FULL INTERVIEW: Tre’ Morgan talks climb through Rays’ minor league system and upcoming baseball camp
FULL INTERVIEW: Tre’ Morgan talks climb through Rays’ minor league system and upcoming baseball camp
All right. Joining me now is former Brother Martin, LSU and up and coming Tampa Bay Ray, the one and only Trey Morgan. Trey, thanks for joining us. Yeah, of course, thank you for having me. Let’s talk about your rise through the Tampa Bay farm system. You’re in AAA at least. When are you gonna get up to the to the big leagues? That’s the big question everybody wants to know around here. I don’t know. I mean, hopefully soon, um, the, the journey has been awesome. Yeah, I’ve been on the fast track as of recently, but, uh, last year I spent the year in, uh, AAA, and it was *** great experience. Learned *** lot from some older guys, so it was awesome. And you tell me you’re gonna start at the big league camp to at least try to make the team this year, right? Um, I had, I got invited to *** big league spring training this year. Uh, I got invited last year. Uh, last year was more of an experience, you know, to be around the guys and see, you know, how they move. This year is more of *** tryout, so looking forward to it. What’s the biggest thing you’ve learned as you made this climb, because you got drafted in 2023 and you’re already in the AAA and you have *** chance to be in the big leagues. Yeah, I’d say the most important thing I learned is living where my feet are. Um, obviously my first year in Pro Bowl, I went from low *** to AA, so I came in. Last year just waiting on that call waiting on the next step, and I wasn’t enjoying, you know, the place that I was at I wasn’t enjoying every day and that’s what I learned last year. Let’s put this in perspective, Trey, because you go from *** national championship at LSU you’re playing in front of 12,000 people to playing what, how many people you’re low? Oh, I’d say *** good day you get like 600. Good day. So, so for people who are thinking about, oh, should I go to college at LSU or should I just. Get drafted and go play, man, I’d say LSU, like I said, after we won it and we had the whole celebration with the fireworks and everything, that was the best 3 years of my life. So I say college all day. What’s been the, the coolest honor you’ve had because your dad sends me *** lot of great things that you’ve done since you’ve been. In the farm system with the Tampa Bay Rays, what’s your favorite thing so far that you’ve maybe an honor that you’ve earned so far? I’d say my greatest honor came this year. Um, at the end of the year, uh, I found out that I won the Gold Glove Award and me personally, me and my dad, we take defense very serious, um, so to win that award, to be recognized for that achievement, it was, it was awesome. Yeah, I looked at the stat, it said you had *** perfect fielding percentage and you said. Yeah, I said, I mean, they’re probably generous, uh, at home. Maybe I made *** couple, you know, questionable plays, but they gave them hits on it, so perfect field of percentage. I wanna talk about your camp coming up here December 22nd, 22nd, and 23rd at, of course, where you played ball at South Park, right? Right. And um, how much does that mean to you? Just talk about that. Yeah, it’s awesome. Uh, it’s very important for me to do it in the area I grew up, uh, in New Orleans. And um it’s ages 6 to 13 uh we have *** lot of great athletes, uh, Division One athletes coming uh past Division One athletes, professional athletes coming in um you’re really just gonna learn kind of the basis of what I was taught at around those ages, um, what it takes to kinda get better and to get to the next level. The importance of that just to get back to the community and to the kids and trying to get them involved in baseball, how. You know, big is that for you to do because we’ve been out there the last few years to see you and you had *** lot of kids out there, right? It’s, it’s very special, um, growing up baseball, you know, isn’t that big in New Orleans in some areas, so it’s awesome to kinda come back and lift it up, you know, when I. Look around the league when I look around my teammates and everything and I tell them that I’m from New Orleans, you know, I’m definitely *** part of the small few, uh, from areas like that so trying to boost up New Orleans and my last question to you, I know we talked about you being there in Omaha recently in the national championship on this past year you still close with the program? Oh definitely. I mean any chance I get I’m connected to the program. Uh, follow him obviously on all social media, so when I see pop-ups, reposts, everything, and it’s crazy coach Jay Johnson, I love what he’s doing over there and it was special to kind of start that, be *** big part of that, and, uh, I’ll never forget when I stepped into that meeting room for the first day to meet him and he was introducing. Himself to the team, he said he wanted to bring what Nick Saban did to Alabama football, to LSU baseball, and he’s doing it 2 in the last 3 years, and he’s still climbing. You feel like they have another good chance this year. I’m looking at some of the stuff they did in fall ball, and it’s impressive. Uh, I mean, just the way he teaches the game, the way they recruit, I, I don’t see them losing. No. All right, he is former Father Martin, LSU, and soon to be hopefully Tampa Bay Ray. Trey Morgan, thanks for stopping by, Trey. Yes sir, thank you.
FULL INTERVIEW: Tre’ Morgan talks climb through Rays’ minor league system and upcoming baseball camp
FULL INTERVIEW: Tre’ Morgan talks climb through Rays’ minor league system and upcoming baseball camp
Updated: 3:28 PM CST Dec 18, 2025
Former Brother Martin and LSU baseball star Tre’ Morgan continues to make a name for himself in the Tampa Bay Rays organization.Morgan was drafted by the Rays in the third round of the 2023 MLB Draft after helping lead the Tigers to the 2023 National Championship.He made his debut in rookie ball shortly after being drafted, and since then, he’s made a strong climb through the Tampa Bay’s farm system.Morgan finished last season with the Tampa Bay Rays Triple-A affiliate, the Durham Bulls.He finished with a .274 batting average, 8 home runs and 45 RBI in 92 games.In three seasons in the minor leagues, Morgan has a .307 batting average, 19 home runs and 119 RBI in 207 games.In 2025, Morgan also was also named a Rawlings Minor League Gold Glove Award winner.He posted a 1.000 fielding percentage in 441 chances with the Bulls.Morgan was invited to the Rays big league spring training this year.He also did it last year, which was a great experience for him.The former Brother Martin and LSU star will also hold his upcoming baseball skills clinic.It will take place at Lasalle Park, where Morgan grew up playing baseball, Monday Dec. 22 and Tuesday Dec. 23 from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.His fifth annual camp aims to teach kids from the ages of 6-13 the fundamentals of the game.Morgan said this is a great chance to get more kids from the New Orleans area involved in baseball.
NEW ORLEANS —
Former Brother Martin and LSU baseball star Tre’ Morgan continues to make a name for himself in the Tampa Bay Rays organization.
Morgan was drafted by the Rays in the third round of the 2023 MLB Draft after helping lead the Tigers to the 2023 National Championship.
He made his debut in rookie ball shortly after being drafted, and since then, he’s made a strong climb through the Tampa Bay’s farm system.
Morgan finished last season with the Tampa Bay Rays Triple-A affiliate, the Durham Bulls.
He finished with a .274 batting average, 8 home runs and 45 RBI in 92 games.
In three seasons in the minor leagues, Morgan has a .307 batting average, 19 home runs and 119 RBI in 207 games.
In 2025, Morgan also was also named a Rawlings Minor League Gold Glove Award winner.
He posted a 1.000 fielding percentage in 441 chances with the Bulls.
Morgan was invited to the Rays big league spring training this year.
He also did it last year, which was a great experience for him.
The former Brother Martin and LSU star will also hold his upcoming baseball skills clinic.
It will take place at Lasalle Park, where Morgan grew up playing baseball, Monday Dec. 22 and Tuesday Dec. 23 from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
His fifth annual camp aims to teach kids from the ages of 6-13 the fundamentals of the game.
Morgan said this is a great chance to get more kids from the New Orleans area involved in baseball.
