The Tampa Bay Rays have promoted Hamilton Marx to Vice President, Assistant General Manager, Samantha Bireley to Director, Baseball Operations, Jeremy Sowers to Director, Major League Operations and Danielle Dockx to Director, Position Player Programming, the club announced today.
“We strive to continually evolve as an organization,” said Rays President, Baseball Operations Erik Neander. “These promotions strengthen our ability to meet the daily challenges of our industry while giving us the space to focus on what really matters to us: supporting our players and staff, building trust and pursuing new ideas.”
In his new role, Marx will oversee all amateur scouting, both domestic and international, while continuing his work with baseball processes and strategies and leading the Rays’ efforts in contractual matters and salary arbitration. He will also continue to focus on all areas of player recruitment and squad planning, coordinating with the club’s research and development, scouting and player development departments. Following his 11th season with the Rays since joining the club as a baseball operations intern in 2015, Marx also served as Vice President, Baseball Process and Strategy (2025), Director, Baseball Operations (2021-24), Assistant Director, Amateur Scouting (2019-20), Analyst, Amateur Scouting (2018) and Assistant, Baseball Operations (2016-17).
Bireley (BYE-err-lee) will work closely with Neander and the club’s four vice presidents and assistant general managers on logistics, contracts and general Major League oversight, while serving as a liaison between the Rays and Major League Baseball for rules and regulatory compliance. She has spent the past three seasons since 2023 as Assistant Director of Baseball Operations, having previously held the roles of Manager, Baseball Operations (2022), Manager, Baseball Administration (2019-21) and Administrator, Amateur Scouting (2014-18) during her 12-year tenure in the Rays Baseball Operations Department.
In addition to his existing responsibilities supporting Major League roster management, Sowers will oversee the club’s scouting and Major League video efforts. He served in the role of Assistant Director of Major League Operations for the past three seasons (2023-25), after serving as Manager of Major League Operations (2020-22), Coordinator of Major League Operations (2019) and Assistant of Major League Operations (2017-18).
Dockx (dox) will oversee the creation and execution of individualized development plans for the organization’s minor league players, working collaboratively across all areas of player development to ensure consistent and effective implementation. She previously held the roles of Assistant Director, Player Programs and Integration (2024-25), Coordinator, Baseball Development (2022-23) and Assistant, Baseball Development (2019-21) since joining the organization in 2018 as a Baseball Operations Fellow.
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