Rays pick up 2026 team option on Yandy Díaz and add vesting option for 2027 | AP News
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PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays have picked up their $12 million team option on Yandy Díaz for the 2026 season. The Rays have added a vesting option for 2027, pending 2026 performance thresholds.

Díaz, 33, finished with a .314 batting average, 20 home runs, 59 RBI and 264 hits in 100 games for the Texas Rangers last season. He is in a minor league workout program, and his status is unknown.

In addition to the option, the Rays have a $615 million club option for 2027 to extend Diaz, according to a clause that specifies the terms of the option.

The option is given to the team that selects Diaz in the 2026 first-round draft, and the options for 2027 are available to the team that selects Diaz in the first round of the 2027 draft, the Rays said in a statement.

The option is for 60 additional years, and the club option is for 10 additional years, according to the team. The selected club option is subject to its own terms and conditions.

The option is also subject to the optioning club meeting the performance criteria for the annual minimum performance threshold.
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