Seattle Mariners and Tampa Bay Rays players: who played for both
Who played for both the Mariners and Rays?
87 players played for both the Seattle Mariners and the Tampa Bay Rays between 1998 and 2025, including Randy Winn, Mike Zunino, Randy Arozarena and Tino Martinez. 46 of them played for the Mariners first and 37 for the Rays first; 4 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Jim Mecir is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Mariners first, then the Rays from 1998.
- Travis Jankowski is the most recent: Mariners first, then the Rays from 2025.
- Randy Winn played the most games across the two: 416 for the Mariners and 519 for the Rays.
- 9 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as John Jaso.
- Most common positions on this list: P (39), OF (15), C (9), 1B (8).
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All 87 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Mariners | Rays |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Winn | OF | 2003–2005 (416 g) | 1998–2002 (519 g) |
| Mike Zunino | C | 2013–2018 (587 g) | 2019–2022 (263 g) |
| Randy Arozarena | OF | 2024–2025 (214 g) | 2020–2024 (568 g) |
| Tino Martinez | 1B | 1990–1995 (543 g) | 2004 (138 g) |
| Nelson Cruz | DH | 2015–2018 (606 g) | 2021 (55 g) |
| Brad Miller | SS | 2013–2015 (343 g) | 2016–2018 (310 g) |
| Paul Sorrento | 1B | 1996–1997 (289 g) | 1998–1999 (236 g) |
| Logan Morrison | 1B | 2014–2015 (245 g) | 2016–2017 (256 g) |
| Miguel Cairo | 2B | 2008 (108 g) | 1998–2000 (389 g) |
| Steven Souza | OF | 2022 (6 g) | 2015–2017 (378 g) |
| Guillermo Heredia | OF | 2016–2018 (293 g) | 2019 (89 g) |
| John Jaso | C | 2012 (108 g) | 2008, 2010–2011, 2015 (273 g) |
| Mallex Smith | OF | 2019–2020 (148 g) | 2017–2018 (222 g) |
| Luke Raley | OF | 2024–2025 (210 g) | 2022–2023 (140 g) |
| Jose Guillen | OF | 2007 (153 g) | 1999–2001 (193 g) |
| Charles Gipson | OF | 1998–2002 (331 g) | 2004 (5 g) |
| José Caballero | SS | 2023 (104 g) | 2024–2025 (225 g) |
| Tim Beckham | SS | 2019 (88 g) | 2013, 2015–2017 (238 g) |
| Joel Peralta | P | 2016 (26 g) | 2011–2014 (297 g) |
| Norm Charlton | P | 1993, 1995–1997, 2001 (249 g) | 1999 (42 g) |
| Casey Kotchman | 1B | 2010 (125 g) | 2011 (146 g) |
| Fernando Rodney | P | 2014–2015 (123 g) | 2012–2013 (144 g) |
| Diego Castillo | P | 2021–2023 (91 g) | 2018–2021 (167 g) |
| Alex Colome | P | 2018 (47 g) | 2013–2018 (196 g) |
| Josh Wilson | SS | 2009–2010 (153 g) | 2007 (90 g) |
| Al Martin | OF | 2000–2001 (142 g) | 2003 (100 g) |
| Russell Branyan | 3B | 2009–2010 (173 g) | 2006 (64 g) |
| Nick Franklin | 2B | 2013–2014 (119 g) | 2014–2016 (115 g) |
| Quinton McCracken | OF | 2004 (19 g) | 1998–2000 (210 g) |
| Danny Farquhar | P | 2013–2015 (156 g) | 2016–2017 (72 g) |
| Jesus Sucre | C | 2013–2016 (90 g) | 2017–2018 (136 g) |
| Erasmo Ramirez | P | 2012–2014, 2017–2018 (68 g) | 2015–2017, 2023–2024 (152 g) |
| Jose Cruz | OF | 1997 (49 g) | 2004 (153 g) |
| Jesus Colome | P | 2010 (12 g) | 2001–2006 (186 g) |
| Kelly Shoppach | C | 2013 (35 g) | 2010–2011 (150 g) |
| Rafael Soriano | P | 2002–2006 (117 g) | 2010 (64 g) |
| Greg Norton | 3B | 2008 (6 g) | 2006–2007 (173 g) |
| Curt Casali | C | 2022 (16 g) | 2014–2017 (161 g) |
| Andy Sheets | SS | 1996–1997 (79 g) | 2001–2002 (90 g) |
