LF Richie Palacios #1
Tampa Bay Rays MLB
Age: 29 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
01/18/2027
 OA: 45 POT: 45
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LF RICHIE PALACIOS #1 - AGE: 29 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
111 272 65 11 1 8 35 39 57 .239 .341 .375 4 0.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 50 55 55
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 40 40 40 40
Eye 55 55 60 55
Avoid K's 55 55 60 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 55 55
Errors: - 55 60
Arm: 20 45 45
Turn DP: - 55 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 30
Catcher: - Left Field: 60
1st Base: 50 Center Field: 35
2nd Base: 50 Right Field: 50
3rd Base: 25
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 45
Stealing Aggressiveness: 50
Stealing Ability: 65
Baserunning Inst.: 70
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 55
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/28/2026 MIN Loss, 2-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/26/2026 @ DET Win, 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/25/2026 @ DET Win, 6-3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/2026 BAL Win, 5-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/2026 BAL Win, 3-0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/2026 BAL Win, 11-4 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
09/19/2026 @ TEX Loss, 3-14 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/2026 @ TEX Win, 9-1 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 0
09/16/2026 MIN Win, 3-2 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
09/15/2026 MIN Loss, 6-8 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Palacios is considered one of the team leaders.
High: Leader
Birthday:05/16/1997
Born in:Brooklyn, NY
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$1,300,000
Signed Through:2027 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 141 Days
Service This Yr:178 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 118 Days
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2026 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 111 272 65 11 1 8 35 41 39 57 .239 .341 .375 .716 .299 .136 93
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 70 320 5 8 0 8 1 4 102 20 4 0 100.0 36.5 4.48 .7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   69 15 3 0 0 7 8 10 11 2 0 0 .217 .309 .261 .570
Versus Right   203 50 8 1 8 28 31 29 46 2 1 5 .246 .351 .414 .765
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   22 4 1 0 0 1 3 4 5 0 0 2 .182 .357 .227 .584
May   56 11 3 0 0 5 10 12 12 2 0 0 .196 .329 .250 .579
June   47 14 2 0 3 7 5 2 11 0 0 0 .298 .327 .532 .858
July   51 14 4 0 1 5 7 6 12 0 0 1 .275 .362 .412 .774
August   39 10 0 0 2 8 7 7 7 1 0 0 .256 .362 .410 .772
September   57 12 1 1 2 9 9 8 10 1 1 2 .211 .324 .368 .692
Spring Training   39 9 1 0 1 1 3 8 11 0 0 1 .231 .375 .333 .708
Postseason   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   272 65 11 1 8 35 41 39 57 4 1 5 .239 .341 .375 .716
2 Years Ago   97 19 5 1 3 8 10 10 24 1 0 5 .196 .301 .361 .662
