The Marlins are sending Nick Fortes to the Tampa Bay Rays, as first reported Monday by the Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal. Miami is receiving outfielder prospect Matthew Etzel in return for Fortes, according to Fansided’s Robert Murray. Etzel is ranked as the Rays’ No. 28 overall prospect by MLB Pipeline.

Nick Fortes, a DeLand native, will swap Sunshine State teams as the Tampa Bay Rays have acquired him from the Miami Marlins.

Tampa Bay Lands Defensive Whiz Nick Fortes from Marlins, Bolstering Backstop with Batting Upswing TAMPA, Fla. - The Tampa Bay Rays have made another move to bolster their catching corps, acquiring veteran backstop Nick Fortes from the Miami Marlins in exchange for outfielder Matthew Etzel.