Ramirez is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Cubs.
Ramirez will cede designated-hitter duties to Luke Raley in the series opener in Chicago. The Rays turned to Ramirez at DH for both of the final two games of their weekend series with the Dodgers, with the 28-year-old going 4-for-10 with a home run between those contests to raise his season-long average up to .295.
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Rays' Harold Ramirez: Goes deep in loss
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Ramirez went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run Saturday in a loss to the Dodgers.
Ramirez gave Tampa Bay its first and only lead of the game with a two-run shot off Clayton Kershaw in the fifth inning. The long ball helped snapped a mini-slump for Ramirez, as he had gone 0-for-13 over his previous four contests. Despite that cold spell, he's still slashing a solid .292/.342/.514 overall this season.
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Rays' Harold Ramirez: Not starting Friday
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Ramirez isn't in Tampa Bay's lineup for Friday's game against the Dodgers, Kristie Ackert of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Ramirez has been great at the plate all season but is currently in the middle of an 0-for-12 stretch across his last three games. He'll get the day off to regroup while Josh Lowe fills in as the Rays' DH, allowing Luke Raley to start in right field and bat eighth.
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Rays' Harold Ramirez: Taking seat Monday
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Ramirez is absent from the Rays' lineup for Monday's game against the Blue Jays, Kristie Ackert of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
The Rays will use Josh Lowe in the designated hitter spot and Luke Raley in right field. Ramirez had started each of the last four contests.
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Rays' Harold Ramirez: Tallies seventh homer
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Ramirez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Saturday against the Brewers.
Ramirez got the scoring started with a solo home run in the bottom of the first inning, his seventh long ball of the season. It was his first home run in his last 14 games, though he's still managed to hit .300 with nine RBI and seven runs scored in that span. Overall, Ramirez boasts an impressive .317/.364/.545 line across 132 plate appearances.
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Rays' Harold Ramirez: Hits bench Wednesday
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Ramirez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mets, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Ramirez filled in at first base for Yandy Diaz (groin) in Tuesday's 8-5 win, but Isaac Paredes will replace Diaz in the second game of the series. Though he's holding down a robust .925 OPS for the season, Ramirez is still expected to find himself out of the lineup once or twice per week due to the Rays' wealth of options in the corner infield, outfield and at designated hitter.
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Rays' Harold Ramirez: Three hits as leadoff man
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Ramirez went 3-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's 8-5 win over the Mets.
Ramirez recorded his second three-hit game of the campaign and drove in his first two runs since May 5 as he hit leadoff for the first time this season. The 31-year-old could remain atop the order until Yandy Diaz (groin) can return to the lineup. Ramirez is now slashing an impressive .324/.375/.550 with six homers, 17 RBI, 17 runs and an 8:24 BB:K over 120 plate appearances.
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Rays' Harold Ramirez: Sleeper hitters for Week 8 (May 15-21)
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Ramirez is quickly becoming a fixture in this space, his roster rate holding steady because he's not quite an everyday player. He is still a productive hitter, though, and a good bet to do damage against pitchers like Tylor Megill, Adrian Houser and Colin Rea.
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Rays' Harold Ramirez: Out of Sunday's lineup
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Ramirez is not in the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Yankees, Ryan Bass of Bally Sports Sun reports.
Ramirez started four of the past five games and will take a seat for Sunday's series finale in New York. Luke Raley will bat seventh as the designated hitter.
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Rays' Harold Ramirez: Sitting out Monday
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Ramirez is not in the Rays' lineup for Monday's game against the Orioles, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
It's the second time in the last three contests and third time over the last five games that Ramirez has been on the bench. Yandy Diaz will get to rest his legs a bit in the designated hitter spot, while Luke Raley will cover first base.
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Rays' Harold Ramirez: Sleeper hitters for Week 7 (May 8-14)
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Harold Ramirez still boasts a batting average over .300 and an OPS over 1.000, but those numbers are undermined by his inconsistent playing time. It's less of an issue this week with the Rays being one just eight teams scheduled for seven games, and he could feast on pitchers like Kyle Gibson, Dean Kremer and Clarke Schmidt.
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Rays' Harold Ramirez: Out of lineup
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Ramirez will sit Saturday against the Yankees, Ryan Bass of Bally Sports Sun reports.
