Orioles trade Tyler Wells to Rays

In their third trade of the day, the Orioles sent 31-year-old right-handed reliever Tyler Wells to the Tampa Bay Rays. In exchange, the Orioles are re-acquiring 22-year-old right-handed pitching prospect Michael Forret, who was drafted by the team in the 14^th round of the 2023 draft and traded to the Rays as part of the package that brought right-hander Shane Baz to Baltimore.

Wells was the active Oriole with the longest tenure on the team. He came to the Orioles in the December 2020 Rule 5 draft.

In six seasons, Wells was 20-21 with a 3.79 ERA and nine saves. He started 50 games and pitched in relief 92 times.

He had season-ending elbow surgery in June 2024, and started seven times in 2024 and 2025.

This season, he was used exclusively in relief and went 2-2 with a 2.67 ERA and four saves.

Wells is eligible for free agency after next season.

Forret began the year with Double-A Montgomery, where he was 6-0 with a 2.15 ERA in 10 starts. In the nine starts since his promotion to Triple-A Durham, he was 1-2 with a 4.89 ERA in nine starts.

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