Nick Fortes, a DeLand native, will swap Sunshine State teams as the Tampa Bay Rays have acquired him from the Miami Marlins.

Danny Jansen found out he was getting traded before the Rays faced the Yanekes on Monday but had to remain on the active roster as a backup catcher. Afterwards, the Rays announced Jansen was traded to Milwaukee.

The Milwaukee Brewers made a move Monday night to add power at the catcher position, acquiring Danny Jansen and cash from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for minor league infielder Jadher Areinamo.

The Marlins are sending Nick Fortes to the Tampa Bay Rays, as first reported Monday by the Athletic's Ken Rosenthal. Miami is receiving outfielder prospect Matthew Etzel in return for Fortes, according to Fansided's Robert Murray.

In their last 10 games, the Tampa Bay Rays have gone 4-6 and watched the Toronto Blue Jays overtake the New York Yankees atop the American League East Division. While the Rays would love to be in the Blue Jays' position,

If they weren't before, the Cincinnati Reds are now officially rolling. The Reds ascended to a new high-water mark in 2025 − six games over .500 − as they completed a three-game sweep of the Tampa Bay Rays with a 2-1 win on July 27 at Great American Ball Park. It was also four consecutive wins for Cincinnati.

Tampa Bay’s Drew Rasmussen has pitched a total of 11 innings in his past four starts. He’s fast. Rasmussen allowed eight runs in his brief cameos. Play $50 on the Yanks (-118, BetMGM ). The rumors of the Yankees’ demise have been greatly exaggerated.

With the trade deadline just days away, the Red Sox have been urged to swing a trade with the Rays for Yandy Diaz.