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Souza earmarked for RF, though not a lock

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Though Souza is not a lock to be the Rays' right fielder in 2017, he appears to be the most likely candidiate.

Souza, who had season-ending hip surgery in September, recently said he's on schedule to be fully recovered by the start of Spring Training. He sounded excited about the way he ended the season and is hoping to carry that over.

Souza Jr. scores on wild pitch
Steven Souza Jr. scores on a wild pitch from Aaron Loup with Kevin Kiermaier batting to put the Rays up 6-2 in the top of the 9th inning

He hit .