Overview
- Tampa Bay acquired 24-year-old outfielder Victor Mesa Jr. from Miami in exchange for 18-year-old shortstop prospect Angel Brachi.
- Mesa hit .301/.368/.510 with seven homers in 42 Triple-A games in 2025 after reducing his strikeout rate, then appeared in 16 MLB games.
- He has a Minor League option and is expected to compete in spring training for a left-handed fourth-outfielder role against Chandler Simpson and Richie Palacios.
- Brachi delivered a .337/.453/.408 line with 17 steals in rookie ball last season and now joins the Marlins’ farm system.
- To open a 40-man roster spot, the Rays designated infielder Brett Wisely for assignment, and Miami had recently DFA’d Mesa before the trade.