Nick Fortes - MLB News, Rumors, & Updates

Stuck in short side of platoon Fortes is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.

Impact Fortes still looks to be part of a platoon at catcher with the left-handed-hitting Hunter Feduccia. After making four straight starts -- all against left-handed pitching -- to begin the week, Fortes has hit the bench for the last two games in favor of Feduccia while the Rays have opposed right-handed starters.

JUNE 14 • ROTOWIRE

Angels take on the Rays after Adell's 4-hit game

The Los Angeles Angels play the Tampa Bay Rays after Jo Adell had four hits against the Rays on Saturday

JUNE 14 • Associated Press

Sitting out Saturday Fortes is not in the lineup for Saturday's matchup against the Angels, reports Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times.

Impact Despite picking up five hits and scoring five runs in his past two starts, including going 4-for-4 on Wednesday against Boston, the Rays will elect to sit Fortes on Saturday. Hunter Feduccia will start at catcher in place of Fortes and bat eighth in the lineup.

JUNE 13 • ROTOWIRE

Rays try to end 3-game road slide, play the Angels

The Tampa Bay Rays will try to stop their three-game road losing streak in a matchup against the Los Angeles Angels

JUNE 13 • Associated Press

Angels survive a ninth-inning bases-loaded scare to beat Rays 4-3

Trey Mancini hit a two-run triple to give Los Angeles an early lead, rookie Sam Aldegheri tossed five strong innings and Ryan Zeferjahn struck out Cedric Mullins with the bases loa...

JUNE 13 • Associated Press

Fortes leads Rays against the Angels following 4-hit performance

The Tampa Bay Rays play the Los Angeles Angels after Nick Fortes had four hits on Wednesday in a 7-5 win over the Red Sox

JUNE 12 • Associated Press

Struggling Red Sox swept by Tampa Bay after 7-5 loss Nick Fortes, Yandy Díaz and Taylor Walls had multiple hits for the Rays, who swept the Red Sox for the first time since 2023.

JUNE 10 • BOSTON.COM

Drew Rasmussen fans a career-high 13 as Rays sweep Red Sox with a 7-5 win

Drew Rasmussen struck out a career-high 13 and two-hit the Boston Red Sox over seven scoreless innings, leading the Tampa Bay Rays to a 7-5 victory

JUNE 10 • Associated Press

Nick Martinez goes 7 innings, Ben Williamson and Nick Fortes hit RBI doubles, Rays beat Red Sox 4-3

Nick Martinez gave up six hits over seven innings, Ben Williamson and Nick Fortes hit RBI doubles, and the Tampa Bay Rays held on to beat the Boston Red Sox 4-3

JUNE 10 • Associated Press

Díaz hits leadoff homer and Aranda delivers go-ahead single to lift Rays over Red Sox 3-1

Yandy Díaz hit a leadoff homer and drove in two runs as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 3-1

JUNE 9 • Associated Press

Playing time picking up Fortes will start at catcher and bat eighth in Monday's game against the Red Sox, Ryan Bass of Rays.tv reports.

Impact Fortes will stay in the starting nine for the fourth time in five games, with three of those starts having come against right-handed pitching. At least for the time being, Fortes appears to have moved out of the short side of a platoon at catcher and seems to have leapfrogged Hunter Feduccia on the depth chart.

JUNE 8 • ROTOWIRE

Neto exits after colliding with pitcher covering home on wild pitch ST. PETERSBURG -- On a wild pitch from Ian Seymour in the seventh inning, Zach Neto slid feet-first into home plate and appeared to suffer a...

MAY 30 • MLB.COM

Yandy Díaz hits two home runs as the Rays beat the Angels 8-5

Yandy Díaz hit two home runs, including back-to-back shots with Jonathan Aranda in a seven-run seventh inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Los Angeles Angels 8-5 on Friday nigh...

MAY 30 • Associated Press

Cowser hits 2nd game-winning HR in 2 days, giving the Orioles a 9-7 win over the Rays in 13 innings

Colton Cowser hit a two-run game-winning homer in the 13th inning — his second walk-off shot in as many days — to give the Baltimore Orioles a 9-7 win over the Tampa Bay Rays

MAY 25 • Associated Press

Rays top Marlins 6-3 for 18th win in their past 22 games

Junior Caminero and Yandy Díaz homered and the Tampa Bay Rays earned their 18th win in their past 22 games with a 6-3 victory over the Miami Marlins

MAY 17 • Associated Press

Marlins score 8 runs in 10th inning to top Rays 10-5

Liam Hicks had a two-run RBI single in an eight-run 10th inning and the Miami Marlins ended the Tampa Bay Rays’ 11-game home winning streak with a 10-5 victory

MAY 17 • Associated Press

Losing time to Feduccia Fortes isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Marlins, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Impact Fortes will sit down for the fourth time in Tampa Bay's last five games, which could signal that the Rays are pivoting toward using the lefty-hitting Hunter Feduccia as their primary catcher against right-handed starters.

MAY 16 • ROTOWIRE

Receiving break Wednesday Fortes is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays, Ryan Bass of Rays.tv reports.

Impact Fortes will get a break from playing on the synthetic turf in Toronto after going 1-for-4 while catching nine of 10 innings in Tuesday's 7-6 win. Hunter Feduccia will replace Fortes behind the dish in the series finale.

MAY 13 • ROTOWIRE

Taking seat Monday Fortes is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Blue Jays.

Impact The Rays will give Fortes a breather after he started behind the plate in each of their last four games. Hunter Feduccia will enter the lineup as Fortes' replacement, catching and batting eighth in the series opener.

MAY 11 • ROTOWIRE

Boston hits 2 HRs, Early strong as Red Sox beat Rays 2-0, snap Tampa's 7-game win streak

Wilyer Abreu and Ceddanne Rafaela hit solo home runs in back-to-back innings, Connelly Early struck out eight and the Boston Red Sox snapped the Tampa Bay Rays seven-game winning s...

MAY 9 • Associated Press

Resting Saturday Fortes isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game versus San Francisco, Ryan Bass of Rays.tv reports.

Impact Fortes will take a seat to begin Saturday's contest after going 0-for-3 with a strikeout in Friday's series opener. Hunter Feduccia will handle catching duties and bat eighth.

MAY 2 • ROTOWIRE

Resting Wednesday Fortes is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Guardians, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Impact Fortes will rest for Wednesday's matinee contest after starting behind the dish in the first two games of the series in Cleveland. Hunter Feduccia is set to handle catching duties for the Rays.

APRIL 29 • ROTOWIRE

Caminero and Aranda each homer twice as the Rays beat the Twins 6-2

Junior Caminero and Jonathan Aranda each hit two home runs, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Minnesota Twins 6-2 on Friday night to take the first game of the series

APRIL 25 • Associated Press

Idle again Sunday Fortes is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Impact Fortes will be on the bench for the second straight day while Hunter Feduccia receives another turn behind the plate in the series finale. Despite his consecutive absences from the lineup, Fortes still appears to be the Rays' preferred option at catcher, as he holds a 268-point edge in OPS over Feduccia for the season.

APRIL 19 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting Saturday Fortes is not in the Rays' starting lineup against the Pirates on Saturday.

Impact Fortes will be on the bench for the beginning of Saturday's game while Hunter Feduccia starts behind home plate and bats eighth while catching pitches from Drew Rasmussen. Fortes has gone 4-for-11 (.364) with one RBI and one run scored over his last three starts and is slashing .321/.345/.453 over 55 plate appearances this season.

APRIL 18 • ROTOWIRE

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