Los Angeles Angels and Tampa Bay Rays players: who played for both
Who played for both the Angels and Rays?
79 players played for both the Los Angeles Angels and the Tampa Bay Rays between 1998 and 2025, including Matt Joyce, Jose Molina, Troy Percival and Sean Rodriguez. 36 of them played for the Angels first and 35 for the Rays first; 8 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Brad Pennington is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Angels first, then the Rays from 1998.
- Travis d'Arnaud is the most recent: Rays first, then the Angels from 2025.
- Matt Joyce played the most games across the two: 93 for the Angels and 633 for the Rays.
- 8 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as C. J. Cron.
- Most common positions on this list: P (37), OF (12), C (9), 2B (6).
How many can you name?
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All 79 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Angels | Rays |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Joyce | OF | 2015 (93 g) | 2009–2014 (633 g) |
| Jose Molina | C | 2001–2007 (363 g) | 2012–2014 (281 g) |
| Troy Percival | P | 1995–2004 (579 g) | 2008–2009 (64 g) |
| Sean Rodriguez | 2B | 2008–2009 (71 g) | 2010–2014 (553 g) |
| C. J. Cron | 1B | 2014–2017, 2023 (423 g) | 2018 (140 g) |
| Yunel Escobar | SS | 2016–2017 (221 g) | 2013–2014 (290 g) |
| Casey Kotchman | 1B | 2004–2008 (351 g) | 2011 (146 g) |
| Peter Bourjos | OF | 2010–2013, 2019 (380 g) | 2017 (100 g) |
| Ji-Man Choi | 1B | 2016 (54 g) | 2018–2022 (414 g) |
| Damion Easley | 2B | 1992–1996 (350 g) | 2003 (36 g) |
| Kevin Jepsen | P | 2008–2014 (315 g) | 2015–2016 (71 g) |
| Jose Guillen | OF | 2004 (148 g) | 1999–2001 (193 g) |
| Esteban Yan | P | 2005–2006 (62 g) | 1998–2002 (266 g) |
| Joel Peralta | P | 2005 (28 g) | 2011–2014 (297 g) |
| Kevin Stocker | SS | 2000 (70 g) | 1998–2000 (231 g) |
| Hank Conger | C | 2010–2014 (251 g) | 2016 (49 g) |
| Matt Duffy | 3B | 2022 (77 g) | 2016, 2018–2019 (199 g) |
| Matt Thaiss | C | 2019–2024 (245 g) | 2025 (25 g) |
| Fernando Rodney | P | 2010–2011 (111 g) | 2012–2013 (144 g) |
| Al Levine | P | 1999–2002 (217 g) | 2003 (36 g) |
| Brett Phillips | OF | 2023 (40 g) | 2020–2022 (211 g) |
| Bobby Wilson | C | 2008–2012 (191 g) | 2015–2016 (53 g) |
| Cesar Ramos | P | 2015 (65 g) | 2011–2014 (167 g) |
| David DeJesus | OF | 2015 (30 g) | 2013–2015 (200 g) |
| Eduardo Perez | 1B | 1993–1995 (119 g) | 2004–2005 (90 g) |
| Andrew Velazquez | SS | 2022–2023 (179 g) | 2018–2019 (23 g) |
| Matt Moore | P | 2023–2024 (92 g) | 2011–2016 (96 g) |
| Brendan Harris | SS | 2013 (44 g) | 2007 (137 g) |
| Scott Kazmir | P | 2009–2011 (35 g) | 2004–2009 (145 g) |
| Ernesto Frieri | P | 2012–2014 (157 g) | 2015 (22 g) |
| Hideki Matsui | OF | 2010 (145 g) | 2012 (34 g) |
| Andy Sheets | SS | 1999 (87 g) | 2001–2002 (90 g) |
| Josh Paul | C | 2004–2005 (80 g) | 2006–2007 (93 g) |
| Hunter Renfroe | OF | 2023 (126 g) | 2020 (42 g) |
| Travis d'Arnaud | C | 2025 (69 g) | 2019 (92 g) |
| Aaron Loup | P | 2022–2023 (120 g) | 2020 (24 g) |
| Rene Rivera | C | 2018 (30 g) | 2015 (110 g) |
| Alex Cobb | P | 2021 (18 g) | 2011–2014, 2016–2017 (115 g) |
