# Tampa Bay Rays minor league players

Below is a partial list of minor league baseball players in the Tampa Bay Rays system:

## Players
### Mason Auer

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. 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.
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.
* Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)

### Homer Bush Jr.

Homer Bush Jr. (born October 13, 2001) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Tampa Bay Rays organization.
Bush was born in Toronto.
Bush Jr. attended Carroll Senior High School in Southlake, Texas and played college baseball at Grand Canyon University. In 2022, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star. He was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the fourth round of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft.
Bush Jr. signed with the Padres and made his professional debut with the Arizona Complex League Padres. He was later promoted to the Lake Elsinore Storm and San Antonio Missions.
On July 28, 2024, Bush, Dylan Lesko, and J.D. Gonzalez were traded to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Jason Adam.
His father, Homer Bush, was also drafted by the Padres and played in Major League Baseball (MLB).
* Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)

### Ryan Cermak

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.
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. As a junior, he repeated as a first-team All-MVC selection after hitting .340 with 19 home runs.
Cermak was selected in the Competitive Balance section of the second round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the Rays on July 21, 2022, and received a $750,000 signing bonus. Cermak was assigned to the Florida Complex League Rays after signing and batted .273 with two home runs and five RBIs in seven games.
* Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
* Illinois State Redbirds bio

### Yoniel Curet

Yoniel Curet (born November 3, 2002) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Curet signed with the Tampa Bay Rays as an international free agent on July 2, 2019. He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
On November 14, 2023, the Rays added Curet to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. He was optioned to the Double–A Montgomery Biscuits to begin the 2024 season. In 26 starts split between the High-A Bowling Green Hot Rods and Double-A Montgomery, Curet accumulated a 9-7 record and 2.95 ERA with 159 strikeouts across 119 innings pitched.
Curet was optioned to the Triple-A Durham Bulls to begin the 2025 season.
* Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)

### Trevor Harrison

Trevor Michael Harrison (born August 8, 2005) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Tampa Bay Rays organization.
Harrison attended J. W. Mitchell High School in Trinity, Florida. He was selected by the Tampa Bay Rays in the fifth round of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft.
Harrison signed with the Rays and spent his first professional season in 2024 with the Florida Complex League Rays and Charleston RiverDogs.
* Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)

### Gary Gill Hill

Gary Anthony Gill Hill (born September 20, 2004) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Tampa Bay Rays organization.
Hill attended John F. Kennedy Catholic Preparatory School in Somers, New York. He was selected by the Tampa Bay Rays in the sixth round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.
Hill signed with the Rays and spent his first professional season in 2023 with the Florida Complex League Rays and Charleston RiverDogs. He started 2024 with Charleston.
* Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)

### J.J. Goss

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. In 2019, his senior year, he went 11–2 with a 0.64 ERA. He had committed to play college baseball at Texas A&M University. 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.
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. He signed for $2.05 million and made his professional debut with the Gulf Coast Rays. Over nine games (eight starts), he went 1–3 with a 5.82 ERA, striking out 16 over 17 innings. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 since the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Goss returned to the Gulf Coast Rays in 2021, pitching a total of 10+1⁄3 innings while recovering from a shoulder injury. He was assigned to the Charleston RiverDogs for the 2022 season. Over 25 starts, he went 4–5 with a 4.00 ERA and 101 strikeouts over 101+1⁄3 innings.
* Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
* Tampa Bay Rays minor league players on Twitter

### Brody Hopkins

William Brody Hopkins (born January 18, 2002) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Tampa Bay Rays organization.
Hopkins played college baseball at the College of Charleston for two years before transferring to Winthrop University for one year. He was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the sixth round of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft.
On July 25, 2024, the Mariners traded him to the Tampa Bay Rays along with Aidan Smith and Ty Cummings in exchange for Randy Arozarena.
His brother, TJ Hopkins, plays in Major League Baseball.
* Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)

### Sean Hunley

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. In 2019, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 19th round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.
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.
* Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)

### Xavier Isaac

Xavier Francis Isaac (born December 17, 2003) 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. He committed to play college baseball at the University of Florida.
The Tampa Bay Rays selected Isaac in the first round, with the 29th overall selection, of the 2022 MLB draft. He signed with the Rays, receiving a $2.5 million signing bonus.
* Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)

