The Tampa Bay Rays farm system consists of seven Minor League Baseball affiliates across the United States and in the Dominican Republic. Four teams are independently owned, while three—the Florida Complex League Rays and two Dominican Summer League Rays squads—are owned by the major league club.
The Rays have been affiliated with the Triple-A Durham Bulls of the International League since 1998, making it the longest-running affiliation in the organization among teams not owned by the Rays. Their newest affiliate is the Charleston RiverDogs of the Carolina League, which became the Rays' Single-A club in 2021.
Geographically, Tampa Bay's closest domestic affiliate is the Rookie Florida Complex League Rays, which are approximately away. Tampa Bay's furthest domestic affiliate is the High-A Bowling Green Hot Rods of the South Atlantic League some away.
Current affiliates
The Tampa Bay Rays farm system consists of seven minor league affiliates.
ClassTeamLeagueLocationBallparkAffiliated Triple-A Durham Bulls International League Durham, North Carolina Durham Bulls Athletic Park 1998 Double-A Montgomery Biscuits Southern League Montgomery, Alabama Dabos Park 1999 High-A Bowling Green Hot Rods South Atlantic League Bowling Green, Kentucky Bowling Green Ballpark 2009 Single-A Charleston RiverDogs Carolina League Charleston, South Carolina Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park 2021 Rookie FCL Rays Florida Complex League Port Charlotte, Florida Charlotte Sports Park 2009 DSL Rays Dominican Summer League Boca Chica, Santo Domingo Tampa Bay Rays Complex 2016 DSL Tampa Bay
Past affiliates
Key SeasonEach year is linked to an article about that particular Tampa Bay season.
1996–2020 Minor League Baseball operated with six classes (Triple-A, Double-A, Class A-Advanced, Class A, Class A Short Season, and Rookie) from 1996 to 2020. The Rookie level consisted of domestic and foreign circuits.
SeasonTriple-ADouble-AClass A-AdvancedClass AClass A Short SeasonRookieForeign Rookie 1996 — — — — Butte Copper KingsHudson Valley Renegades GCL Devil Rays — 1997 — — St. Petersburg Devil Rays Charleston RiverDogs Hudson Valley Renegades Princeton Devil RaysGCL Devil Rays — 1998 Durham Bulls — St. Petersburg Devil Rays Charleston RiverDogs Hudson Valley Renegades Princeton Devil RaysGCL Devil Rays DSL Devil Rays 1999 Durham Bulls Orlando Rays St. Petersburg Devil Rays Charleston RiverDogs Hudson Valley Renegades Princeton Devil Rays DSL Devil Rays 2000 Durham Bulls Orlando Rays St. Petersburg Devil Rays Charleston RiverDogs Hudson Valley Renegades Princeton Devil Rays DSL Devil Rays 2001 Durham Bulls Orlando Rays Bakersfield Blaze Charleston RiverDogs Hudson Valley Renegades Princeton Devil Rays DSL Devil Rays 2002 Durham Bulls Orlando Rays Bakersfield Blaze Charleston RiverDogs Hudson Valley Renegades Princeton Devil Rays — 2003 Durham Bulls Orlando Rays Bakersfield Blaze Charleston RiverDogs Hudson Valley Renegades Princeton Devil Rays — 2004 Durham Bulls Montgomery Biscuits Bakersfield Blaze Charleston RiverDogs Hudson Valley Renegades Princeton Devil Rays — 2005 Durham Bulls Montgomery Biscuits Visalia Oaks Southwest Michigan Devil Rays Hudson Valley Renegades Princeton Devil Rays — 2006 Durham Bulls