Career   834 197 38 3 22 90 115 107 179 8 2 16 .236 .332 .368 .700
Home   130 27 4 0 3 17 21 18 25 4 0 3 .208 .310 .308 .617
Road   142 38 7 1 5 18 20 21 32 0 1 2 .268 .370 .437 .806
Grass   127 37 7 1 5 17 18 18 29 0 1 2 .291 .388 .480 .868
Turf   145 28 4 0 3 18 23 21 28 4 0 3 .193 .301 .283 .583
Day   90 23 5 0 2 12 14 10 20 2 1 1 .256 .330 .378 .708
Night   182 42 6 1 6 23 27 29 37 2 0 4 .231 .346 .374 .719
As Starter   238 54 10 1 6 29 30 30 42 4 1 4 .227 .319 .353 .672
As Reliever / Substitution   34 11 1 0 2 6 11 9 15 0 0 1 .324 .477 .529 1.007
Pinch Hitting   20 7 0 0 1 4 4 4 11 0 0 0 .350 .458 .500 .958
Close/Late   80 18 2 0 2 10 15 16 24 0 0 2 .225 .367 .325 .692
Inning 1-3   68 16 3 1 2 9 8 7 11 1 1 2 .235 .321 .397 .718
Inning 4-6   95 25 6 0 1 10 10 14 18 2 0 0 .263 .351 .358 .709
Inning 7-9   105 22 1 0 5 15 19 14 28 1 0 2 .210 .311 .362 .673
Extra Innings   4 2 1 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 1 .500 .778 .750 1.528
0 Outs   95 21 4 1 3 9 21 14 16 2 1 2 .221 .327 .379 .706
1 Outs   91 20 3 0 4 20 12 12 18 2 0 2 .220 .318 .385 .702
2 Outs   86 24 4 0 1 6 6 13 23 0 0 1 .279 .380 .360 .740
Scoring Position   74 16 2 0 3 28 15 20 18 4 1 2 .216 .380 .365 .745
Bases Empty   148 40 7 1 4 4 17 16 30 0 0 2 .270 .349 .412 .762
Runner on 1st   50 9 2 0 1 3 7 3 9 0 0 1 .180 .241 .280 .521
Runner on 2nd   24 7 2 0 2 7 8 11 2 0 1 0 .292 .514 .625 1.139
Runner on 3rd   3 2 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 2 0 0 .667 .625 .667 1.292
Runner on 1st & 2nd   24 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 6 0 0 1 .125 .192 .125 .317
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 4 0 0 1 .125 .300 .125 .425
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 3 1 0 0 .143 .222 .143 .365
Bases Loaded   8 2 0 0 1 10 3 3 3 1 0 0 .250 .417 .625 1.042
Two Strikes   133 30 5 0 4 15 13 15 57 2 0 4 .226 .318 .353 .672
First Pitch   42 9 1 0 1 6 7 7 0 2 0 0 .214 .314 .310 .623
Count 0-1   20 7 2 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 .350 .381 .550 .931
Count 0-2   22 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 10 0 0 1 .182 .217 .182 .399
Count 1-0   26 6 1 0 1 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 .231 .259 .385 .644
Count 1-1   24 7 1 0 2 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .292 .583 .875
Count 1-2   39 14 3 0 2 4 5 0 12 0 0 2 .359 .390 .590 .980
Count 2-0   4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-1   18 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .278 .500
Count 2-2   40 5 0 0 2 5 3 0 19 2 0 1 .125 .140 .275 .415
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   5 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 0 0 0 0 .000 .688 .000 .688
Full Count   32 7 2 0 0 5 4 15 16 0 0 0 .219 .468 .281 .749
Behind in Count   81 25 5 1 2 7 8 0 22 0 1 4 .309 .341 .469 .810
Ahead in Count   53 12 2 0 1 6 12 17 0 0 0 0 .226 .414 .321 .735
Batting Leadoff   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   20 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 .200 .273 .200 .473
Batting 4th   23 5 3 0 0 3 4 1 5 0 0 2 .217 .308 .348 .656
Batting 5th   24 6 2 0 2 7 2 2 6 1 0 1 .250 .321 .583 .905
