Following their penultimate game of Spring Training, the Tampa Bay Rays optioned right-handed pitcher Kevin Kelly to Triple-A Durham, indicating that left-handed pitcher Tyler Alexander and right-handed pitcher Jacob Waguespack have made the Opening Day roster.
Kelly, 26, came to the organization after the Rays selected him in the Rule 5 draft. During the 2023 season, Kelly spent the full campaign at the big league level, allowing the Rays to fully claim him from the Cleveland Guardians, the team with whom he began his professional career in 2019. Kelly made 57 appearances for Tampa Bay in 2023 and compiled a 3.