RAIMEL TAPIA NEWS

Rutschman has 5 hits in opener, Orioles outlast Red Sox 10-9

Adley Rutschman became the first catcher in major league history with five hits on opening day, and the Baltimore Orioles survived a wild ninth inning to beat the Boston Red Sox 10...

MARCH 30, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Added to roster The Red Sox selected Tapia's contract from Triple-A Worcester on Thursday, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

Impact Tapia won the team's final outfield spot. He'll have to perform in order to avoid being replaced by Jarren Duran.

MARCH 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Earns final roster spot Tapia will make Boston's Opening Day roster after the Red Sox optioned Jarren Duran to Triple-A Worcester, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

Impact Tapia, who slashed .265/.292/.380 with the Blue Jays last season, will join Rob Refsnyder as Boston's bench outfielders to begin the regular campaign. It's unclear how long of a leash Tapia will have while Duran, who has flashed potential but struggled in his major-league career, waits in Worcester.

MARCH 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

May not make Opening Day roster Red Sox manager Alex Cora hinted that Tapia is not a lock to make the Opening Day roster, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.

Impact "We're still working on stuff," Cora said. "He's done everything possible. But we've got guys that they are good players too. So we'll make decisions when we have to make them." Tapia was signed as non-roster invitee in January, and the outfielder has an opt-out clause in his contract if he's not added to the 40-man roster before Opening Day. Tapia has put himself into strong position to be a member of the Boston bench after a good showing in Florida, but the final decision isn't likely to come until Thursday.

MARCH 26, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Raimel Tapia's solo homer | 03/14/2023 Raimel Tapia powers a solo home run to right field to give the Red Sox an early 1-0 lead in the 1st inning against the Tigers

MARCH 15, 2023 • MLB.COM

Having strong spring Tapia went 1-for-3 with an RBI in Wednesday's spring game against Puerto Rico.

Impact Tapia is well known to the Red Sox, who watched him post a .290/.318/.516 line with three home runs and 17 RBI against them over 15 games last season when he played for the Blue Jays. He's showing those same skills in a Boston uniform now, going 7-for-17 with a 1.294 OPS over 17 Grapefruit League games. "He'll put the ball in play," manager Alex Cora told Christopher Smith of MassLive.com. "He's got some juice too. He's a smart hitter, hunting for certain pitches and putting a good swing on it." Tapia has an opt-out clause, which could be a factor in deciding who makes the Opening Day roster. He's in the mix with Rob Refsnyder and Jarren Duran, who has minor-league options, for a final outfield spot.

MARCH 9, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Raimel Tapia's RBI single | 03/08/2023 Raimel Tapia lines an RBI single to center field, scoring Greg Allen, giving the Red Sox a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the 1st

MARCH 9, 2023 • MLB.COM

How Raimel Tapia is making a case to make the Red Sox - The Boston Globe As a member of the Blue Jays last season, Tapia hit .290/.318/.516 with an .834 OPS, three homers, and 16 RBIs in 15 games against the Red S...

MARCH 9, 2023 • BOSTONGLOBE.COM

Raimel Tapia's solo home run | 03/06/2023 Raimel Tapia hits a solo home run to right-center field in the bottom of the 3rd inning, increasing the lead for the Red Sox to 5-0

MARCH 6, 2023 • MLB.COM

Raimel Tapia's RBI double | 03/06/2023 Raimel Tapia hits a ground-rule double in the bottom of the 1st inning to bring in Rafael Devers, making it a 2-0 ballgame

MARCH 6, 2023 • MLB.COM

Raimel Tapia's two-run double | 03/04/2023 Raimel Tapia ropes a two-run double to left field scoring Jorge Alfaro and Jarren Duran, tying the game at 3 in the bottom of the 2nd

MARCH 4, 2023 • MLB.COM

Has opt-out clause in his contract Tapia has an opt-out clause in his minor-league contract with the Red Sox which he can exercise if he's not added to the 40-man roster before Opening Day, Ian Cundall of SoxProspec...

