Tampa Bay Rays minor league players

Mason Bradley Auer (born March 1, 2001) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Tampa Bay Rays organization.

Auer attended Kickapoo High School in Springfield, Missouri. He was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 39th round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft but did not sign and played college baseball at Missouri State University.[1] After one year at Missouri State, he transferred to San Jacinto College. He was then drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the fifth round of the 2021 MLB draft.[2]

Auer made his professional debut with the Florida Complex League Rays. He started 2022 with the Charleston RiverDogs before being promoted to the Bowling Green Hot Rods.[3][4]

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Ruben Cardenas (born October 10, 1997) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Tampa Bay Rays organization.

Cardenas attended Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, California before transferring to Bishop Alemany High School in Mission Hills, California as a junior.[5] He batted .400 as a sophomore and .412 as a junior.[6] He was selected by the Miami Marlins in the 37th round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.[7] He originally signed a letter of intent to play college baseball at the University of Nevada, Reno, but instead attended California State University, Fullerton.[8]

As a freshman at Cal State Fullerton in 2016, Cardenas appeared in 44 games, batting .233 with three home runs and 28 RBIs, and played in only 16 games in 2017 due to a back injury.[9] In 2018, his junior year, he hit .292/.355/.432 with four home runs, 38 RBIs, and 12 stolen bases over sixty games. Following the season's end, he was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 16th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.[10]

Cardenas signed with the Indians and made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Arizona League Indians before being assigned to the Mahoning Valley Scrappers of the Class A Short Season New York–Penn League, batting .308 over 42 games with both clubs.[11] He began the 2019 season with the Lake County Captains of the Class A Midwest League.[12]

On July 28, 2019, Cardenas and international signing period slot money were traded to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Christian Arroyo and Hunter Wood.[13] He was the assigned to the Bowling Green Hot Rods of the Class A Midwest League. Over 114 games between Lake County and Bowling Green, he slashed .271/.338/.450 with 13 home runs and seventy RBIs.[14] He returned to Bowling Green, now members of the High-A East, to begin the 2021 season before he was promoted to the Montgomery Biscuits of the Double-A South in mid-June.[15] He was named the Double-A South Player of the Month for July after batting .340 with eight home runs and 22 RBIs with 11 multi-hit games.[16] Over 105 games for the 2021 season between Bowling Green and Montgomery, Cardenas slashed .292/.333/.523 with 25 home runs and 78 RBIs.[17] He was assigned to the Durham Bulls of the Triple-A International League for the 2022 season.[18] Over 82 games with Durham, he batted .208 with 16 home runs and 41 RBIs.[19] To open the 2023 season, he returned to Durham.[20]

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Ryan Austin Cermak (born June 2, 2001) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Tampa Bay Rays organization. He played college baseball for the Illinois State Redbirds.

Cermak grew up in Riverside, Illinois and attended Riverside Brookfield High School, where he played baseball and basketball.[21]

Cermak played college baseball at Illinois State for three seasons. He slashed .208/.296/.396 with three doubles, two home runs, and seven RBIs in 13 games during his true freshman season before it was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic. Cermak was named first-team Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) after batting .284 with 11 home runs and 40 RBIs.[22] As a junior, he repeated as a first-team All-MVC selection after hitting .340 with 19 home runs.[23]

Cermak was selected in the Competitive Balance section of the second round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.[24] He signed with the Rays on July 21, 2022, and received a $750,000 signing bonus.[25] Cermak was assigned to the Florida Complex League Rays after signing and batted .273 with two home runs and five RBIs in seven games.[26]

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John West Doxakis (born August 20, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Tampa Bay Rays organization.

Doxakis attended Lamar High School in Houston, Texas, and played college baseball at Texas A&M University. In 2018, he played for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team.[27] As a junior at Texas A&M in 2019, he pitched 104+2⁄3 innings and went 7–4 with a 2.06 ERA and 115 strikeouts.[28] He was selected by the Tampa Bay Rays in the second round with the 61st overall selection of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[29] He signed for $1.13 million.[30]

Doxakis made his professional debut with the Hudson Valley Renegades and appeared in 12 games, posting a 1.93 ERA with 31 strikeouts over 32+2⁄3 innings. He split the 2021 season between the Charleston RiverDogs and Bowling Green Hot Rods with whom he started 21 games and went 9–2 with a 3.94 ERA and 114 strikeouts over 102+2⁄3 innings.[31] He returned to Bowling Green to open the 2022 season and was promoted to the Montgomery Biscuits in late May. Over 27 games (25 starts) between the two teams, he went 4–8 with a 4.89 ERA and 113 strikeouts over 116 innings.[32]

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Jamey Russell Goss (born December 25, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Tampa Bay Rays organization.

