Minnesota Twins and Tampa Bay Rays players: who played for both
Who played for both the Twins and Rays?
71 players played for both the Minnesota Twins and the Tampa Bay Rays between 1998 and 2025, including Trevor Plouffe, Jason Bartlett, Delmon Young and Denard Span. 34 of them played for the Twins first and 35 for the Rays first; 2 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Paul Sorrento is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Twins first, then the Rays from 1998.
- Taj Bradley is the most recent: Rays first, then the Twins from 2025.
- Trevor Plouffe played the most games across the two: 723 for the Twins and 42 for the Rays.
- 8 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Jason Bartlett.
- Most common positions on this list: P (36), OF (13), SS (7), C (6).
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All 71 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Twins | Rays |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Plouffe | 3B | 2010–2016 (723 g) | 2017 (42 g) |
| Jason Bartlett | SS | 2004–2007, 2014 (324 g) | 2008–2010 (400 g) |
| Delmon Young | OF | 2008–2011 (497 g) | 2006–2007, 2013 (215 g) |
| Denard Span | OF | 2008–2012 (589 g) | 2018 (43 g) |
| Manuel Margot | OF | 2024 (129 g) | 2020–2023 (360 g) |
| Logan Forsythe | 2B | 2018 (50 g) | 2014–2016 (390 g) |
| Brendan Harris | SS | 2008–2010 (296 g) | 2007 (137 g) |
| Jason Tyner | OF | 2005–2007 (194 g) | 2000–2003 (232 g) |
| Carlos Gomez | OF | 2008–2009 (290 g) | 2018 (118 g) |
| Logan Morrison | 1B | 2018 (95 g) | 2016–2017 (256 g) |
| Grant Balfour | P | 2001, 2003–2004 (55 g) | 2007–2010, 2014–2015 (274 g) |
| Sam Fuld | OF | 2014 (53 g) | 2011–2013 (268 g) |
| Paul Sorrento | 1B | 1989–1991 (81 g) | 1998–1999 (236 g) |
| Nelson Cruz | DH | 2019–2021 (258 g) | 2021 (55 g) |
| Griffin Jax | P | 2021–2025 (276 g) | 2025 (23 g) |
| Mark Guthrie | P | 1989–1995 (241 g) | 2000 (34 g) |
| Oswaldo Arcia | OF | 2013–2016 (251 g) | 2016 (21 g) |
| Dustan Mohr | OF | 2001–2003 (261 g) | 2007 (7 g) |
| C. J. Cron | 1B | 2019 (125 g) | 2018 (140 g) |
| Alex Colome | P | 2021 (67 g) | 2013–2018 (196 g) |
| Tim Beckham | SS | 2022 (12 g) | 2013, 2015–2017 (238 g) |
| Chris Gomez | SS | 2003 (58 g) | 2001–2002 (188 g) |
| Quinton McCracken | OF | 2001 (24 g) | 1998–2000 (210 g) |
| Brent Abernathy | 2B | 2005 (24 g) | 2001–2003 (198 g) |
| Chris Archer | P | 2022 (25 g) | 2012–2018, 2021 (187 g) |
| Jake Odorizzi | P | 2018–2020 (67 g) | 2013–2017 (127 g) |
| Emilio Pagan | P | 2022–2023 (125 g) | 2019 (66 g) |
| Fernando Rodney | P | 2018 (46 g) | 2012–2013 (144 g) |
| Javier Valentin | C | 1997–1999, 2002 (141 g) | 2003 (49 g) |
| Dave McCarty | 1B | 1993–1995 (167 g) | 2002 (12 g) |
| Ben Rortvedt | C | 2021 (39 g) | 2024–2025 (138 g) |
| Diego Castillo | P | 2024 (7 g) | 2018–2021 (167 g) |
| Erasmo Ramirez | P | 2025 (9 g) | 2015–2017, 2023–2024 (152 g) |