Impact Tapia has a decent chance to head north with the Red Sox, but if he doesn't he shouldn't have trouble latching on elsewhere. The veteran outfielder played in 128 games last season with the Blue Jays, posting a .672 OPS.

MARCH 3, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Red Sox reportedly agree to minor league deal with Raimel Tapia The Red Sox reportedly agreed to a minor league deal with Raimel Tapia.

JANUARY 19, 2023 • BOSTON.COM

Raimel Tapia Signs Minors Deal With Red Sox After being non-tendered by the Blue Jays earlier this offseason, Tapia signed a minor-league deal with the Red Sox.

JANUARY 19, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Catches on with Red Sox Tapia signed a minor-league contract with the Red Sox on Thursday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.

Impact Tapia will receive an invitation to major-league spring training, where he stands a good chance to win a reserve spot. He was a semi-regular last season with the Blue Jays, putting up a .265/.292/.380 batting line with seven homers and eight steals over 128 games. Tapia can handle all three outfield spots and his presence, along with the signing of Adam Duvall, would seem to point to Jarren Duran beginning the season back at Triple-A Worcester.

JANUARY 19, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Raimel Tapia has signed with the Boston Red Sox We'll be seeing a whole bunch of Raimel Tapia next season, as the outf...

JANUARY 19, 2023 • BLUEJAYSNATION.COM

OF Kevin Kiermaier, Blue Jays finalize $9M, 1-year contract

Gold Glove-winning centerfielder Kevin Kiermaier finalized a $9 million, one-year contract with the Toronto Blue Jays

DECEMBER 15, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

MLB tender deadline: Bellinger, Voit among 83 players cut

Cody Bellinger, Brian Anderson and Luke Voit were among 83 players who became free agents when their former teams declined to offer them contracts for next season

NOVEMBER 19, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Non-tendered by Jays The Blue Jays declined to tender Tapia a contract for 2023.

Impact The two sides effectively parted ways Tuesday when Toronto designated Tapia for assignment, and the split is now official. Tapia can do some good things for a major-league club, but his days of 400-plus plate appearances may be over.

NOVEMBER 19, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Blue Jays add 4 prospects to 40-man roster, DFA Raimel Tapia and Bradley Zimmer Yosver Zulueta was added to the Blue Jays 40-man roster, along with Addison Barger, Orelvis Martinez and Spencer Horwitz.

NOVEMBER 16, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM

DFA'd by Toronto Tapia was designated for assignment by the Blue Jays on Tuesday, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Impact The 28-year-old was acquired from the Rockies in March and played in 128 games last season, but Toronto has elected to remove him from the 40-man roster in order to protect a prospect from the Rule 5 draft. Tapia had a .265/.292/.380 slash line with seven home runs, 52 RBI, 47 runs scored and eight stolen bases in 431 plate appearances during 2022.

NOVEMBER 16, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Gets breather for Game 2 Tapia is out of the lineup for the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader with the Orioles.

Impact Tapia's move to the bench for the regular-season finale ends a streak of 11 consecutive starts. Gabriel Moreno will pick up the start in left field in place of Tapia, who went 1-for-5 in the Blue Jays' 5-4 loss in Game 1 to bring his season-long batting average down to .265.

OCTOBER 5, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Raimel Tapia's RBI single | 10/01/2022 Raimel Tapia gives the Blue Jays a 9-0 lead with an RBI single to right field in the bottom of the 8th inning

OCTOBER 1, 2022 • MLB.COM

Raimel Tapia's RBI double | 09/23/2022 Raimel Tapia smacks an RBI double to left-center field, cutting the Blue Jays' deficit to 3-1 in the top of the 5th inning

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022 • MLB.COM

Not starting Thursday Tapia isn't in the lineup Thursday against the Rays.

Impact Tapia is in the midst of a four-game hitting streak in which he's gone 5-for-16 with a triple, two doubles, six RBI, a run and a stolen base. Whit Merrifield will take over in left field and bat eighth Thursday.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022 • ROTOWIRE