The Tampa Bay Rays optioned catcher Rene Pinto to Triple-A Durham on Thursday.
Pinto had been providing catcher depth for the Rays. Francisco Mejia will catch for JT Chargois on Thursday and hit sixth versus right-hander Jose Berrios and the Toronto Blue Jays.
Mejia is averaging 6.9 FanDuel points per game this season. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Rays' implied total (3.64) is No. 18 out of 26 active teams today.
Source: Tampa Bay Rays