Year | AB | H | R | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | Rate |
2025 proj | 278 | 52 | 39 | 5 | 24 | 39 | 84 | 17 | 0.187 | 7.7 |
2025 | 270 | 61 | 35 | 4 | 37 | 25 | 63 | 13 | 0.226 | 17.5 |
2024 | 218 | 40 | 27 | 1 | 14 | 31 | 67 | 16 | 0.183 | 3.7 |
2023 | 303 | 61 | 50 | 8 | 36 | 44 | 92 | 22 | 0.201 | 16.1 |
2022 | 407 | 70 | 53 | 8 | 33 | 52 | 120 | 10 | 0.172 | 1.8 |
2021 | 152 | 32 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 23 | 49 | 4 | 0.211 | 2.2 |
Date | News |
7/25/25 | Rays Drop Fifth-Straight Road Game in 7-2 Loss to Reds. For a while on Friday night, things were going pretty well for the Tampa Bay Rays in their 7-2 series-opening loss against the Cincinnati Reds. The Rays enjoyed a 2-1 lead in the top of the fourth inning after shortstop Taylor Walls drove in left fielder Christopher Morel with an RBI double, and starting right-hander Zack Littell was aggressively filling up the strike zone after surrendering a second-inning home run to Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson. The Reds scored two runs in the bottom of the fourth to regain the lead and make it 3-2 after Littell and the defense loaded the bases. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/rays/news/rays-drop-fifth-s... |
7/22/25 | Rays' Kim Ha-seong leaves game with back injury. Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Kim Ha-seong was forced to leave his latest game with lower back tightness, yet another setback in a season already compromised by multiple injuries. Kim walked and stole second base in the bottom of the second inning against the Chicago White Sox at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida, on Monday (local time). After fielding the final out in the top of the third at shortstop, Kim did not return to the field for the fourth inning, as Taylor Walls shifted from second base to shortstop. Source: https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2025-07-... |
7/12/25 | Small mistakes by Taylor Walls make big difference in Rays' latest loss. As rough as things have been going for the Tampa Bay Rays over the last couple of weeks, they have little margin for error. The Rays, after a six-week, majors-best run of 25-9, left Kansas City June 26 with a 46-35 record and were a half game off the lead in the American League East. Shortstop Taylor Walls was involved in both of Saturday's key moments. Source: https://kdhnews.com/sports/baseball/small-mistakes... |
7/05/25 | Gameday Preview (Saturday): Taylor Walls Back at Shortstop For Rays in Game 2 With Twins. The Tampa Bay Rays have lost five of their past seven games, and they hope to turn things around on Saturday when they take on the Minnesota Twins in the second game of a three-game weekend set. Taylor Walls is back at shortstop for the Rays, a day after Ha-Seong Kim came off the injured list and played for the first time on Friday. “We'll see,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said Saturday when asked when Kim might be ready to play. Taj Bradley has been up and down the past month or so, and he needs a big outing on Saturday. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/rays/news/gameday-preview-s... |
6/21/25 | Tampa Tames Tigers Again; Cubs, Caps Win on Saturday, Sox Stymied. UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 22, 2025) – Taylor Walls' two-run single capped the second straight four-run first inning for Tampa Bay against the Tigers, as the Rays cruised past the visiting Bengals again yesterday, 8-3. The series at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa wraps up this afternoon. Coverage with Dan Dickerson and Carlos Peña will be joined in progress around 12 Noon, following the conclusion of the Hope Church service broadcast, on 99 7/1450 WHTC. Ian Happ clubbed two homers and drove in four runs, as the Cubs handled the visiting Seattle Mariners yesterday, 10-7. The series at Wrigley Field in Chicago concludes this afternoon. José Berrios allowed two hits with five strikeouts over nearly Source: https://whtc.com/2025/06/22/sunday-jun-22-2025-spo... |
6/15/25 | Rain, red-hot Rays cool off Mets. Taylor Walls and Yandy Díaz had two hits and two RBIs apiece and the Tampa Bay Rays remained hot with an 8-4 win over the New York Mets on Saturday. Junior Caminero homered to lead off a five-run fourth inning for Tampa Bay, which has won eight of its last 11 games and leads the majors with a 17-6 record and 134 runs scored since May 20. Josh Lowe and Brandon Lowe each finished with two hits and an RBI. Drew Rasmussen (6-4) won his fifth straight decision despite allowing seven hits and four runs in five innings. Source: https://www.trentonian.com/2025/06/15/rain-red-hot... |