Ramirez is off to an excellent start this season, hitting .321/.387/.607 with six homers in 24 games. His barrel rate sits at a career-high 9.1 percent. Despite that early success, Tampa Bay's crowded roster means he's hit the bench in two of the last three games and 11 times total in 34 contests this season. Randy Arozarena will rest his legs as the designated hitter Saturday, with Luke Raley taking Arozarena's usual spot in left field.
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Rays' Harold Ramirez: Homers, drives in two
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Ramirez went 2-for-3 with an RBI single, a solo home run and a stolen base in Tuesday's victory over the Pirates.
Ramirez opened the scoring Tuesday with an RBI single in the fourth inning before swiping second base for his first steal of the season. The 28-year-old Ramirez would later extend Tampa's lead to 4-1 in the sixth with his sixth homer of the season. Ramirez has gotten off to a great start this season, slashing .342/.412/.658 with 13 RBI and 13 runs scored in 85 plate appearances. However, he's seen a reduction in playing time recently, starting just four out of the Rays' last seven games.
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Rays' Harold Ramirez: Sleeper hitters for Week 6 (May 1-7)
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Harold Ramirez has been one of the quieter breakouts in the Rays lineup so far, adding surprising power to his already excellent contact skills much like Yandy Diaz. The Rays' matchups are mostly favorable, but the point is simply that Ramirez is one of the best hitter targets on the waiver right now.
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Rays' Harold Ramirez: Playing time precarious
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Ramirez was out of the lineup Saturday against the White Sox.
Jose Siri's return has crowded the Rays' lineup, and Ramirez is the early playing time loser by sitting in three of the team's last five games. Particularly alarming for Ramirez is that the team has opted to keep Taylor Walls in the lineup due to his strong defense, which has forced Brandon Lowe to serve as the designated hitter -- one of Ramirez's primary paths to playing time. Even with a 1.033 OPS across 76 plate appearances, Ramirez's role with the club is currently unclear.
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Rays' Harold Ramirez: Sitting versus righty
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Ramirez is not in the lineup Thursday against the White Sox, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
It's a lineup that is heavy on left-handed and switch-hitters for this matchup against ace right-hander Dylan Cease. Brandon Lowe will DH and Taylor Walls is at second base. Ramirez is sitting on a terrific .354/.417/.677 slash line through 72 plate appearances on the year.
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Rays' Harold Ramirez: Takes seat Tuesday
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Ramirez is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Astros, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
The Tampa Bay outfield and designated-hitter picture became more murky Tuesday with Jose Siri (hamstring) returning from the injured list, but despite getting Tuesday off, Ramirez should be well insulated from a playing-time perspective. Ramirez enters the series opener in Houston sporting a monstrous 1.145 OPS over his 69 plate appearances on the season.
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Rays' Harold Ramirez: Possible waiver wire pickups
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If you play on CBS, anyway, you may not have had the opportunity to pick up Yandy Diaz, who's finally putting his premium exit velocities to good use with an improved launch angle this season. Fortunately, the Rays are pulling the same trick with Harold Ramirez, whose five home runs bring him within one of last year's total and nearly halfway to his career high. Like Diaz, Ramirez's high quality of contact (not as high, but high enough) had mostly translated to batting average in years past, but if he's figured out how to elevate better, he could be a real asset in Fantasy. It seems like he's shedding the platoon label, at least, having started seven of eight. Meanwhile, he's batting .457 (16 for 35) during a nine-game hit streak.
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Rays' Harold Ramirez: Goes deep again Sunday
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Ramirez went 1-fot-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 4-1 victory over the White Sox.
Ramirez followed up a two-run blast by Luke Raley in the second with a homer of his own in the third to put the Rays up 4-0. The 28-year-old has left the yard twice over his last three games and is working on a nine-game hitting streak. He's been locked in at the plate throughout the majority of the early season, slashing .373/.422/.712 with five homers, 10 RBI, 11 runs and a 4:10 BB:K and is also near the top of the league with a 1.134 OPS.
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Rays' Harold Ramirez: Slugs fourth homer
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Ramirez went 2-for-3 with a walk, a two-run home run and a second run scored in Friday's 8-7 win over the White Sox.
He capped a four-run first inning for the Rays by taking Michael Kopech yard, giving Ramirez his fourth homer of the season and extending his hitting streak to seven games. The 28-year-old only hit six home runs in 120 contests last year, but his power surge has fueled a .373/.429/.667 slash line through 15 contests that also includes three doubles, nine RBI and 10 runs.
