RAIMEL TAPIA NEWS

Sitting versus righty Tapia is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the White Sox.

Impact The lefty-hitting Tapia will sit for the second time in three games, with his absence from the lineup Tuesday coming against a right-handed starting pitcher (Lucas Giolito). With both Danny Jansen and Alejandro Kirk excelling at the plate of late, the Blue Jays could choose to open up more playing time for both players by deploying one of the two catchers as a designated hitter. If that ends up being the case, Tapia may find himself as the odd man out of the lineup against right-handed pitching in most games.

MAY 31, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Raimel Tapia's two-run single ' 05/29/2022 Raimel Tapia rips a two-run single to center field, scoring Matt Chapman and Cavan Biggio to extend the lead to 6-2 in the 3rd inning

MAY 30, 2022 • MLB.COM

Raimel Tapia's RBI single ' 05/29/2022 Raimel Tapia pulls an RBI single to right field, scoring Alejandro Kirk to bring the Blue Jays' deficit to 9-8 in the 7th inning

MAY 30, 2022 • MLB.COM

Raimel Tapia's RBI double ' 05/28/2022 Raimel Tapia lines an RBI double to left field, plating Matt Chapman to extend the Blue Jays' lead to 6-4 in the top of the 8th

MAY 29, 2022 • MLB.COM

Not in Saturday's lineup Tapi will sit Saturday against the Angels.

Impact Tapia struggled to a .243/.260/.329 line in April, but he's hit an even worse .210/.258/.210 thus far in May. As of Sunday, it will be one month since his last extra-base hit. Cavan Biggio will start in left field Saturday.

MAY 28, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Out of lineup Tapia will be on the bench Monday against St. Louis.

Impact Tapia sits after starting seven of the last eight games. He hasn't done much at the plate this season, hitting .230/.258/.279. Lourdes Gurriel will start in left field.

MAY 23, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Raimel Tapia's adventurous catch ' 05/20/2022 Raimel Tapia makes a nice catch in left field to end the 4th inning against the Reds

MAY 21, 2022 • MLB.COM

France HRs, Gonzales solid as Mariners top Jays, avoid sweep

Ty France hit a two-run homer, Marco Gonzales pitched six solid innings to snap a five-start winless streak and the Seattle Mariners beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 to avoid a three...

MAY 19, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Heads to bench Wednesday Tapia is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mariners.

Impact The lefty-hitting Tapia will take a seat against Seattle southpaw Marco Gonzales after he went 2-for-10 with three walks, a run and an RBI while starting in each of Toronto's last four games. Toronto will run out an outfield of Lourdes Gurriel, George Springer and Teoscar Hernandez from left to right.

MAY 18, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Raimel Tapia's game-tying single ' 05/13/2022 Raimel Tapia ties the game at 2 in the top of the 8th inning on a single to center field

MAY 14, 2022 • MLB.COM

Riding pine Friday Tapia isn't starting Friday against the Rays.

Impact Tapia has gone 1-for-7 with two strikeouts over his last three games, and he'll be on the bench for the third time in the last five matchups. Lourdes Gurriel will take over in left field and bat sixth while Zack Collins enters the lineup at catcher.

MAY 13, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

On bench Tuesday Tapia is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Yankees.

Impact Though both Tapia and Zack Collins are on the bench Tuesday, the former appears to have taken claim to the near-everyday role that previously belonged to the latter. The lefty-hitting Collins has now sat out three straight games, with his last two absences coming against right-handed pitchers. Meanwhile, the lefty-hitting Tapia has drawn three starts over Toronto's last five games.

MAY 10, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Big day in win over Guardians Tapia went 2-for-5 with two runs scored and three RBI in an 8-3 win over the Guardians in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader.

Impact Hitting ninth for the Blue Jays and getting the start in right field, Tapia had run-scoring singles in the second and fourth innings and came around to score each time. The performance snapped a 1-for-18 mini-slump over his prior six games, and with Teoscar Hernandez now back in the lineup, Tapia's playing time is likely to dwindle, On the season, the former Rockie is slashing a rough .222/.237/.289 through 94 plate appearances with a homer, three steals, seven RBI and 11 runs.

MAY 8, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Raimel Tapia's two-run single ' 05/07/2022 Raimel Tapia smacks a two-run single to left field, giving the Blue Jays a 2-0 lead in the top of the 2nd inning

MAY 7, 2022 • MLB.COM

Raimel Tapia's RBI single ' 05/07/2022 Raimel Tapia rips an RBI single to right that deflects off the glove of Steven Kwan, scoring Santiago Espinal for a 5-1 Blue Jays' lead

MAY 7, 2022 • MLB.COM

Gets breather Wednesday Tapia isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Yankees.

Impact Tapia drew starts in the last two games but went just 1-for-8 with two strikeouts. Vinny Capra will take over in right field and bat seventh.

MAY 4, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Not in Sunday's lineup Tapia is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.

Impact Tapia started the past 12 games and played at every outfield spot during that stretch, but he'll head to the bench for Sunday's contest. That everyday role isn't likely to continue for long, with Teoscar Hernandez (oblique) targeting a return from the injured list later this week. Vinny Capra, Bradley Zimmer and George Springer are starting from left to right in the outfield Sunday.

MAY 1, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Tapia leads Blue Jays against the Astros after 4-hit performance

The Toronto Blue Jays take on the Houston Astros after Raimel Tapia's four-hit game on Friday

APRIL 30, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Raimel Tapia's RBI double ' 04/29/2022 Raimel Tapia lines an RBI double to left field, scoring Matt Chapman, tying the game a 1 in the bottom of the 2nd inning

APRIL 30, 2022 • MLB.COM

Raimel Tapia's 4-hit game ' 04/29/2022 Raimel Tapia hit an RBI double and three singles in the series opener against the Astros

APRIL 30, 2022 • MLB.COM

Collects four hits Tapia went 4-for-5 with an RBI double and a run scored in Friday's 11-7 loss to Houston.

Impact Tapia knocked an RBI double off of Jose Urquidy in the second inning and later scored a run in the sixth. He was stuck in a 3-for-23 slump over his previous six games but he improved his slash line to .254/.261/.343 with Friday's big performance. The 28-year-old has one home run and four RBI through 17 games.

APRIL 30, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Raimel Tapia's leaping grab ' 04/28/2022 Raimel Tapia dashes and collides with the wall in right field, snagging a fly ball hit by Christian Vázquez for the first out of the 6th

APRIL 28, 2022 • MLB.COM

Check out Tapia's walk-off ' 04/26/2022 Check out a unique angle of Raimel Tapia's walk-off sac fly against the Red Sox #CreatorCuts

APRIL 27, 2022 • MLB.COM

Raimel Tapia's walk-off sac fly ' 04/26/2022 Raimel Tapia's walk-off sac fly

APRIL 27, 2022 • MLB.COM

Springer hits game-tying homer in ninth, Tapia has RBI in 10th as Jays rally for win TORONTO - George Springer hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning and Raimel Tapia hit a game-winning sacrifice fly in the 10th to give the...

APRIL 27, 2022 • THESTAR.COM