Cleveland Guardians and Tampa Bay Rays players: who played for both
Who played for both the Guardians and Rays?
80 players played for both the Cleveland Guardians and the Tampa Bay Rays between 1998 and 2025, including Julio Franco, Asdrubal Cabrera, Manny Ramirez and Grady Sizemore. 42 of them played for the Guardians first and 36 for the Rays first; 2 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Albie Lopez is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Guardians first, then the Rays from 1998.
- Richie Palacios is the most recent: Guardians first, then the Rays from 2024.
- Julio Franco played the most games across the two: 1,088 for the Guardians and 1 for the Rays.
- 11 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Julio Franco.
- Most common positions on this list: P (36), OF (14), C (9), SS (8).
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All 80 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Guardians | Rays |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Franco | SS | 1983–1988, 1996–1997 (1088 g) | 1999 (1 g) |
| Asdrubal Cabrera | SS | 2007–2014 (914 g) | 2015 (143 g) |
| Manny Ramirez | OF | 1993–2000 (967 g) | 2011 (5 g) |
| Grady Sizemore | OF | 2004–2011 (892 g) | 2015 (58 g) |
| Yandy Diaz | 1B | 2017–2018 (88 g) | 2019–2025 (815 g) |
| Paul Sorrento | 1B | 1992–1995 (487 g) | 1998–1999 (236 g) |
| Brandon Guyer | OF | 2016–2018 (212 g) | 2011–2012, 2014–2016 (306 g) |
| Amed Rosario | SS | 2021–2023 (388 g) | 2024 (76 g) |
| Kelly Shoppach | C | 2006–2009, 2013 (302 g) | 2010–2011 (150 g) |
| Harold Ramirez | OF | 2021 (99 g) | 2022–2024 (290 g) |
| Russell Branyan | 3B | 1998–2002, 2010 (294 g) | 2006 (64 g) |
| Brad Miller | SS | 2019 (13 g) | 2016–2018 (310 g) |
| Mike Zunino | C | 2023 (42 g) | 2019–2022 (263 g) |
| Casey Kotchman | 1B | 2012 (142 g) | 2011 (146 g) |
| Danys Baez | P | 2001–2003 (155 g) | 2004–2005 (129 g) |
| Dan Wheeler | P | 2012 (12 g) | 1999–2001, 2007–2010 (258 g) |
| Shelley Duncan | OF | 2010–2012 (242 g) | 2013 (20 g) |
| Ben Francisco | OF | 2007–2009 (235 g) | 2012 (24 g) |
| Jake Bauers | 1B | 2019, 2021 (160 g) | 2018 (96 g) |
| Corey Kluber | P | 2011–2019 (210 g) | 2022 (31 g) |
| Albie Lopez | P | 1993–1997 (69 g) | 1998–2001 (170 g) |
| Francisco Mejia | C | 2017–2018 (12 g) | 2021–2023 (227 g) |
| Roberto Hernandez | P | 2007 (28 g) | 1998–2000 (207 g) |
| Jason Tyner | OF | 2008 (1 g) | 2000–2003 (232 g) |
| Roberto Hernandez | P | 2006–2012 (184 g) | 2013 (32 g) |
| Johnny Damon | OF | 2012 (64 g) | 2011 (150 g) |
| Chris Gomez | SS | 2007 (19 g) | 2001–2002 (188 g) |
| Elliot Johnson | SS | 2014 (7 g) | 2008, 2011–2012 (200 g) |
| Rick White | P | 2004 (59 g) | 1998–2000 (145 g) |
| Chris Gimenez | C | 2009–2010, 2014, 2016 (149 g) | 2012–2013 (46 g) |
| Jordan Luplow | OF | 2019–2021 (150 g) | 2021 (26 g) |
| Scott Kazmir | P | 2013 (29 g) | 2004–2009 (145 g) |
| Shawn Armstrong | P | 2015–2017 (39 g) | 2021–2024 (131 g) |
| Yu Chang | SS | 2019–2022 (131 g) | 2022 (36 g) |
| Richie Palacios | OF | 2022 (54 g) | 2024–2025 (109 g) |
| Wilson Ramos | C | 2021 (9 g) | 2017–2018 (142 g) |
| Herbert Perry | 3B | 1994–1996 (63 g) | 1999–2000 (73 g) |
| Luke Maile | C | 2022 (76 g) | 2015–2016 (57 g) |
