Los Angeles Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays players: who played for both
Who played for both the Dodgers and Rays?
83 players played for both the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Tampa Bay Rays between 1998 and 2025, including Carl Crawford, James Loney, Kevin Kiermaier and Fred McGriff. 33 of them played for the Dodgers first and 44 for the Rays first; 6 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Rick Gorecki is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Dodgers first, then the Rays from 1998.
- Paul Gervase is the most recent: Dodgers first, then the Rays from 2025.
- Carl Crawford played the most games across the two: 320 for the Dodgers and 1,235 for the Rays.
- 11 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Fred McGriff.
- Most common positions on this list: P (54), OF (12), C (6), 1B (3).
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All 83 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Dodgers | Rays |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Crawford | OF | 2013–2016 (320 g) | 2002–2010 (1235 g) |
| James Loney | 1B | 2006–2012 (896 g) | 2013–2015 (417 g) |
| Kevin Kiermaier | OF | 2024 (34 g) | 2013–2022 (914 g) |
| Fred McGriff | 1B | 2003 (86 g) | 1998–2001, 2004 (577 g) |
| Toby Hall | C | 2006 (21 g) | 2000–2006 (586 g) |
| Dioner Navarro | C | 2005–2006, 2011 (139 g) | 2006–2010 (458 g) |
| Logan Forsythe | 2B | 2017–2018 (189 g) | 2014–2016 (390 g) |
| Julio Lugo | SS | 2006 (49 g) | 2003–2006 (505 g) |
| J. P. Howell | P | 2013–2016 (264 g) | 2006–2009, 2011–2012 (252 g) |
| Steven Souza | OF | 2021 (17 g) | 2015–2017 (378 g) |
| Willy Aybar | 3B | 2005–2006 (69 g) | 2008–2010 (300 g) |
| Joel Peralta | P | 2015 (33 g) | 2011–2014 (297 g) |
| Jake McGee | P | 2020 (24 g) | 2010–2015 (297 g) |
| Jose Cruz | OF | 2005–2006 (133 g) | 2004 (153 g) |
| Ronald Belisario | P | 2009–2010, 2012–2013 (273 g) | 2015 (6 g) |
| David Price | P | 2021–2022 (79 g) | 2008–2014 (175 g) |
| Damon Hollins | OF | 1998 (5 g) | 2005–2006 (241 g) |
| Mark Guthrie | P | 1995–1998 (205 g) | 2000 (34 g) |
| Roberto Hernandez | P | 2007 (22 g) | 1998–2000 (207 g) |
| Manny Ramirez | OF | 2008–2010 (223 g) | 2011 (5 g) |
| Joe Beimel | P | 2006–2008 (216 g) | 2005 (7 g) |
| Hideo Nomo | P | 1995–1998, 2002–2004 (191 g) | 2005 (19 g) |
| Evan Phillips | P | 2021–2025 (201 g) | 2021 (1 g) |
| Jamey Wright | P | 2012, 2014 (127 g) | 2013 (66 g) |
| Marlon Anderson | 2B | 2006–2007 (48 g) | 2003 (145 g) |
| Trever Miller | P | 2000 (2 g) | 2004–2005, 2008 (189 g) |
| Garrett Cleavinger | P | 2021–2022 (26 g) | 2022–2025 (163 g) |
| Randy Choate | P | 2012 (36 g) | 2009–2010 (146 g) |
| David Peralta | OF | 2023 (133 g) | 2022 (47 g) |
| Danys Baez | P | 2006 (46 g) | 2004–2005 (129 g) |
| Lance Carter | P | 2006 (10 g) | 2002–2005 (165 g) |
| Luke Raley | OF | 2021 (33 g) | 2022–2023 (140 g) |
| Scott Kazmir | P | 2016 (27 g) | 2004–2009 (145 g) |
| Ryan Yarbrough | P | 2023–2024 (43 g) | 2018–2022 (127 g) |
| Antonio Perez | 3B | 2004–2005 (111 g) | 2003 (48 g) |
| Wilson Alvarez | P | 2003–2005 (82 g) | 1998–1999, 2002 (76 g) |
| Ben Rortvedt | C | 2025 (18 g) | 2024–2025 (138 g) |
| Jonny DeLuca | OF | 2023 (24 g) | 2024–2025 (127 g) |
| Adam Kolarek | P | 2019–2020, 2023 (49 g) | 2017–2019 (97 g) |
| Mark Hendrickson | P | 2006–2007 (57 g) | 2004–2006 (76 g) |
| Nick Green | 2B | 2010 (5 g) | 2005–2006 (128 g) |
| Amed Rosario | SS | 2023–2024 (53 g) | 2024 (76 g) |
