Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays players: who played for both
Who played for both the Red Sox and Rays?
88 players played for both the Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays between 1998 and 2025, including Wade Boggs, Carl Crawford, Manny Ramirez and Julio Lugo. 42 of them played for the Red Sox first and 41 for the Rays first; 5 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Brad Pennington is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Red Sox first, then the Rays from 1998.
- Nathaniel Lowe is the most recent: Rays first, then the Red Sox from 2025.
- Wade Boggs played the most games across the two: 1,625 for the Red Sox and 213 for the Rays.
- 14 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Carlos Peña.
- Most common positions on this list: P (41), OF (21), SS (6), 1B (6).
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All 88 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Red Sox | Rays |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wade Boggs | 3B | 1982–1992 (1625 g) | 1998–1999 (213 g) |
| Carl Crawford | OF | 2011–2012 (161 g) | 2002–2010 (1235 g) |
| Manny Ramirez | OF | 2001–2008 (1083 g) | 2011 (5 g) |
| Julio Lugo | SS | 2007–2009 (266 g) | 2003–2006 (505 g) |
| Johnny Damon | OF | 2002–2005 (597 g) | 2011 (150 g) |
| Carlos Peña | 1B | 2006 (18 g) | 2007–2010, 2012 (726 g) |
| Jonny Gomes | OF | 2013–2014 (194 g) | 2003–2008 (415 g) |
| John Flaherty | C | 1992–1993 (48 g) | 1998–2002 (471 g) |
| Rocco Baldelli | OF | 2009 (62 g) | 2003–2004, 2006–2008, 2010 (457 g) |
| Gabe Kapler | OF | 2003–2006 (312 g) | 2009–2010 (158 g) |
| Daniel Nava | OF | 2010, 2012–2015 (424 g) | 2015 (31 g) |
| James Loney | 1B | 2012 (30 g) | 2013–2015 (417 g) |
| Jose Canseco | OF | 1995–1996 (198 g) | 1999–2000 (174 g) |
| Rob Refsnyder | OF | 2022–2025 (309 g) | 2018 (40 g) |
| Dan Wheeler | P | 2011 (47 g) | 1999–2001, 2007–2010 (258 g) |
| David Price | P | 2016–2019 (103 g) | 2008–2014 (175 g) |
| Christian Arroyo | 2B | 2020–2023 (224 g) | 2018–2019 (36 g) |
| Heath Hembree | P | 2014–2020 (251 g) | 2023 (1 g) |
| Eric Hinske | 3B | 2006–2007 (115 g) | 2008 (133 g) |
| Tommy Pham | OF | 2022 (53 g) | 2018–2019 (184 g) |
| Nick Green | 2B | 2009 (104 g) | 2005–2006 (128 g) |
| Kelly Shoppach | C | 2005, 2012 (57 g) | 2010–2011 (150 g) |
| Rey Sanchez | SS | 2002 (107 g) | 2004 (91 g) |
| Trever Miller | P | 2011 (3 g) | 2004–2005, 2008 (189 g) |
| Hunter Renfroe | OF | 2021 (144 g) | 2020 (42 g) |
| Casey Kotchman | 1B | 2009 (39 g) | 2011 (146 g) |
| Casey Fossum | P | 2001–2003 (76 g) | 2005–2007 (101 g) |
| Joey Gathright | OF | 2009, 2011 (24 g) | 2004–2006 (150 g) |
| Ryan Hanigan | C | 2015–2016 (89 g) | 2014 (84 g) |
| Jose Cruz | OF | 2005 (4 g) | 2004 (153 g) |
| Erasmo Ramirez | P | 2019 (1 g) | 2015–2017, 2023–2024 (152 g) |
| Rolando Arrojo | P | 2000–2002 (83 g) | 1998–1999 (56 g) |
| Steve Pearce | OF | 2018–2019 (79 g) | 2016 (60 g) |
| Burke Badenhop | P | 2014 (70 g) | 2012 (66 g) |
| Dave McCarty | 1B | 2003–2005 (120 g) | 2002 (12 g) |
| Jalen Beeks | P | 2018 (2 g) | 2018–2020, 2022–2023 (130 g) |
| Kelly Johnson | 2B | 2014 (10 g) | 2013 (118 g) |
| Ryan Roberts | 3B | 2014 (8 g) | 2012–2013 (120 g) |
| Cliff Floyd | OF | 2002 (47 g) | 2008 (80 g) |
| Matt Andriese | P | 2021 (26 g) | 2015–2018 (99 g) |