| Rene Rivera | C | 2021 (21 g) | 2015 (110 g) |
| Eduardo Perez | 1B | 2006 (37 g) | 2004–2005 (90 g) |
| Tim Laker | C | 2001, 2003–2004, 2006 (116 g) | 1998, 2005 (4 g) |
| Joe Borowski | P | 2007–2008 (87 g) | 2005 (32 g) |
| Alex Cobb | P | 2024 (3 g) | 2011–2014, 2016–2017 (115 g) |
| Phil Maton | P | 2019–2021 (70 g) | 2024 (40 g) |
| Aaron Civale | P | 2019–2023 (76 g) | 2023–2024 (27 g) |
| Michael Martinez | OF | 2015–2017 (90 g) | 2017 (13 g) |
| Matt Moore | P | 2023 (5 g) | 2011–2016 (96 g) |
| Jamey Wright | P | 2010 (18 g) | 2013 (66 g) |
| Rich Hill | P | 2013 (63 g) | 2021 (19 g) |
| Tommy Hunter | P | 2016 (21 g) | 2017 (61 g) |
| Jesus Aguilar | 1B | 2014–2016 (35 g) | 2019 (37 g) |
| Josh Phelps | DH | 2004 (24 g) | 2005 (47 g) |
| Hunter Wood | P | 2019 (17 g) | 2017–2019 (51 g) |
| Oliver Drake | P | 2018 (4 g) | 2019–2020 (61 g) |
| Jerry Sands | OF | 2015 (50 g) | 2014 (12 g) |
| Tony Graffanino | 2B | 2009 (7 g) | 1999–2000 (52 g) |
| Ryan Webb | P | 2015 (40 g) | 2016 (18 g) |
| Dwight Gooden | P | 1998–1999 (49 g) | 2000 (8 g) |
| Tom Martin | P | 1998–2000 (51 g) | 2002 (2 g) |
| Dan Miceli | P | 2003 (13 g) | 2006 (33 g) |
| Jeff Beliveau | P | 2018 (9 g) | 2013–2015 (36 g) |
| Mitch Talbot | P | 2010–2011 (40 g) | 2008 (3 g) |
| John Rocker | P | 2001 (38 g) | 2003 (2 g) |
| Bobby Witt | P | 2000 (7 g) | 1999 (32 g) |
| Christian Arroyo | 2B | 2020 (1 g) | 2018–2019 (36 g) |
| Drew Sutton | 2B | 2010 (11 g) | 2012 (18 g) |
| Nick Bierbrodt | P | 2003 (5 g) | 2001, 2003 (24 g) |
| Russ Canzler | OF | 2012 (26 g) | 2011 (3 g) |
| Andrew Velazquez | SS | 2019 (5 g) | 2018–2019 (23 g) |
| Jeff Liefer | OF | 2005 (19 g) | 2003 (9 g) |
| Jason Johnson | P | 2006 (14 g) | 1998 (13 g) |
| Jorge Velandia | 2B | 2008 (7 g) | 2007 (14 g) |
| Alan Newman | P | 2000 (1 g) | 1999 (18 g) |
| Adam Moore | C | 2015–2016 (10 g) | 2018 (8 g) |
| Ken Hill | P | 1995 (12 g) | 2001 (5 g) |
| Paul Abbott | P | 1993 (5 g) | 2004 (10 g) |
| Preston Guilmet | P | 2013 (4 g) | 2015 (3 g) |
| Winston Abreu | P | 2009 (3 g) | 2009 (2 g) |
| DJ Johnson | P | 2021 (1 g) | 2021 (3 g) |
| Ian Gibaut | P | 2022 (1 g) | 2019 (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.Guardians seasons include the Cleveland Blues (1901), Cleveland Bronchos (1902), Cleveland Naps (1903–1914) and Cleveland Indians (1915–2021).Rays seasons include the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998–2007).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Cleveland Guardians and the Tampa Bay Rays?
80 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1998 to 2025, including Julio Franco, Asdrubal Cabrera, Manny Ramirez and Grady Sizemore. 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?
Albie Lopez: Cleveland Guardians first, then the Tampa Bay Rays from 1998.
Who has played for both recently?
Yandy Diaz, Amed Rosario, Harold Ramirez, Shawn Armstrong, Richie Palacios and Alex Cobb and 2 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. Guardians seasons include the Cleveland Blues (1901), Cleveland Bronchos (1902), Cleveland Naps (1903–1914) and Cleveland Indians (1915–2021). Rays seasons include the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998–2007).
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