Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays players: who played for both
Who played for both the Brewers and Rays?
82 players played for both the Milwaukee Brewers and the Tampa Bay Rays between 1998 and 2025, including Greg Vaughn, Rickie Weeks, Willy Adames and Carlos Gomez. 34 of them played for the Brewers first and 40 for the Rays first; 8 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Julio Franco is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Brewers first, then the Rays from 1999.
- Tyler Alexander is the most recent: Rays first, then the Brewers from 2025.
- Greg Vaughn played the most games across the two: 903 for the Brewers and 332 for the Rays.
- 7 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Rickie Weeks.
- Most common positions on this list: P (40), OF (15), C (7), 2B (6).
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All 82 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Brewers | Rays |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Vaughn | OF | 1989–1996 (903 g) | 2000–2002 (332 g) |
| Rickie Weeks | 2B | 2003, 2005–2014 (1142 g) | 2017 (37 g) |
| Willy Adames | SS | 2021–2024 (548 g) | 2018–2021 (332 g) |
| Carlos Gomez | OF | 2010–2015 (697 g) | 2018 (118 g) |
| Gabe Gross | OF | 2006–2008 (226 g) | 2008–2009 (242 g) |
| Ben Grieve | OF | 2004 (108 g) | 2001–2003 (345 g) |
| Ji-Man Choi | 1B | 2018 (12 g) | 2018–2022 (414 g) |
| Jesus Aguilar | 1B | 2017–2019 (376 g) | 2019 (37 g) |
| Gerald Williams | OF | 1996–1997 (181 g) | 2000–2001 (208 g) |
| Brad Miller | SS | 2018 (27 g) | 2016–2018 (310 g) |
| Brad Boxberger | P | 2021–2022 (141 g) | 2014–2017 (189 g) |
| Avisail Garcia | OF | 2020–2021 (188 g) | 2019 (125 g) |
| Jake McGee | P | 2022 (6 g) | 2010–2015 (297 g) |
| Jake Bauers | 1B | 2024–2025 (203 g) | 2018 (96 g) |
| Daniel Robertson | 2B | 2021 (50 g) | 2017–2019 (237 g) |
| Grant Balfour | P | 2007 (3 g) | 2007–2010, 2014–2015 (274 g) |
| Logan Morrison | 1B | 2020 (9 g) | 2016–2017 (256 g) |
| Brett Phillips | OF | 2017–2018 (52 g) | 2020–2022 (211 g) |
| Gabe Kapler | OF | 2008 (96 g) | 2009–2010 (158 g) |
| Russell Branyan | 3B | 2004–2005, 2008 (186 g) | 2006 (64 g) |
| Brian Shouse | P | 2006–2008 (201 g) | 2009 (45 g) |
| Mike Brosseau | 3B | 2022–2023 (99 g) | 2019–2021 (145 g) |
| Eric Sogard | 2B | 2017–2018, 2020 (192 g) | 2019 (37 g) |
| Alex Sanchez | OF | 2001–2003 (185 g) | 2005 (43 g) |
| Hoby Milner | P | 2021–2024 (220 g) | 2018–2019 (8 g) |
| Raul Casanova | C | 2000–2002 (188 g) | 2007 (29 g) |
| Alberto Reyes | P | 1995–1999 (127 g) | 2007–2008 (87 g) |
| Tony Graffanino | 2B | 2006–2007 (146 g) | 1999–2000 (52 g) |
| Jesus Colome | P | 2009 (5 g) | 2001–2006 (186 g) |
| Matt Garza | P | 2014–2017 (96 g) | 2008–2010 (95 g) |
| Seth McClung | P | 2007–2009 (92 g) | 2003, 2005–2006 (85 g) |
| Nick Franklin | 2B | 2017–2018 (54 g) | 2014–2016 (115 g) |
| Hunter Renfroe | OF | 2022 (125 g) | 2020 (42 g) |
| Jamey Wright | P | 2000–2002 (79 g) | 2013 (66 g) |
| Josh Wilson | SS | 2011 (54 g) | 2007 (90 g) |
| Adrian Houser | P | 2015, 2018–2023 (129 g) | 2025 (10 g) |
| Xavier Cedeno | P | 2018 (15 g) | 2015–2017 (124 g) |
| Oliver Drake | P | 2017–2018 (72 g) | 2019–2020 (61 g) |