Goss attended Cypress Ranch High School in Cypress, Texas.[33] In 2019, his senior year, he went 11–2 with a 0.64 ERA.[34] He had committed to play college baseball at Texas A&M University.[35][36] Goss was a key contributor in the 2019 Perfect Game All American Classic, pitching a 1-2-3 top of the fifth, helping the West squad secure a 4–2 victory.[37]

Considered one of the top prospects for the 2019 Major League Baseball draft, Goss was selected by the Tampa Bay Rays with the 36th overall pick in the Competitive Balance Round A.[38][39][40] He signed for $2.05 million and made his professional debut with the Gulf Coast Rays.[41] Over nine games (eight starts), he went 1–3 with a 5.82 ERA, striking out 16 over 17 innings.[42] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 since the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[43] Goss returned to the Gulf Coast Rays in 2021, pitching a total of 10+1⁄3 innings while recovering from a shoulder injury.[44][45] He was assigned to the Charleston RiverDogs for the 2022 season.[46] Over 25 starts, he went 4–5 with a 4.00 ERA and 101 strikeouts over 101+1⁄3 innings.[47]

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Sean Everett Hunley (born July 5, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Tampa Bay Rays organization.

Hunley attended Mount Juliet High School in Mount Juliet, Tennessee and played college baseball at the University of Tennessee.[48] In 2019, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[49] He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 19th round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.[50]

Hunley made his professional debut with the Florida Complex League Rays. He played 2022 with the Bowling Green Hot Rods and Montgomery Biscuits. Hunley started 2023 with Montgomery before being promoted to the Durham Bulls.

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Blake Evan Hunt (born November 10, 1998) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Tampa Bay Rays organization.

Hunt attended Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California, where he batted .394 with six home runs, 28 RBIs, and nine doubles as a senior in 2017.[51] He was selected by the San Diego Padres in the second round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft.[52][53] He signed for $1.6 million, forgoing his commitment to play college baseball for the Pepperdine Waves baseball team.[54]

Hunt made his professional debut with the Arizona League Padres, batting .241 over thirty games. He spent the 2018 season with the Tri-City Dust Devils where he hit .271 with three home runs and 25 RBIs over 56 games, and he played 2019 with the Fort Wayne TinCaps, slashing .255/.331/.381 with five home runs and 39 RBIs over 89 games.[55] He did not play a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season.[56]

On December 29, 2020, the Padres traded Hunt, Francisco Mejía, Luis Patiño, and Cole Wilcox to the Tampa Bay Rays for Blake Snell.[57] He split the 2021 season between the Bowling Green Hot Rods and the Montgomery Biscuits, slashing .205/.288/.375 with nine home runs and 48 RBIs in 76 games.

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Xavier Francis Isaac is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Tampa Bay Rays.

Isaac graduated from East Forsyth High School in Kernersville, North Carolina. He was named an All-American in 2022.[58] He committed to play college baseball at the University of Florida.[59]

The Tampa Bay Rays selected Isaac in the first round, with the 29th overall selection, of the 2022 MLB draft.[60] He signed with the Rays, receiving a $2.5 million signing bonus.[61]

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Mason Jack Montgomery (born June 17, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Tampa Bay Rays organization.

Montgomery grew up in Leander, Texas and attended Leander High School. Montgomery was selected in the 39th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft by the Chicago White Sox, but opted not to sign with the team.[62]

Montgomery played college baseball for the Texas Tech Red Raiders for three seasons. He went 5–3 with a 3.82 ERA and 84 strikeouts in 63+2⁄3 innings pitched over 14 outings as a junior.[63]

Montgomery was selected in the sixth round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft by the Tampa Bay Rays.[64] After signing with the team he was assigned to the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Rays, where he allowed one earned run and struck out 20 batters in 10+2⁄3 innings pitched.[65] Montgomery was assigned to the High-A Bowling Green Hot Rods to begin the 2022 season.[66]

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Tristan Dimitri Peters (born February 29, 2000) is a Canadian professional baseball outfielder in the Tampa Bay Rays organization.

Peters played college baseball at Chandler-Gilbert Community College and Southern Illinois University.[67] He was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the seventh round of the 2021 Major League Baseball Draft.[68][69]

Peters made his professional debut with the Arizona Complex League Brewers and started 2022 with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, for whom he batted .306/.386/.485 in 330 at bats with eight triples and seven home runs.[70][71]

On August 2, 2022, the Brewers traded Peters to the San Francisco Giants for pitcher Trevor Rosenthal.[72] Playing for AA Richmond, he batted .212/.302/.303 in 132 at bats.[70]

On November 15, 2022, Peters was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays for infielder Brett Wisely.[73]

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Evan Matthew Reifert (born May 14, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Tampa Bay Rays organization.

Reifert played college baseball at North Iowa Area Community College. He was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 30th round of the 2018 MLB draft, but did not sign and returned to North Iowa.[74] In 2020, he transferred to the University of Central Missouri.[75] Reifert went undrafted after the 2020 MLB draft and signed with the Milwaukee Brewers.[76]

Reifert sent his first professional season in 2021 with the Carolina Mudcats and Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. On November 13, 2021, the Brewers traded him to the Tampa Bay Rays for Mike Brosseau.[77] Reifert spent the 2022 season with the Florida Complex League Rays, Charleston RiverDogs, Bowling Green Hot Rods and Montgomery Biscuits.[78] After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League.[79]

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Ian Albert Seymour (born December 13, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Tampa Bay Rays organization.

