Williamson is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Blue Jays. Williamson will retreat to the bench after he had started in each of the Rays' last six games. Five of those starts came against left-handed pitching, so despite his recent uptick in playing time, Williamson still appears to be viewed primarily as a platoon partner for the left-handed-hitting Richie Palacios at second base.
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Ben Williamson Game Log 2026
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PreseasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB3/23W 7-0412100110071053/22L 14-1201100001020013/21W 3-2200000001040003/19L 8-2300000000060003/17L 3-2301100010020113/16L 11-2301010000040023/14W 9-6221100001010013/13L 7-6201100001030013/11L 5-3312100130040053/8W 9-8412100140030053/6L 3-0302200000060023/3W 3-1200000000021003/1L 5-3200000000010002/27W 6-5300000000000002/26L 7-5301100010041012/24W 12-1210000001030002/23W 2-1101100001040012/21L 5-120110000004001
Preseason Totals 46616121031060603126 -
Regular SeasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB5/10W 4-1211100012040015/8L 2-0300000000040005/7W 8-4422200011050025/6W 3-0300000001050005/5W 4-3402200010050025/4W 5-1412200000050025/3W 2-1301100001040015/1W 1-0100000000000004/29L 3-1000000000001004/28W 1-0301100000030014/27W 3-2400000000060004/26W 4-2401100000050014/25W 6-1413111020030064/24W 6-2300000001080004/22W 6-1411100010050014/21L 12-6000000011010004/18W 8-7401100000070014/17L 3-1300000000040004/16W 5-3200000000030004/15W 8-3100000000010004/14W 8-5322020031050044/12W 5-4101100000000014/11W 5-4400000000060004/10W 5-2211010001060024/8L 6-2400000000050004/6W 6-4210000001040004/5W 4-1411100000060014/4W 7-1421100011011014/3L 10-4402110010040034/1L 8-2400000000080003/31L 6-2300000000030003/30W 3-2400000000070003/29W 11-7322200000010023/28L 6-5210000000020003/26L 9-741330001004003
Regular Season Totals 104172822510131101402035
Ben Williamson Splits 2026
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SplitsHRRBIHAVG1B2B3BBBHBPSBCSTBOBP
Overall 013280.264225113030350.345Away 08160.26213306020190.328Home 05120.2679217010160.365Day 06170.34014215010210.400Night 07110.1968308020140.297March 0150.313500000050.313April 09150.2349518030220.319May 0380.308800500080.419Opponent vs SF 0 0 1 0.167 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.286 vs CIN 0 2 1 0.250 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.400 vs CLE 0 0 1 0.143 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.143 vs MIL 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 vs CHC 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.143 vs TOR 0 1 4 0.364 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0.417 vs BOS 0 2 3 0.333 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0.500 vs MIN 0 4 8 0.348 5 2 1 2 0 1 0 12 0.400 vs NYY 0 0 2 0.286 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 3 0.444 vs PIT 0 0 1 0.143 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.250 vs STL 0 1 5 0.556 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.556 vs CWS 0 3 2 0.333 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 0.429 Venue @ Pittsburgh 0 0 1 0.143 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.250 @ Cleveland 0 0 1 0.143 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.143 @ Tampa Bay 0 5 12 0.267 9 2 1 7 0 1 0 16 0.365 @ Boston 0 2 3 0.333 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0.500 @ Chicago 0 3 2 0.333 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 0.429 @ Milwaukee 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 @ Minnesota 0 2 4 0.333 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 5 0.385 @ St. Louis 0 1 5 0.556 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.556
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Benjamin Williamson: Breaking News
On bench for second straight
Williamson is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Guardians, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports. After making five consecutive starts in the middle infield, Williamson now finds himself on the bench for the second straight game, with both absences coming while the Rays have faced right-handed pitchers. Williamson looks like he'll continue to share second base with Richie Palacios until Gavin Lux (shoulder/ankle) is cleared to return from the injured list.
Drawing fifth straight start
Williamson will start at second base and bat seventh in Monday's game against the Guardians, Ryan Bass of Rays.tv reports. After going 5-for-15 with a pair of extra-base hits and a walk over the previous four contests, Williamson will stick in the starting nine for a fifth straight game. The Rays have faced three right-handed starters and two lefties during that stretch, so Williamson could be moving into more of a full-time role after having more recently been deployed in the short side of a platoon at second base with the left-handed-hitting Richie Palacios. Both Williamson and Palacios will likely see their opportunities at the keystone diminish once Gavin Lux (shoulder/ankle) is activated from the 10-day injured list.