Cole Wilcox #43

Mitchell Cole Wilcox...Played at University of Georgia, where he was teammates with Mariners pitcher Emerson Hancock.

2025

Made one MLB appearance with Tampa Bay, allowing three earned runs in one inning of work on Sept. 19 vs. Boston, his MLB debut...Split season between Double-A Montgomery and Triple-A Durham in Rays organization, going 2-5 with three saves, a 3.70 ERA (24 ER, 58.1 IP), 27 walks and 63 strikeouts in 39 appearances (one start)...2025 was his first season as a reliever, having made 70 starts from 2021-24.

2024

Split the season between Double-A Montgomery (20GS) and Triple-A Durham (8GS), going 10-7 with a 3.57 ERA (143.2IP, 57ER)…ranked among Rays Minor Leaguers in starts (tied-first), wins (second), IP (third), SO (ninth, 110) and ERA (10th)…ranked the Rays No. 25 prospect by Baseball America following the season.

2023

Went 6-8 with a 5.23 ERA (106.2IP, 62ER) in 25 starts for Montgomery…ranked fourth among Rays farmhands in starts and ninth in innings… named the Rays No. 20 prospect by Baseball America following the season.

2022

Made seven starts between Class-A Charleston and the FCL Rays, going 0-2 with a 3.94 ERA (16.0IP, 7ER)…began the season on the 60-day IL while recovering from Tommy John surgery… ranked the Rays No. 10 prospect by Baseball following the season.

2021

Made his professional debut with Charleston, going 1-0 with a 2.03 ERA (44.1IP, 10ER) across 10 starts…placed on the 7-day IL (right elbow sprain) on July 5 and underwent Tommy John surgery in September…ranked the Rays No. 9 prospect by Baseball America following the season.

2020

Added to the Padres 60-man player pool on June 30 and trained at their alternate training site at the University of San Diego…was acquired by the Rays in a five-player trade on Dec. 29.