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    Jacob Melton

    JacobMelton

    Tampa Bay Rays
    • Tampa Bay Rays
    • #29
    • Left Fielder
    • HT/WT
      1.88 m, 94 kg
    • Birthdate
      7/9/2000 (25)
    • BAT/THR
      Left/Left
    • Birthplace
      Medford, OR
    • Status
      Minors

    2025 season stats

    • AVG
      .157
    • HR
      0
      150+
    • RBI
      7
      150+
    • OPS
      .419
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                        Pirates send Mike Clevinger to minors after so-so spring training

                        Pirates send Mike Clevinger to minors after so-so spring training

                        Mike Clevinger's career reset with the Pittsburgh Pirates is going to start in the minors.
                        Rays' Gavin Lux to start season on IL with shoulder issue

                        Rays' Gavin Lux to start season on IL with shoulder issue

                        Gavin Lux's debut with the Tampa Bay Rays is going to have to wait. The club is placing the veteran infielder on injured reserve with a right shoulder impingement.
                        Braves' Spencer Strider to start season on injured list

                        Braves' Spencer Strider to start season on injured list

                        In the latest blow to the Braves' starting rotation, right-hander Spencer Strider will begin the season on the injured list after being diagnosed with an oblique strain.
                        Blue Jays extend manager John Schneider, GM Ross Atkins

                        Blue Jays extend manager John Schneider, GM Ross Atkins

                        The Blue Jays have reached a two-year extension for manager John Schneider and a five-year extension for general manager Ross Atkins.

                        Luis Gil not in Yankees' starting rotation to open season

                        Luis Gil did not make the Yankees' starting rotation and might open the season in the minor leagues.
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                        MLB Opening Day 2026: A guide to the offseason chaos

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