Detroit Tigers and Tampa Bay Rays players: who played for both
Who played for both the Tigers and Rays?
64 players played for both the Detroit Tigers and the Tampa Bay Rays between 1998 and 2025, including Carlos Peña, Damion Easley, Aubrey Huff and Matt Joyce. 35 of them played for the Tigers first and 26 for the Rays first; 3 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Bubba Trammell is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Tigers first, then the Rays from 1998.
- Mason Englert is the most recent: Tigers first, then the Rays from 2025.
- Carlos Peña played the most games across the two: 427 for the Tigers and 726 for the Rays.
- 11 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Carlos Peña.
- Most common positions on this list: P (31), OF (11), 1B (6), C (5).
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All 64 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Tigers | Rays |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Peña | 1B | 2002–2005 (427 g) | 2007–2010, 2012 (726 g) |
| Damion Easley | 2B | 1996–2002 (841 g) | 2003 (36 g) |
| Aubrey Huff | 1B | 2009 (40 g) | 2000–2006 (799 g) |
| Matt Joyce | OF | 2008 (92 g) | 2009–2014 (633 g) |
| John Flaherty | C | 1994–1996 (193 g) | 1998–2002 (471 g) |
| Chris Gomez | SS | 1993–1996 (301 g) | 2001–2002 (188 g) |
| Fernando Rodney | P | 2002–2003, 2005–2009 (308 g) | 2012–2013 (144 g) |
| Robert Fick | 1B | 1998–2002 (360 g) | 2004 (76 g) |
| Isaac Paredes | 3B | 2020–2021 (57 g) | 2022–2024 (355 g) |
| Delmon Young | OF | 2011–2012 (191 g) | 2006–2007, 2013 (215 g) |
| Niko Goodrum | SS | 2018–2021 (376 g) | 2024 (9 g) |
| Austin Meadows | OF | 2022–2023 (42 g) | 2018–2021 (326 g) |
| Manuel Margot | OF | 2025 (6 g) | 2020–2023 (360 g) |
| Esteban Yan | P | 2004 (69 g) | 1998–2002 (266 g) |
| Gabe Kapler | OF | 1998–1999 (137 g) | 2009–2010 (158 g) |
| Johnny Damon | OF | 2010 (145 g) | 2011 (150 g) |
| Mikie Mahtook | OF | 2017–2019 (185 g) | 2015–2016 (106 g) |
| Joaquin Benoit | P | 2011–2013 (205 g) | 2010 (63 g) |
| Mike Difelice | C | 2004 (13 g) | 1998–2001, 2008 (250 g) |
| Eric Munson | 3B | 2000–2004 (246 g) | 2005 (11 g) |
| Bubba Trammell | OF | 1997 (44 g) | 1998–2000 (207 g) |
| Bobby Seay | P | 2006–2009 (199 g) | 2001, 2003–2004 (45 g) |
| Alex Sanchez | OF | 2003–2004 (180 g) | 2005 (43 g) |
| Randall Simon | 1B | 2001–2002 (211 g) | 2004 (8 g) |
| Greg Norton | 3B | 2004 (41 g) | 2006–2007 (173 g) |
| David Price | P | 2014–2015 (32 g) | 2008–2014 (175 g) |
| Kyle Farnsworth | P | 2005, 2008 (62 g) | 2011–2013 (136 g) |
| Trever Miller | P | 1996 (5 g) | 2004–2005, 2008 (189 g) |
| Avisail Garcia | OF | 2012–2013 (53 g) | 2019 (125 g) |
| Wilson Ramos | C | 2021 (35 g) | 2017–2018 (142 g) |
| Raul Casanova | C | 1996–1998 (142 g) | 2007 (29 g) |
| Erasmo Ramirez | P | 2021 (17 g) | 2015–2017, 2023–2024 (152 g) |
| Doug Creek | P | 2005 (20 g) | 2000–2002 (140 g) |
| Drew Smyly | P | 2012–2014 (107 g) | 2014–2016 (49 g) |
| C. J. Cron | 1B | 2020 (13 g) | 2018 (140 g) |
| Tyler Alexander | P | 2019–2023 (120 g) | 2024 (23 g) |
| Casey Fossum | P | 2008 (31 g) | 2005–2007 (101 g) |
| Edwin Jackson | P | 2009, 2019 (43 g) | 2006–2008 (87 g) |
| Will Rhymes | 2B | 2010–2011 (83 g) | 2012 (47 g) |
| Scott Aldred | P | 1990–1992, 1996 (42 g) | 1998–1999 (85 g) |
| Jason Smith | 2B | 2004–2005 (88 g) | 2002–2003 (27 g) |
| Gary Glover | P | 2008 (18 g) | 2007–2008 (96 g) |
| Kevin Witt | DH | 2003 (93 g) | 2006 (19 g) |
| Josh Wilson | SS | 2015 (21 g) | 2007 (90 g) |
| Dan Miceli | P | 1997 (71 g) | 2006 (33 g) |
| Chris Truby | 3B | 2002 (89 g) | 2003 (13 g) |
| Al Levine | P | 2004 (65 g) | 2003 (36 g) |
| Matt Moore | P | 2019 (2 g) | 2011–2016 (96 g) |
| Julio Santana | P | 2002 (38 g) | 1998–1999 (54 g) |
| Troy Percival | P | 2005 (26 g) | 2008–2009 (64 g) |
| George Lombard | OF | 2002 (72 g) | 2003 (13 g) |
| Jason Johnson | P | 2004–2005 (66 g) | 1998 (13 g) |
| Bobby Wilson | C | 2016, 2019 (20 g) | 2015–2016 (53 g) |
| Mason Englert | P | 2023–2024 (43 g) | 2025 (30 g) |
| Charlie Morton | P | 2025 (9 g) | 2019–2020 (42 g) |
| Hideo Nomo | P | 2000 (32 g) | 2005 (19 g) |
| Rusty Meacham | P | 1991 (10 g) | 2001 (24 g) |
| Eddie Gaillard | P | 1997 (16 g) | 1998–1999 (14 g) |
| David McKay | P | 2019–2020 (19 g) | 2022 (1 g) |
| Dietrich Enns | P | 2025 (7 g) | 2021 (9 g) |
| Marc Krauss | 1B | 2015 (12 g) | 2015 (4 g) |
| Elvin Rodriguez | P | 2022 (7 g) | 2023 (1 g) |
| Jason Jimenez | P | 2002 (1 g) | 2002 (5 g) |
| Braden Bristo | P | 2023 (2 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.Rays seasons include the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998–2007).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Detroit Tigers and the Tampa Bay Rays?
64 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1998 to 2025, including Carlos Peña, Damion Easley, Aubrey Huff and Matt Joyce. 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?
Bubba Trammell: Detroit Tigers first, then the Tampa Bay Rays from 1998.
Who has played for both recently?
Isaac Paredes, Niko Goodrum, Manuel Margot, Erasmo Ramirez, Tyler Alexander and Mason Englert 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. Rays seasons include the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998–2007).
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