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
.237
OBP
.333
SLG
.338
OPS
.671
HR
3
RBI
27
R
28
H
47
SB
8
G
70
DiamondIQ WAR
228 PA · 2026
0.1
1.2 runs above replacement
Batting · wRAA (park 1.01)-2.7
Baserunning · 8 SB / 5 CS (v1: SB only)-0.4
Positional · 2B 64, 3B 2, DH 2, LF 1, RF 1+0.7
Replacement · 228 PA+7.5
Fielding · OAA -5 → -4 runs (2B)-4.0
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 | 299 | .363 | .355 | 17% | 29% |
| Sinker | 130 | .238 | .231 | 4% | 23% |
| Changeup | 120 | .367 | .386 | 42% | 29% |
| Slider | 92 | .356 | .353 | 20% | 28% |
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 | 70 | 198 | 28 | 47 | 3 | 27 | 8 | 26 | 40 | .237 | .333 | .338 | .671 |
| 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
Jul 12 vs Seattle MarinersL
0-2, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R
Jul 11 vs Seattle MarinersW
0-4, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R
Jul 10 vs Seattle MarinersW
1-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Jul 9 vs New York YankeesL
0-1, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R
Jul 7 vs New York YankeesW
2-2, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R
Jul 6 vs New York YankeesL
2-3, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 R
Jul 5 @ Houston AstrosL
0-2, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R
Jul 4 @ Houston AstrosL
2-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
Jul 2 @ Kansas City RoyalsW
1-3, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Jul 1 @ Kansas City RoyalsW
0-4, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R