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| HT/WT: 5-11, 170 lbs |
| Birthplace: Atlanta, GA |
| Age: 25 |
| Experience: 1 |
| Bats/Throws: L, R |
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2026 Batting
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AVG
Batting Average
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HR
Home Runs
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RBI
Runs Batted In
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OPS
On-base Plus Slugging
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SB
Stolen Bases
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| Regular Season | .306 | 0 | 38 | .689 | 46 |
Top Chandler Simpson News
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Rays' Chandler Simpson: Getting break Saturday
Simpson (foot) isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Phillies, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Simpson will get a day off to recover after fouling a ball off his right foot during the sixth inning of Friday's contest. His absence will move Victor Mesa to left field, opening up right field for Jonny DeLuca.
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Rays' Chandler Simpson: Pulled early with injury
Simpson was removed from Friday's game against the Phillies with an apparent foot injury, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Simpson initially remained in the game after fouling a ball after fouling a ball off his foot in the sixth inning but was eventually pulled in the seventh. He'll likely undergo imaging to determine whether he suffered a fracture, and the Rays should provide an update on his status in the near future.
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Rays' Chandler Simpson: Swipes 46th bag in win
Simpson went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a stolen base in Sunday's 5-1 win over the Red Sox.
Simpson drove in two runs on a single and then stole second in the first inning. The 25-year-old has hit safely in seven of his past eight games, tallying seven RBI and five steals in that span. He is now tied with Nasim Nunez for the major-league lead with 46 stolen bases and ranks second in the American League with a .309 batting average while recording 38 RBI and 65 runs scored across 597 plate appearances this season.
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Rays' Chandler Simpson: Swipes 42nd bag
Simpson went 2-for-4 with an RBI double and a steal during the Rays' 4-3 win over the Athletics on Wednesday.
Simpson was one of three Rays batters to smack an RBI double off Brady Basso, and the former showed off his speed with a steal in the third inning of Wednesday's win. Simpson has logged 40-plus steals in back-to-back seasons, and his 42 swiped bags in 2026 are second most in the majors behind Nasim Nunez (46). Simpson's .310 batting average also ranks second behind Luis Arraez (.316), and the former is fifth in the majors in hits (167) across 580 plate appearances.
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Rays' Chandler Simpson: Approaching 40-steal mark
Simpson went 2-for-5 with a stolen base and two runs scored in Sunday's 8-6 loss to the Rangers.
Simpson logged his first steal of September in the seventh inning of this contest. He's been putting bat to ball fairly well lately, logging eight multi-hit efforts over his last 14 games. The light-hitting speedster is 39-for-53 on the basepaths this season while batting .308 with a .696 OPS, 31 RBI, 57 runs scored, 14 doubles, six triples and no home runs over 135 games.
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Rays' Chandler Simpson: Notches two steals in win
Simpson went 2-for-4 with a double, two runs scored and two stolen bases in Friday's 9-4 win over the Padres.
Simpson stole second and came around to score in the fourth and fifth innings. It was the 25-year-old's seventh multi-steal game of the season, and he's now hitting a ridiculous .380 in 37 games since the All-Star break. On the season, he's slashing .309/.337/.364 with 29 RBI, 53 runs scored and 37 stolen bases across 509 plate appearances.
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Rays' Chandler Simpson: Swipes two bags in Friday's loss
Simpson went 1-for-4 with a walk and two steals during Tampa Bay's 6-5 loss to Baltimore on Friday.
Simpson stole second base in the first and ninth innings of Friday's game, though neither of those moves resulted in a run scored for the speedy outfielder. He's logged two steals in two of his last three games and six times this season. Simpson's 35 swipes are second most in the majors behind Nasim Nunez (40), and Simpson's .306 batting average ranks fifth among qualifiers.
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Rays' Chandler Simpson: Receiving day off
Simpson is out of the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the Athletics, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
The fleet-footed Simpson will get a rare day off after he had started in each of the previous 11 tilts. Jonny DeLuca will grab a start in left field while Simpson gets a breather.
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Rays' Chandler Simpson: Notches two steals
Simpson went 2-for-5 with one RBI, one run scored and two stolen bases in Monday's 10-6 win over the Athletics.
