Peters traded to White Sox

The Tampa Bay Rays have traded Okotoks Dawgs alum Tristan Peters (Winkler, Man.) to the Chicago White Sox. Photo: Chicago White Sox

December 19, 2025

By Kevin Glew

Canadian Baseball Network

The Tampa Bay Rays traded outfielder Tristan Peters to the Chicago White Sox on Thursday for a player to be named later or cash considerations.

Peters (Winkler, Man.) was designated for assignment by the Rays on Tuesday after the club signed left-hander Steven Matz to a two-year, $15-million contract.

The White Sox will be Peters’ fourth major league organization.

Thanks to his defensive heroics in the outfield with the Rays’ triple-A Durham Bulls, Peters became a regular on the minor league highlight reels in 2025.

He was also a strong contributor at the plate for the Bulls, hitting .266 with a .355 on-base percentage with 15 home runs, 76 RBIs and 11 stolen bases. For his efforts, he was named the Bulls’ MVP.

The Canuck outfielder also made his big league debut with the Rays in 2025, getting into four games with them in August.

The 2025 season was Peters’ third in the Rays’ system after being acquired from the San Francisco Giants.

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. He played one game for the Western Canadian Baseball League’s Okotoks Dawgs in 2018, before enjoying a breakout campaign with them in 2019. That season, he topped the WCBL with a .397 batting average, belted 12 home runs and stole 13 bases in 52 games.

Peters, 25, will compete for a spot on the White Sox Opening Day roster this spring.