SEPTEMBER 13, 2020 • MLB.COM
JI MAN CHOI
Choi exits with left hamstring strain vs. Sox Ji-Man Choi exited Saturday’s game against the Red Sox at Tropicana Field with a left hamstring strain. Yoshi Tsutsugo replaced him as the t...
More pain for Rays as Ji-Man Choi strains hamstring The team had been feeling pretty good about itself going into play Saturday against Boston.
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020 • TAMPABAY.COM
Choi exits with left hamstring injury vs. Sox Ji-Man Choi exited Saturday’s game against the Red Sox at Tropicana Field with a left hamstring injury. Yoshi Tsutsugo replaced him as the t...
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020 • MLB.COM
Leaves with hamstring strain Choi was removed from Saturday's game against the Red Sox with a left hamstring strain, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.
Impact The 29-year-old appeared to suffer the injury during the fourth inning when he scored from second base on a single. The severity of the injury remains unclear, but Choi seems likely to be sidelined for at least a few days.
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Out against southpaw Choi is not in Thursday's lineup against the Red Sox.
Impact He will take a seat with a lefty (Mike Kickham) on the mound for Boston. Mike Brosseau will start at first base and bat fourth.
SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Soto returns, Nats beat Rays 5-3 to finish 2-game sweep
Juan Soto drove in a run in his return to the lineup and the Washington Nationals used strong relief pitching to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 to sweep the two-game seriesSEPTEMBER 9, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Delivers in pinch-hit capacity Choi pinch hit for Hunter Renfroe in the 10th inning of Sunday's win against the Marlins and laced a game-tying RBI double in his one at-bat.
Impact Choi's timely two-bagger brought home Joey Wendle to knot the score at 4-4 after Matt Joyce had singled home Lewis Brinson in the top of the 10th to give Miami a temporary one-run lead. Choi opened September in a brief 0-for-7 skid over his first two games, but he's bounced back with a pair of doubles, a walk and Sunday's clutch RBI in his subsequent pair of contests.
SEPTEMBER 7, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Goldschmidt, Cardinals tighten NL Central race, top Cubs
Paul Goldschmidt hit a three-run homer off a struggling Jon Lester, and the St. Louis Cardinals gained ground in the NL Central race by beating the Chicago Cubs 7-3SEPTEMBER 7, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sitting against southpaw Choi isn't in Wednesday's lineup against the Yankees.
Impact Choi will get a breather Wednesday as left-hander Jordan Montgomery starts for the Yankees. Nate Lowe will start at first base.
SEPTEMBER 2, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Leading off Tuesday Choi (illness) will lead off and play first base Tuesday against the Yankees.
Impact A stomach bug forced Choi to leave Monday's game early, but the issue was evidently a minor one, as he's back in the lineup without missing any starts. Choi started the season slowly but has raised his OPS from .662 to .751 over his last four games.
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Stomach issues lead to Monday exit Manager Kevin Cash said that Choi left Monday's win over the Yankees with stomach issues, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Impact Choi had himself a huge game before being replaced by Mike Brosseau in the bottom of the ninth, going 3-for-4 with a two-run homer, three RBI and two runs scored. At first glance, it appeared as if the substitution might have been a simple move for defensive reasons, but it sounds like the slugger was dealing with some sort of discomfort related to his stomach. Until further update, however, it does not seem likely that Choi will be held out beyond Monday.
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Glasnow overpowers Yanks as Rays go to 7-1 vs NY this season
Tyler Glasnow flummoxed the Yankees for six innings, Ji-Man Choi and Kevin Kiermaier homered off Gerrit Cole, and the Tampa Bay Rays extended their mastery of New York with a 5-3 v...SEPTEMBER 1, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Glasnow paces AL East-leading Rays to 5-3 win over Yankees
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sits against left-hander Choi isn't in the lineup Thursday against the Orioles.
Impact Choi will get a day off with southpaw John Means taking the mound for the Orioles on Thursday. Mike Brosseau will take over at first base.
AUGUST 27, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Glasnow records 13 strikeouts as Rays beat Orioles 4-2
Tyler Glasnow struck out a career-high 13 over seven innings and the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-2AUGUST 26, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Grichuk hits 3-run homer in 7th, Blue Jays beat Rays 6-4
Randal Grichuk hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning before later leaving with lower back tightness and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-4AUGUST 24, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Fleming wins big league debut, Rays beat Blue Jays 5-4
Josh Fleming pitched five innings of two-run ball to win his major league debut, and the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4AUGUST 23, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
On bench against southpaw Choi isn't starting Saturday against the Blue Jays.
Impact Choi will take a seat with left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu starting for the Blue Jays on Saturday. Mike Brosseau will serve as the first baseman with Choi sidelined.
AUGUST 22, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Blue Jays beat Rays 6-5 in 10 for 6th straight win
Cavan Biggio and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. each drove in a run during the 10th inning to help the Toronto Blue Jays win their sixth consecutive game, 6-5 over the Tampa Bay Rays on Frida...AUGUST 22, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Takes seat vs. lefty Choi is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Yankees, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.
Impact Choi and fellow lefty hitters Yoshi Tsutsugo, Brandon Lowe and Kevin Kiermaier will bow out of the starting nine while the Yankees bring southpaw James Paxton to the hill in the series finale. Mike Brosseau will fill in for Choi at first base and bat leadoff for the Rays.
AUGUST 20, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Smacks second homer Choi went 1-for-2 with a walk and a solo home run Wednesday against the Yankees.
Impact Choi took Gerrit Cole deep in the second inning to record the Rays' first run of the contest. He now has two homers on the season, but it was his first since July 26. While likely a coincidence that he went deep the same day, Choi announced Wednesday that he was ending his experiment as a switch-hitter, because he believed it had disrupted his swing from his natural left side. Considering he is hitting just .179/.282/.368 across 78 plate appearances, there's certainly a possibility that Choi was out out of sync due to hitting from both sides of the dish.
AUGUST 20, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Rays beat Yankees again 4-2; Cole's streak intact after ND
Pinch-hitter Mike Brosseau singled home the tiebreaking run in the eighth inning and the streaking Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees again, taking advantage of a costly erro...AUGUST 20, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sitting out series finale Choi is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Red Sox, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.
Impact Choi will take a seat after going 2-for-12 with a double, three walks, an RBI and a run scored while starting at first base in the first three games of the series in Boston. Jose Martinez will fill in for Choi and bat second Thursday.
AUGUST 13, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Kiermaier, Margot lead hit parade as Rays beat Red Sox 8-7
Kevin Kiermaier hit a tiebreaking, two-run double in the seventh inning, Manuel Margot had four hits and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 8-7AUGUST 11, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Ji-Man Choi chant is back! Ji-Man Choi! Ji-Man Choi! Ji-Man Choi!
AUGUST 10, 2020 • DRAYSBAY.COM
