Nick Fortes, a DeLand native, will swap Sunshine State teams as the Tampa Bay Rays have acquired him from the Miami Marlins.

The Miami Marlins have made their first move of the MLB trade deadline, reportedly sending C Nick Fortes to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for OF Matthew Etzel (Tampa Bay’s No. 28 overall prospect).

The Marlins are sending Nick Fortes to the Tampa Bay Rays, as first reported Monday by the Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal. Miami is receiving outfielder prospect Matthew Etzel in return for Fortes, ...

The Tampa Bay Rays are at a crossroads as the 2025 MLB Trade Deadline approaches on July 31. Sitting at 53-49 and 0.5 games ...

The Tampa Bay Rays are acquiring catcher Nick Fortes from the Miami Marlins for OF prospect Matthew Etzel. News of Tampa Bay's discussions to acquire Fortes wer ...

The Tampa Bay Rays got younger at catcher Monday, using a pair of reported trades to swap Danny Jansen out for Nick Fortes.

The Tampa Bay Rays made two trades on Monday, swapping catchers in separate deals involving the Milwaukee Brewers and Miami ...

I know they’re selling at this point so offloading Fortes was a positive, but the return wasn’t great. Granted, Fortes is slashing .240/.288/.347 with a .637 OPS this season. He’s played in just 29 ...

Walking the line between buying and selling, the Rays on Monday were working toward a trade that would send catcher Danny ...

The Tampa Bay Rays made two trades on Monday, swapping catchers in separate deals involving the Milwaukee Brewers and Miami ...

The Brewers could pair the 30-year-old Jansen with starting catcher William Contreras, a two-time All Star who has been less ...

The Marlins on Monday reportedly dealt catcher Nick Fortes to the Rays in exchange for Double-A outfielder Matthew Etzel, ...