Professional career
In the 2016 Major League Baseball draft,the Milwaukee Brewers selected Ray with the fifth overall selection. He signed and spent his first professional season with both the Brevard County Manatees of the High–A Florida State League and the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers of the Single–A Midwest League,batting .239 with five home runs,17 RBI,and ten stolen bases in 60 games between both teams. Ray spent 2017 with the Carolina Mudcats of the High–A Carolina League,where he posted a .238 batting average with seven home runs,48 RBI,and 24 stolen bases in 112 games. [10] He played the 2018 season with the Biloxi Shuckers of the Double–A Southern League. After batting .239 with 27 home runs,74 RBI and 37 stolen bases, [11] he was awarded the Southern League Most Valuable Player Award. [12] Ray began 2019 with the San Antonio Missions of the Triple–A Pacific Coast League, [13] but missed time during the season due to injury. Over 53 games with San Antonio,he batted .188 with seven home runs and 21 RBI. [14]
On November 20,2019,the Brewers added Ray to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. [15] He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [16]
On April 24,2021,Ray was promoted to the major leagues for the first time. [17] He made his MLB debut that day as a pinch hitter for Freddy Peralta,recording a walk,scoring a run,and moving to right field later in the game.
On June 17,2022,Ray was removed from the 40-man roster and sent outright to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds. In 75 games split between Nashville and Biloxi,he slashed .219/.268/.420 with 13 home runs,44 RBI,and 10 stolen bases. Ray elected free agency following the season on November 10. [18]
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