Rays expand front office, scouting operations with six hires
February 3, 2021 - The Tampa Bay Rays have added six full-time employees to their front office and scouting staff, highlighted by retired outfielder Denard Span being named a special assistant for baseball operations. After spending the first five seasons of his 11-year Major League Baseball career with the Minnesota Twins, Span, a Tampa native, played for the Washington Nationals and San Francisco Giants before joining the Rays in 2018. The Rays also hired Allison DeKuiper as a performance science assistant; Rigo De Los Santos as Dominican Republic regional crosschecker and area scout; Carlos Herazo as pro scout; Jonah McElwee as major league food services assistant; and Isha Rahman as minor league operations assistant.