Rays eye Tarik Skubal and Shohei Ohtani ahead of trade deadline
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 16, 2026, 3:42 PM
Last updated Jun 16, 2026
The Tampa Bay Rays are targeting significant player acquisitions as the MLB trade deadline approaches. Currently, they are 1.5 games behind the New York Yankees in the AL East. Analyst Jim Bowden points out that the Rays may pursue players like Tarik Skubal from the Tigers and have previously shown interest in Shohei Ohtani. The team's president of baseball operations, Erik Neander, is reportedly willing to trade top prospects to enhance the roster. The Rays aim to secure their first division title since 2021 and solidify their playoff positioning with strategic trades.
- •Rays are 1.5 games behind the Yankees in AL East.
- •Aiming to add Tarik Skubal and possibly Shohei Ohtani.
- •Neander may trade top prospects for roster upgrades.
- •Rays have not won the AL East since 2021.
- 3:42 PMYahoo Sports — Rays' trade deadline update gets massive Tarik Skubal, Shohei Ohtani forecast
"Tampa Bay could be super aggressive at the deadline.
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