Our goal is to develop championship-caliber players. Winning is a byproduct of development, and through the efforts of our players and staff, our clubs finished a combined 354-188 in 2021! Thank you to our affiliate partners for a great season and congrats to all those involved!
The Rays Way is built on scouting and player development. It makes every debut extra special for our players and staff. Congrats to Wander Franco and to all the staff who’ve played a role in the journey.
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Jonathan Aranda.
In case you missed it, Aranda’s June stat line looked like this: .448 AVG, 22 R, 9 2B, 9 HR, 24 RBI, 1.354 OPS.
He’s our Tampa Bay Rays Minor League Player of the Month! Congrats,
@jarandav98
!
Congratulations to
@_joshelowe
for getting called up to the big leagues! In celebration of his major league debut last night, we look back at his road to the show.
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For a 3rd straight year,
@dt_walls
is our Defensive Player of the Year!
Walls tallied a .975 fielding pct. for
@DurhamBulls
at SS (34 games), 2B (8), 3B (5) for
@DurhamBulls
, and ranks 4th among major league shortstops with 10 Def. Runs Saved over 2 stints.
Congrats!
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Not easy to climb from
@ChasRiverDogs
to
@DurhamBulls
in one season. Colby White earned 3 promotions and Relief Pitcher of the Year honors pitching to a 1.52 ERA (59.1 IP, 10 ER) with 99 strikeouts in 40 appearances across 4 levels.
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Rays Baserunner of the Year honors go to
@_gregjones2
!
Greg was successful on 94.4 pct. (34/36) SB attempts for
@BGHotRods
and
@BiscuitBaseball
, ranking 2nd in SB among Rays minor leaguers. His 27 bags for BG rank T-3rd in High-A East despite an Aug. 10 promotion.
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Colby White (
@Colbywhite5
) struck out the side in a perfect 9th yesterday. He currently has 36 Ks in 16.1 IP this season. Check out the last batter of his 10-pitch inning from last night!
Now that they have all officially signed, please join us in welcoming our 2023 Signing Class! We have 22 new guys joining the organization, and we couldn’t be more excited to get them going!
Congratulations to Brady Williams on earning Triple-A East Co-Manager of the Year! This year the
@DurhamBulls
were 86-44 under Brady's management and earned both the Triple-A East Championship and the Triple-A Final Stretch Title.
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Junior Caminero is HIM.
In addition to MiLB Player of the Week last week AND MiLB Player of the Month for August, Caminero has also been selected as the Tampa Bay Rays Minor League Player of the Month.
Just look up his stats. They’re ridiculous.
Congrats to our Minor League Pitcher of the Year, Shane Baz! Shane logged a 2.06 ERA (78.2 IP, 18 ER) with 113 SO in 17 starts for
@BiscuitBaseball
&
@DurhamBulls
. He ranks 1st in ERA (1.76), 2nd in WHIP (0.85) among Triple-A East SP despite a Sep. 20 promo to the majors.
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Before speculation runs wild, Shane Baz was scratched from tonight’s start in Durham due to stomach virus symptoms. We expect him back on the bump for the
@DurhamBulls
later this weekend.
Not all players have the same developmental journey, and Cristofer Ogando is the perfect example of that. After signing as an international free agent at the start of 2013 and then being released at the end of that same season, Ogando did not give up on the dream.
Congratulations to
@bobby_seymour3
for being voted the Tampa Bay Rays Minor League Player of the Month! Bobby batted .366 with 5 HR, 15 RBI, 13 R, and a 1.015 OPS in May after spending most of April rehabbing at the Florida Complex. Keep it going, Bobby!
You can hustle your way to the big leagues. That’s what this guy did. Congratulations to
@vidalbrujan
on making his major league debut today, and a hat tip to all the staff who played a role in his journey!
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Congratulations to Grant Witherspoon on earning Rays Minor League Player of the Month for July!
Grant had a .390 OBP, 35 hits, 8 homers, and 23 RBI for the
@BGHotRods
in the month of July. He ended the month with a 12-game hitting streak that continued into August.
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Tornadoes recently devastated Kentucky and the Bowling Green community.
Our partners
@BGHotRods
are helping the community rebuild. Bid now on unique items including a Kevin Cash signed baseball and a Rays 2022 suite experience to support!
