ALEX JACKSON NEWS

Re-signed to MiLB deal The Yankees re-signed Jackson to a minor-league contract Sunday.

Impact Jackson opted out of his minor-league deal with the Yankees after being told he was not going to make the Opening Day roster, but he was quickly re-signed to a new minor-league pact. He will provide catching depth at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

MARCH 24 • ROTOWIRE

Reds and newly acquired catcher Jose Trevino agree to 3-year contract worth $14,925,000

Catcher Jose Trevino and the Cincinnati Reds have agreed to a three-year contract worth $14,925,000, a deal that adds $11.5 million in newly guaranteed money

MARCH 20 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Makes case for backup catcher job Jackson went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run, a walk and three RBI in Friday's Grapefruit League win over Toronto.

Impact Jackson drove in half of New York's runs in the exhibition contest, drilling a solo homer to left field in the fifth inning and adding a two-run double in the sixth. The 29-year-old is trying to secure the Yankees' backup catcher job this spring, with J.C. Escarra and Ben Rice also candidates for the role. Through three exhibition appearances, Jackson is slashing .250/.250/.750, though he's struck out five times and hasn't drawn a walk in eight at-bats.

MARCH 1 • ROTOWIRE

Reds acquire veteran catcher Jose Trevino in a trade with the Yankees

The Cincinnati Reds have acquired veteran catcher Jose Trevino in a trade with the New York Yankees

DECEMBER 21, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Traded to Pinstripes The Reds traded Jackson to the Yankees on Friday alongside Fernando Cruz in exchange for Jose Trevino, Jack Curry of YES Network reports.

Impact Jackson split time between Triple-A and the big leagues as part of the Rays organization last season. He slashed .238/.322/.533 with eight homers and 20 RBI in the minors but wasn't able to find his footing in the big leagues, finishing with a .438 OPS over 155 MLB plate appearances. The 28-year-old signed a minor-league deal with the Reds in November but will now compete with J.C. Escarra in spring training for the backup catcher spot in New York.

DECEMBER 21, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Signs with Cincy Jackson signed a minor-league contract with the Reds on Friday.

Impact Although Jackson managed to record a career-high 155 plate appearances with the Rays in 2024, he continued to struggle at the plate, slashing just .122/.201/.237 with 12 RBI. However, his OPS jumped up to .855 at Triple-A Durham, so the Reds will take a flier on him and likely send him to Triple-A Louisville to begin the '25 campaign.

NOVEMBER 9, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Elects free agency Jackson has elected free agency, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Impact Jackson initially remained in the Rays' organization after being outrighted off their 40-man roster last month, but he's now exercised his right to free agency. The catcher has a career .456 OPS over parts of five major-league seasons.

OCTOBER 1, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Passes through waivers Jackson cleared waivers Saturday and was outrighted to Triple-A Durham.

Impact Jackson has served as the Rays' No. 2 catcher for much of the season and was one of baseball's least-productive hitters during his time in the big leagues. Among the 393 players who have logged at least 150 plate appearances in 2024, Jackson's 29 wRC+ placed him 392nd. Since the Rays elected to drop Jackson from their 40-man roster, Logan Driscoll has taken over as the top backup to Ben Rortvedt.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

DFA'd by Tampa Bay The Rays designated Jackson for assignment Thursday, Tricia Whitaker of Bally Sports Sun reports.

Impact Jackson has slashed only .122/.201/.237 in 58 games this season. The Rays will now use Logan Driscoll as their backup catcher behind Ben Rortvedt.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Retreating to bench Wednesday Jackson is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Athletics.

Impact Jackson will give way to Rob Brantly behind the dish as the Rays wrap up their series in Oakland. Ben Rortvedt (personal) is likely to return from the paternity list this weekend in Los Angeles, so Jackson's brief run as the Rays' No. 1 backstop should soon come to an end. Jackson owns a lowly .434 OPS over 144 plate appearances on the season, but he's shown some improvement since the All-Star break with a .200/.294/.378 slash line across 18 games.

AUGUST 22, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Carlson hits RBI single in 12th and Rays outlast Diamondbacks 8-7 after blowing 6-run lead

Dylan Carlson hit an RBI single in the 12th inning and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-7 to complete a three-game sweep after blowing a six-run lead

AUGUST 18, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Jackson, Díaz hit consecutive 5th-inning homers and Rays beat Reds 4-0

Alex Jackson and Yandy Díaz hit consecutive home runs in a three-run fifth inning to back Zack Littell, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat Cincinnati 4-0 to stop the Reds’ three-game winn...

