Infielder Taylor Walls and the Tampa Bay Rays avoided arbitration, agreeing Wednesday to a $1.4 million, one-year contract.

Instead of going to an arbitration hearing over $275K, Taylor Walls and the Tampa Bay Rays have landed on a salary for 2025 while adding a club option for 2026.

The Rays and Walls avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year contract with a club option for 2026 on Wednesday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports. The financial details aren't known, but ...

The slick-fielding, weak-hitting infielder will get $1.35 million this season, and a chance for up to $2.5 million the next.

The Tampa Bay Rays and light-hitting infielder Taylor Walls agreed to a one-year, $1.4 million contract on Wednesday to avoid arbitration.

The Rays and shortstop Taylor Walls avoided arbitration on a one-year deal that contains a 2026 club option. Read more at MLB ...

The Rays will not go to any arbitration hearings this year, as they agreed on Wednesday to a one-year deal with shortstop ...

The Rays announced Wednesday that they’ve signed infielder Taylor Walls to a one-year deal with a club option for the 2026 ...

The Tampa Bay Rays and infielder Taylor Walls avoided salary arbitration on Wednesday by agreeing to a one-year, $1.35 million deal. The contract includes a $2.45 million option for the 2026 season ...

but the Rays see him staying in the hot corner moving forward. While Taylor dynamism in the field is a plus, Carson Williams is viewed as the shortstop of the future in Tampa Bay. Taylor has ...