New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays players: who played for both
Who played for both the Yankees and Rays?
71 players played for both the New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays between 1998 and 2025, including Tino Martinez, Hideki Matsui, Wade Boggs and Johnny Damon. 39 of them played for the Yankees first and 30 for the Rays first; 2 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Dave Eiland is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Yankees first, then the Rays from 1998.
- Ryan Yarbrough is the most recent: Rays first, then the Yankees from 2025.
- Tino Martinez played the most games across the two: 1,054 for the Yankees and 138 for the Rays.
- 9 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Tino Martinez.
- Most common positions on this list: P (29), OF (13), C (8), SS (8).
How many can you name?
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All 71 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Yankees | Rays |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tino Martinez | 1B | 1996–2001, 2005 (1054 g) | 2004 (138 g) |
| Hideki Matsui | OF | 2003–2009 (916 g) | 2012 (34 g) |
| Wade Boggs | 3B | 1993–1997 (602 g) | 1998–1999 (213 g) |
| Johnny Damon | OF | 2006–2009 (576 g) | 2011 (150 g) |
| Miguel Cairo | 2B | 2004, 2006–2007 (257 g) | 1998–2000 (389 g) |
| John Flaherty | C | 2003–2005 (134 g) | 1998–2002 (471 g) |
| Gerald Williams | OF | 1992–1996, 2001–2002 (384 g) | 2000–2001 (208 g) |
| Randy Winn | OF | 2010 (29 g) | 1998–2002 (519 g) |
| David Robertson | P | 2008–2014, 2017–2018 (501 g) | 2021 (12 g) |
| Dioner Navarro | C | 2004 (5 g) | 2006–2010 (458 g) |
| Jose Molina | C | 2007–2009 (181 g) | 2012–2014 (281 g) |
| Ji-Man Choi | 1B | 2017 (6 g) | 2018–2022 (414 g) |
| Travis Lee | 1B | 2004 (7 g) | 2003, 2005–2006 (388 g) |
| Kyle Farnsworth | P | 2006–2008 (181 g) | 2011–2013 (136 g) |
| Reid Brignac | SS | 2013 (17 g) | 2008–2012 (256 g) |
| José Caballero | SS | 2025 (40 g) | 2024–2025 (225 g) |
| Bubba Trammell | OF | 2003 (22 g) | 1998–2000 (207 g) |
| Randy Choate | P | 2000–2003 (82 g) | 2009–2010 (146 g) |
| Russ Johnson | 3B | 2005 (22 g) | 2000–2002 (204 g) |
| Jose Canseco | OF | 2000 (37 g) | 1999–2000 (174 g) |
| Tanyon Sturtze | P | 2004–2006 (110 g) | 2000–2002 (91 g) |
| Kelly Johnson | 2B | 2014 (77 g) | 2013 (118 g) |
| Jake Bauers | 1B | 2023 (84 g) | 2018 (96 g) |
| Rafael Soriano | P | 2011–2012 (111 g) | 2010 (64 g) |
| Jim Mecir | P | 1996–1997 (51 g) | 1998–2000 (123 g) |
| Nick Green | 2B | 2006 (46 g) | 2005–2006 (128 g) |
| Eric Hinske | 3B | 2009 (39 g) | 2008 (133 g) |
| Ben Rortvedt | C | 2023 (32 g) | 2024–2025 (138 g) |
| Adeiny Hechavarria | SS | 2018 (18 g) | 2017–2018 (138 g) |
| Chaz Roe | P | 2014 (3 g) | 2017–2021 (152 g) |
| Rey Sanchez | SS | 1997, 2005 (61 g) | 2004 (91 g) |
| Ryan Yarbrough | P | 2025 (19 g) | 2018–2022 (127 g) |
| Rob Refsnyder | OF | 2015–2017 (94 g) | 2018 (40 g) |
