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- Rays trade for Marlins catcher Nick Fortes a day after sending another catcher to the Brewers</p>
<p>July 29, 2025 at 10:31 PM</p>
<p>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. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ()</p>
<p>TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay traded for Miami catcher Nick Fortes on Tuesday, a day after the Rays sent veteran catcher Danny Jansen to Milwaukee in another deal as the trade deadline approaches.</p>
<p>The Marlins acquired minor league outfielder Matthew Etzel, who was traded for the second year in a row. Tampa Bay got minor league infielder Jadher Areinamo in the trade with the Brewers. The trade deadline is Thursday.</p>
<p>The 28-year-old Fortes hit .240 with two home runs and 10 RBIs in 59 games for the Marlins. He hit .300 over his final 29 games with Miami.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Etzel has been on the injured list since June 22. He hit .230 with five homers and 34 RBIs in 56 games with Double-A Montgomery. The Rays acquired him from Baltimore last summer in a trade that sent Zach Eflin to the Orioles.</p>
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