Before the calendar flipped to September, Yandy Diaz was already having a solid season. The 34-year old Cuban slugger had tied his career high in homeruns (22) and was hitting .284/.344/.469 with a 123 wRC+. Had he maintained that pace, it would have been a nice season to add to his Rays resume. However, during … Read more
Although the Rays lost the series with the Cleveland Guardians, they can say with 100% certainty that they have won the trade that brought Yandy Diaz to Tampa Bay. The Rays 34-year old Cuban slugger further cemented that over the past three games as he clobbered his 22nd homerun of the season on Monday, tying … Read more
Luis Diaz has said that he broke down in tears upon hearing of the death of Diogo Jota and recalled a ‘very nice’ gesture from his Liverpool teammate two years ago. The Portuguese forward and his brother Andre Silva were killed in a car crash in northern Spain in the early hours of Thursday morning, … Read more
The Tampa Bay Rays just completed a frustrating three games series with the Boston Red Sox, losing two of the three games. On Monday, the Rays blew multiple leads throughout the contest and just narrowly hung on to win the game, 10-8, in 11 innings. On Tuesday, the Rays offense hit the ball really well … Read more
Luis Diaz has made no secret of his desire to remain with Liverpool for the long-term amid some recent speculation over his future. Over the past week, CaughtOffside reported that Al-Hilal remain hopeful of luring the Reds forward to the Saudi Pro League and that, while Arne Slot very much wants to keep the player, … Read more
The Tampa Bay Rays have signed Yandy Diaz to a contract extension that could keep with the organization through the 2027 season. Diaz previously signed an extension with the Rays entering the 2023 season that had an option for the 2026 season. The Rays have now picked up that $12M option and added a vesting … Read more
Liverpool will hope they won’t live to regret a half of wasted chances at the Gtech Community Stadium. The visitors registered a remarkable 19 shots (five on target), picked up an xG score of 1.54 and collected the dominant share of possession (59.2%) in the opening 45. Arne Slot will surely be a little disappointed … Read more