10DJonathan Aranda
1B/DH TB
Wed 5/7/25 3:36 PM

Aranda is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Phillies, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
EDGE Analysis
The left-handed-hitting Aranda will hit the bench while the Phillies send southpaw Cristopher Sanchez to the mound Wednesday. Aranda isn't in a strict platoon at first base, though he's now sat in three of the Rays' last four matchups with lefties.

10DJonathan Aranda
1B/DH TB
Sun 5/4/25 8:51 PM

Aranda went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI and two walks in Sunday's 7-5 win over the Yankees.
EDGE Analysis
Aranda crushed a 409-foot solo shot in the third inning and later chipped in a two-run single in the seventh. While his platoon role caps his overall upside, the 26-year-old has torched righties this season, slashing a remarkable .350/.430/.650 with five homers and 17 RBI over 93 plate appearances.

10DJonathan Aranda
1B/DH TB
Sat 5/3/25 11:32 AM

Aranda isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Yankees, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
EDGE Analysis
The Yankees will send lefty Ryan Yarbrough to the mound to begin Saturday's contest, so Aranda will grab a seat on the bench while Curtis Mead starts at first base and bats fifth.

10DJonathan Aranda
1B/DH TB
Wed 4/30/25 5:46 PM

Aranda is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Royals, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
EDGE Analysis
The lefty-hitting Aranda will get the night off while the Royals send southpaw Noah Cameron to the hill Wednesday. Curtis Mead will check in for Aranda at first base.

10DJonathan Aranda
1B/DH TB
Wed 4/23/25 6:43 PM

Aranda is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
EDGE Analysis
Aranda has four homers and a 1.098 OPS through 21 games this season, but he will take a seat Wednesday with left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez set to toe the slab for Arizona. Curtis Mead will start at first base instead and bat fifth.

10DJonathan Aranda
1B/DH TB
Sun 4/20/25 6:49 AM

Aranda went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run Saturday against the Yankees.
EDGE Analysis
Aranda capped off a comeback for the Rays with a walk-off home run in the 10th inning. He has hit well overall to begin the season and flashed a lot of power, tallying eight doubles and four home runs across 69 plate appearances, although most of that damage has come in the Rays' very hitter-friendly temporary home at George Steinbrenner Field. Aranda will likely remain in a strong-side platoon, but he did draw the start Friday with a lefty on the mound.

10DJonathan Aranda
1B/DH TB
Wed 4/16/25 3:51 PM

Aranda is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the Red Sox.
EDGE Analysis
It's southpaw Sean Newcomb on the bump for the Red Sox, so the lefty-hitting Aranda will yield to the right-handed-batting Curtis Mead at first base. Aranda has been absent from the lineup all four times the Rays have faced a lefty this season.

10DJonathan Aranda
1B/DH TB
Tue 4/15/25 10:54 PM

Aranda went 2-for-3 with one walk and a solo homer in Tuesday's 7-4 loss to the Red Sox.
EDGE Analysis
Aranda got the Rays in the scoring column in the second inning, when he took the first pitch he saw from Walker Buehler deep to right-center field for a 398-foot solo homer. Aranda has the hot bat as of late, going 14-for-30 with four walks, eight runs scored, three home runs and 10 RBI over his last nine games.

10DJonathan Aranda
1B/DH TB
Tue 4/15/25 9:43 AM

Aranda went 2-for-5 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored Monday against the Red Sox.
EDGE Analysis
Aranda started his eighth straight game with a right-handed pitcher on the mound and helped the Rays to a 16-run outburst. The majority of his damage came in the third inning, when he led off with a single and then later doubled in a pair in the same frame. Aranda has multiple hits in four of his last seven starts and has nine RBI with seven runs scored in that span.

10DJonathan Aranda
1B/DH TB
Sun 4/13/25 12:43 PM

Aranda is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta.
EDGE Analysis
With southpaw Chris Sale toeing the rubber for Atlanta, Aranda will head to the bench along with fellow left-handed bats Brandon Lowe and Kameron Misner. Curtis Mead will enter the lineup in Aranda's stead, occupying first base and batting second.