| Rene Rivera | C | 2011 (45 g) | 2015 (110 g) |
| Sergio Romo | P | 2019–2020 (51 g) | 2017–2018 (98 g) |
| Wilson Ramos | C | 2010 (7 g) | 2017–2018 (142 g) |
| Chris Gimenez | C | 2017–2018 (90 g) | 2012–2013 (46 g) |
| Kevin Jepsen | P | 2015–2016 (62 g) | 2015–2016 (71 g) |
| Scott Aldred | P | 1996–1997 (42 g) | 1998–1999 (85 g) |
| Matt Garza | P | 2006–2007 (26 g) | 2008–2010 (95 g) |
| Zack Littell | P | 2018–2020 (43 g) | 2023–2025 (77 g) |
| Midre Cummings | OF | 1999–2000 (93 g) | 2004 (22 g) |
| Bobby Wilson | C | 2018 (47 g) | 2015–2016 (53 g) |
| Rob Refsnyder | OF | 2021 (51 g) | 2018 (40 g) |
| Tony Fiore | P | 2001–2003 (73 g) | 2000–2001 (14 g) |
| Johnny Field | OF | 2018 (21 g) | 2018 (63 g) |
| Matt Wisler | P | 2020 (18 g) | 2021–2022 (66 g) |
| Oliver Drake | P | 2018 (19 g) | 2019–2020 (61 g) |
| Taj Bradley | P | 2025 (6 g) | 2023–2025 (69 g) |
| J. T. Chargois | P | 2016 (25 g) | 2021–2022 (46 g) |
| David Lamb | SS | 2002 (7 g) | 1999 (55 g) |
| Todd Ritchie | P | 1997–1998 (57 g) | 2004 (4 g) |
| Jordan Luplow | OF | 2023 (32 g) | 2021 (26 g) |
| Mike Duvall | P | 2001 (8 g) | 1998–2000 (45 g) |
| Taylor Motter | SS | 2018 (9 g) | 2016 (34 g) |
| Paul Abbott | P | 1990–1992 (28 g) | 2004 (10 g) |
| Ralph Garza | P | 2021 (18 g) | 2022 (19 g) |
| John Curtiss | P | 2017–2018 (17 g) | 2020 (17 g) |
| Trevor Richards | P | 2024 (10 g) | 2019–2021 (22 g) |
| Dylan Floro | P | 2023 (19 g) | 2016 (12 g) |
| Rich Hill | P | 2020 (8 g) | 2021 (19 g) |
| Aaron Slegers | P | 2017–2018 (8 g) | 2019–2020 (12 g) |
| Niko Goodrum | SS | 2017 (11 g) | 2024 (9 g) |
| Sean Burroughs | 3B | 2012 (10 g) | 2006 (8 g) |
| Jose De Leon | P | 2023 (13 g) | 2017, 2019 (4 g) |
| Dietrich Enns | P | 2017 (2 g) | 2021 (9 g) |
| Sean Poppen | P | 2019–2020 (10 g) | 2021 (1 g) |
| Edgar Garcia | P | 2021 (6 g) | 2020 (4 g) |
| Joe Beimel | P | 2004 (3 g) | 2005 (7 g) |
| Rob Delaney | P | 2010 (1 g) | 2011 (4 g) |
| Ian Gibaut | P | 2021 (3 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.Twins seasons include the Washington Senators (1901–1960).Rays seasons include the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998–2007).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Minnesota Twins and the Tampa Bay Rays?
71 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1998 to 2025, including Trevor Plouffe, Jason Bartlett, Delmon Young and Denard Span. 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?
Paul Sorrento: Minnesota Twins first, then the Tampa Bay Rays from 1998.
Who has played for both recently?
Manuel Margot, Griffin Jax, Ben Rortvedt, Diego Castillo, Erasmo Ramirez and Zack Littell and 3 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. Twins seasons include the Washington Senators (1901–1960). Rays seasons include the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998–2007).
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