6/14/25 | Rays team up to beat Mets again with big inning on Drew Rasmussen's day. The Rays cobbled together a big inning for the second straight game, scoring five runs in the fourth to beat the Mets again, this time 8-4. Shortstop Taylor Walls had a big role in the win, delivering two doubles and dropping a squeeze bunt in the middle of the fourth-inning outburst. Drew Rasmussen got the win though, by his lofty standards, had somewhat of an off-day, allowing a season-high-matching four runs, including two homers, over five innings. Source: https://www.tampabay.com/sports/rays/2025/06/14/ra... |
6/09/25 | Marlins Rays Baseball. Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Taylor Walls reacts after tagging out Miami Marlins' Otto Lopez while trying to steal second base during the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, June 8, 2025 in Tampa, Fla. Source: https://www.ncnewsonline.com/sports/national_sport... |
6/06/25 | Rays rally for three in 9th, complete sweep of Rangers. Taylor Walls hit a two-run infield single with two outs in the ninth inning, lifting the host Tampa Bay Rays to a 4-3 victory over the Texas Rangers on Thursday. Texas was nursing a 3-1 lead in the ninth inning before Junior Caminero halved the deficit with a one-out RBI single up the middle off Robert Garcia (1-3). Christopher Morel reached on an infield single to load the bases with two outs before Jonathan Aranda and Caminero came around to score after the Rangers failed to cover first base on Walls' base hit. Source: https://tylerpaper.com/sports/pro/rays-rally-for-t... |
6/05/25 | Rays score 3 in 9th inning to rally for 4-3 win over Rangers. Taylor Walls hit a two-run single to second baseman Marcus Semien in the ninth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays rallied to beat the Texas Rangers 4-3 on Thursday night. Junior Caminero, who homered off Jack Leiter in the second inning, had an RBI single against Robert Garcia (1-3) to pull the Rays to 3-2 earlier in the ninth. After Jake Mangum flied out for the second out, Christopher Morel singled to load the bases. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/rays-score-3-9th-... |
6/01/25 | Taylor Walls ejected, has to be restrained in heated argument during Rays' 1-0 loss to Houston. Tampa Bay Rays infielder Taylor Walls was ejected Sunday in the ninth inning of a 1-0 loss to Houston and had to be restrained during a prolonged argument. Walls appeared to tap his helmet after taking a called strike, which is a signal for challenging a call when the Automated Ball-Strike System is used. The ABS is not, however, being used in regular-season big league games yet, and plate umpire Nic Lentz seemed to take issue with the gesture. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/taylor-walls-ejec... |
5/20/25 | Rays rally to tie in 8th inning, then walk off Astros in 9th. TAMPA — The Rays turned a frustrating night into a celebratory one Tuesday, rallying for two runs in the eighth inning to tie the Astros, then walking them off in the ninth for a 3-2 win. Taylor Walls delivered the game-winner with a sacrifice fly to leftfield that scored Christopher Morel, who drew a leadoff walk from Kaleb Ort and went to third on Brandon Lowe’s soft double into shallow ... Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/rays-rally-tie-8t... |
5/12/25 | Brewers Drop Two Of Three Over The Weekend. TAMPA, FLA (WSAU) — The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday and Saturday before Milwaukee salvaged the third game of the series on Sunday in Florida. Friday Taylor Walls drew a bases loaded walk in the 8th inning which proved to be the game winner in a 4-3 Rays win. Jared Koenig took the loss for the Brewers. Milwaukee Manager Pat Murphy was ejected from the game for hotly disputing an obstruction call that gave the Rays a run in the 6th inning. William Contreras, Caleb Durbin and Rhys Hoskins had the Brewers RBIs. Saturday the Rays pulled out another tight one as they scored a run in the 9th inning for a 3-2 victory. The Brewers left the bases loaded in their half of the ninth Source: https://wdez.com/2025/05/12/brewers-drop-two-of-th... |
