Source: Rays acquire Adrian Houser in trade with White Sox

The Tampa Bay Rays are acquiring Adrian Houser from the White Sox, a source told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Thursday.

One of the more intriguing pitcher popups of 2025, Houser began the season with the Texas Rangers‘ Triple-A affiliate, posting a 5.03 ERA in 39 1/3 innings before being released. The right-hander was soon picked up by the White Sox and inserted into the starting rotation, where he has a 2.10 ERA in 11 starts, of which nine qualify as quality starts.

For the season, Houser, 32, is 6-2 with 47 strikeouts and 22 walks in 68 2/3 innings pitched.

He has a career record of 38-41 with one save, a 4.00 ERA, 531 strikeouts in 164 regular-season games (115 starts) over nine MLB seasons with the White Sox, Brewers and Mets.

ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel contributed to this report.

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