Player of the Series: Yandy Diaz

Yandy Diaz is quietly having one of the best months in team history

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What is the story about?

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 this final month of the 2025 regular season, Diaz has seemingly reached a new level having one of the best months of his big league career. Not only that, but this is one of the best offensive months in franchise history.

Over the course of September, 19 games for Diaz, he is hitting .435/.530/.623 over 83 plate appearances. That would be the highest average and on-base percentage for a Rays player in a single month, ever; his 222 wRC+ is the second highest using FanGraphs, which dates back to the 2002 season.

With all that said, Diaz is our Player of the Series.

Over the final three games at George Steinbrenner Field against the Boston Red Sox, Diaz collected six hits and slashed .600/.692/1.000 overall.

So overall this season, Diaz is now hitting .302/.368/.488 with a career high 25 homeruns and has registered a 136 wRC+ over 639 plate appearances, accruing 3.0 fWAR.

DRAYSBAY PLAYER OF THE SERIES