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Carson Williams
SS
TB
2026 season
- GP
- 16
- AVG
- .108
- HR
- 1
- RBI
- 6
- R
- 7
- SB
- 0
- OPS
- .370
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | AB | H | R | HR | RBI | SB | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11 | @ATH | W 12-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 10 | @ATH | W 10-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Aug 9 | @SEA | W 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 8 | @SEA | W 3-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 27 | @BAL | L 2-11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 24 | @NYY | L 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| May 22 | @NYY | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 19 | vs BAL | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 18 | vs BAL | W 16-6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 3 | - | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31 | - | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 30 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 29 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 28 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 26 | - | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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| Sep 28 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 27 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 26 | - | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 25 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 23 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 21 | - | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 20 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sep 19 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 18 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 13 | - | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 12 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | - | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 9 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 6 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 5 | - | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 4 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 3 | - | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 2 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 31 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Aug 30 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 29 | - | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Aug 27 | - | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Aug 26 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Aug 25 | - | - | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 24 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 22 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Latest news
The Rays optioned Williams to Triple-A Durham on Thursday.
Williams will lose his place with the big club after the Rays signed Jorge Mateo to a major-league deal Thursday. Williams owns a .710 OPS across 358 plate appearances in the minors this year but has been overmatched by big-league pitching, slashing just .108/.154/.216 over 16 games with the Rays.
RotoWire via ESPN · Aug 13
Williams is in the starting lineup for Saturday's matchup with Seattle.
Williams will make his first appearance with the big-league club since May 27 after being recalled from Triple-A Durham on Friday. With Taylor Walls (back) scratched from Saturday's lineup, Williams will take over at shortstop and bat ninth for Tampa Bay. In 33 plate appearances with the Rays, the 23-year-old has batted .100/.156/.133 with three RBI this season.
RotoWire via ESPN · Aug 9
The Rays recalled Williams from Triple-A Durham on Friday.
The move bolsters the Rays' infield depth after Ben Williamson (hamstring) was placed on the 10-day injured list. Williams made the Rays' Opening Day roster as the team's starting shortstop but has spent the majority of the 2026 season in Triple-A, where he is slashing .226/.318/.392 with 17 steals (in 24 chances), 11 home runs and 51 RBI over 358 plate appearances.
RotoWire via ESPN · Aug 7
The Rays optioned Williams to Triple-A Durham on Friday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
With Ben Williamson (back) returning from the injured list, Williams will head back to the minors. The 22-year-old has really struggled at the plate across his first 139 big-league trips to the dish, slashing a paltry .155/.204/.302 with five homers, 15 RBI, 17 runs scored, two stolen bases and an 8:55 BB:K. He's hit .100 with a .290 OPS across 33 plate appearances this season.
RotoWire via ESPN · May 29
The Rays recalled Williams from Triple-A Durham on Sunday.
The 22-year-old made Tampa Bay's Opening Day roster but was demoted back to Durham after going 3-for-23 with nine strikeouts in his first seven MLB games. Taylor Walls reclaimed the starting job at shortstop once he was healthy, but Williams is returning to the majors with Jake Fraley (hernia) heading to the IL. Walls has a .212/.310/.273 slash line in 118 plate appearances, so Williams could get some opportunities to prove he can handle big-league pitching, and the additional infield depth could free up Richie Palacios for more time in right field.
RotoWire via ESPN · May 17
The Rays optioned Williams to Triple-A Durham on Monday.
Williams went just 3-for-23 with a 1:9 BB:K at the plate through his first seven games this season and has an untenable 40.5 percent strikeout rate so far at the major-league level. With Taylor Walls (oblique) returning from the injured list, the Rays will give Williams some additional seasoning in the minors.
RotoWire via ESPN · Apr 6