5:20pm: The Rays have now made it official. Williams has been selected with Kim landing on the 10-day IL due to low back inflammation, retroactive to August 20th. Outfielder Stuart Fairchild has been transferred to the 60-day IL to open a 40-man spot. Fairchild hit the 10-day IL July 22nd due to a right oblique strain. His 60-day count is retroactive to that initial IL … [Read more...] about Rays Promote Carson Williams
Rays Option Joe Boyle, Recall Brian Van Belle For Potential MLB Debut
The Rays optioned Joe Boyle to Triple-A Durham this afternoon. They recalled swingman Brian Van Belle in a corresponding move, setting the 28-year-old up to make his MLB debut. Boyle has held a spot in Kevin Cash’s rotation for the past month. Tampa Bay optioned and eventually traded Taj Bradley in part because they felt Boyle deserved a starting look. The hard-throwing righty … [Read more...] about Rays Option Joe Boyle, Recall Brian Van Belle For Potential MLB Debut
Rays Sign Cooper Hummel To Minor League Contract
The Rays have signed outfielder Cooper Hummel to a minor league deal, according to KPRC 2’s Ari Alexander. The Astros designated Hummel for assignment earlier this week, and he elected free agency on Friday after clearing waivers and declining an outright assignment to Houston’s Triple-A affiliate. Tampa Bay will be Hummel’s fourth different organization of the 2025 season, as … [Read more...] about Rays Sign Cooper Hummel To Minor League Contract
Rays Release Logan Driscoll
The Rays announced Friday that they’ve released catcher Logan Driscoll, who’d been on the 40-man roster in Triple-A. Driscoll suffered an ankle injury back in March and hasn’t played yet in 2025. Injured players can’t be placed on outright waivers, so the Rays — needing a roster spot for the selection of first baseman Bob Seymour — will cut Driscoll loose entirely. Seymour’s … [Read more...] about Rays Release Logan Driscoll
Latest On Shane McClanahan
Shane McClanahan has been sidelined all season by a triceps nerve injury that arose during Spring Training. This latest issue added to what was already an extended absence for the left-hander following Tommy John surgery in August 2023, and it has now been over two years since McClanahan threw his last pitch in a Major League game. Rays president of baseball operations Erik … [Read more...] about Latest On Shane McClanahan