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31 Former Bulls Named to Rays' 60-Man Roster

Brendan McKay throws a pitch for the Bulls during the 2019 season. (Patrick Norwood / Durham Bulls)
June 29, 2020

The Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday announced their 60-Man Roster for the upcoming 2020 Major League season, with over half of the names on that roster having worn a Durham Bulls uniform at some point during their careers.

The Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday announced their 60-Man Roster for the upcoming 2020 Major League season, with over half of the names on that roster having worn a Durham Bulls uniform at some point during their careers.

The 31 players who previously played with Durham consists of 18 pitchers, one catcher, nine infielders and three outfielders. Included in that group are 22 players who wore a Bulls uniform last season, while 16 played for Durham at some point with the 2017-18 Governor's Cup winning squads.

Below is the full list of former Bulls who were listed on Tampa Bay's initial roster:

Pitchers (18): Jose Alvarado (2017, 19), Anthony Banda (2018-19), Jalen Beeks (2019), Diego Castillo (2017-18), Yonny Chirinos (2017-18), Oliver Drake (2019), Pete Fairbanks (2019), Josh Fleming (2019), Tyler Glasnow (2019), Andrew Kittredge (2017-19), Brendan McKay (2019), Sam McWilliams (2019), Colin Poche (2018-19), Trevor Richards (2019), Chaz Roe (2017), Aaron Slegers (2019), Blake Snell (2015-17), Ryan Yarbrough (2017, 19)

Catchers (1): Michael Perez (2019)

Infielders (9): Willy Adames (2017-18), Mike Brosseau (2019), Ji-Man Choi (2018), Lucius Fox (2019), Brandon Lowe (2018-19), Nate Lowe (2018-19), Kevin Padlo (2019), Daniel Robertson (2016-17, 19), Joey Wendle (2019)

Outfielders (3): Kevin Kiermaier (2012-14, 18), Dylan Cozens (2019), Austin Meadows (2018)

Summer Camp for the 2020 season is set to begin on Wednesday, July 1, with first workouts taking place on Friday, July 3. Major League Baseball's regular season schedule reportedly set to be announced a week later, with the campaign slated to start on either Thursday, July 23 or Friday, July 24.

Click here for more information regarding the Rays' 2020 season.