay Rays' outfield in the series opener.
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Rays' Jonny DeLuca: Riding pine Wednesday
Jonny DeLuca is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Phillies.DeLuca's streak of nine consecutive starts will come to an end Wednesday while the Tampa Bay Rays roll out a starting outfield trio of Dylan Carlson, Jose Siri and Josh Lowe from left to right. The 26-year-old appears to have secured a regular spot in the lineup after slashing .333/.377/.528 with three home runs and seven stolen bases over his last 20 games.