Congratulations to
@Seanh0706
on being voted the Tampa Bay Rays Minor League Pitcher of the Month! Through the month of April, Sean threw 18.0 innings while striking out 23 and only allowing 2 BB and 2 ER.
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Welcome to the Rays Org,
@Austin_Shenton
! This season, Austin ranks first in the minors for doubles (29), second in extra-base hits (44), and is tied for fourth in runs scored (66). Austin will be joining
@BiscuitBaseball
and we’re excited to see what his future holds.
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Congratulations to the FCL Rays on a stellar season!
This season they had a 39-16 (.709) record, 23-4 (.852), +144 run differential, and only 200 runs allowed. These metrics all rank first in all of FCL. Very proud of our guys at the complex!
Congratulations to
@ruben_cardenas5
on being named Double-A East Player of the Week!
This week Ruben was 7-for-22 with 2 triples, 4 homers, 7 RBI and a .364 OBP.
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We brought the Florida Instructional League to the Dominican Republic! Our entire Florida operation is at our Dominican Academy for the next two weeks, and the guys are pumped!
Our Community Champion Award recognizes minor leaguers who exemplify teamwork, sportsmanship and community involvement, named after former Rays minor league pitcher Erik Walker, who passed away tragically in 2006.
Congratulations to Jim Haley for being this year’s winner!
Alex Cook DOMINATED last month. He’s our Tampa Bay Rays Minor League Pitcher of the Month.
30 strikeouts in 16.2 innings and a 0.54 ERA. Video game numbers.
Congrats, Alex!
Congratulations to Shane Baz for being named
@RaysBaseball
Minor League Pitcher of the Month for June! In 5 games and 24 innings Shane faced 86 batters only allowing 12 hits and 3 walks. He struck out 34 and held opposing batters to a .148 batting average.
Congratulations to
@Murray_Jayden08
for earning
@MiLB
Double-A South Pitcher of the Month! In August for
@BiscuitBaseball
he tossed 27 innings, struck out 30, and only allowed 4 earned runs and a walk.
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Congratulation to the
@DurhamBulls
for winning the MiLBY for Best Team in the Minors!
This season the Bulls finished 86-44 with a .661 winning percentage, the highest in franchise history. They were crowned both Triple-A East and Triple-A Final Stretch champions.
Not even the rain could stop
@MasonAuer
last night! He went 3-for-5 with a triple, a homer and a career-high 4 RBI in Charleston’s 8-4 win over Fayetteville.
Today’s Minor League Report:
Chris Betts (
@ChrisBetts26
) homered in his second consecutive game yesterday, this time launching a 3-run walk-off to secure the
@BiscuitBaseball
come-from-behind win over Pensacola.
Today’s Minor League Report:
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The 2023 minor league season wouldn't be complete without recognizing the tremendous success our guys had this year. Across our 4 full-season affiliates, we had 9 players receive All-Star recognition, led by Southern League MVP and Top MLB Prospect Junior Caminero.
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In the
@ChasRiverDogs
5-2 win over Myrtle Beach,
@drubaker118
tied his career high in hits and RBI finishing 3-for-4 with a homer and 3 RBI.
Today’s Minor League Report:
Congratulations to
@tommyr55
on earning
@milb
Triple-A East Pitcher of the Month! In September Tommy was 5-0 and only allowed 1 earned run in 29.1 innings. He faced 104 batters and held them to a .112 average while striking out 36 for the
@DurhamBulls
.
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Many congratulations to our Minor League Player of the Year,
@_joshelowe
!
Josh was the first
@DurhamBulls
player with 20+ HR and SB in a season since 2007. He ranked 2nd in the org with XBH (51), 3rd in total bases (207), 4th in doubles, RBI, runs, walks and SB.
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MLB’s No. 31 overall prospect got the call today! Curtis Mead, 22, hit .358 with 10 extra base hits and 12 RBI in July after coming back from injury, and he could make his big league debut tonight in Detroit. Congratulations, Curtis!
Homecoming week for
@Evan_Edwards16
in Greensboro!
Evan crushed 3 homers and tallied a .440 OBP this week vs. the Grasshoppers in his hometown to earn High-A East Player of the Week honors.
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Remember him?
Tampa Bay Rays Minor League Player of the Month for July, Dru Baker, has kept it going in August! Congratulations,
@drubaker118
! Keep it up!