| Jake Bauers | 1B | 2021 (72 g) | 2018 (96 g) |
| Ryne Stanek | P | 2024 (46 g) | 2017–2019 (121 g) |
| John Halama | P | 1999–2002 (130 g) | 2004 (34 g) |
| Doug Creek | P | 2002 (23 g) | 2000–2002 (140 g) |
| Rene Rivera | C | 2004–2006 (53 g) | 2015 (110 g) |
| Jamey Wright | P | 2010–2011 (88 g) | 2013 (66 g) |
| Rick White | P | 2007 (6 g) | 1998–2000 (145 g) |
| Shawn Armstrong | P | 2018–2019 (18 g) | 2021–2024 (131 g) |
| Denard Span | OF | 2018 (94 g) | 2018 (43 g) |
| Rey Sanchez | SS | 2003 (46 g) | 2004 (91 g) |
| Justin Ruggiano | OF | 2015 (36 g) | 2007–2008, 2011 (98 g) |
| Nick Green | 2B | 2007 (6 g) | 2005–2006 (128 g) |
| Taylor Motter | SS | 2017–2018 (100 g) | 2016 (34 g) |
| Eduardo Perez | 1B | 2006 (43 g) | 2004–2005 (90 g) |
| Jim Mecir | P | 1995 (2 g) | 1998–2000 (123 g) |
| Joe Beimel | P | 2014–2015 (109 g) | 2005 (7 g) |
| Sergio Romo | P | 2022 (17 g) | 2017–2018 (98 g) |
| Steve Cishek | P | 2016–2017 (85 g) | 2017 (26 g) |
| Paul Abbott | P | 1998–2002 (99 g) | 2004 (10 g) |
| Matt Andriese | P | 2021 (8 g) | 2015–2018 (99 g) |
| Vidal Nuno | P | 2015–2016 (87 g) | 2018 (17 g) |
| Emilio Pagan | P | 2017 (34 g) | 2019 (66 g) |
| J. T. Chargois | P | 2021, 2024 (52 g) | 2021–2022 (46 g) |
| Joaquin Benoit | P | 2016 (26 g) | 2010 (63 g) |
| Matt Wisler | P | 2019 (23 g) | 2021–2022 (66 g) |
| Miles Mastrobuoni | 3B | 2025 (76 g) | 2022 (8 g) |
| Adam Moore | C | 2009–2011 (68 g) | 2018 (8 g) |
| Rickie Weeks | 2B | 2015 (37 g) | 2017 (37 g) |
| Josh Lueke | P | 2011 (25 g) | 2012–2014 (47 g) |
| Chris Gimenez | C | 2011 (24 g) | 2012–2013 (46 g) |
| Erik Bedard | P | 2008–2009, 2011 (46 g) | 2014 (17 g) |
| Ryan Garton | P | 2017, 2019 (15 g) | 2016–2017 (44 g) |
| Casey Sadler | P | 2020–2021 (49 g) | 2019 (9 g) |
| Nate Karns | P | 2016 (22 g) | 2014–2015 (29 g) |
| Rusty Meacham | P | 1996 (15 g) | 2001 (24 g) |
| Ozzie Timmons | OF | 1999 (26 g) | 2000 (12 g) |
| Dave McCarty | 1B | 1998 (8 g) | 2002 (12 g) |
| Joseph Odom | C | 2020 (18 g) | 2021 (2 g) |
| Joey Gerber | P | 2020 (17 g) | 2025 (2 g) |
| Hunter Strickland | P | 2019 (4 g) | 2021 (13 g) |
| Danny Espinosa | 2B | 2017 (8 g) | 2017 (8 g) |
| Kevin Padlo | 1B | 2021–2022 (7 g) | 2021 (9 g) |
| Travis Jankowski | OF | 2022 (1 g) | 2025 (14 g) |
| Robert Dugger | P | 2021 (12 g) | 2022 (1 g) |
| David McKay | P | 2019 (7 g) | 2022 (1 g) |
| Jimmy Yacabonis | P | 2020 (2 g) | 2022 (5 g) |
| Ryan Weber | P | 2017, 2021 (3 g) | 2018 (2 g) |
| Easton McGee | P | 2023 (1 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.Rays seasons include the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998–2007).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Seattle Mariners and the Tampa Bay Rays?
87 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1998 to 2025, including Randy Winn, Mike Zunino, Randy Arozarena and Tino Martinez. 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?
Jim Mecir: Seattle Mariners first, then the Tampa Bay Rays from 1998.
Who has played for both recently?
Randy Arozarena, Luke Raley, José Caballero, Erasmo Ramirez, Ryne Stanek and Shawn Armstrong and 4 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. Rays seasons include the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998–2007).
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