Jonny DeLuca

Jonny DeLuca

27-Year-Old OutfielderOF
Tampa Bay Rays
10-Day IL
Injury Hamstring
Est. Return 8/17/2025
2025 Fantasy Outlook
DeLuca was part of the return in the Tyler Glasnow trade and could get a look as a regular for the Rays in 2025. He was mostly limited to short-side platoon work early in the year, but after the trade deadline, DeLuca was able to play regularly. He hit .299/.342/.430 with three home runs, seven steals and a 13.9 percent strikeout rate in 115 plate appearances as close to an everyday player for the Rays from mid-August on last year. He has 98th percentile sprint speed and is an elite defensive outfielder, and as things stand in late January, it looks like the Rays want to maximize his defense and speed in an everyday role. He'll hit near the bottom of the lineup, at least against righties, but DeLuca has the upside to provide a 15-homer/30-steal season with a decent batting average. Read Past Outlooks
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Signed a one-year contract with the Rays in March of 2025.
On 10-day IL
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Hamstring
August 8, 2025
The Rays placed DeLuca on the 10-day injured list Friday, retroactive to Aug. 7, due to a left hamstring strain, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
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DeLuca left Wednesday's game against the Angels with tightness in his left hamstring, and further testing revealed he's dealing with a strain. Tristan Peters was recalled from Triple-A Durham and Connor Seabold was designated for assignment in corresponding moves.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
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#8
#9
1
2
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5
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+7%
OPS vs RHP
2025
 
 
+27%
OPS vs RHP
2024
 
 
+15%
OPS vs RHP
2023
 
 
+7%
OPS vs LHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023vs Left .618 158 13 2 14 3 .222 .291 .326
Since 2023vs Right .664 308 26 6 27 20 .244 .291 .373
2025vs Left .696 23 0 0 2 1 .261 .261 .435
2025vs Right .887 36 5 0 2 5 .382 .417 .471
2024vs Left .550 100 10 1 10 2 .191 .280 .270
2024vs Right .631 262 19 5 21 14 .226 .277 .354
2023vs Left .749 35 3 1 2 0 .281 .343 .406
2023vs Right .700 10 2 1 4 1 .200 .200 .500
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+1%
OPS on Road
2025
 
 
+1%
OPS at Home
2024
 
 
+3%
OPS at Home
2023
 
 
+30%
OPS on Road
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023Home .644 232 18 3 19 14 .230 .287 .357
Since 2023Away .653 234 21 5 22 9 .243 .295 .358
2025Home .816 28 2 0 1 3 .346 .393 .423
2025Away .806 31 3 0 3 3 .323 .323 .484
2024Home .618 185 14 2 17 10 .214 .279 .339
2024Away .600 177 15 4 14 6 .220 .277 .323
2023Home .632 19 2 1 1 1 .211 .211 .421
2023Away .819 26 3 1 5 0 .304 .385 .435
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Stat Review
How does Jonny DeLuca compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.15
 
BB Rate
3.4%
 
K Rate
22.0%
 
BABIP
.432
 
ISO
.123
 
AVG
.333
 
OBP
.356
 
SLG
.456
 
OPS
.812
 
wOBA
.354
 
Exit Velocity
85.6 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
29.5%
 
Barrels/PA
1.7%
 
Expected BA
.296
 
Expected SLG
.348
 
Sprint Speed
25.0 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
45.5%
 
Line Drive %
20.5%
 
Fly Ball %
34.1%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2024
2023
Deluca got his first taste of the majors last season, slashing a respectable .262/.311/.429 with two homers, six RBI and a stolen base over a 24-game, 45-plate-appearance stint. The 25-year-old also showed well between Double-A and Triple-A with a .956 OPS, 17 homers, 53 RBI and 12 steals across 73 contests, and he's hit well in each of his minor-league stops, giving him little left to prove on the farm. It remains to be seen how well his minor-league power will translate in the big leagues, but Deluca is an exceptional athlete with a background in track (per Statcast, his sprint speed ranked in the 97th percentile last year) and an excellent glove. His ability to play all three outfield spots likely appealed to Tampa Bay when they acquired him from the Dodgers in the Tyler Glasnow trade. Deluca represents a premium short-side platoon option with the talent to expand his role if more playing time opens up.
DeLuca, a 25th round selection in 2019 out of Oregon, showed enough promise last season to earn a spot on the Dodgers' 40-man roster before reaching Triple-A. He hit .259/.347/.539 with a 16.6 K% and 10.2 BB% in 440 plate appearances across High-A and Double-A. The Dodgers say he is one of the best runners in their system, and with an 8.8 (out of 10) Spd score on FanGraphs and 17-for-19 success rate on the bases, it's safe to assume he is at least an above-average runner. His 29.4 Hard% and 18.3 Soft% were fine for an athletic player with an excellent command of the zone. DeLuca hit better against lefties (1.001 OPS) than same-handed pitching (.847 OPS), but he only struck out 17% of the time against righties and still did plenty of damage. He is heading into his age-24/25 season, so it wouldn't be surprising if DeLuca made his big-league debut, even if it's in a minor role initially.
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Exits game with hamstring injury
OFTampa Bay Rays
Hamstring
August 6, 2025
DeLuca was removed in the sixth inning of Wednesday's game against the Angels due to left hamstring tightness, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
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Sticking in lineup Wednesday
OFTampa Bay Rays
August 6, 2025
DeLuca will start in center field and bat sixth in Wednesday's game against the Angels, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Looks set for short-side role
OFTampa Bay Rays
August 4, 2025
DeLuca went 1-for-4 with a stolen base Monday against the Angels.
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Returns from IL
OFTampa Bay Rays
July 25, 2025
The Rays activated DeLuca (shoulder) from the 60-day injured list Friday.
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Closing in on assignment
OFTampa Bay Rays
Shoulder
July 17, 2025
President of baseball operations Erik Neander said Thursday that DeLuca (shoulder) will begin a rehab assignment this week, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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