Tampa Bay Rays Have Used Eight Catchers In Two Years And 14 This Decade
The post Tampa Bay Rays Have Used Eight Catchers In Two Years And 14 This Decade appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. TAMPA: Pete Fairbanks (l.) of the Tampa Bay Rays celebrates with Hunter Feduccia after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-0 at George M. Steinbrenner Field on August 2, 2025 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Kelly Gavin/Getty Images) Getty Images In an eight-game stretch from July 26 in Cincinnati to August 2 in Tampa against the Dodgers, the Tampa Bay Rays started four catchers: Danny Jansen, Matt Thaiss, Nick Fortes and Hunter Feduccia. They have used five this season, eight the past two seasons and 14 have squatted behind the plate this decade for manager Kevin Cash, a former catcher, who hit .161 in 13 games with the then-Devil Rays in 2005. The list of catchers this decade ranges from one who slugged 33 homers during an all-star season to one who did not play a home game in his ever-so-brief tenure with the Rays. Here is the list, which is arranged alphabetically. Christian Bethancourt Acquired by the Rays in July 2022 for a pair of minor leaguers, the Panamanian hit .235 with 18 homers in 148 games through the 2023 season with Tampa Bay. Bethancourt was waived following that season and latched on with a couple of clubs before Toronto signed him in January. He is currently with the Blue Jays’ Triple-A affiliate in Buffalo. Logan Driscoll The product of George Mason University was acquired from the Padres along with Manuel Margot in exchange for Emilio Pagan prior to 2020 spring training. Driscoll, who was drafted by San Diego (No. 73) in 2019, climbed through the system and made his Tampa Bay debut last season when he was called up September 1 and spent the final month with the parent club. He drove in the game-winning run in his MLB debut and went 6-for-35 (.171) in 15 games. Driscoll, who…
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TAMPA: Pete Fairbanks (l.) of the Tampa Bay Rays celebrates with Hunter Feduccia after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-0 at George M. Steinbrenner Field on August 2, 2025 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Kelly Gavin/Getty Images) Getty Images In an eight-game stretch from July 26 in Cincinnati to August 2 in Tampa against the Dodgers, the Tampa Bay Rays started four catchers: Danny Jansen, Matt Thaiss, Nick Fortes and Hunter Feduccia. They have used five this season, eight the past two seasons and 14 have squatted behind the plate this decade for manager Kevin Cash, a former catcher, who hit .161 in 13 games with the then-Devil Rays in 2005. The list of catchers this decade ranges from one who slugged 33 homers during an all-star season to one who did not play a home game in his ever-so-brief tenure with the Rays. Here is the list, which is arranged alphabetically. Christian Bethancourt Acquired by the Rays in July 2022 for a pair of minor leaguers, the Panamanian hit .235 with 18 homers in 148 games through the 2023 season with Tampa Bay. Bethancourt was waived following that season and latched on with a couple of clubs before Toronto signed him in January. He is currently with the Blue Jays’ Triple-A affiliate in Buffalo. Logan Driscoll The product of George Mason University was acquired from the Padres along with Manuel Margot in exchange for Emilio Pagan prior to 2020 spring training. Driscoll, who was drafted by San Diego (No. 73) in 2019, climbed through the system and made his Tampa Bay debut last season when he was called up September 1 and spent the final month with the parent club. He drove in the game-winning run in his MLB debut and went 6-for-35 (.171) in 15 games. Driscoll, who…
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