Montgomery Biscuits Visalia Oaks Southwest Michigan Devil Rays Hudson Valley Renegades Princeton Devil Rays — 2007 Durham Bulls Montgomery Biscuits Vero Beach Devil Rays Columbus Catfish Hudson Valley Renegades Princeton Devil Rays DSL Devil RaysVSL Devil Rays/Reds 2008 Durham Bulls Montgomery Biscuits Vero Beach Devil Rays Columbus Catfish Hudson Valley Renegades Princeton Rays DSL RaysVSL Rays 2009 Durham Bulls Montgomery Biscuits Charlotte Stone Crabs Bowling Green Hot Rods Hudson Valley Renegades Princeton RaysGCL Rays DSL RaysVSL Rays 2010 Durham Bulls Montgomery Biscuits Charlotte Stone Crabs Bowling Green Hot Rods Hudson Valley Renegades Princeton RaysGCL Rays DSL RaysVSL Rays 2011 Durham Bulls Montgomery Biscuits Charlotte Stone Crabs Bowling Green Hot Rods Hudson Valley Renegades Princeton RaysGCL Rays DSL RaysVSL Rays 2012 Durham Bulls Montgomery Biscuits Charlotte Stone Crabs Bowling Green Hot Rods Hudson Valley Renegades Princeton RaysGCL Rays DSL RaysVSL Rays 2013 Durham Bulls Montgomery Biscuits Charlotte Stone Crabs Bowling Green Hot Rods Hudson Valley Renegades Princeton RaysGCL Rays DSL RaysVSL Rays 2014 Durham Bulls Montgomery Biscuits Charlotte Stone Crabs Bowling Green Hot Rods Hudson Valley Renegades Princeton RaysGCL Rays DSL RaysVSL Rays 2015 Durham Bulls Montgomery Biscuits Charlotte Stone Crabs Bowling Green Hot Rods Hudson Valley Renegades Princeton RaysGCL Rays DSL RaysVSL Rays 2016 Durham Bulls Montgomery Biscuits Charlotte Stone Crabs Bowling Green Hot Rods Hudson Valley Renegades Princeton RaysGCL Rays DSL Rays 1DSL Rays 2 2017 Durham Bulls Montgomery Biscuits Charlotte Stone Crabs Bowling Green Hot Rods Hudson Valley Renegades Princeton RaysGCL Rays DSL Rays 1DSL Rays 2 2018 Durham Bulls Montgomery Biscuits Charlotte Stone Crabs Bowling Green Hot Rods Hudson Valley Renegades Princeton RaysGCL Rays DSL Rays 1DSL Rays 2 2019 Durham Bulls Montgomery Biscuits Charlotte Stone Crabs Bowling Green Hot Rods Hudson Valley Renegades Princeton RaysGCL Rays DSL Rays 1DSL Rays 2 2020 Durham Bulls Montgomery Biscuits Charlotte Stone Crabs Bowling Green Hot Rods Hudson Valley Renegades Princeton RaysGCL Rays DSL Rays 1DSL Rays 2
2021–present The current structure of Minor League Baseball is the result of an overall contraction of the system beginning with the 2021 season. Class A was reduced to two levels: High-A and Low-A. Low-A was reclassified as Single-A in 2022.
SeasonTriple-ADouble-AHigh-ASingle-ARookieForeign Rookie 2021Durham BullsMontgomery BiscuitsBowling Green Hot RodsCharleston RiverDogsFCL RaysDSL Rays 1DSL Rays 2 2022Durham BullsMontgomery BiscuitsBowling Green Hot RodsCharleston RiverDogsFCL RaysDSL RaysDSL Tampa Bay 2023Durham BullsMontgomery BiscuitsBowling Green Hot RodsCharleston RiverDogsFCL RaysDSL RaysDSL Tampa Bay 2024Durham BullsMontgomery BiscuitsBowling Green Hot RodsCharleston RiverDogsFCL RaysDSL RaysDSL Tampa Bay 2025Durham BullsMontgomery BiscuitsBowling Green Hot RodsCharleston RiverDogsFCL RaysDSL RaysDSL Tampa Bay 2026Durham BullsMontgomery BiscuitsBowling Green Hot RodsCharleston RiverDogsFCL RaysDSL RaysDSL Tampa Bay
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References
External links Baseball-Reference: Tampa Bay Rays Minor League Affiliates