Seymour attended Saint John's High School in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts.[80] He went 4–0 with a 0.48 ERA as a senior in 2017.[81] Following graduation, he enrolled at Virginia Tech where he played college baseball. As a freshman in 2018, he made appeared in 14 games (13 starts) in which he compiled a 4.17 ERA and seventy strikeouts over 69 innings.[82] In 2019, he started 13 games, going 4–5 with a 3.97 ERA and 81 strikeouts.[83][84] After the 2019 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[85] He pitched only 20+1⁄3 innings in 2020 before the remainder of the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[86]

Seymour was selected by the Tampa Bay Rays in the second round with the 57th overall selection of the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.[87] He signed for $1.2 million.[88] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the season caused by the pandemic.[43] He began the 2021 season with the Charleston RiverDogs of the Low-A East and earned promotions to the Bowling Green Hot Rods of the High-A East and the Durham Bulls of the Triple-A East during the season.[89][90] Over 14 games (13 starts) for the 2021 season, Seymour went 4–0 with a 1.95 ERA and 87 strikeouts over 55+1⁄3 innings.[91] He was assigned to the Montgomery Biscuits of the Double-A Southern League to begin the 2022 season.[92] He made five starts before undergoing Tommy John surgery, forcing him to miss the remainder of the season.[93]

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Austin P. Shenton (born January 22, 1998) is an American professional baseball third baseman in the Tampa Bay Rays organization.

Shenton attended Bellingham High School in Bellingham, Washington. He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 34th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft but did not sign and played college baseball at Florida International University.[94] In 2018, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League, where he was named a league all-star and the playoff MVP of Wareham's league championship run.[95][96]

Shenton was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the fifth round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft and signed.[97] He started his career that year with the Everett AquaSox before being promoted to the West Virginia Power, batting .298 with seven home runs and 36 RBIs over 53 games between both teams.[98] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 since the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[99] He spent the summer as a member of Seattle's 60-man player pool.[100][101] Shenton started 2021 with Everett before being promoted to the Arkansas Travelers.[102]

On July 29, 2021, Shenton and J. T. Chargois were traded to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Diego Castillo.[103] He was assigned to the Montgomery Biscuits where he finished the year. Over eighty games between Everett, Arkansas, and Montgomery he slashed .295/.398/.549 with 14 home runs and seventy RBIs.[104]

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Chandler Lenard Simpson (born November 18, 2000) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Tampa Bay Rays organization.

Simpson began his college baseball career at UAB. He entered his true freshman season as the Blazers' starting shortstop and played 14 games before it was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic. Simpson batted .288 and stole 24 bases as a redshirt freshman.[105] After the season he transferred to Georgia Tech.[106] In his only season playing for the Yellow Jackets, Simpson led Division I with a .434 batting average.[107][108] After the 2022 season he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[109][110]

Simpson was selected in the Competitive Balance section of the second round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.[111] He was assigned to the Florida Complex League Rays after signing with the team and batted .370 with eight stolen bases in eight games played.[112]

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Colby Ashton White (born July 4, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Tampa Bay Rays organization.

White graduated from West Marion High School in Foxworth, Mississippi in 2016, and then played two seasons of college baseball at Pearl River Community College. In 2018, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[113] After his sophomore year at Pearl River, he transferred to Mississippi State University.[114][115] In 2019, his only year at Mississippi State, he went 3–1 with a 3.12 ERA and 48 strikeouts over 26 innings.[116] He was selected by the Tampa Bay Rays in the sixth round with the 188th overall pick in the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[117]

White signed with the Rays and made his professional debut with the Hudson Valley Renegades of the Class A Short Season New York–Penn League, going 1–0 with a 2.79 ERA over 15 relief appearances.[118] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[43] He began the 2021 season with the Charleston RiverDogs of the Low-A East and earned promotions to the Bowling Green Hot Rods of the High-A East, the Montgomery Biscuits of the Double-A South, and the Durham Bulls of the Triple-A East during the season.[119][120] Over 43 appearances between the four clubs, White went 4–3 with a 1.44 ERA and 104 strikeouts over 62+1⁄3 innings.[121] He was named Tampa Bay's Minor League Relief Pitcher of the Year.[122]

White underwent Tommy John surgery immediately after participating in 2022 spring training, forcing him to miss the whole season.[123] On November 15, 2022, the Rays selected his contract and added him to the 40-man roster.[124] White was optioned to Durham to begin the 2023 season and also played for the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Rays]] and Bowling Green.[125] Over 22 innings pitched for the season, he went 1-0 with a 1.64 ERA and 24 strikeouts.[126]

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