Caballero is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.
Caballero should continue to play regularly versus left-handed pitching, but he seems to have fallen back into a timeshare at shortstop with Taylor Walls when the Rays face right-handed pitching. He'll take a seat for the second time in the Rays' last three matchups versus righties to open up a spot in the lineup for Walls, who offers a better glove and has been hot at the plate lately (7-for-17 with a home run and two doubles over his last five games).
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Rays' Jose Caballero: Swipes two bags off bench
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Caballero walked in his only plate appearance and stole two bases before scoring a run against Boston on Monday.
Caballero began the game on the bench, but he still made an impact on the outcome. The utility man entered as a defensive replacement in the seventh inning, and in the ninth he walked before stealing both second and third base and coming around to score on a sacrifice fly. Caballero has been in and out of the lineup, starting just twice over Tampa Bay's past five games. However, he's brought value with his speed, as his 23 thefts are tied for most in the majors.
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Rays' Jose Caballero: Not in Sunday's lineup
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Caballero is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Caballero started the first two games of the series in the outfield and will sit Sunday while in the midst of an 0-for-14 slump. Jake Mangum, Kameron Misner and Josh Lowe will man the outfield from left to right field.
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Rays' Jose Caballero: Sitting down Thursday
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Caballero isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rangers.
The Rays will give Caballero a day to regroup after he went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts during Wednesday's contest. Taylor Walls will fill in at shortstop and bat eighth.
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Rays' Jose Caballero: Swipes 19th bag
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Caballero went 2-for-5 with a double, two RBI, three runs scored, a walk and a stolen base Saturday against the Astros.
Caballero got the chance to lead off with a lefty on the mound, the second consecutive time he's done so. He delivered an excellent performance, extending his hitting streak to five games while also swiping his 19th stolen base of the campaign. Caballero is known primarily for his defense and speed, but he quietly has maintained a 115 wRC+ and .326 wOBA across 154 plate appearances on the campaign.
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Rays' Jose Caballero: Pops second homer
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Caballero went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Friday's 2-1 loss to the Astros.
Getting the start in right field, the utility player hit leadoff for the first time all year and ripped a Framber Valdez two-seamer into the Crawford Boxes on the second pitch he saw, but it was all the offense the Rays could muster. The long ball was Caballero's second of the season, and over his last 14 games he's earned his audition at the top of the batting order by slashing .280/.345/.460 with six RBI, eight runs and nine steals.
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Rays' Jose Caballero: Taking seat Wednesday
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Caballero is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Twins.
Caballero will yield to Taylor Walls at shortstop for the second time in four games. Caballero hasn't notched multiple hits in any of his last eight games, but he's accumulated seven stolen bases during that stretch.
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Rays' Jose Caballero: Swipes two bags Tuesday
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Caballero went 1-for-3 with a run scored and two stolen bases in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Twins.
The infielder produced Tampa Bay's final run of the game nearly single-handedly, leading off the seventh inning with a single, swiping second and third base, and then coming home on a Kameron Misner groundout. Caballero is up to 17 steals on the season in 21 attempts, four back of MLB leader Luis Robert and tied for fourth with Elly De La Cruz, but the rest of his fantasy production has been lackluster. Through 44 games, Caballero has one homer, 15 runs and 16 RBI while slashing .244/.324/.358.
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Rays' Jose Caballero: Back on bench Sunday
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Caballero is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
Caballero had started the Rays' last five games, but he'll be squeezed out of the lineup Sunday as Taylor Walls (groin) returns from a three-game absence. Even if the Rays continue to stick with the defensive-minded Walls as their preferred option at shortstop, Caballero still has multiple pathways to playing time and should remain a mainstay in the lineup against left-handed pitching and a semi-regular against righties. Despite not having a full-time role at any one position this season, Caballero has 15 stolen bases to go along with a .241 batting average, one home run, 14 RBI and 13 runs in 42 games.
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Rays' Jose Caballero: Swipes two more bags
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Caballero went 1-for-3 with a walk and two stolen bases in Wednesday's 8-4 win over the Astros.
Caballero now has six steals in his last six games and 15 on the season. The 28-year-old Caballero has also been swinging the bat well, logging at least one hit in seven of his last eight games -- he's gone 9-for-30 (.300) in that span. He's now slashing .252/.328/.369 with one homer, 14 RBI and 13 runs scored across 125 plate appearances this season.
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Rays' Jose Caballero: Swipes two bags in win
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Caballero went 1-for-4 with a run scored and two stolen bases in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Marlins.