| Kevin Cash | C | 2007–2008, 2010 (102 g) | 2005 (13 g) |
| Grady Sizemore | OF | 2014 (52 g) | 2015 (58 g) |
| Midre Cummings | OF | 1998, 2000 (88 g) | 2004 (22 g) |
| Nathan Eovaldi | P | 2018–2022 (96 g) | 2018 (11 g) |
| Nathaniel Lowe | 1B | 2025 (34 g) | 2019–2020 (71 g) |
| Danny Jansen | C | 2024 (30 g) | 2025 (73 g) |
| Tony Graffanino | 2B | 2005 (51 g) | 1999–2000 (52 g) |
| Andy Sheets | SS | 2000 (12 g) | 2001–2002 (90 g) |
| Jeffrey Springs | P | 2020 (16 g) | 2021–2024 (86 g) |
| Jake Diekman | P | 2022 (44 g) | 2023 (50 g) |
| Rich Hill | P | 2010–2012, 2015, 2022, 2024 (74 g) | 2021 (19 g) |
| Ryan Rupe | P | 2003 (4 g) | 1999–2002 (85 g) |
| Yu Chang | SS | 2022–2023 (50 g) | 2022 (36 g) |
| Mark Guthrie | P | 1999 (46 g) | 2000 (34 g) |
| Terry Shumpert | 2B | 1995 (21 g) | 2003 (59 g) |
| Zack Littell | P | 2023 (2 g) | 2023–2025 (77 g) |
| Chad Bradford | P | 2005 (31 g) | 2008–2009 (42 g) |
| Geremi Gonzalez | P | 2005 (28 g) | 2003–2004 (36 g) |
| John Halama | P | 2005 (30 g) | 2004 (34 g) |
| Brian Rose | P | 1997–2000 (46 g) | 2001 (7 g) |
| Joe Nelson | P | 2004, 2010 (11 g) | 2009 (42 g) |
| Michael Wacha | P | 2022 (23 g) | 2021 (30 g) |
| Brian Shouse | P | 1998 (7 g) | 2009 (45 g) |
| Hideo Nomo | P | 2001 (33 g) | 2005 (19 g) |
| Drew Sutton | 2B | 2011 (31 g) | 2012 (18 g) |
| Corey Kluber | P | 2023 (15 g) | 2022 (31 g) |
| Cooper Criswell | P | 2024–2025 (33 g) | 2022–2023 (11 g) |
| Raimel Tapia | OF | 2023 (39 g) | 2023 (5 g) |
| Jake Faria | P | 2023 (1 g) | 2017–2019 (40 g) |
| Mark Malaska | P | 2004 (19 g) | 2003 (22 g) |
| Chad Harville | P | 2005 (8 g) | 2006 (32 g) |
| Ryan Weber | P | 2019–2021 (36 g) | 2018 (2 g) |
| Taylor Motter | SS | 2021 (3 g) | 2016 (34 g) |
| Felipe Lopez | SS | 2010 (4 g) | 2011 (32 g) |
| Carlos Reyes | P | 1998 (24 g) | 2003 (10 g) |
| Ryan Sherriff | P | 2023 (5 g) | 2020–2021 (26 g) |
| Brandon Snyder | 1B | 2013 (27 g) | 2018 (2 g) |
| Chase Anderson | P | 2024 (27 g) | 2023 (2 g) |
| Dustan Mohr | OF | 2006 (21 g) | 2007 (7 g) |
| Chris Mazza | P | 2020 (9 g) | 2021–2022 (16 g) |
| Erik Bedard | P | 2011 (8 g) | 2014 (17 g) |
| Cesar Puello | OF | 2020 (5 g) | 2017 (16 g) |
| Trevor Kelley | P | 2019 (10 g) | 2023 (10 g) |
| Jason Johnson | P | 2006 (6 g) | 1998 (13 g) |
| Michael Martinez | OF | 2016 (4 g) | 2017 (13 g) |
| Brad Pennington | P | 1996 (14 g) | 1998 (1 g) |
| Connor Seabold | P | 2021–2022 (6 g) | 2025 (3 g) |
| Jose De Leon | P | 2025 (1 g) | 2017, 2019 (4 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.Red Sox seasons include the Boston Americans (1901–1907).Rays seasons include the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998–2007).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays?
88 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1998 to 2025, including Wade Boggs, Carl Crawford, Manny Ramirez and Julio Lugo. 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?
Brad Pennington: Boston Red Sox first, then the Tampa Bay Rays from 1998.
Who has played for both recently?
Rob Refsnyder, Erasmo Ramirez, Nathaniel Lowe, Danny Jansen, Jeffrey Springs and Rich Hill 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. Red Sox seasons include the Boston Americans (1901–1907). Rays seasons include the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998–2007).
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