Rays Player Development

Bob Seymour is the MiLB International League Player of the Week! Sitting atop the International League in HR (16) and RBI (55), Bob slashed .381/.480/.952 this week with a 1.432 OPS, helping the Bulls to a 4-2 record against the Charlotte Knights. 💣💣💣

The future is now! Tune into the 2025 All-Star Futures Game today at 4:00 PM ET to see Brody Hopkins take on MLB’s next generation of stars at Truist Park in Atlanta. Congratulations, Brody!

Blake Robertson — Have yourself a week! Blake hit .500 through 5 games this week, en route to winning MiLB’s South Atlantic League Player of the Week!

Déjà vu! Tristan Peters and Joe Boyle double up on Player and Pitcher of the Month recognitions by winning the Tampa Bay Rays internal awards as well! Congratulations, guys!

What a month! In June, the Tampa Bay Rays tied for the most Minor League Player and Pitcher of the Month honors among all MLB organizations—headlined by a dominant sweep of both awards in the International League. Congrats to Joe Boyle, Tristan Peters, and Angel Mateo!

Colton Ledbetter (AA) and Trevor Harrison (A) put on a SHOW for their respective clubs last week: Colton slashed .522/.607/.783 with a 1.390 OPS against the Trash Pandas, while Trevor tossed 6 no-hit innings, striking out 8 Hillcats en route to earning the win. Keep it up! 🔥

Charleston! 🧹🧹 Both Carolina League POTW award winners come from the RiverDogs for the 1st time this season. Andres Galan struck out 5 in 7 PERFECT innings last week, while Connor Hujsak dominated from the other side of the plate, slashing .345/.375/.828 with a 1.203 OPS.

Joe Boyle does it again! For the third time this season, Joe has been named the MiLB International League Pitcher of the Week! He tossed 6.0 innings last week, allowing just 2 hits while striking out 8. Keep it up, Joe!

Theo Gillen is the MiLB Carolina League Player of the Week! Having started the season on the IL, Theo doesn’t yet have enough ABs to qualify in the Carolina League, but he would currently lead the league in OBP, SLG, and OPS if he did 👀🔥 Keep it up, @TheoGillen

For the second time this season, Joe Boyle has been named the MiLB International League Pitcher of the Week! He owns a 1.46 ERA and 0.84 WHIP in 37.0 innings of work so far this season. Keep it going, Joe!

Our guys keep hitting! In 40 ABs last week, Narciso Polanco (Charleston) and Will Simpson (Montgomery) combined for 19 Hits, 5 HR, 9 RBI, 13 R, and 6 SB. They are the MiLB Carolina League and Southern League Players of the Week! Congrats, guys!

Congratulations to Cooper Kinney and Ian Seymour on being named the Tampa Bay Rays Player and Pitcher of the Month! Two dominant performances, two well-earned honors. Keep it rolling, fellas!

Congratulations to Cooper Kinney on being named MiLB’s Southern League Player of the Month! In 19 games throughout April, Coop collected 12 XBH in 84 PA, including 6 HR. He was also named the Southern League Player of the Week on 4/21. Keep it up, @cooperkinney8 !

Two weeks in a row in Montgomery! After starting the season on the Injured List, Owen Wild made his AA debut last week and ended up being the Southern League Pitcher of the Week! Congrats, Owen!