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The following is a list of players, both past and current, who appeared in at least one game for the Tampa Bay Rays franchise, formerly known as the Devil Rays. Players in Bold are members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Players in Italics have had their numbers retired by the team.
Tampa Bay Rays (2024–present) Benjamin Thomas Rortvedt (born September 25, 1997) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Minnesota Twins and New York Yankees .
The 2008 season saw the Tampa Bay Rays post their first winning season, their first AL East championship, and their first American League pennant (defeating the rival Boston Red Sox in the ALCS), though they lost to the Philadelphia Phillies in that year's World Series. Since then, the Rays have played in the postseason in 2010, 2011, 2013 ...
Evan Longoria (2008) is the only Rays' first-round pick to win a Rookie of the Year Award with the team. The Tampa Bay Rays are a Major League Baseball franchise based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Rays (formerly the Tampa Bay Devil Rays) compete in the American League East division. Since the franchise was established in 1995, the Rays have ...
The Tampa Bay Rays purchased Jaso's contract on November 20, 2007, protecting him from the Rule 5 draft. [3] He made his major league debut on September 6, 2008. [4] In spring training with Tampa Bay in 2011, he led the majors in stolen bases given up with 18, while only catching two runners. [5] Jaso with the Seattle Mariners in 2012
The Tampa Bay area has a long association with amateur and professional baseball. Tampa and St. Petersburg were among the first hosts of Major League Baseball spring training in the 1910s, the Tampa Smokers and St. Petersburg Saints were two of the founding members of the minor league Florida State League (FSL) in 1919, and several other communities in the area also hosted FSL teams in the ...
The Rays declined their $4.5 million team option over his contract for the 2021 season on October 30, 2020, and he became a free agent. [26] On December 16, 2020, Zunino re-signed with the Rays on a one-year contract with a club option for 2022, worth $3 million in guaranteed money. [ 27 ]
On April 27, 2004, he, rookie Matt Holliday, and Jeromy Burnitz combined to slug back-to-back-to-back home runs against the Marlins, the sixth such occasion in franchise history. [18] After playing for Colorado, he ended his career with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, playing his final game on June 11, 2005 at the age of 33. [14]