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Tampa Bay Rays: Willy Adames 2020 Season Review Kicking off a new series of articles covering Tampa Bay Rays players’ performance that will take into account each player’s defensive and of...

NOVEMBER 5, 2020 • RAYSCOLOREDGLASSES.COM

6 calls, 2 languages, 1 final out for the ages Sometimes, the broadcast calls of a legendary moment become just as iconic as the play itself. It's too early to tell if that will be the ca...

OCTOBER 28, 2020 • MLB.COM

Does anyone have more fun than Adames? When Randy Arozarena launched yet another home run in the first inning of Game 7 of the American League Championship Series, Willy Adames ho...

OCTOBER 23, 2020 • MLB.COM

Hyun Jin Ryu fans Willy Adames | 09/30/2020 Hyun Jin Ryu gets Willy Adames to chase a cutter and strands the bases loaded to wrap up the 1st inning

OCTOBER 1, 2020 • MLB.COM

Swipes bag Adames went 0-for-2 with a walk while recording a stolen base Tuesday in a win over the Blue Jays in Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Round.

Impact Adames struggled throughout September but managed to record a stolen base while Robbie Ray was on the mound. He only stole two bases during the year but got a good jump on Danny Jansen during the fourth inning. The 25-year-old recorded a slash line of .259/.332/.481 during the 2020 regular season.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Not starting season finale Adames is not in the lineup Sunday against the Phillies, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Impact Adames started the past six games but will head to the bench in the season finale with the Rays already having secured the best record in the AL. Joey Wendle moves to shortstop while Mike Brosseau starts at third base.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Homers, steals base in loss Adames went 1-for-4 with a solo home run, a stolen base and an additional run Tuesday in the Rays' 5-2 loss to the Mets.

Impact Adames' second-inning long ball accounted for the Rays' only earned run off Mets starter Seth Lugo, who struck out seven over 6.1 innings. The shortstop later came around to cross home on a wild pitch in the sixth inning after putting himself in scoring position on a successful double steal with Joe Wendle. Adames' batting average has nosedived in September thanks to a huge uptick in strikeouts (45.6 K%), but he's still managed to be a decent power source with four home runs on the month.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Slumping in September Adames, who went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a loss to the Orioles on Sunday, is nevertheless slashing just .104/.173/.229 over the 52 plate appearances encompassing his last 1...

Impact Adames' season line was up to an impressive .322/.398/.585 following a fourth straight multi-hit effort on Sept. 2 in a win over the Yankees, but the shortstop has been in a deep funk since. At the heart of the 25-year-old's extended struggles is a massive 51.9 percent strikeout rate over that span, which has helped limit Adames to just five total hits during the sample. There was a glimmer of hope to be found in Sunday's round tripper, however, as it marked the second time Adames left the yard in the last three games.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Rays' Mike Zunino returns to lineup, will rotate with other catchers Notebook: Zunino says he’s glad to be back before the postseason; Willy Adames also appears to be heating up at the plate.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020 • TAMPABAY.COM

Not in lineup Saturday Adames isn't starting Saturday against the Orioles.

Impact Adames will get a day off after going 2-for-20 with a home run, three RBI, two runs and 11 strikeouts over the last five games. Joey Wendle will shift to shortstop with Mike Brosseau starting at third base.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Homers, drives in three Adames went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run in a win over the Orioles in the second game of Thursday's doubleheader.

Impact Adames got the scoring started early in the second part of the twin bill with a first-inning, three-run blast off Bruce Zimmermann. It was the sixth home run of the year for the 25-year-old, who is leading qualifying Rays hitters with a .266 batting average.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Tampa Bay Rays: Has Willy Adames saved his job as the starting shortstop? 2020 was a big year for Willy Adames. Has he been able to save his job as the starting Tampa Bay Rays shortstop with a top prospect waiting...

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 • CALLTOTHEPEN.COM

Not starting Friday Adames is out of the lineup Friday against the Red Sox, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Impact Adames is 1-for-17 with 13 strikeouts over his past five games and will head to the bench Friday. Joey Wendle will take over at shortstop while Brandon Lowe starts at second base.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

On base thrice in loss Adames went 1-for-2 with two walks in a loss to the Nationals on Tuesday.

Impact The 25-year-old shortstop pushed his season on-base percentage to an impressive .376 with Tuesday's busy night. In the process, Adames snapped a brief 0-for-12 skid that had encompassed his last three games, and largely on the strength of a 5-for-7 tally over his first two games of the month, he's still hitting a solid .286 through his first six September contests.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Gets day off Saturday Adames isn't in Saturday's lineup against the Marlins.

Impact Adames struck out in each of his four at-bats Friday, and he'll take a seat for Saturday's contest. Joey Wendle will start at shortstop in his place.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Swats fifth homer Adames went 3-for-3 with a double, a solo home run and a second run scored in Tuesday's 5-3 loss to the Yankees.

Impact The shortstop picked up right where he'd left off at the end of August. Adames has three straight multi-hit efforts, and over his last 10 games he's batting .378 (14-for-37) with a 1.167 OPS. The hot streak has pushed his slash line on the season up to .316/.391/.579 with five homers, 15 RBI and 22 runs through 35 games.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Finishes August on tear Adames, who went 3-for-5 with a double in a win over the Yankees on Monday, finished August with a .333/.403/.633 slash line over the 67 plate appearances he logged in his last 17...

Impact The hot-hitting shortstop will now look to keep up the stellar work at the plate over the last few weeks of the season. Adames has been putting plenty of good wood on the ball during the aforementioned stretch as well, belting seven doubles and three home runs while generating an elite 38.5 percent line-drive rate and 46.2 percent hard-contact rate. However, he's also struck out at an elevated 31.3 percent clip and benefited from an unsustainable .472 BABIP over the same period, so some September regression is possible if he doesn't begin making more consistent contact.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Blasts grand slam in win Adames went 2-for-5 with a grand slam and one strikeout in Sunday's win against the Marlins.

Impact The Rays didn't have much trouble driving up the score Sunday, but he provided some valuable insurance with his grand slam in the fifth inning. The 24-year-old had been in a bit of a slump recently as he only mustered one hit and one walk with four strikeouts over the past three games. He's struggled a bit with a 32.2 percent strikeout rate this year but is hitting .283 with four home runs and 14 RBI.

AUGUST 31, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Adames hits grand slam, surging Rays beat Marlins for sweep Willy Adames hit a grand slam and the surging Tampa Bay Rays beat the Miami Marlins 12-7 on Sunday to finish a...

AUGUST 30, 2020 • USATODAY.COM

Adames hits grand slam, surging Rays beat Marlins for sweep Willy Adames hit a grand slam and the surging Tampa Bay Rays beat the Miami Marlins 12-7 on Sunday to finish a three-game sweep.

AUGUST 30, 2020 • STARTRIBUNE.COM

Adames hits grand slam, surging Rays beat Marlins for sweep

Willy Adames hit a grand slam and the surging Tampa Bay Rays beat the Miami Marlins 12-7 on Sunday to finish a three-game sweep

AUGUST 30, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Out of Wednesday's lineup Adames is not in Wednesday's lineup against the Orioles.

Impact This will be Adames' second day off in the last 15 games. He is hitting .333/.418/.688 with three home runs and zero steals over that stretch. Joey Wendle gets the start at shortstop and will bat third.

AUGUST 26, 2020 • ROTOWIRE