Rays shortstop Taylor Walls was ejected during the ninth inning of Sunday’s 1-0 loss to the Astros for apparently tapping his helmet. The act was a nod to baseball’s incoming Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system, which is expected to be implemented in 2027.

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Taylor Walls was ejected from the game on June 1, 2025 after an umpire saw him tap on his helmet in the ninth inning.

Tampa Bay’s 17-6 record since May 20 is the best in baseball, and the Rays showed a lot of the reasons why Saturday.

Taylor Walls talks about his sacrifice bunt in the 4th inning, the confidence in himself on defense and more following the 8-4 win over the Mets

Walls will start at shortstop and bat ninth in Wednesday's game against the Red Sox. Walls appears to have taken back primary duties at shortstop away from Jose Caballero, who is on the bench against a righty for the second time in three contests and who has also made two of his previous three starts in the outfield.

Tampa Bay Rays' Brandon Lowe, left, and Taylor Walls, right, react after Walls scored on a single hit by Josh Lowe during the third inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets Saturday, June 14, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith) AP

The Rays Taylor Walls joins the show to break down his game-winning hit with Matt Vasgersian and Yonder Alonso and much more