### Nathan Lavender

Nathan James Lavender (born January 20, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Lavender attended El Paso–Gridley High School in El Paso, Illinois, and played college baseball at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. In 2019, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Hyannis Harbor Hawks of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He was drafted by the New York Mets in the 14th round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.
Hartwig made his professional debut with the Florida Complex League Mets. In 2022, he played for the St. Lucie Mets and Brooklyn Cyclones. He started 2023 with the Binghamton Rumble Ponies before being promoted to the Syracuse Mets.
On May 17, 2024, Lavender underwent a variation of Tommy John surgery in which an internal brace was added to his elbow ligament. He subsequently missed the remainder of the season as a result of the procedure.
On December 11, Lavender was selected by the Tampa Bay Rays eighth overall in the Rule 5 draft.
* Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)

### Tre' Morgan

John Edward Morgan III (born July 16, 2002) is an American professional baseball first baseman in the Tampa Bay Rays organization.
Morgan attended Brother Martin High School in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he played baseball. As a junior in 2019, he batted .483 with 16 stolen bases. He did not play a game as a senior in 2020 after suffering a UCL injury as well as the COVID-19 pandemic, which ended Brother Martin's season after 13 games. Morgan went unselected in the shortened 2020 Major League Baseball draft and enrolled at Louisiana State University (LSU) to play college baseball.
As a freshman for LSU in 2021, Morgan played in 63 games and hit .357 with six home runs, 42 RBIs, and 15 stolen bases. He batted .324 with five home runs and 54 RBIs over 62 games as a sophomore in 2022, and spent that summer playing for the United States national baseball team. As a junior in 2023, he played in 69 games and batted .316 with nine home runs and 53 RBIs, helping lead LSU to win the 2023 Men's College World Series. After the season, Morgan was drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the third round with the 88th overall pick of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the team for $783,800.
Morgan made his professional debut with the Florida Complex League Rays and was quickly promoted to the Charleston RiverDogs. Over 14 games between the two teams, he hit .396 with one home run and six RBIs. Morgan opened the 2024 season with Charleston and was promoted to the Bowling Green Hot Rods in mid-May. He was selected to represent the Rays (alongside Xavier Isaac and Chandler Simpson) in the All-Star Futures Game at Globe Life Field.
* Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
* LSU Tigers bio

### Tristan Peters

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. He was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the seventh round of the 2021 Major League Baseball Draft.
Peters made his professional debut with the Savannah Bananas in the summer of 2021. He made his debut with affiliated baseball 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.
On August 2, 2022, the Brewers traded Peters to the San Francisco Giants for pitcher Trevor Rosenthal. Playing for Double-A Richmond, he batted .212/.302/.303 in 132 at-bats.
On November 15, 2022, Peters was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays for infielder Brett Wisely.
* Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)

### Evan Reifert

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. In 2020, he transferred to the University of Central Missouri.
Reifert went unselected in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft and signed with the Milwaukee Brewers. He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Reifert spent his first professional season in 2021 with the Carolina Mudcats and Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, accumulating a 3-3 record and 2.10 ERA with 103 strikeouts and 8 saves in 60 innings over 37 games.
On November 13, 2021, the Brewers traded him to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Mike Brosseau. Reifert spent the 2022 season with the rookie-level Florida Complex League Rays, High-A Bowling Green Hot Rods and Double-A Montgomery Biscuits. In 31 appearances out of the bullpen for the three affiliates, he accumulated a 7-2 record and 4.58 ERA with 62 strikeouts across 37+1⁄3 innings pitched. After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League.
Reifert only pitched 7+2⁄3 innings split between Bowling Green and the FCL Rays in 2023, missing the majority of the season with right shoulder inflammation. He spent the 2024 season with Double-A Montgomery, registering a 1.96 ERA with 65 strikeouts in 41+1⁄3 innings pitched across 35 appearances.
On December 11, 2024, Reifert was selected by the Washington Nationals fifth overall in the Rule 5 draft. On March 18, 2025, Reifert was returned to the Rays organization.
* Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)

### Joe Rock

Joseph Richard Rock (born July 29, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Rock grew up in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania and attended Hopewell High School.
Rock played college baseball for the Ohio Bobcats. He pitched in 16 games with 11 starts as a freshman and went 2–4 with a 5.19 ERA and 41 strikeouts in 59 innings pitched. In 2019, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League. In 2020, Rock was declared academically ineligible as a sophomore and redshirted the season. He started 14 games as a redshirt sophomore and pitched to an 8–3 record with a 2.33 ERA and 117 strikeouts.
Rock was selected in the second round by the Colorado Rockies in the 2021 Major League Baseball draft. After signing with the team he was assigned to Arizona Complex League Rockies, where he had a 1.13 ERA and 11 strikeouts in eight innings pitched. Rock was assigned to the High-A Spokane Indians at the start of the 2022 season.
On March 21, 2024, Rock was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Greg Jones. In 27 games (23 starts) for the Triple–A Durham Bulls, he logged a 7–8 record and 4.58 ERA with 132 strikeouts over 139+2⁄3 innings pitched. On November 18, 2024, the Rays added Rock to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.
Rock was optioned to Triple-A Durham to begin the 2025 season.
* Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
* Ohio Bobcats bio

