Baltimore Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays players: who played for both
Who played for both the Orioles and Rays?
87 players played for both the Baltimore Orioles and the Tampa Bay Rays between 1998 and 2025, including Aubrey Huff, Luke Scott, Julio Lugo and Ty Wigginton. 43 of them played for the Orioles first and 41 for the Rays first; 3 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Aaron Ledesma is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Orioles first, then the Rays from 1998.
- Vidal Brujan is the most recent: Rays first, then the Orioles from 2025.
- Aubrey Huff played the most games across the two: 415 for the Orioles and 799 for the Rays.
- 9 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Tim Beckham.
- Most common positions on this list: P (51), OF (12), C (10), SS (6).
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All 87 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Orioles | Rays |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aubrey Huff | 1B | 2007–2009 (415 g) | 2000–2006 (799 g) |
| Luke Scott | OF | 2008–2011 (471 g) | 2012–2013 (187 g) |
| Julio Lugo | SS | 2010 (93 g) | 2003–2006 (505 g) |
| Ty Wigginton | 3B | 2009–2010 (276 g) | 2006–2007 (220 g) |
| Chris Gomez | SS | 2005–2007 (217 g) | 2001–2002 (188 g) |
| Tim Beckham | SS | 2017–2018 (146 g) | 2013, 2015–2017 (238 g) |
| Brook Fordyce | C | 2000–2003 (312 g) | 2004 (54 g) |
| Steve Pearce | OF | 2012–2016 (291 g) | 2016 (60 g) |
| Delmon Young | OF | 2014–2015 (135 g) | 2006–2007, 2013 (215 g) |
| Tommy Hunter | P | 2011–2016 (224 g) | 2017 (61 g) |
| Esteban Yan | P | 1996–1997 (7 g) | 1998–2002 (266 g) |
| Chris Richard | OF | 2000–2002 (242 g) | 2009 (13 g) |
| Danys Baez | P | 2007, 2009 (112 g) | 2004–2005 (129 g) |
| Charles Johnson | C | 1999–2000 (219 g) | 2005 (19 g) |
| Aaron Ledesma | SS | 1997 (43 g) | 1998–1999 (188 g) |
| Brett Phillips | OF | 2022 (8 g) | 2020–2022 (211 g) |
| Shawn Armstrong | P | 2019–2021 (85 g) | 2021–2024 (131 g) |
| Nelson Cruz | DH | 2014 (159 g) | 2021 (55 g) |
| Andrew Kittredge | P | 2025 (31 g) | 2017–2023 (181 g) |
| Bryan Baker | P | 2022–2025 (173 g) | 2025 (31 g) |
| Chaz Roe | P | 2015–2016 (45 g) | 2017–2021 (152 g) |
| Mark Hendrickson | P | 2009–2011 (113 g) | 2004–2006 (76 g) |
| Gregg Zaun | C | 1995–1996, 2009 (146 g) | 2009 (34 g) |
| Chad Bradford | P | 2007–2008 (125 g) | 2008–2009 (42 g) |
| Chris Singleton | OF | 2002 (136 g) | 2005 (28 g) |
| Lance Cormier | P | 2008 (45 g) | 2009–2010 (113 g) |
| Jesus Sucre | C | 2019 (21 g) | 2017–2018 (136 g) |
| Alex Cobb | P | 2018–2020 (41 g) | 2011–2014, 2016–2017 (115 g) |
| Jason Johnson | P | 1999–2003 (133 g) | 1998 (13 g) |
| Victor Zambrano | P | 2007 (5 g) | 2001–2004 (135 g) |
| Kelly Johnson | 2B | 2014 (19 g) | 2013 (118 g) |
| Erik Bedard | P | 2002, 2004–2007 (114 g) | 2014 (17 g) |
| Alberto Reyes | P | 1999–2000 (40 g) | 2007–2008 (87 g) |
| Jeremy Hellickson | P | 2017 (10 g) | 2010–2014 (115 g) |
| Dylan Carlson | OF | 2025 (83 g) | 2024 (37 g) |
| Jason Hammel | P | 2012–2013 (46 g) | 2006–2008 (73 g) |
| Cole Sulser | P | 2020–2021 (79 g) | 2019, 2024–2025 (31 g) |
| Vidal Brujan | 2B | 2025 (1 g) | 2021–2023 (99 g) |
| Alex Jackson | C | 2025 (37 g) | 2024 (58 g) |
| Oliver Drake | P | 2015–2017 (30 g) | 2019–2020 (61 g) |
| Edwin Jackson | P | 2017 (3 g) | 2006–2008 (87 g) |
| Robinson Chirinos | C | 2022 (67 g) | 2011 (20 g) |
| Dan Johnson | 1B | 2013 (3 g) | 2008, 2010–2011 (81 g) |
| Rob Bell | P | 2007 (30 g) | 2003–2005 (51 g) |