Batting 6th   52 13 2 1 3 8 12 17 7 2 1 1 .250 .431 .500 .931
Batting 7th   65 16 4 0 0 3 7 1 14 0 0 1 .246 .269 .308 .576
Batting 8th   76 19 0 0 2 11 11 16 15 1 0 0 .250 .376 .329 .705
Batting 9th   9 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 5 0 0 0 .222 .222 .556 .778
Low Leverage   118 36 6 0 5 10 13 12 16 2 0 1 .305 .368 .483 .851
Medium Leverage   100 19 3 1 2 15 18 17 22 1 1 2 .190 .317 .300 .617
High Leverage   53 10 2 0 1 10 8 10 18 1 0 2 .189 .333 .283 .616
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2022 Cleveland - MLB 25 54 112 26 6 0 0 10 7 9 1 1 20 2 0 .232 .293 .286 .578 68 62 -0.3
2023 St. Louis - MLB 26 32 93 24 6 0 6 16 9 6 1 1 11 2 0 .258 .307 .516 .823 119 116 0.5
2024 Tampa Bay - MLB 27 92 260 63 10 1 5 21 48 43 4 1 67 19 1 .242 .357 .346 .703 102 107 1.5
2025 Tampa Bay - MLB 28 30 97 19 5 1 3 8 10 10 5 1 24 0 0 .196 .301 .361 .662 78 79 0.2
2026 Tampa Bay - MLB 29 111 272 65 11 1 8 35 41 39 5 4 57 4 0 .239 .341 .375 .716 104 93 0.7
Total MLB 319 834 197 38 3 22 90 115 107 16 8 179 27 1 .236 .332 .368 .700 97 94 2.6
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2018 Cleveland (ACL) - R 21 5 16 7 1 0 2 6 4 6 0 0 2 2 0 .438 .591 .875 1.466 278 248 0.5
2018 Total - A- 21 20 73 30 5 1 2 17 12 11 0 2 12 2 1 .411 .477 .589 1.066 100 236 1.2
2018 Total - A 21 20 80 24 2 1 2 7 10 2 0 0 13 3 0 .300 .317 .425 .742 107 108 0.2
2021 Akron - AA 24 66 244 73 24 3 6 36 53 33 4 2 42 10 3 .299 .389 .496 .885 135 132 1.5
2021 Columbus - AAA 24 37 113 33 9 1 1 12 19 25 4 1 28 10 0 .292 .434 .416 .849 112 113 0.5
2022 Columbus - AAA 25 45 179 50 10 5 4 36 34 24 2 0 43 12 2 .279 .371 .458 .829 104 102 0.3
2023 Memphis - AAA 26 40 157 47 10 0 5 29 34 32 2 3 20 3 2 .299 .418 .459 .876 117 114 0.5
2023 Columbus - AAA 26 56 217 47 13 0 3 30 42 41 6 4 41 6 4 .217 .351 .318 .669 67 78 -0.7
2023 Total - AAA 26 96 374 94 23 0 8 59 76 73 8 7 61 9 6 .251 .379 .377 .756 88 93 -0.2
2024 Durham - AAA 27 7 21 7 2 0 1 6 3 5 3 1 2 0 0 .333 .500 .571 1.071 179 180 0.3
2025 Durham - AAA 28 109 390 104 29 1 10 50 63 67 13 2 51 17 2 .267 .390 .423 .813 104 108 1.8
Total IL 294 1077 288 73 7 24 163 195 194 30 11 185 48 10 .267 .390 .415 .805 101 104
Total EL 66 244 73 24 3 6 36 53 33 4 2 42 10 3 .299 .389 .496 .885 135 132
Total CAL 20 80 24 2 1 2 7 10 2 0 0 13 3 0 .300 .317 .425 .742 107 108
Total NYP 20 73 30 5 1 2 17 12 11 0 2 12 2 1 .411 .477 .589 1.066 100 236
Total ACL 5 16 7 1 0 2 6 4 6 0 0 2 2 0 .438 .591 .875 1.466 278 248
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2025 Tampa Bay - MLB 28 12 36 7 2 0 1 4 5 8 1 1 11 1 1 .194 .348 .333 .681 86 84 0.2
2026 Tampa Bay - MLB 29 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -114 -0.2
Total MLB 13 37 7 2 0 1 4 5 8 1 1 12 1 1 .189 .340 .324 .665 82 80
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2022 Cleveland - MLB 2B 2 0 2 1 1 3 0 1.000 3.0 9.00 0.0 .000
2022 Cleveland - MLB LF 25 20 43 2 1 45 0 1.000 156.0 2.60 0.0 .000
2023 St. Louis - MLB 2B 1 1 2 2 1 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 0.0 .000
2023 St. Louis - MLB LF 17 17 23 2 0 26 1 .962 143.0 1.57 0.0 .000
