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• Reds' Alex Jackson: Signs with Cincy

  8D ago • By RotoWire

  Jackson signed a minor-league contract with the Reds on Friday. 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 2025 campaign.

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• Alex Jackson: Elects free agency

  10/01/2024 • By RotoWire

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

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• Rays' Alex Jackson: Passes through waivers

  09/10/2024 • By RotoWire

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

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• Rays' Alex Jackson: DFA'd by Tampa Bay

  09/05/2024 • By RotoWire

  The Rays designated Jackson for assignment Thursday, Tricia Whitaker of Bally Sports Sun reports. 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.

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• Rays' Alex Jackson: Retreating to bench Wednesday

  08/22/2024 • By RotoWire

  Jackson is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Athletics. 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.

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