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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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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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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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Jackson went 1-for-3 with a walk, a three-run home run and two runs scored Saturday against the Yankees. 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.
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Jackson will start at catcher and bat ninth in Wednesday's game against the Mariners, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports. 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.
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| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | KO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | TB | 58 | 139 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 53 | 1 | .122 |
| 2022 | MIL | 5 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .250 |
Next Matchup
| Situation | H/AB | AVG | HR | RBI | SB | BB | KO |
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| vs TORONTO | 2/8 | 0.25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| vs LHP | 12/88 | 0.14 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 33 |
Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | KO | SB |
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| 9/19 | vs  |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/18 | vs |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/17 | vs |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/15 | @  |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/14 | @ |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/13 | @ |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/12 | @ |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Upcoming Games
| date | Opp | time | Scheduled Starter |
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| 9/20 | vs  |
6:50 PM | Jose Berrios |
| 9/21 | vs |
4:10 PM | Yariel Rodriguez |
| 9/22 | vs |
1:40 PM | Chris Bassitt |
| 9/24 | @  |
6:40 PM | Tarik Skubal |
| 9/25 | @ |
6:40 PM | Keider Montero |
| 9/26 | @ |
1:10 PM | Reese Olson |
| 9/27 | @ |
7:10 PM | Kutter Crawford |