The Rays activated Palacios (knee) from the 10-day injured list Monday.
Palacios has been sidelined since early August with a right knee sprain but has been cleared to return after playing five rehab games with Triple-A Durham. The 27-year-old could see a few starts in the final week between second base and the outfield.
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Rays' Richie Palacios: Starting rehab assignment
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Palacios (knee) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Durham on Tuesday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Palacios will play a few rehab games with Durham before returning from the 10-day injured list during the final week of the series if all goes well. The utility player has been sidelined since early August with a right knee sprain.
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Rays' Richie Palacios: Ramping up
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Palacios (knee) resumed on-field activities Friday, MLB.com reports.
Palacios has been sidelined since Aug. 2, and this activity represents his first significant progress. He's expected to play in a complex league game Sept. 9 and could be activated shortly thereafter.
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Rays' Richie Palacios: Set to miss four-to-six weeks
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Rays manager Kevin Cash said Friday that Palacios will miss 4-to-6 weeks due to a right knee sprain, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Palacios was placed on the injured list Friday after spraining his right knee in Wednesday's game against the Marlins. The timeline would put Palacios on track to return to action in late August or early September, with his absence opening up more opportunities for Jonny DeLuca, Kameron Misner and Dylan Carlson in the outfield. Prior to his injury, Palacios was slashing .233/.350/.332 with 19 stolen bases, five home runs and 21 RBI across 300 plate appearances this season.
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Rays' Richie Palacios: Heads to IL with sprained knee
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The Rays placed Palacios on the 10-day injured list Friday with a right knee sprain, Ryan Bass of Bally Sports Sun reports.
Palacios suffered the injury in Wednesday's loss to the Marlins. The severity of the sprain hasn't been revealed, so it's not clear at this point how long the super utility player might be sidelined. Kameron Misner is absorbing Palacios' spot on the Rays' roster.
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Rays' Richie Palacios: Will head to IL
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The Rays are expected to place Palacios on the injured list Friday with a hyperextended right knee, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Palacios was hurt while running the bases in Wednesday's 6-2 loss to the Marlins and felt his knee lock up. With Palacios bound for the injured list, Jonny DeLuca could end up taking over a full-time role in the outfield after previously being deployed as a short-side platoon player.
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Rays' Richie Palacios: Idle vs. lefty Saturday
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Palacios is absent from the Rays' lineup Saturday against the Reds, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
With the Reds sending a southpaw to the mound for the second straight game Saturday, Palacios will begin the contest in the dugout. Brandon Lowe will start at second base and bat third against Cincinnati left-hander Andrew Abbott.
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Rays' Richie Palacios: Taking seat against southpaw
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Palacios is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Reds.
The lefty-hitting Palacios will dodge a matchup with Nick Lodolo on Friday. Jose Caballero will take Palacios' spot at second base.
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Rays' Richie Palacios: On bench against southpaw
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Palacios is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Yankees.
The lefty-hitting Palacios will sit for the second time in the four-game series with the Yankees as New York sends lefty Carlos Rodon to the bump. With Palacios on the bench, Brandon Lowe will get a start at second base, while Amed Rosario serves as the Rays' designated hitter.
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Rays' Richie Palacios: Idle versus lefty
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Palacios isn't in the Rays' lineup for Saturday's game against the Yankees, Ryan Bass of Bally Sports Sun reports.
Southpaw Nestor Cortes is set to start on the mound for the Yankees, so the left-handed-hitting Palacios will step out of the lineup Saturday. Jose Caballero will fill in at the keystone and bat seventh.
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Rays' Richie Palacios: Hitting bench Sunday
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Palacios is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.
The Guardians are bringing a righty (Ben Lively) to the hill for the final contest before the All-Star break, but the lefty-hitting Palacios will hit the bench nonetheless after starting in the first two games of the series. With Palacios taking a seat, Amed Rosario will pick up a start at second base.
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Rays' Richie Palacios: Idle against southpaw
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Palacios isn't in the Rays' lineup for Thursday's game versus the Yankees, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
With lefty Nestor Cortes set to start on the bump for New York, the lefty-hitting Palacios will step out of the lineup. He'll give way to Amed Rosario, who will bat fifth while starting at the keystone.
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Rays' Richie Palacios: Out of Wednesday's lineup
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Palacios is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Royals.
Palacios has gone 10-for-24 over his past seven contests but will sit Wednesday for the third time in Tampa Bay's past five games. Jose Caballero will handle the keystone and bat eighth against Royals righty Michael Wacha.
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Rays' Richie Palacios: Hitting bench against lefty
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Palacios is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.
He'll join fellow left-handed-hitters Josh Lowe, Brandon Lowe and Ben Rortvedt on the bench as the Rays stock up on extra right-handed bats with southpaw Patrick Corbin on the hill for Washington. Palacios has logged just 22 plate appearances against lefties all season.
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Rays' Richie Palacios: Getting break Friday
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Palacios is out of the lineup Friday against the Nationals, Ryan Bass of Bally Sports Sun reports.
The lefty-hitting Palacios will begin the game in the dugout as southpaw Mitchell Parker takes the mound for Washington. The 27-year-old outfielder started every game of Tampa Bay's most recent series against Seattle, going 4-for-12 with four runs and two RBI.
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Rays' Richie Palacios: Active in win
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Palacios went 2-for-4 with an RBI, three runs scored and a stolen base in Tuesday's 11-3 win over the Mariners.
Palacios doubled and scored in the second inning and then walked and scored in the sixth. He had a huge seventh inning, hitting an RBI single, stealing second and coming around to score for the third time in the contest. Palacios has tallied three multi-hit efforts and two steals in his past four games and is now hitting .249 with four home runs, 16 RBI and 12 stolen bases over 227 plate appearances in 2024.
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Rays' Richie Palacios: Swipes 11th bag
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Palacios went 2-for-3 with a run scored and a stolen base in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Pirates.
The 27-year-old began the day on the bench, but when Amed Rosario (face) got hit by a 99.6 mph Jared Jones fastball in the first inning, Palacios entered the lineup and ended up being the only Ray with multiple hits in the game. Brandon Lowe (toe) also went down Saturday and figures to miss some time, so Palacios could move into a full-time role in the short term -- Tampa Bay isn't scheduled to face a left-handed starter until it begins a series against the Nationals next weekend. On the season, Palacios is slashing .237/.332/.333 with four homers, 14 RBI, 31 runs and 11 steals in 64 contests.
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Rays' Richie Palacios: Sitting out Thursday
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Palacios is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game in Minnesota, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Palacios typically starts against right-handers, but he'll end up sitting against a righty (Simeon Woods Richardson) for the second time in three contests. The 27-year-old has gone just 4-for-35 at the plate so far in June.
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Rays' Richie Palacios: On bench against lefty again
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Palacios is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
The Rays are facing a lefty (Braxton Garrett) for the third straight game, and the lefty-hitting Palacios has been on the bench for each of those contests. Palacios appears to be a strict platoon player for Tampa Bay, with right-handed hitters Harold Ramirez, Jonny DeLuca or Amed Rosario typically replacing him in the lineup when the Rays face left-handed pitchers.
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Rays' Richie Palacios: Taking seat versus lefty
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Palacios is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Palacios will hit the bench along with fellow left-handed hitters Jonathan Aranda, Ben Rortvedt and Brandon Lowe as the Rays roll with a full right-handed-hitting lineup versus Orioles southpaw Cole Irvin. Jonny DeLuca will replace Palacios in right field and will bat seventh.
