ST. PETERSBURG -- This year has already been crazy enough for Rays catching prospect Caden Bodine. Drafted by the Orioles with the 30th overall pick last year, the switch-hitting catcher was traded to the Rays in December and started his first full professional season with Single-A Charleston. Then came a

One of the most pivotal stops in a prospect's development is the High-A level. Top Draft picks out of college often begin their pro journey at High-A, and it's often the level where you can find an organization's best young talent. On Wednesday, Minor League Baseball announced its 2026 High-A

ST. PETERSBURG -- A day after being called up from Triple-A Durham, pitching prospect Brody Hopkins officially brought his big-time velocity and nasty stuff to the Rays’ bullpen on Sunday. Hopkins pitched the sixth inning in Tampa Bay’s 14-4 win over Houston in the series finale at Tropicana Field, checking

The championship aspirations in the Rays' organization extend beyond its postseason-bound Major League club.

Brody Hopkins struck out his second consecutive batter Wednesday night, and as the ball was tossed around the infield, he stalked behind the mound and let out a roar. What came next was pure gasoline: 101.5 mph foul. 101.2 mph foul. 102.1 mph groundout. The final pitch of the evening

ARLINGTON -- For a second consecutive day, the Rays have shelved a pitcher with what they hope is mere “September forearm.” Lefty Garrett Cleavinger was placed on the 15-day IL Saturday with left forearm tightness. The club called up right-hander Ty Johnson from Triple-A Durham for his Major League debut.

Caden Bodine just keeps hitting. In only his third game since being promoted to Triple-A, MLB’s No. 51 prospect delivered a three-hit performance, headlined by a pair of homers in Durham’s 7-0 win over Norfolk on Friday at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. Across four Minor League levels this season, Bodine

Right now, the baseball must look like a beach ball to Taitn Gray. The Rays' No. 6 prospect is 15-for-30 over his past eight Single-A games after going 3-for-5 with three RBIs in Charleston’s 5-3 win over Columbia on Wednesday at Segra Park.

ST. PETERSBURG -- The night the Rays made Grady Emerson the second overall pick in the MLB Draft, he set a bold timeline for himself to reach the Majors. He wants to be playing for Tampa Bay when he’s 20 years old in 2028. That journey begins now. The Rays

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Catcher Nathan Flewelling needed just one good day to turn around his entire month.

Barely a year removed from the high school fields of Southern California, Cooper Flemming has quietly emerged as one of the fastest-rising prospects in the Rays' organization. Tampa Bay’s No. 4 prospect entered his first professional season in 2026 as an intriguing talent after he received an above-slot $2,297,500 signing

ST. PETERSBURG -- It’s been a crazy couple weeks for Grady Emerson. Two weeks ago, he was sitting inside Marty B’s restaurant in Bartonville, Texas, when he heard his name called by the Rays as the No. 2 overall pick in the MLB Draft. He got a FaceTime call that

How do you climb 16 spots in your organization’s Top 30 Prospects list despite missing a month of the season? In Austin Overn’s case, you start crushing baseballs. The newly-minted Rays’ No. 9 prospect cemented his ascendance with a grand slam on Friday in Double-A Montgomery’s 9-8 walk-off victory over