5/10/25 | Milwaukee Brewers bounced by Tampa Bay Rays. (WNFL) – The Milwaukee Brewers got beat the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday when Taylor Walls scored on a bases-loaded walk in the eighth inning. Losing pitcher Jared Koenigs issued the walk. Jose Quintana started for the Brewers and went 5 1/3 innings, allowing 3 runs (1 earned) on 5 hits and 2 walks. The Brewers got their runs on a run-scoring single by William Contreras in the first inning, a ground out in the third and a Rhys Hoskins single in the eighth inning. The two teams meet again this afternoon with the pre-game at 2:35 on 1360 and 97.5 WTAQ. Source: https://wtaq.com/2025/05/10/milwaukee-brewers-boun... |
5/09/25 | Rays end home skid with 4-3 win over Brewers. Taylor Walls drew a bases-loaded walk with two outs in the eighth inning to break a tie and give the Tampa Bay Rays a 4-3 win over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night. Walls took a 3-2 pitch well below the strike zone from loser Jared Koenig (2-1), who gave up two hits and walk in the inning to load the bases. The Rays snapped a three-game losing streak overall and a seven-game skid at home. Cole Sulser (1-1) got the win, despite giving up a run in the top of the eighth on Rhys Holkins' RBI single as the Brewers tied the game at 3-3. Source: https://www.reuters.com/sports/baseball/rays-end-h... |
5/04/25 | Aranda homers, drives in 3 runs as Rays' offense awakens in 7-5 win over Yankees. Tampa Bay matched its season high with 16 hits, including four by No. 9 hitter Taylor Walls and three each by Travis Jankowski, Yandy Díaz and Aranda. Brandon Lowe hit a two-run single and speedy Chandler Simpson scored from second on an infield hit. Taj Bradley stopped a three-start winless streak, allowing two runs and four hits in 5 1/3 innings as Tampa Bay won its second straight after a four-game slide. Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/others/arand... |
4/27/25 | Rays Beat Padres 4-2 on Sunday, Sweep Series With Unlikely Heroes. SAN DIEGO, Calif. — The Tampa Bay Rays had a lot of firsts on Sunday. A whole lot of them. The Rays beat the San Diego Padres 4-2 at Petco Park, completing a series sweep where Tampa Bay pitchers allowed only three runs in 27 innings. And they did it with a few unlikely heroes doing things for the first time. Here's the long list of firsts: The Rays swept their first series of the season after winning 1-0 and 4-1 on Friday and Saturday, respectively. It's the first time they've swept a series at Petco Park since 2004. Light-hitting shortstop Taylor Walls hit his first home run of the season, a 386-foot shot to right field. It was his first homer since Sept. 7, 2024 at Baltimore, and that was Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/rays/news/tampa-bay-rays-be... |
2/26/25 | Rays shortstop Taylor Walls is not conceding anything to Ha-Seong Kim. FORT MYERS — Taylor Walls gets how it looks. That the Rays' hefty investment in Ha-Seong Kim to play shortstop once he's recovered from shoulder surgery, expected sometime in May, will cost Walls his job as the current starter. It's just that Walls isn't jumping to that same conclusion. “I guess I could see where people would see that,” he said Wednesday. “But me, myself, there's no way that I could go about thinking about it that way. If that's what happens, that's what happens. If that's not what happens, that's not what happens. There's a lot that could happen in two months. So, at the end of the day, nothing's guaranteed. “I mean, he's an unbelievable player. And no matter what, I think either Source: https://www.tampabay.com/sports/rays/2025/02/26/ta... |
1/23/25 | Tampa Bay Rays, IF Taylor Walls Agree to Contract to Avoid Arbitration. The Tampa Bay Rays have avoided arbitration with infielder Taylor Walls by signing him to a one-year deal, the team announced Wednesday. Walls filed for a $1.575 million salary in 2025 after failing to secure a contract ahead of the non-binding deadline on Jan. 9, while the Rays filed for him to make $1.3 million. According to the Tampa Bay Times' Marc Topkin, Walls will now make $1.35 million in 2025. Source: https://www.si.com/fannation/mlb/fastball/news/tam... |
1/22/25 | Walls, Rays agree on deal to avoid arbitration. Infielder Taylor Walls and the Rays avoided arbitration, agreeing to a $1.4 million, one-year contract. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/43523316/taylo... |