Simpson has been performing at a high level in August, going 17-for-37 (.459) at the plate and 6-for-6 on the basepaths. The outfielder is now hitting .305 with a .696 OPS, 33 steals, 24 RBI, 49 runs scored, 12 doubles, six triples and no home runs over 111 contests. Simpson is unlikely to ever generate much power, but his speed has value when he's getting on base as much as he has lately.
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Rays' Chandler Simpson: Racks up four more hits
Simpson went 4-for-5 with a double and a run scored in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Mariners.
This was Simpson's fifth multi-hit effort over his last seven games. The double was also his first extra-base hit since July 24 versus the Guardians. The light-hitting outfielder is batting .304 with a .696 OPS, 31 stolen bases, 23 RBI, 48 runs scored, 12 doubles, six triples and no home runs across 110 contests this season.
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Rays' Chandler Simpson: Two hits, steal in win
Simpson went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Mariners.
Simpson has gone 11-for-27 (.407) over seven games in August, with all of his hits being singles. The outfielder also has four steals this month, giving him 31 on the year. He's batting .298 with a .682 OPS, no home runs, 23 RBI and 47 runs scored over 109 contests this season, posting rate stats virtually identical to his work in the same number of games a year ago. Most of his counting stats are slightly down from last year.
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Rays' Chandler Simpson: Swipes 29th bag
Simpson went 2-for-5 with a stolen base in Tuesday's 9-7 extra-innings win over the Rockies.
Simpson is closing in on his second straight 30-steal campaign. He's 29-for-40 on the basepaths in 2026, though he went 44-for-56 on stolen-base attempts over 109 games in 2025. Simpson has added a steady .299 batting average with a .687 OPS, 22 RBI, 46 runs scored, 11 doubles and three triples through 106 contests. The speedster remains in search of his first home run in the majors.
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Rays' Chandler Simpson: Exiting starting lineup
Simpson is not in the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Rangers.
It looks to be a routine day off after Simpson started each of the previous 11 contests. Jonny DeLuca, Cedric Mullins and Victor Mesa will patrol the outfield for the Rangers in Thursday's rubber match.
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Rays' Chandler Simpson: Gets steal in win
Simpson went 1-for-2 with an RBI, a run and a steal in Wednesday's 4-2 win against the Blue Jays.
Simpson continued his hot hitting since the All-Star break with a well-rounded stat line Wednesday. Simpson has gone 10-for-21 (.476) with four stolen bases across his six second-half games while providing great defense in left field. The 25-year-old is now fourth in the AL in stolen bases but has also been caught stealing an MLB-high 11 times over 95 games, nearly matching his 2025 total of 12 across 109 games.
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Rays' Chandler Simpson: Back in No. 5 spot
Simpson will start in left field and bat fifth in Wednesday's game against the Red Sox, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Rays manager Kevin Cash dropped Simpson to sixth in the order Tuesday, but the speedy outfielder will jump back up to fifth after he banged out a season-high four hits in Tampa Bay's 12-2 win. Simpson has been on fire coming out of the All-Star break, going 9-for-19 with two doubles, one walk, two stolen bases, three runs and one RBI through five contests.
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Rays' Chandler Simpson: Sitting for nightcap
Simpson is not in the Rays' starting lineup for the second game of Friday's doubleheader against the Red Sox, Ryan Bass of Rays.tv reports.
Simpson went 0-for-3 in Game 1 of Friday's doubleheader, but he'll be on the bench for the start of Game 2. The Rays will start Ryan Vilade, Cedric Mullins and Jonny DeLuca in the outfield from left to right in the nightcap.
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Rays' Chandler Simpson: Returning to starting nine Sunday
Simpson (finger) will start in left field and bat fifth in Sunday's game against the Astros, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Simpson will check back into the starting nine after sore right index and middle fingers kept him on the bench the previous two nights. Before his recent absences, Simpson had recorded at least one hit in 11 of 12 starts, slashing .386/.438/.477 while adding six steals, three runs and two RBI during that stretch.
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Rays' Chandler Simpson: Sitting again Saturday
Simpson (finger) is not in the Rays' starting lineup against the Astros on Saturday.
Simpson was a late scratch Friday due to sore right index and middle fingers, which will keep him out of the lineup for a second consecutive game. Victor Mesa, Cedric Mullins and Jonny DeLuca will start in the outfield Saturday from left to right.
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