Chicago White Sox and Tampa Bay Rays players: who played for both
Who played for both the White Sox and Rays?
58 players played for both the Chicago White Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays between 1998 and 2025, including Ozzie Guillen, Alexei Ramirez, Avisail Garcia and Dave Martinez. 33 of them played for the White Sox first and 22 for the Rays first; 3 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Dave Martinez is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: White Sox first, then the Rays from 1998.
- Tyler Alexander is the most recent: Rays first, then the White Sox from 2025.
- Ozzie Guillen played the most games across the two: 1,743 for the White Sox and 63 for the Rays.
- 4 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Alex Colome.
- Most common positions on this list: P (29), OF (10), C (9), 3B (4).
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All 58 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | White Sox | Rays |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ozzie Guillen | SS | 1985–1997 (1743 g) | 2000 (63 g) |
| Alexei Ramirez | SS | 2008–2015 (1226 g) | 2016 (17 g) |
| Avisail Garcia | OF | 2013–2018 (585 g) | 2019 (125 g) |
| Dave Martinez | OF | 1995–1997 (410 g) | 1998–2000 (262 g) |
| Toby Hall | C | 2007–2008 (79 g) | 2000–2006 (586 g) |
| Roberto Hernandez | P | 1991–1997 (345 g) | 1998–2000 (207 g) |
| Dioner Navarro | C | 2016 (85 g) | 2006–2010 (458 g) |
| Greg Norton | 3B | 1996–2000 (337 g) | 2006–2007 (173 g) |
| Chris Singleton | OF | 1999–2001 (420 g) | 2005 (28 g) |
| Tony Graffanino | 2B | 2000–2003 (291 g) | 1999–2000 (52 g) |
| James Shields | P | 2016–2018 (77 g) | 2006–2012 (219 g) |
| Alex Colome | P | 2019–2020, 2023 (87 g) | 2013–2018 (196 g) |
| Herbert Perry | 3B | 2000–2001 (201 g) | 1999–2000 (73 g) |
| Wilson Alvarez | P | 1991–1997 (185 g) | 1998–1999, 2002 (76 g) |
| Tommy Pham | OF | 2024 (70 g) | 2018–2019 (184 g) |
| Jose Canseco | OF | 2001 (76 g) | 1999–2000 (174 g) |
| Josh Paul | C | 1999–2003 (145 g) | 2006–2007 (93 g) |
| Jeff Keppinger | 2B | 2013 (117 g) | 2012 (115 g) |
| Jeff Liefer | OF | 1999–2002 (209 g) | 2003 (9 g) |
| Gary Glover | P | 2001–2003 (111 g) | 2007–2008 (96 g) |
| Brook Fordyce | C | 1999–2000 (145 g) | 2004 (54 g) |
| Dan Jennings | P | 2015–2017 (165 g) | 2017 (29 g) |
| Rick White | P | 2003 (34 g) | 1998–2000 (145 g) |
| Kevan Smith | C | 2016–2018 (146 g) | 2020–2021 (20 g) |
| David Robertson | P | 2015–2017 (153 g) | 2021 (12 g) |
| Xavier Cedeno | P | 2018 (33 g) | 2015–2017 (124 g) |
| Curtis Mead | 3B | 2025 (41 g) | 2023–2025 (111 g) |
| Geoff Blum | 3B | 2005 (31 g) | 2004 (112 g) |
| Edwin Jackson | P | 2010–2011 (30 g) | 2006–2008 (87 g) |
| Julio Franco | SS | 1994 (112 g) | 1999 (1 g) |
| Jim Parque | P | 1998–2002 (98 g) | 2003 (5 g) |
| Tanyon Sturtze | P | 1999–2000 (11 g) | 2000–2002 (91 g) |
| Dan Johnson | 1B | 2012 (14 g) | 2008, 2010–2011 (81 g) |
| Danny Farquhar | P | 2017–2018 (23 g) | 2016–2017 (72 g) |
| Jake Diekman | P | 2022–2023 (39 g) | 2023 (50 g) |
| Chad Bradford | P | 1998–2000 (44 g) | 2008–2009 (42 g) |
| Al Levine | P | 1996–1997 (41 g) | 2003 (36 g) |
| Ronald Belisario | P | 2014 (62 g) | 2015 (6 g) |
| Charles Johnson | C | 2000 (44 g) | 2005 (19 g) |
| Matt Thaiss | C | 2025 (35 g) | 2025 (25 g) |
| Adam Russell | P | 2008 (22 g) | 2011 (36 g) |
| Tyler Alexander | P | 2025 (31 g) | 2024 (23 g) |
| Steve Cishek | P | 2020 (22 g) | 2017 (26 g) |
| Aaron Civale | P | 2025 (13 g) | 2023–2024 (27 g) |
| Jerry Sands | OF | 2016 (24 g) | 2014 (12 g) |
| Raul Casanova | C | 2005 (6 g) | 2007 (29 g) |
| Luis Patino | P | 2023 (7 g) | 2021–2023 (27 g) |
| Rob Brantly | C | 2015, 2017 (28 g) | 2024 (3 g) |
| Todd Ritchie | P | 2002 (27 g) | 2004 (4 g) |
| Manny Ramirez | OF | 2010 (24 g) | 2011 (5 g) |
| Jesse Scholtens | P | 2023 (26 g) | 2025 (2 g) |
| Adrian Houser | P | 2025 (11 g) | 2025 (10 g) |
| Travis Jankowski | OF | 2025 (7 g) | 2025 (14 g) |
| Zack Burdi | P | 2020–2021 (14 g) | 2023 (3 g) |
| Jason Bourgeois | OF | 2008 (6 g) | 2013 (9 g) |
| Brent Honeywell | P | 2023 (4 g) | 2021 (3 g) |
| Ken Hill | P | 2000 (2 g) | 2001 (5 g) |
| Jhan Marinez | P | 2012 (2 g) | 2016 (3 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.Rays seasons include the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998–2007).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Chicago White Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays?
58 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1998 to 2025, including Ozzie Guillen, Alexei Ramirez, Avisail Garcia and Dave Martinez. 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?
Dave Martinez: Chicago White Sox first, then the Tampa Bay Rays from 1998.
Who has played for both recently?
Tommy Pham, Curtis Mead, Matt Thaiss, Tyler Alexander, Aaron Civale and Rob Brantly and 3 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. Rays seasons include the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998–2007).
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