Rays catcher Nick Fortes didn’t even need his glove to secure a strikeout of the Athletics’ Darell Hernaiz during Monday’s series opener at Sutter Health Park. Not at first, anyway.

With a strong defensive profile and three more seasons of control, Fortes is acquired and Danny Jansen is shipped out.

Bringing in two new catchers over a four-day period at the already hectic trade deadline for a pitching-based team battling ...

The Marlins on Tuesday dealt catcher Nick Fortes to the Rays in exchange for Double-A outfielder Matthew Etzel. This marks ...

Tampa Bay Lands Defensive Whiz Nick Fortes from Marlins, Bolstering Backstop with Batting Upswing TAMPA, Fla. - The Tampa Bay ...

As the MLB season rolls along, the Tampa Bay Rays have found themselves moving closer to the last-place Baltimore Orioles ...

The Rays acquired Fortes from the Marlins on Monday in exchange for outfielder Matthew Etzel (undisclosed), Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.

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

Tampa Bay traded for Miami catcher Nick Fortes on Tuesday, a day after the Rays sent veteran catcher Danny Jansen to ...

The Tampa Bay Rays have traded for Miami catcher Nick Fortes a day after sending veteran catcher Danny Jansen to Milwaukee in ...

Nick Fortes, a DeLand native, will swap Sunshine State teams as the Tampa Bay Rays have acquired him from the Miami Marlins.

The Tampa Bay Rays got younger at catcher Monday, using a pair of reported trades to swap Danny Jansen out for Nick Fortes.