### Ian Seymour

Ian Albert Seymour (born December 13, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Seymour attended Saint John's High School in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. He went 4–0 with a 0.48 ERA as a senior in 2017. 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. In 2019, he started 13 games, going 4–5 with a 3.97 ERA and 81 strikeouts. After the 2019 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He pitched only 20+1⁄3 innings in 2020 before the remainder of the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Seymour was selected by the Tampa Bay Rays in the second round with the 57th overall selection of the 2020 Major League Baseball draft. He signed for $1.2 million. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the season caused by the pandemic. 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. 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. He was assigned to the Montgomery Biscuits of the Double-A Southern League to begin the 2022 season. He made five starts before undergoing Tommy John surgery, forcing him to miss the remainder of the season. He returned to play in 2023 and pitched 42 innings between the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Rays, Charleston, Bowling Green and Montgomery, going 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA and 46 strikeouts.
Seymour was assigned to Montgomery to open the 2024 season. In 27 starts split between Montgomery and the Triple–A Durham Bulls, he compiled a 9–4 record and 2.35 ERA with 162 strikeouts across 145+1⁄3 innings pitched. On November 18, 2024, the Rays added Seymour to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.
Seymour was optioned to Triple-A Durham to begin the 2025 season.
* Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)

### Aidan Smith

Aidan Carlisle Smith (born July 23, 2004) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Tampa Bay Rays organization.
Smith attended Lovejoy High School in Lucas, Texas. He was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the fourth round of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft.
On July 25, 2024, the Mariners traded Smith to the Tampa Bay Rays along with Brody Hopkins and Ty Cummings in exchange for Randy Arozarena.
* Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)

### Chandler Simpson

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. After the season he transferred to Georgia Tech. In his only season playing for the Yellow Jackets, Simpson led Division I with a .434 batting average. After the 2022 season he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.
Simpson was selected in the Competitive Balance section of the second round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft. 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.
Simpson was named to the United States national baseball team for the 2024 WBSC Premier12. He was named to the All-World Team as an outfielder. He also led the tournament in stolen bases.
* Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
* UAB Blazers bio
* Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets bio

### Mike Vasil

Michael Vasil (born March 19, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Vasil attended Boston College High School in Boston, Massachusetts. He was expected to be a high draft pick in the 2018 Major League Baseball Draft but withdrew his name from the draft and opted to play college baseball at the University of Virginia. In 2019, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League. After three years at Virginia, Vasil was drafted by the New York Mets in the eighth round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.
Vasil made his professional debut in 2021 with the rookie-level Florida Complex League Mets, posting a 1.29 ERA and 10 strikeouts over 3 starts. He started 2022 with the Single-A St. Lucie Mets before being promoted to the High-A Brooklyn Cyclones, also appearing with the FCL Mets. In 18 games (17 starts) for the three affiliates, Vasil accumulated a 4-2 record and 3.53 ERA with 85 strikeouts across 71+1⁄3 innings pitched.
Vasil split 2023 between the Double-A Binghamton Rumble Ponies and Triple-A Syracuse Mets. In 26 starts split between the two affiliates, he compiled a 5-6 record and 4.65 ERA with 138 strikeouts across 124 innings pitched. Vasil spent the 2024 campaign with Syracuse, making 29 appearances (27 starts) and struggling to an 8-10 record and 6.04 ERA with 109 strikeouts over 134 innings of work.
On December 11, 2024, Vasil was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies 14th overall in the Rule 5 draft. The same day, the Phillies traded him to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for cash or a player to be named later.
* Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)

### Jacob Watters

Jacob Watters (born March 3, 2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays organization.
Watters attended Bland County High School and West Virginia University. The Oakland Athletics selected Watters in the fourth round, with the 124th overall selection, of the 2022 MLB draft. On December 14, 2024, the Athletics traded Watters, Joe Boyle, Will Simpson, and a Competitive Balance Round A pick in the 2025 Major League Baseball draft to the Tampa Bay Rays for Jeffrey Springs and Jacob Lopez.
Watters' cousin, Jason Michaels, played in the major leagues.
* Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)