Player of the Series: Mason Englert
Mason Englert provided some much needed coverage from the bullpen
The Tampa Bay Rays did not play well during their past series against the Kansas City Royals. They lost all three games and only managed to score a total of three runs during the series. The pitching did what it could to keep the games close with the exception of Thursday’s blow out loss.
One pitcher specifically is deserving of a mention and that is Mason Englert.
The Rays hadn’t called upon Englert in over a week when Kevin Cash brought him in for the 6th inning with the Rays trailing, 3-0. Englert delivered exactly what was needed as he kept the Royals from adding anything to their lead, yielding zero runs despite five hits; Englert also struck out four and walked none. For this, Englert is a deserving Player of the Series.
DRAYSBAY PLAYER OF THE SERIES
- 1st: Kameron Misner
- 2nd: Jake Mangum
- 3rd: Brandon Lowe
- 4th: Jose Caballero
- 5th: Joe Boyle
- 6th: Shane Baz
- 7th: Chandler Simpson
- 8th: Christopher Morel
- 9th: Chandler Simpson
- 10th: Mason Englert
Englert is a former 4th roun dpick by the Texas Rangers. He eventually made his way into the Tigers system and was moved to the bullpen. This allowed Englert to reach the big leagues in 2023 with Detroit. After two seasons pitching out of the Tigers’ bullpen, Detroit traded Englert to the Rays just prior to spring training in 2025.
The Rays will begin their next series, a three-game set, against the New York Yankees on Friday.
Who do you think will be our next Player of the Series?