JULY 27, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bradley extends scoreless streak to 23 innings, Lowe hits upper-deck homer, Rays rout Blue Jays 13-0

Taj Bradley extended his scoreless streak to 23 innings in winning his fifth straight decision, Brandon Lowe homered into the upper deck and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blu...

JULY 25, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pops second homer Jackson went 1-for-3 with a walk, a three-run home run and two runs scored Saturday against the Yankees.

Impact Jackson was in the lineup to give Ben Rortvedt a day off and delivered his second home run of the season. He'll continue to play sparingly as the backup catcher and has just a .361 OPS and .091 average for the campaign.

JULY 21, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Bradley remains unbeaten in 7 starts, Arozarena homers twice and Rays rout Yankees 9-1

Taj Bradley pitched one-hit ball over seven innings to remain unbeaten in seven straight starts, Randy Arozarena hit two of Tampa Bay’s four home runs and the Rays routed the New Y...

JULY 20, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Taj Bradley allows 5 hits in 7 innings, Rays beat AL Central-leading Guardians 2-0

Taj Bradley limited AL Central-leading Cleveland to five hits in seven innings to help the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Guardians 2-0 on Friday night

JULY 13, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Starting in place of resting Rortvedt Jackson will start at catcher and bat ninth in Wednesday's game against the Mariners, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Impact Jackson will get a turn behind the plate while top backstop Ben Rortvedt rests for the day game after a night game. Since his call-up from Triple-A Durham on May 3, Jackson is hitting a lowly .081/.159/.161 with 31 strikeouts in 70 plate appearances.

JUNE 26, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Henderson homers on 1st pitch and Orioles beat Rays 5-2 for 1st 4-game sweep at Tropicana Field

Gunnar Henderson homered on the first pitch, Ryan O’Hearn drove in three runs and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-2 to finish their first four-game sweep at Tropica...

JUNE 11, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Jose Siri follows tremendous catch with walk-off hit in the 9th, Rays beat Athletics 4-3

Jose Siri made a tremendous catch in the top of the ninth inning and singled in the winning run in the bottom half in the Tampa Bay Rays’ 4-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on...

MAY 30, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Misses out on Opening Day roster The Rays will reassign Jackson to the minors prior to Thursday's season opener versus the Blue Jays, Steve Carney of StPeteNine.com reports.

Impact Among the internal options the Rays had at spring training, Jackson appeared well positioned to make the Opening Day roster as the No. 2 catcher behind Rene Pinto, but Jackson dropped a spot on the organizational depth chart after Tampa Bay acquired Ben Rortvedt from the Yankees on Wednesday. Unless he opts out of his minor-league deal, Jackson is expected to open the season as the primary backstop for Triple-A Durham.

MARCH 27, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Looks have made roster Jackson is in line to begin the regular season as the Rays' backup catcher, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Impact The Rays informed Rob Brantly and Francisco Mejia that they didn't make the Opening Day roster, leaving Jackson as the choice to back up Rene Pinto. Jackson has had a poor spring training, striking out 35.5 percent of the time with only one extra-base hit across 31 plate appearances. Nevertheless, he's in line to get his first taste of the majors since 2022.

MARCH 23, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Dealt to Tampa Bay Jackson was traded from the Brewers to the Rays on Tuesday in exchange for Evan McKendry, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Impact A 27-year-old catcher who has settled in as an emergency option, at least while with the Brewers, Jackson has been at Triple-A all season and is slashing .286/.360/.554 with 12 home runs in 45 games. At this point it seems likely that Jackson is just a Quad-A hitter capable of defending his position.

AUGUST 1, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Rays acquire RHPs Adrian Sampson, Manuel Rodríguez from Cubs, add C Alex Jackson from Brewers

The Tampa Bay Rays acquired right-handers Adrian Sampson and Manuel Rodríguez in a trade with the Chicago Cubs, then later dealt a minor league pitching prospect to Milwaukee in ex...

AUGUST 1, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Optioned to MiLB camp Jackson was reassigned Monday to minor-league camp, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

Impact Jackson spent five games with the Brewers in 2022 and went 3-for-12 with seven strikeouts at the dish. He'll more than likely begin the 2023 campaign at Triple-A Nashville and serve as organizational depth in case either William Contreras or Victor Caratini goes down.

MARCH 13, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Outrighted to Triple-A Jackson was sent outright to Triple-A Nashville on Friday, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

Impact Jackson will still be invited to spring training by Milwaukee, but he will now have to fight to reclaim his spot on the 40-man roster. The 26-year-old backstop spent most of last season in Triple-A, recording a .701 OPS through 119 plate appearances.

DECEMBER 2, 2022 • ROTOWIRE