Caballero sparked a four-run fifth inning, leading off with a single, swiping two bases and scoring the game's first run. The 28-year-old has hit safely in five straight games and has tallied nine steals in the month of May. On the season, he's hitting .260 with one home run, 13 RBI, 12 runs scored and 12 steals across 113 plate appearances.
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Rays' Jose Caballero: Nabs steal, scores twice in win
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Caballero went 2-for-4 with a double, a stolen base and two runs scored in Thursday's 8-3 win over the Blue Jays.
Caballero has gone 7-for-21 (.333) with two steals over his last seven games, a span that includes a pair of multi-hit efforts. Playing time is set to get more difficult to maintain for the defensively versatile 28-year-old, but his hot hitting should help him continue to push Taylor Walls at shortstop once Josh Lowe, back from a long-term oblique injury, settles back into right field. Caballero has a .250/.333/.370 slash line with a home run, 12 RBI, 10 runs scored and 10 steals across 105 plate appearances this season. Even if he loses out on a near-everyday role, he'll still be a speedy option off the bench for the Rays.
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Rays' Jose Caballero: Continuing to play regularly
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Caballero will start in right field and bat sixth in Thursday's game against the Blue Jays, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
The Rays are including Caballero in the lineup for the seventh time in eight games, with the versatile 28-year-old drawing four starts in right field and one apiece at third base, second base and shortstop during that span. Caballero will likely continue to be fixture in the starting nine against left-handed pitching, but he could soon have to settle for more of a part-time role versus righties. Taylor Walls has seemingly regained a foothold as the Rays' primary shortstop, Josh Lowe (oblique) returned from the injured list Thursday and Yandy Diaz (personal) is on track to return from the restricted list Friday, which will close off three different avenues for Caballero to get consistent playing time when Tampa Bay faces righties.
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Rays' Jose Caballero: Taking seat Sunday
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Caballero is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
Caballero will check out of the lineup after starting five straight games. Three of those starts came at shortstop, and he could see most of his playing time there against right-handers, as the Rays have been scaling back the playing time of the struggling Taylor Walls.
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Rays' Jose Caballero: Getting more time at shortstop
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Caballero will start in right field and bat eighth in Wednesday's game against the Royals, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
Though he'll be filling in for the left-handed-hitting Kameron Misner in the outfield while the Royals send a southpaw (Noah Cameron) to the bump, Caballero could up seeing steadier playing time at shortstop against right-handers moving forward. Taylor Walls will man shortstop Wednesday, but Caballero had started at the position in four of the previous six contests.
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Rays' Jose Caballero: Scores three times in win
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Caballero went 2-for-3 with a walk and three runs scored Saturday against the Yankees.
Caballero has seen more action than expected this season in right field due to the Rays' injury issues. However, he was in the lineup at shortstop against a righty Saturday and delivered an impactful performance. Even with inconsistent playing time, Caballero has five extra-base hits and five stolen bases across 44 plate appearances.
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Rays' Jose Caballero: Swipes two bags in win
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Caballero went 1-for-3 with a walk, one RBI, one run scored and two steals in Sunday's 8-3 win over Atlanta.
Caballero was a thorn in Atlanta's side throughout the game, driving in a run in the first inning, scoring in the fourth and notching his first multi-steal effort of the season. The 28-year-old is off to a hot start in 2025, slashing .333/.455/.556 with a home run, eight RBI, three runs scored and five steals across 33 plate appearances.
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Rays' Jose Caballero: Blasts grand slam Wednesday
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Caballero went 1-for-4 with a grand slam in Wednesday's 5-4 win over the Angels.
Cabellero jumped on the first pitch from Yusei Kikuchi in the first inning, launching a grand slam to give the Rays an early 4-0 lead. It was Cabellero's first home run of 2025, and the 28-year-old has started the season 5-for-19 with four walks, two stolen bases, one home run and seven RBI.
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Rays' Jose Caballero: Making first start in outfield
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Caballero will start in right field and bat sixth in Wednesday's game against the Pirates, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
Caballero has logged six career innings in the outfield over his two-plus seasons in the big leagues, but he'll be making his first start at an outfield spot Wednesday. Though Caballero still seems to be viewed as a utility player, manager Kevin Cash could continue to explore ways to get the speedy 28-year-old in the lineup while he's putting good plate appearances together. Through three games, Caballero has gone 3-for-6 with three walks, one double, three RBI, one run and one stolen base.
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