The Rays selected Slater's contract from Triple-A Durham on Monday. The Rays are scheduled to face all lefty starting pitchers during their three-game set versus the Red Sox, so the right-handed-hitting Slater should be busy. He's sporting an underwhelming .209/.286/.233 batting line through 49 plate appearances in the majors this season.
Austin Slater: Everything you need to know
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Austin Slater Game Log 2026
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PreseasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB3/171-1201100000020013/16W 13-6100000000020003/15W 12-1211010001040023/13L 7-5200000000010003/11L 2-1300000000070003/10W 7-2110000001030003/94-4311010000020023/7L 5-3201010020000023/6W 11-3121100002030013/2L 5-2200000000030003/14-4201100010000012/27W 16-8120000001140002/25L 5-3301100000030012/23L 3-0100000000030002/224-431100011003004
Preseason Totals 29884301451400014 -
Regular SeasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB6/12L 4-2200000001020006/10W 7-5501010010070026/9W 4-3401100000010016/8W 3-1311100000031015/160-0000000000000005/12W 10-2200000010030005/10L 5-1400000000020005/7L 6-2312200000040025/3W 5-1200000000040005/2L 4-3312110000020035/13-3100000000020004/29L 14-2100000000020004/21L 5-3100000000010004/17L 7-5100000000020004/15L 6-3000000002030004/7L 6-3300000000030004/6L 2-0300000000070004/5W 7-6312200000051024/4L 9-7200000001050004/3L 8-2100000000010003/30L 9-4100000000010003/29W 4-3200000010030003/27W 2-130000000005000
Regular Season Totals 50497200340682011
Austin Slater Splits 2026
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SplitsHRRBIHAVG1B2B3BBBHBPSBCSTBOBP
Overall 03130.22410306020160.292Home 0330.094210101040.118Away 00100.3858205010120.484Night 0160.176420501080.282Day 0270.292610101080.308March 0100.000000000000.000April 0040.211400401040.348May 0150.278410100060.316June 0140.267220101060.313Opponent vs ATL 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 vs BOS 0 1 3 0.250 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.250 vs DET 0 1 2 0.400 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.500 vs MIL 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 vs AZ 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 vs LAA 0 0 4 0.400 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 6 0.455 vs STL 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 vs COL 0 1 2 0.250 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.222 vs CIN 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 vs CWS 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 vs WSH 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 vs NYY 0 0 2 0.250 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0.400 Venue @ Atlanta 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 @ Detroit 0 0 2 0.667 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.750 @ Los Angeles 0 0 4 0.400 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 6 0.455 @ New York 0 0 2 0.333 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0.429 @ Colorado 0 0 2 0.667 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.667 @ Arizona 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 @ Miami 0 1 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 @ Tampa Bay 0 1 3 0.250 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.250
Austin Slater Player Profile
Career History
Austin Slater: Breaking News
Heading to big leagues
The Rays plan to call up Slater from Triple-A Durham, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports. Signed to a minor-league contract in late May, Slater has a 1.160 OPS in six games with Durham. The Rays are slated to face three left-handers in their early-week series versus the Red Sox, so the right-handed-hitting Slater should get some reps in the outfield. Slater has slashed just .209/.286/.233 through 49 plate appearances in the majors this season.
Inks minors deal with Rays
Slater signed a minor-league contract with the Rays on Tuesday, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports. Slater elected free agency Sunday after being DFA'd by the Mets, and he'll now have a chance to redeem himself in the Rays organization. The 33-year-old outfielder has slashed just .209/.286/.233 through 49 plate appearances in the majors this season, so he will likely need to show improvement at Triple-A Durham before the Rays give him another look in the big leagues.