Tampa Bay traded for Miami catcher Nick Fortes after the Rays sent veteran catcher Danny Jansen to Milwaukee in another deal as the trade deadline approaches.

The Tampa Bay Rays acquired catcher Nick Fortes from the Miami Marlins on Tuesday in exchange for minor league outfielder Matthew Etzel.

The Rays made a pair of trades to reshape their catching situation, walking the line between buying and selling as they hope ...

Rays Rays trade for Marlins catcher Nick Fortes a day after sending another catcher to the Brewers The Marlins acquired minor league outfielder Matthew Etzel in the trade deal.

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Fortes is a .225 hitter over a career spent entirely with the Marlins, who took him in the fourth round of the 2018 amateur draft. He has 25 homers and 96 RBIs in 363 games.

Miami Marlins pitcher Anthony Bender, left, and catcher Nick Fortes, right, celebrate after winning a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds in Cincinnati, Monday, July 7, 2025.