Rays to call up 1B prospect Bauers
The Tampa Bay Rays will promote standout first base prospect Jake Bauers from Triple-A Durham ahead of their Thursday game against the Seattle Mariners.
A corresponding move has yet to be announced. Bauers will make his major league debut if he takes the field for the Rays.
The 22-year-old is the No. 5 prospect in the Rays' organization, according to MLB.com. In 52 games at Durham this season, Bauers has hit .279 with five home runs, 24 RBIs and 10 stolen bases.
Bauers, a seventh-round pick by the San Diego Padres in the 2013 draft, spent all of last season with Durham, hitting .263 with 13 home runs, 63 RBIs and 20 stolen bases.
The Rays acquired Bauers as part of the Wil Myers trade in December 2014.
--Field Level Media