| Drew Rasmussen | P | 2020–2021 (27 g) | 2021–2025 (103 g) |
| Burke Badenhop | P | 2013 (63 g) | 2012 (66 g) |
| Shane Peterson | OF | 2015 (93 g) | 2017 (30 g) |
| Chase Anderson | P | 2016–2019 (119 g) | 2023 (2 g) |
| Gary Glover | P | 2004–2005 (19 g) | 2007–2008 (96 g) |
| Felipe Lopez | SS | 2009, 2011 (82 g) | 2011 (32 g) |
| Jake Elmore | SS | 2016 (59 g) | 2015 (51 g) |
| Joe Dillon | 2B | 2007–2008 (95 g) | 2009 (15 g) |
| Jason Conti | OF | 2003 (30 g) | 2002 (78 g) |
| Dan Jennings | P | 2018 (72 g) | 2017 (29 g) |
| Danny Jansen | C | 2025 (25 g) | 2025 (73 g) |
| Julio Santana | P | 2005 (41 g) | 1998–1999 (54 g) |
| J. P. Feyereisen | P | 2020–2021 (27 g) | 2021–2022 (56 g) |
| Travis Phelps | P | 2004 (4 g) | 2001–2002 (75 g) |
| Erik Kratz | C | 2018 (67 g) | 2019 (6 g) |
| Luke Maile | C | 2021 (15 g) | 2015–2016 (57 g) |
| Jeff Bennett | P | 2004 (60 g) | 2009 (11 g) |
| Dana Eveland | P | 2005–2006 (36 g) | 2016 (33 g) |
| Alex Jackson | C | 2022 (5 g) | 2024 (58 g) |
| Nelson Cruz | DH | 2005 (8 g) | 2021 (55 g) |
| Stephen Vogt | C | 2017 (45 g) | 2012 (18 g) |
| Gregg Zaun | C | 2010 (28 g) | 2009 (34 g) |
| Jhan Marinez | P | 2016–2017 (58 g) | 2016 (3 g) |
| Geremi Gonzalez | P | 2006 (21 g) | 2003–2004 (36 g) |
| Brooks Conrad | 3B | 2012 (25 g) | 2012 (24 g) |
| Jake Faria | P | 2019 (9 g) | 2017–2019 (40 g) |
| Hideo Nomo | P | 1999 (29 g) | 2005 (19 g) |
| Hunter Strickland | P | 2021 (35 g) | 2021 (13 g) |
| Aaron Civale | P | 2024–2025 (19 g) | 2023–2024 (27 g) |
| Tyler Alexander | P | 2025 (21 g) | 2024 (23 g) |
| Julio Franco | SS | 1997 (42 g) | 1999 (1 g) |
| Trevor Richards | P | 2021 (15 g) | 2019–2021 (22 g) |
| Javy Guerra | P | 2023 (8 g) | 2022–2023 (26 g) |
| Jason Bourgeois | OF | 2009 (24 g) | 2013 (9 g) |
| Trevor Kelley | P | 2022 (18 g) | 2023 (10 g) |
| Jeff Liefer | OF | 2004 (16 g) | 2003 (9 g) |
| Raimel Tapia | OF | 2023 (20 g) | 2023 (5 g) |
| John Curtiss | P | 2021 (6 g) | 2020 (17 g) |
| Easton McGee | P | 2025 (9 g) | 2022 (1 g) |
| Kevin Herget | P | 2024 (7 g) | 2022 (3 g) |
| Todd Ritchie | P | 2003 (5 g) | 2004 (4 g) |
| Elvin Rodriguez | P | 2025 (6 g) | 2023 (1 g) |
| Preston Guilmet | P | 2015 (2 g) | 2015 (3 g) |
| Ryan Weber | P | 2021 (1 g) | 2018 (2 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.Brewers seasons include the Seattle Pilots (1969).Rays seasons include the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998–2007).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Milwaukee Brewers and the Tampa Bay Rays?
82 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1998 to 2025, including Greg Vaughn, Rickie Weeks, Willy Adames and Carlos Gomez. 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?
Julio Franco: Milwaukee Brewers first, then the Tampa Bay Rays from 1999.
Who has played for both recently?
Willy Adames, Jake Bauers, Hoby Milner, Adrian Houser, Drew Rasmussen and Danny Jansen and 6 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. Brewers seasons include the Seattle Pilots (1969). Rays seasons include the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998–2007).
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