Acquired in Baz trade, this Rays prospect is hitting .411 (!!) at Single-A

To expect this level of production from Caden Bodine over a full season would be a fool's errand. But make no mistake, what the Rays' No. 12 prospect is doing through the first five weeks of 2026 is extraordinary.

Bodine singled three times for his fifth consecutive multihit game and is now batting .411 for Single-A Charleston, which lost, 7-6, to Augusta on Saturday night at SRP Park. The second-year pro also drove in a run for the fourth straight contest, giving him five in that span.

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Bodine's road to another multihit performance started quickly with an infield single to Augusta shortstop Tate Southisene (ATL No. 4) in the opening frame. Bodine was retired in his next two plate appearances but lined a single to left field in the seventh and his grounder to right found a hole in the ninth.

Ironically, his groundout back to the mound drove in Charleston's final run during a six-run second inning.

But the increasing notice Bodine has garnered can be traced to his bat-to-ball skills, which has been otherworldly since the season began. The Coastal Carolina product has produced 16 multihit games -- six featuring three or more -- in his first 26 contests.

Bodine has been held out of the hit column in a game only four times so far and his .411 average ranks second among all qualified Minor Leaguers, trailing only Richmond’s Jonah Cox (SF) who is hitting .429 in 21 fewer at-bats. Bodine's scorching start earned him Carolina League Player of the Month honors for April, as well as a mention as one of Pipeline's hottest hitting prospects late last month.

Lest anyone think Bodine is doing most of his damage by luck or without power, the switch-hitting backstop has 17 extra-base hits, 22 RBIs and a 1.108 OPS, with most of that coming while he’s simultaneously guiding the River Dogs’ pitching staff. Bodine has been behind the plate for 21 games while serving as the DH the other six times. Since opening the year 2-for-12, the 5-foot-10, 200-pounder has gone 44-for-100 (.440) in 24 games ... an absurdly long stretch to hit so well.

Selected 30th overall by the Orioles last year as compensation for losing All-Star Corbin Burnes to free agency, the New Jersey native was dealt to the Rays as part of a five-player trade that sent Shane Baz to Baltimore.

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With prospects involved, such a trade can’t truly be judged for several years, but the Rays are certainly enjoying the early returns on their .400-hitting catcher.