Also invited were pitchers Garrett Acton (A’s), Jake Brentz (Royals), Joey Gerber (Mariners), Jonathan Hernández (Rangers, Mariners) and Seminole High product Joey Krehbiel (Diamondbacks, Orioles, Rays); plus infielder Coco Montes (Rockies), a former USF player.
The Rays will get a glimpse of their future in Spring Training. And that future may not be far away. The Rays announced on Thursday that 30 players on Minor League contracts have been invited to Major League camp.
The Tampa Bay Rays announced today that 30 players on Minor League contracts have been invited to Major League Spring Training in 2025. The following is a positional list of the non-roster invites joining the Rays in Port Charlotte,
With the only home park they've ever known severely damaged by Hurricane Milton, the Rays make a temporary move to Tampa for the upcoming MLB season.
Carson Williams, Xavier Isaac, Brayden Taylor and Tre' Morgan will join the Rays down in Charlotte County, setting them up for a taste of the Grapefruit League.
The offseason has not deviated from the typical tinkering and cash saving maneuvers. Indeed, the almighty dollar is always on the front burner with the front office.
The state's spring training sites come alive once again. And Rays fans get a brief respite from stadium talk while the team preps for a entire season played outdoors in Tampa.
The Rays have extended Isaac an invitation to big-league camp during spring training, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports. Isaac slashed .264/.370/.480 with 18 home runs and 15 stolen bases over 102 games between High-A Bowling Green and Double-A Montgomery in 2024.
Hernandez, 28, posted a 5.40 ERA and 39:28 K:BB over 43.1 innings between the Rangers and Mariners last season. He will compete for a bullpen job this spring but is likely ticketed for Triple-A Durham.
Junior Caminero, who helped lead Leones del Escogido to a Dominican Winter League championship this week, is drawing rave reviews from those around him.
Let's follow this along from the beginning... Back in October, St. Petersburg was severely damaged by Hurricane Milton. Tropicana Field, the home of the Tampa B
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