| Alberto Reyes | P | 2003 (13 g) | 2007–2008 (87 g) |
| Kirby Yates | P | 2016 (41 g) | 2014–2015 (57 g) |
| Amed Rosario | SS | 2025 (16 g) | 2024 (76 g) |
| Shelley Duncan | OF | 2007–2009 (68 g) | 2013 (20 g) |
| Chad Gaudin | P | 2009–2010 (41 g) | 2003–2004 (43 g) |
| Felix Escalona | SS | 2004–2005 (15 g) | 2002–2003 (69 g) |
| Josh Phelps | DH | 2007 (36 g) | 2005 (47 g) |
| Dave Eiland | P | 1988–1991, 1995 (36 g) | 1998–2000 (39 g) |
| Dwight Gooden | P | 1996–1997, 2000 (67 g) | 2000 (8 g) |
| Chase Whitley | P | 2014–2015 (28 g) | 2016–2017 (46 g) |
| Steve Pearce | OF | 2012 (12 g) | 2016 (60 g) |
| Nathan Eovaldi | P | 2015–2016 (51 g) | 2018 (11 g) |
| Jay Witasick | P | 2001 (32 g) | 2007 (20 g) |
| Andrew Velazquez | SS | 2021 (28 g) | 2018–2019 (23 g) |
| Dave Silvestri | 3B | 1992–1995 (43 g) | 1998 (8 g) |
| Everson Pereira | OF | 2023 (27 g) | 2025 (23 g) |
| Corey Kluber | P | 2021 (16 g) | 2022 (31 g) |
| Cory Lidle | P | 2006 (10 g) | 1999–2000 (36 g) |
| Ben Francisco | OF | 2013 (21 g) | 2012 (24 g) |
| Michel Hernandez | C | 2003 (5 g) | 2008–2009 (40 g) |
| Joe Borowski | P | 1997–1998 (9 g) | 2005 (32 g) |
| Dan Miceli | P | 2003 (7 g) | 2006 (33 g) |
| Russ Springer | P | 1992 (14 g) | 2009 (26 g) |
| Vidal Nuno | P | 2013–2014 (22 g) | 2018 (17 g) |
| Chad Qualls | P | 2012 (8 g) | 2010 (27 g) |
| Rich Hill | P | 2014 (14 g) | 2021 (19 g) |
| Erik Kratz | C | 2017, 2020 (22 g) | 2019 (6 g) |
| Cole Figueroa | 2B | 2015 (2 g) | 2014 (23 g) |
| Charles Gipson | OF | 2003 (18 g) | 2004 (5 g) |
| Kevin Cash | C | 2009 (10 g) | 2005 (13 g) |
| Ryan Weber | P | 2022–2023 (13 g) | 2018 (2 g) |
| Andy Cannizaro | SS | 2006 (13 g) | 2008 (1 g) |
| Anthony Banda | P | 2022 (2 g) | 2018–2020 (10 g) |
| Freddy Guzman | OF | 2009 (10 g) | 2013 (1 g) |
| Rob Brantly | C | 2021–2022 (7 g) | 2024 (3 g) |
| Diego Moreno | P | 2015 (4 g) | 2017 (5 g) |
| Luke Bard | P | 2022 (1 g) | 2022 (8 g) |
| David McKay | P | 2022 (2 g) | 2022 (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.Yankees seasons include the Baltimore Orioles (1901–1902) and New York Highlanders (1903–1912).Rays seasons include the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998–2007).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays?
71 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1998 to 2025, including Tino Martinez, Hideki Matsui, Wade Boggs and Johnny Damon. 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?
Dave Eiland: New York Yankees first, then the Tampa Bay Rays from 1998.
Who has played for both recently?
José Caballero, Ben Rortvedt, Ryan Yarbrough, Amed Rosario, Everson Pereira and Rob Brantly, 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. Yankees seasons include the Baltimore Orioles (1901–1902) and New York Highlanders (1903–1912). Rays seasons include the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998–2007).
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