| Anthony Banda | P | 2024–2025 (119 g) | 2018–2020 (10 g) |
| Tom Martin | P | 2003–2004 (127 g) | 2002 (2 g) |
| Sergio Romo | P | 2017 (30 g) | 2017–2018 (98 g) |
| Lance Cormier | P | 2011 (9 g) | 2009–2010 (113 g) |
| Charles Johnson | C | 1998 (102 g) | 2005 (19 g) |
| Blake Snell | P | 2025 (11 g) | 2016–2020 (108 g) |
| Justin Ruggiano | OF | 2015 (21 g) | 2007–2008, 2011 (98 g) |
| Dylan Floro | P | 2018–2020 (104 g) | 2016 (12 g) |
| Edwin Uceta | P | 2021 (14 g) | 2024–2025 (100 g) |
| Alberto Reyes | P | 2000–2001 (25 g) | 2007–2008 (87 g) |
| Tyler Glasnow | P | 2024–2025 (40 g) | 2018–2023 (71 g) |
| Edwin Jackson | P | 2003–2005 (22 g) | 2006–2008 (87 g) |
| Kirby Yates | P | 2025 (50 g) | 2014–2015 (57 g) |
| J. T. Chargois | P | 2018–2019 (60 g) | 2021–2022 (46 g) |
| Tanyon Sturtze | P | 2008 (3 g) | 2000–2002 (91 g) |
| Travis d'Arnaud | C | 2019 (1 g) | 2019 (92 g) |
| Yoshi Tsutsugo | 1B | 2021 (12 g) | 2020–2021 (77 g) |
| Rich Hill | P | 2016–2019 (69 g) | 2021 (19 g) |
| Jerry Sands | OF | 2011–2012 (70 g) | 2014 (12 g) |
| Ryan Pepiot | P | 2022–2023 (17 g) | 2024–2025 (57 g) |
| J. P. Feyereisen | P | 2024–2025 (12 g) | 2021–2022 (56 g) |
| Jae Weong Seo | P | 2006 (19 g) | 2006–2007 (28 g) |
| Hunter Feduccia | C | 2024–2025 (7 g) | 2025 (36 g) |
| Jason Romano | OF | 2003 (37 g) | 2004 (4 g) |
| Mike Venafro | P | 2004 (17 g) | 2003 (24 g) |
| Roberto Hernandez | P | 2014 (9 g) | 2013 (32 g) |
| Dana Eveland | P | 2011 (5 g) | 2016 (33 g) |
| Dennis Springer | P | 2001–2002 (5 g) | 1998 (29 g) |
| Casey Sadler | P | 2019 (24 g) | 2019 (9 g) |
| Nathan Eovaldi | P | 2011–2012 (20 g) | 2018 (11 g) |
| Jason Johnson | P | 2008 (16 g) | 1998 (13 g) |
| Wilmer Font | P | 2017–2018 (9 g) | 2018–2019 (19 g) |
| Jaime Schultz | P | 2019 (4 g) | 2018 (22 g) |
| Joel Guzman | 3B | 2006 (8 g) | 2007 (16 g) |
| Mike Judd | P | 1997–2000 (16 g) | 2001 (8 g) |
| Brent Honeywell | P | 2024 (18 g) | 2021 (3 g) |
| Jose Dominguez | P | 2013–2014 (14 g) | 2015 (4 g) |
| Jose De Leon | P | 2016 (4 g) | 2017, 2019 (4 g) |
| Heath Hembree | P | 2022 (6 g) | 2023 (1 g) |
| Rick Gorecki | P | 1997 (4 g) | 1998 (3 g) |
| Paul Gervase | P | 2025 (1 g) | 2025 (5 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.Dodgers seasons include the Brooklyn Atlantics (1884), Brooklyn Grays (1885–1887), Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1888–1890, 1896–1898), Brooklyn Grooms (1891–1895), Brooklyn Superbas (1899–1910, 1913), Brooklyn Dodgers (1911–1912, 1932–1957) and Brooklyn Robins (1914–1931).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 Dodgers and the Tampa Bay Rays?
83 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1998 to 2025, including Carl Crawford, James Loney, Kevin Kiermaier and Fred McGriff. 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?
Rick Gorecki: Los Angeles Dodgers first, then the Tampa Bay Rays from 1998.
Who has played for both recently?
Kevin Kiermaier, Evan Phillips, Garrett Cleavinger, Ryan Yarbrough, Ben Rortvedt and Jonny DeLuca and 11 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. Dodgers seasons include the Brooklyn Atlantics (1884), Brooklyn Grays (1885–1887), Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1888–1890, 1896–1898), Brooklyn Grooms (1891–1895), Brooklyn Superbas (1899–1910, 1913), Brooklyn Dodgers (1911–1912, 1932–1957) and Brooklyn Robins (1914–1931). Rays seasons include the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998–2007).
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