The Rays are picking up their contract options on both second baseman Brandon Lowe and shortstop Taylor Walls , a source told MLB.com's Mark Feinsand on Thursday.

Lowe had an $11.5 million club option for 2026. This is the second year in a row the Rays have picked up his option -- Lowe had a $10.5 million option in ‘25 -- tacking two extra years and $22 million onto the six-year, $24 million extension he signed in ‘19.

Walls’ option for 2026 is for $2.45 million. Tampa Bay is also adding an additional club option onto his contract for the ‘27 season at $3.1 million.

Walls would have been arbitration-eligible in each of the next two offseasons. The option for 2027 covers his third year of arbitration eligibility before he would enter free agency in ‘28.

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