Congrats to
@BGHotRods
MVP Jordan Qsar (
@jaaayq_
)!
Jordan slugged .536 and led the Hot Rods with 23 HR, was tied for 1st in runs (65) and ranked 2nd in RBI (69).
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Congratulations
@DoxakisJohn
for winning
@milb
South Atlantic League Pitcher of the Week!
Last week John tossed 6 innings only allowing 2 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 8 for the
@BGHotRods
.
Last night,
@mason_monty1
notched his 100th strikeout of the season. He also matched the
@BGHotRods
franchise record for strikeouts in a single game with 12 during the team’s 4-0 playoff-clinching win over Greenville.
Today’s Minor League Report:
Congrats to
@brockjones
on earning
@milb
Carolina League Player of the Week! Last week, Brock had 8 hits and 5 RBI for the
@ChasRiverDogs
. He also had an OPS of 1.375. Congrats!
The following players have been transferred:
DUR
- IF Evan Edwards from MTG to DUR
- OF Billy Hamilton from BG to DUR
- OF Diego Infante to 7-Day IL (9/11)
MTG
- IF Carson Williams from BG to MTG
CHS
- IF Xavier Isaac from BG to CHS
- P Junior William to 7-Day IL (9/12)
Congratulations to Ian Seymour for being voted Rays Minor League Pitcher of the Month for August. Across two levels, Ian tallied 38 strikeouts (78 batters faced) in 20 innings of work, allowing only 3 earned runs in the process.
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The Rays made the following minor league roster moves:
Durham:
Shane Baz was transferred from Montgomery to Durham.
Montgomery:
Ruben Cardenas, Peyton Battenfield, Cristofer Ogando, and Mikey York were transferred from Bowling Green to Montgomery.
The accolades keep coming for Junior Caminero! In addition to South Atlantic League POTM, he has also been voted the Rays MiLB POTM! Through the month of April he led the league in AVG (.392), R (20), H (29), total bases (55), HR (7), SLG (.743), and OPS (1.181).
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Four MiLB Players of the Month! F-O-U-R! Congratulations to Jonathan Aranda, Austin Shenton, Mason Montgomery, and Yoniel Curet on their incredible performances in the month of June. 73 Hits, 18 HR, 52 IP, and 60 K amongst the group. Video game numbers.
Congratulations to Brock Jones for being named the South Atlantic League Player of the Week! Over the past week,
@BR0CKJONES
recorded 9 hits, 9 runs, 3 2B, 3 HR, and 5 BB over 25 AB. His 1.610 OPS for the week is higher than any of our POTW winners this season, and by over .200!
Congratulations to Beau Brundage (
@beauknows02
) for being voted Rays Minor League Player of the Month for August. Beau registered a 1.112 OPS—14 of his 27 hits were good for extra bases—and he drove in 18 RBI for the
@ChasRiverDogs
during the month.
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While with
@USABaseball
, Joe spent time with
@JohnnyBench_5
talking about pitching mechanics and what the Hall of Fame catcher looked for in his pitchers.
Junior Caminero is the MiLB Southern League Player of the Week!
Last week Junior hit 4 home runs in 6 games, while accounting for 15 of Montgomery’s runs! He slashed .409/.536/1.046 in the process.
Sandy Gaston earned his first Low-A win after tossing 5 scoreless innings and striking out 5 in the
@ChasRiverDogs
7-2 win over Augusta.
Today’s Minor League Report:
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Josh Lowe’s (
@_joshelowe
) 19th homer of the season was a 10th-inning, walk-off 2-run homer to give
@DurhamBulls
the 8-7 victory over Jacksonville.
Today’s Minor League Report:
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Congrats to
@USABaseball
for punching their ticket to
@Tokyo2020
last night with a win vs. Venezuela!
Proud of our very own Joe Ryan, who struck out 10 batters over 4.2 IP earlier this week in the U.S. Olympic team’s 8-6 victory over the Dominican Republic.
Felicidades are in order for Jonathan Aranda, the 2021
@BiscuitBaseball
MVP! Jonathan hit .325/.410/.540 (89-for-274) with 19 2B, 10 HR and 58 RBI in 79 games for Montgomery and led Double-A South hitters in avg., on-base and slugging pct.
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