DeLand High grad Nick Fortes is at the center of a deal between Florida’s two franchises before the Major League Baseball trade deadline. The Miami Marlins are sending the 28-year-old catcher to the ...

The Tampa Bay Rays are going to be busier than any team in baseball when it comes to negotiations with players ahead of arbitration. They have an MLB-high 17 players eligible for hearings this winter.

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. The ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Nick Fortes hit a tiebreaking homer in the ninth inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays held off the Chicago Cubs for a 5-4 victory on Saturday. Tampa Bay trailed 4-3 before Junior Caminero hit ...