| Norm Charlton | P | 1998 (36 g) | 1999 (42 g) |
| Ozzie Guillen | SS | 1998 (12 g) | 2000 (63 g) |
| Zach Eflin | P | 2024–2025 (23 g) | 2023–2024 (50 g) |
| Ryan Webb | P | 2014 (51 g) | 2016 (18 g) |
| Joey Krehbiel | P | 2021–2023 (67 g) | 2021 (1 g) |
| Charlie Morton | P | 2025 (23 g) | 2019–2020 (42 g) |
| Andrew Velazquez | SS | 2020 (40 g) | 2018–2019 (23 g) |
| Jimmy Yacabonis | P | 2017–2019 (55 g) | 2022 (5 g) |
| Kurt Birkins | P | 2006–2007 (54 g) | 2008 (6 g) |
| Steve Trachsel | P | 2007–2008 (35 g) | 2000 (23 g) |
| Colby Rasmus | OF | 2018 (18 g) | 2017 (37 g) |
| Jesus Aguilar | 1B | 2022 (16 g) | 2019 (37 g) |
| Brad Pennington | P | 1993–1995 (50 g) | 1998 (1 g) |
| John Halama | P | 2006 (17 g) | 2004 (34 g) |
| David Hess | P | 2018–2020 (47 g) | 2021 (1 g) |
| Dana Eveland | P | 2012 (14 g) | 2016 (33 g) |
| Evan Phillips | P | 2018–2020 (44 g) | 2021 (1 g) |
| Danny Clyburn | OF | 1997–1998 (13 g) | 1999 (28 g) |
| Jerome Walton | OF | 1997 (26 g) | 1998 (12 g) |
| Joe Borowski | P | 1995 (6 g) | 2005 (32 g) |
| Rich Hill | P | 2009 (15 g) | 2021 (19 g) |
| Juan Guzman | P | 1998–1999 (32 g) | 2000 (1 g) |
| Nate Karns | P | 2019 (4 g) | 2014–2015 (29 g) |
| Louis Head | P | 2022 (5 g) | 2021 (27 g) |
| Anthony Bemboom | C | 2022–2023 (28 g) | 2019 (3 g) |
| Raul Casanova | C | 2002 (2 g) | 2007 (29 g) |
| Vidal Nuno | P | 2017 (12 g) | 2018 (17 g) |
| Jose Bautista | OF | 2004 (16 g) | 2004 (12 g) |
| Dietrich Enns | P | 2025 (17 g) | 2021 (9 g) |
| Midre Cummings | OF | 2005 (2 g) | 2004 (22 g) |
| Nick Ciuffo | C | 2021 (2 g) | 2018–2019 (19 g) |
| Brandon Snyder | 1B | 2010–2011 (16 g) | 2018 (2 g) |
| Wesley Wright | P | 2015 (2 g) | 2013 (16 g) |
| Damian Moss | P | 2003 (10 g) | 2004 (5 g) |
| Sean Gilmartin | P | 2018–2019 (13 g) | 2020 (2 g) |
| Dusten Knight | P | 2021 (7 g) | 2022 (6 g) |
| Preston Guilmet | P | 2014 (10 g) | 2015 (3 g) |
| Jhan Marinez | P | 2018 (8 g) | 2016 (3 g) |
| Tim Laker | C | 1997 (7 g) | 1998, 2005 (4 g) |
| Chris Ellis | P | 2021–2022 (9 g) | 2021 (1 g) |
| Winston Abreu | P | 2006 (7 g) | 2009 (2 g) |
| Zack Burdi | P | 2021 (1 g) | 2023 (3 g) |
| Elvin Rodriguez | P | 2025 (1 g) | 2023 (1 g) |
From the SABR Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 3.0), 1876–2025. A season counts when the player played at least one regular-season game for the franchise.Orioles seasons include the Milwaukee Brewers (1901) and St. Louis Browns (1902–1953).Rays seasons include the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998–2007).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Baltimore Orioles and the Tampa Bay Rays?
87 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1998 to 2025, including Aubrey Huff, Luke Scott, Julio Lugo and Ty Wigginton. A player counts when he played at least one regular-season game for each franchise.
Who was the first player on this list to play for both?
Aaron Ledesma: Baltimore Orioles first, then the Tampa Bay Rays from 1998.
Who has played for both recently?
Shawn Armstrong, Andrew Kittredge, Bryan Baker, Dylan Carlson, Cole Sulser and Vidal Brujan and 5 more, with a season for one of the two in 2024 or 2025.
Does a player count if the team has moved or changed its name?
Yes. Seasons count for today's franchise, the way the Lahman database links every team-season to a franchise. Orioles seasons include the Milwaukee Brewers (1901) and St. Louis Browns (1902–1953). Rays seasons include the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998–2007).
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