The Rays could make center fielder Jonny DeLuca available in trade this offseason, write Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon of The Athletic. The idea would be to open center field for Victor Mesa Jr., who played mostly right field this year.
DeLuca is coming off a career-best year in his third season as a Ray. He stole 17 bases and connected 11 home runs while batting .266/.300/.429 in a career-high 370 plate appearances. He divided his defensive workload between center and right field, playing strong defense at both spots. The 28-year-old missed a month with a right hamstring strain but was on the field much more often than he had been in 2025. The Oregon product was limited to 20 games that…
