Peters, Pitre named team MVPs in Rays' organization

Okotoks Dawgs alum Tristan Peters (Winkler, Man.) has been named MVP of the Tampa Bay Rays’ triple-A Durham Bulls for the 2025 season. Photo: Durham Bulls.

September 11, 2025

By Kevin Glew

Canadian Baseball Network

Tristan Peters (Winkler, Man.) and Emilien Pitre (Repentigny, Que.) have been named MVPs of the Tampa Rays’ triple-A Durham Bulls and High-A Bowling Green Hot Rods respectively.

The announcement came on Wednesday when the Rays’ unveiled their 2025 minor league award winners.

With just over a week left in the Bulls’ regular season, Peters (Winkler, Man.), who also made his big league debut this year, leads the club with 116 hits and 62 walks in 125 games. He also ranks second on the team in doubles (25), triples (3) and RBIs (69) while putting together a .264/.356/.423 slash line.

Peters was also a regular on highlight reels thanks to his outstanding glove work in the outfield for the Bulls.

This is Peters’ third season in the Rays’ system after being acquired from the San Francisco Giants following the 2022 campaign. He was selected in the seventh round of the 2021 MLB draft by the Milwaukee Brewers. He spent parts of two seasons in the Brewers’ organization prior to being traded to the Giants.

As a teenager, Peters honed his skills with Team Manitoba before he landed with the Okotoks Dawgs Academy.

Pitre (Repentigny, Que.), meanwhile, excelled in his first full pro season after being chosen in the second round of the MLB draft by the Rays in 2024.

In 118 regular season games for the Hot Rods, the 22-year-old second baseman batted .268 and had a .356 on-base percentage. He topped the Hot Rods in hits (120) and doubles (23) and was second in triples (3), RBIs (63) and walks (61).

Pitre honed his skills with ABC and the Junior National Team and then excelled for three seasons with the Kentucky Wildcats prior to joining the pro ranks.