Logan Driscoll #56

Logan and his wife, Isabel, were married in 2023...Isabel was on her way to attend a friend’s wedding in Boston the day Logan learned he was being promoted to the Rays...upon hearing the good news, she booked a flight to Tampa for the next morning and was in attendance at Tropicana Field that night to witness Logan‘s game-winning RBI single in his debut...A Virginia native, he grew up attending games at Oriole Park before the Nationals arrived in Washington, D.C. in 2005...his mother, Nancee, recalls a young Logan telling her he would “play for a penny” if he had the opportunity to play in the big leagues...Logan and his older brother, Garrett, grew up playing side-by-side and served as a battery at George Mason University, with Logan catching and Garrett on the mound...Garrett was originally a backstop but was forced into pitching due to injuries...Logan credits his brother, who is three years older than him, as his inspiration for taking up baseball...Last season, Logan began wearing a Q-Collar, a device worn to limit the potential for brain injuries by applying light pressure and increasing blood flow to the head and neck areas...he has previously suffered from concussions but has stayed healthy since adopting the new equipment...Selected by the Padres in Competitive Balance Round B of the 2019 First-Year Player Draft out of George Mason (Va.) University.

2024

Selected from Triple-A Durham on Sept. 1 and was on the active roster for the remainder of the season...was one of five Rays to make their MLB debuts in 2024, joining OF Kameron Misner, LHP Mason Montgomery, INF Austin Shenton and RHP Justin Sterner...On Sept. 3 vs. MIN, became the second Ray to record a game-winning RBI in his MLB debut, tallying his first career hit with a go-ahead RBI single in the fourth frame off David Festa...joined Vidal Bruján on July 7, 2021 vs. CLE...Did not strike out in his first 18 plate appearances, the second-longest career-opening streak in team history behind Akinori Iwamura (22PA) in 2007...Became the third player in franchise history to have an RBI in at least four of their first six career games, joining Junior Caminero (2023) and Jared Sandberg (2001)…his five RBI in that span marked the most through a Rays catcher’s first six career games in club history...On Sept. 13 at CLE, hit his first career home run off Tanner Bibee...On Sept. 18 vs. BOS, threw out his first career runner, cutting down Romy Gonzalez at second in the ninth inning...went 3-for-6 on the season...Prior to his promotion, ranked third among IL catchers in doubles (24) and tied for third in extra-base hits (32)…Following the season, was tabbed by Baseball America as the Best Defensive Catcher in the Rays organization for a second consecutive year.

2023

Hit .263/.331/.414 (101-for-384) with 18 2B, two 3B, 12 HR and 58 RBI in 104 games between Triple-A Durham and Double-A Montgomery.

2022

Limited to 60 games due to two stints on the 7-day IL.

2021

 Split the season between three teams in the Rays system…hit .295/.374/.478 (61-for-207) with 18 2B, six HR and 28 RBI in 57 games.