Tampa Bay Rays· #1· Second Base
Richie Palacios
Bats L · Throws R·Age 29 (May 16, 1997)·5' 8", 185 lb·Brooklyn, NY, USA
2026 Batting
AVG
.235
OBP
.330
SLG
.374
OPS
.704
HR
10
RBI
57
R
51
H
81
SB
17
G
124
DiamondIQ WAR
399 PA · 2026
0.9
9.0 runs above replacement
Batting · wRAA (park 1.01)-1.3
Baserunning · 17 SB / 7 CS (v1: SB only)+0.6
Positional · 2B 115, 3B 2, DH 2, LF 1, RF 1+1.5
Replacement · 399 PA+13.2
Fielding · OAA -7 → -5 runs (2B)-5.0
Batting (park-adjusted wRAA) + baserunning + fielding (Statcast OAA / catcher framing) + positional + replacement. Baserunning is stolen-base runs only (v1). Full methodology.
Statcast by Pitch Type · vs pitch group
| Pitch | Seen | wOBA | xwOBA | Whiff | HardHit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four-Seam | 477 | .378 | .355 | 15% | 34% |
| Sinker | 241 | .297 | .268 | 9% | 28% |
| Changeup | 189 | .360 | .379 | 35% | 32% |
| Curveball | 188 | .155 | .187 | 24% | 30% |
| Slider | 156 | .304 | .302 | 29% | 22% |
| Cutter | 113 | .443 | .344 | 13% | 36% |
Season Statcast from our nightly Baseball Savant ingest.
Career Batting
| Yr | Tm | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tampa Bay Rays | 124 | 345 | 51 | 81 | 10 | 57 | 17 | 46 | 68 | .235 | .330 | .374 | .704 |
| 2025 | Tampa Bay Rays | 17 | 42 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | .333 | .396 | .452 | .848 |
| 2024 | Tampa Bay Rays | 92 | 264 | 46 | 59 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 45 | 67 | .223 | .346 | .318 | .664 |
| 2023 | St. Louis Cardinals | 32 | 93 | 9 | 24 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 11 | .258 | .307 | .516 | .823 |
| 2022 | Cleveland Guardians | 54 | 112 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 20 | .232 | .293 | .286 | .579 |
Recent Games
Sep 27 @ Philadelphia PhilliesL
0-4, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R
Sep 26 @ Philadelphia PhilliesW
2-4, 0 HR, 4 RBI, 0 R
Sep 24 @ New York YankeesL
1-1, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R
Sep 23 @ New York YankeesL
1-4, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R
Sep 22 @ New York YankeesL
0-3, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R
Sep 19 vs Boston Red SoxW
1-4, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 R
Sep 18 vs Boston Red SoxL
0-0, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R
Sep 17 vs AthleticsW
1-2, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
Sep 16 vs AthleticsW
0-1, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R
Sep 15 vs AthleticsW
0-3, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R