2023 St. Louis - MLB CF 8 7 16 0 0 17 1 .941 61.0 2.36 0.0 .000
2023 St. Louis - MLB RF 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 10.0 1.80 0.0 .000
2024 Tampa Bay - MLB 2B 37 26 45 80 14 130 5 .962 249.0 4.52 0.0 .000
2024 Tampa Bay - MLB 3B 2 1 1 3 0 6 2 .667 10.0 3.60 0.0 .000
2024 Tampa Bay - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 Tampa Bay - MLB LF 20 16 31 0 0 31 0 1.000 139.0 2.01 -0.1 .958
2024 Tampa Bay - MLB RF 33 25 51 0 0 51 0 1.000 232.1 1.98 0.0 .000
2025 Durham - AAA 1B 10 9 59 3 12 65 3 .954 79.0 7.06 -1.4 .846
2025 Tampa Bay - MLB 2B 1 1 2 1 1 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 -0.1 .957
2025 Durham - AAA 2B 24 20 30 56 15 87 1 .989 193.0 4.01 +0.8 1.008
2025 Durham - AAA 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2025 Durham - AAA SS 3 3 3 7 1 10 0 1.000 25.0 3.60 -0.1 1.056
2025 Tampa Bay - MLB LF 27 26 55 0 0 55 0 1.000 227.1 2.18 +3.0 1.085
2025 Durham - AAA LF 26 16 27 1 1 28 0 1.000 147.0 1.71 -0.4 1.004
2025 Durham - AAA CF 22 22 52 0 0 52 0 1.000 172.0 2.72 -2.6 .945
2025 Durham - AAA RF 14 10 22 1 1 23 0 1.000 91.0 2.27 -0.1 1.068
2026 Tampa Bay - MLB 1B 11 5 55 2 4 57 0 1.000 59.0 8.69 +0.3 1.011
2026 Tampa Bay - MLB 2B 15 12 14 30 7 45 1 .978 111.2 3.55 -1.3 .957
2026 Tampa Bay - MLB 3B 8 8 3 17 0 20 0 1.000 67.1 2.67 +0.7 1.035
2026 Tampa Bay - MLB LF 43 27 49 0 0 49 0 1.000 261.1 1.69 +1.7 1.045
2026 Tampa Bay - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2026 Tampa Bay - MLB RF 11 1 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 27.0 3.00 +0.7 1.114
TOTAL 1B 21 14 114 5 16 122 3 .975 138.0 7.76 -1.1 .918
TOTAL 2B 80 60 95 170 39 272 7 .974 574.2 4.15 -0.6 .990
TOTAL 3B 10 9 4 20 0 26 2 .923 77.1 2.79 +0.7 1.035
TOTAL SS 4 3 3 7 1 10 0 1.000 27.0 3.33 -0.1 1.056
TOTAL LF 158 122 228 5 2 234 1 .996 1073.2 1.95 +4.2 1.052
TOTAL CF 30 29 68 0 0 69 1 .986 233.0 2.63 -2.6 .945
TOTAL RF 60 36 84 1 1 85 0 1.000 360.1 2.12 +0.6 1.080
PLAYER HISTORY
06/04/2018 Drafted by the Cleveland Guardians in the 3rd round of the 2018 MLB June Amateur Draft from Towson University (Towson, MD).
06/16/2023 Traded by the Cleveland Guardians to the St. Louis Cardinals.
01/05/2024 Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Tampa Bay Rays.
08/02/2024 Tampa Bay Rays placed OF Richie Palacios on the 10-day injured list retroactive to August 1, 2024. Right knee sprain. [Auto]
11/24/2024 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $740,000.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 55 (55).
05/23/2025 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 2 days.
12/01/2025 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $740,000.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 55 (55).
11/03/2026 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,300,000 with the Tampa Bay Rays organization.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 55 (55).
01/17/2027 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at second base at the Tampa Bay Rays development complex.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
2026 8 3
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