| Nick Franklin | 2B | 2017 (13 g) | 2014–2016 (115 g) |
| Taylor Featherston | 2B | 2015 (101 g) | 2017 (17 g) |
| Matt Andriese | P | 2020 (16 g) | 2015–2018 (99 g) |
| Gary Glover | P | 2003 (18 g) | 2007–2008 (96 g) |
| Hunter Strickland | P | 2021, 2024–2025 (100 g) | 2021 (13 g) |
| Steve Geltz | P | 2012 (2 g) | 2014–2016 (108 g) |
| Russell Branyan | 3B | 2011 (37 g) | 2006 (64 g) |
| Steve Cishek | P | 2021 (74 g) | 2017 (26 g) |
| Dane De La Rosa | P | 2013–2014 (78 g) | 2011–2012 (12 g) |
| Kevan Smith | C | 2019 (67 g) | 2020–2021 (20 g) |
| Danny Espinosa | 2B | 2017 (77 g) | 2017 (8 g) |
| Dennis Springer | P | 1996–1997 (52 g) | 1998 (29 g) |
| Brian Stokes | P | 2010 (16 g) | 2006–2007 (64 g) |
| Ken Hill | P | 1997–2000 (73 g) | 2001 (5 g) |
| Russ Springer | P | 1993–1995 (51 g) | 2009 (26 g) |
| Daniel Nava | OF | 2016 (45 g) | 2015 (31 g) |
| Oliver Drake | P | 2018 (8 g) | 2019–2020 (61 g) |
| Nathan Haynes | OF | 2007 (40 g) | 2008 (20 g) |
| Jason Isringhausen | P | 2012 (50 g) | 2009 (9 g) |
| Kirby Yates | P | 2017 (1 g) | 2014–2015 (57 g) |
| Chris Devenski | P | 2023 (29 g) | 2023–2024 (28 g) |
| Anthony Bemboom | C | 2019–2021 (51 g) | 2019 (3 g) |
| Luke Bard | P | 2018–2020 (46 g) | 2022 (8 g) |
| Robert Stephenson | P | 2025 (12 g) | 2023 (42 g) |
| Aaron Slegers | P | 2021 (29 g) | 2019–2020 (12 g) |
| Kean Wong | 2B | 2019, 2021 (33 g) | 2019 (6 g) |
| Brad Hawpe | OF | 2013 (17 g) | 2010 (15 g) |
| Mickey Callaway | P | 2002–2003 (23 g) | 1999, 2001 (8 g) |
| Cesar Puello | OF | 2017, 2019 (13 g) | 2017 (16 g) |
| Hoby Milner | P | 2020 (19 g) | 2018–2019 (8 g) |
| Wesley Wright | P | 2015 (9 g) | 2013 (16 g) |
| Rich Hill | P | 2014 (2 g) | 2021 (19 g) |
| John Curtiss | P | 2019 (1 g) | 2020 (17 g) |
| Jerome Walton | OF | 1993 (5 g) | 1998 (12 g) |
| Marc Krauss | 1B | 2015 (11 g) | 2015 (4 g) |
| Niko Goodrum | SS | 2024 (4 g) | 2024 (9 g) |
| Cooper Criswell | P | 2021 (1 g) | 2022–2023 (11 g) |
| Kevin Padlo | 1B | 2023 (3 g) | 2021 (9 g) |
| Dave Silvestri | 3B | 1999 (3 g) | 1998 (8 g) |
| Scott Dunn | P | 2004 (3 g) | 2006 (7 g) |
| Brad Pennington | P | 1996 (8 g) | 1998 (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.Angels seasons include the California Angels (1965–1996) and Anaheim Angels (1997–2004).Rays seasons include the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998–2007).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Los Angeles Angels and the Tampa Bay Rays?
79 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1998 to 2025, including Matt Joyce, Jose Molina, Troy Percival and Sean Rodriguez. 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: Los Angeles Angels first, then the Tampa Bay Rays from 1998.
Who has played for both recently?
Matt Thaiss, Matt Moore, Travis d'Arnaud, Hunter Strickland, Chris Devenski and Robert Stephenson and 1 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. Angels seasons include the California Angels (1965–1996) and Anaheim Angels (1997–2004). Rays seasons include the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998–2007).
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