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    Top players in Rays history? Yandy Diaz is joining the conversation

    By Marc Topkin,

    24 days ago
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    Rays first baseman Yandy Díaz celebrates after breaking the Rays' franchise record for consecutive games with a hit Friday night against the Nationals. [ LUIS SANTANA | Times ]

    ST. PETERSBURG — Evan Longoria still is, and perhaps always will be, the best player in Rays franchise history. Carl Crawford is a strong No. 2.

    Discussion over who would join them on a Rays Mount Rushmore includes Kevin Kiermaier, David Price, James Shields and Ben Zobrist, and it could be a somewhat lively debate.

    But there’s a current player swinging his way into the conversation: Yandy Diaz.

    On Friday, Diaz, 32, claimed a notable team record, extending his hitting streak to 20 games, surpassing the mark of 19 Jason Bartlett set in 2009 and held for 14 seasons.

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