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
.226
OBP
.322
SLG
.333
OPS
.655
HR
5
RBI
39
R
42
H
65
SB
11
G
102
DiamondIQ WAR
334 PA · 2026
0.3
2.6 runs above replacement
Batting · wRAA-5.8
Baserunning · 11 SB / 5 CS (v1: SB only)+0.2
Positional · 2B 95, 3B 2, DH 2, LF 1, RF 1+1.2
Replacement · 334 PA+11.0
Fielding · OAA -6 → -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 | 400 | .374 | .353 | 17% | 30% |
| Sinker | 205 | .271 | .258 | 7% | 30% |
| Changeup | 165 | .327 | .357 | 37% | 31% |
| Curveball | 163 | .121 | .205 | 25% | 31% |
| Slider | 133 | .287 | .305 | 28% | 22% |
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 | 102 | 288 | 42 | 65 | 5 | 39 | 11 | 39 | 61 | .226 | .322 | .333 | .655 |
| 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
Aug 29 vs San Diego PadresW
0-3, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 R
Aug 26 @ Detroit TigersW
0-3, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R
Aug 25 @ Detroit TigersL
0-4, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R
Aug 23 @ Baltimore OriolesW
0-4, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R
Aug 22 @ Baltimore OriolesL
0-4, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R
Aug 20 vs Toronto Blue JaysL
0-3, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R
Aug 19 vs Toronto Blue JaysW
1-4, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
Aug 18 vs Toronto Blue JaysL
1-3, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Aug 17 vs Baltimore OriolesW
1-3, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 R
Aug 16 vs Baltimore OriolesL
0-1, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R