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Excluded from World Series roster Hopkins is absent from the Rays' World Series roster, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Impact The Rays will carry Garrett Cleavinger in their bullpen instead. Hopkins was part of Tampa Bay's ALC roster, but the rookie right-hander not pitched in a game in nearly a month.

OCTOBER 23 • ROTOWIRE

Included on ALCS roster Hopkins has been included on the Rays' roster for the ALCS, Ryan Bass of Rays.tv reports.

Impact He will take the roster spot of Garrett Cleavinger, as the Rays will swap out a righty for a lefty in their bullpen. Hopkins made six appearances out of the bullpen down the stretch for the Rays, allowing three runs with a 7:6 K:BB in 5.1 frames. The 24-year-old has electric stuff, but manager Kevin Cash might not feel comfortable using Hopkins in high leverage due to his control problems.

OCTOBER 12 • ROTOWIRE

Griffin Jax tosses 5 shutout innings as Rays near AL East title with a 5-1 victory over the Red Sox

Griffin Jax tossed five shutout innings and the Tampa Bay Rays crept closer to the AL East title with a 5-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday

SEPTEMBER 20 • Associated Press

Freddy Peralta, Jonathan Aranda help Rays beat Astros 14-4 to sweep series

cFreddy Peralta pitched five hitless innings, and Jonathan Aranda hit two of Tampa Bay’s four home runs to help the Rays finish off a three-game sweep of the Houston Astros with a...

SEPTEMBER 13 • Associated Press

Pitching Prospect Brody Hopkins Is Bringing His Triple-Digit Fastball to the Majors Hard-throwing pitching prospect Brody Hopkins is getting his first opportunity to showcase his talents in the big leagues. The Tampa Bay Ray...

SEPTEMBER 12 • SI.COM

Mariners Face Brutal Optics After Rays Call Up Brody Hopkins From Randy Arozarena Trade Brody Hopkins is walking into a clubhouse with October already booked. Randy Arozarena is spending September on a 69-79 Mariners team sittin...

SEPTEMBER 12 • SI.COM

Rays calling up RHP prospect Hopkins, who throws 102 (source) ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays are adding some big-time velocity to their bullpen, as they are set to call up pitching prospect Brody Hopkins fr...

SEPTEMBER 12 • MLB.COM

Contract selected The Rays selected Hopkins' contract from Triple-A Durham on Saturday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Impact Hopkins spent most of the season working in the rotation at Durham, but after struggling as a starter, the team moved him to the bullpen in August. Now that he's pitched six consecutive shutout innings at Triple-A as a reliever, the 24-year-old righty will join the big club to help bolster the Rays' bullpen. He'll be making his MLB debut whenever he gets into a game.

SEPTEMBER 12 • ROTOWIRE

Nets spring training invite The Rays have extended Hopkins an invitation to big-league camp in spring training, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Impact Hopkins was excellent at Double-A Montgomery this past season, collecting a 2.72 ERA and 141:60 K:BB over 116 innings. He has some of the best stuff of any pitching prospect in baseball and could become a legitimate ace if he's able to throw enough strikeouts. Hopkins isn't going to break camp with the big club, but there's a good chance he will debut in 2026.

JANUARY 30 • ROTOWIRE

Pushing 100 Ks Hopkins has a 3.32 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 99:44 K:BB in 81.1 innings through 18 starts for Double-A Montgomery.

Impact Hopkins, a big 6-foot-4 righty with power stuff, is not a finished product, but he flashes frontline upside when he's on. He sits in the mid-90s (touches 99 mph) with his plus fastball and has a wipeout 70-grade slider in the 86-88 mph range. His changeup, cutter and control all lag behind, although he has given up more than one run just twice in his last nine starts.

JULY 22, 2025 • ROTOWIRE