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    JacobMelton

    Tampa Bay Rays
    • Tampa Bay Rays
    • #29
    • Left Fielder
    • HT/WT
      1.88 m, 94 kg
    • Birthdate
      7/9/2000 (25)
    • BAT/THR
      Left/Left
    • Birthplace
      Medford, OR
    • Status
      7-Day IL
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    4 days agoMelton (ankle) has gone 6-for-11 (.545) with a home run, three RBI, five runs scored and two stolen bases over five games during a rehab assignment in the rookie-level Florida Complex League.
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