ST. PETERSBURG, FL - JUNE 25: Ian Seymour #61 of the Tampa Bay Rays throws against the Kansas City Royals during the eighth inning of a baseball game at Tropicana Field on June 25, 2026 in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images)

FILE - Attorney Bruce Meyer, the current interim executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association, speaks at a news conference in New York on March 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

FILE - Commissioner of Major League Baseball Rob Manfred answers questions during a news conference at the MLB winter meetings, Dec. 8, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux, file)

ST. PETERSBURG, FL - JUNE 25: Victor Mesa Jr. #25 of the Tampa Bay Rays and Carter Jensen #22 of the Kansas City Royals watch a home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game at Tropicana Field on June 25, 2026 in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images)

ST. PETERSBURG, FL - JUNE 25: Junior Caminero #13 of the Tampa Bay Rays celebrates his home run against the Kansas City Royals during the fifth inning of a baseball game at Tropicana Field on June 25, 2026 in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images)

ST. PETERSBURG, FL - JUNE 25: Taylor Walls #6 of the Tampa Bay Rays congratulates Victor Mesa Jr. #25 on his home run against the Kansas City Royals during the fourth inning of a baseball game at Tropicana Field on June 25, 2026 in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images)

ST. PETERSBURG, FL - JUNE 25: Chandler Simpson #14 of the Tampa Bay Rays celebrates his double ahead of a tag by Tyler Tolbert #2 of the Kansas City Royals during the fifth inning of a baseball game at Tropicana Field on June 25, 2026 in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images)

ST. PETERSBURG, FL - JUNE 25: Victor Mesa Jr. #25 of the Tampa Bay Rays celebrates his home run against the Kansas City Royals in the dugout during the fourth inning of a baseball game at Tropicana Field on June 25, 2026 in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images)