Field Level Media
29 Jul 2025, 04:49 GMT+10
(Photo credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images)
The Tampa Bay Rays got younger at catcher Monday, using a pair of reported trades to swap Danny Jansen out for Nick Fortes.
The Rays dealt Jansen to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for infield prospect Jadher Areinamo, MLB.com and The Athletic reported. Separately, the Rays are acquiring Fortes from the Miami Marlins for minor-league outfielder Matthew Etzel, according to multiple reports.
Jansen, 30, was in his first season in Tampa Bay after spending the first seven years of his career with American League East rivals Toronto (2018-24) and Boston (2024). Due to a 2024 Toronto-Boston game that was suspended due to rain and rescheduled, Jansen became the first player in MLB history to play for both teams in a single game.
Jansen was batting just .204 with 11 home runs and 29 RBIs in 73 appearances for the Rays.
Fortes, 28, is under club control through 2028 via three years of arbitration. He will join his second MLB club without having to leave the state.
In parts of five seasons with Miami, Fortes has batted .225 with 25 home runs and 96 RBIs over 363 games. That includes a .240 batting average with two homers and 10 RBIs in 59 games in 2025.
Areinamo, 21, is a Venezuela native who joins Tampa Bay's system after batting .297 with 11 homers and 51 RBIs over 94 games this season for High-A Wisconsin.
Etzel, 23, has spent the season at Tampa Bay's Double-A affiliate in Montgomery, where he has batted .230 with five home runs and 34 RBIs in 56 games. He has played all three outfield spots in the minor leagues.
--Field Level Media
Get a daily dose of Milwaukee Sun news through our daily email, its complimentary and keeps you fully up to date with world and business news as well.
Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Milwaukee Sun.
More InformationISTANBUL, Turkey: Iran firmly dismissed proposals to extend a key United Nations resolution tied to the 2015 nuclear agreement as it...
GAZA, Palestinian territories - At least 63 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza on Sunday, according to local health...
NEW YORK CITY, New York: Columbia University has agreed to pay more than US$220 million to the U.S. government to regain federal research...
HAWTHORNE, California: Elon Musk's Starlink, known for its reliability and rapid global expansion, faced a rare and widespread disruption...
SURIN, Thailand: Tensions between Thailand and Cambodia escalated sharply this week as armed clashes along their shared border left...
RAMON AIR FORCE BASE, Israel - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has slammed the United Nations, and vowed the war in Gaza...
An internal U.S. government analysis found no evidence of systematic theft by the Palestinian militant group Hamas of US-funded humanitarian...
NEW YORK CITY, New York: A decades-long safety risk has triggered a significant recall of more than 5.2 million aboveground swimming...
(Photo credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images) The Tampa Bay Rays got younger at catcher Monday, using a pair of reported trades to swap...
(Photo credit: Eric Hartline-Imagn Images) Green Bay Packers offensive lineman Elgton Jenkins is coming off the non-football injury...
(Photo credit: Matt Marton-Imagn Images) It seems only appropriate that a three-game series between the teams with the two best records...
(Photo credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images) Paul Skenes pitched six shutout innings for the second consecutive start to lead the...