MLB Note - Tampa Bay Rays Duda, Lucas

Jul 29, 2017 - 8:20 AM 1B/DH Lucas Duda was activated by the Rays after being acquired in Thursday's trade with the New York Mets. He played first base and batted fourth in his first game after spending his entire career with the Mets. Duda met a sizable contingent of media in the Rays dugout about two hours before his first game. Duda will be used as a DH at times and when asked about preparing for only hitting, he said: "I haven't done it a lot. I'm going to have to find the right concoction of things to do. Whether it's riding the bike, watching video, stretch, hit in the cage; whatever it is I'll make it work." After giving his first press interview as a Ray, Duda became the 25th player in Rays history to homer in his debut with the team.