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Rays’ player suffers facial injury after getting hit by foul ball in the dugout
Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Garrett Whitley suffered a facial injury on Monday and is being evaluated by the team after he was struck in the face by a foul ball in the dugout. During Monday’s game against the Baltimore Orioles, infielder Renato Nunez fouled a ball off and sent it rocketing towards t...
Chaim Bloom Sheds Light On How Using Opener Evolved While With Rays
The Red Sox have some holes to fill before Opening Day, especially when it comes to pitching. Boston has three healthy starters in Eduardo Rodriguez, Nathan Eovaldi and Martín Pérez. Chris Sale will begin the 2020 season on the injured list after his bout with pneumonia set him back two weeks. (Hi...
Rays’ Centerfield Situation – MLB Trade Rumors
Kevin Kiermaier and also Manuel Margot are tough- coded atop the centerfield deepness graph for the Tampa Bay Rays, yet both gamers feature enigma. Despite Kiermaier’s statesman condition as the lengthiest- tenured Ray, the club has actually taken a hostile strategy to locating gamers efficient in...
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Place: Charlotte Sports Park, Port Charlotte, Fla. Media: No radio feed, MLB Audio (Rays’ feed), MLB GameDay. Pitching Matchup: RHP Jordan Zimmermann vs. RHP Tyler Glasnow.
Roundtable: Why we appreciate the Tampa Bay Times
The Tampa Bay Times is facing financial constraints, which is the worst news possible to receive from the newspaper of record (and the only one) in Tampa Bay. We appreciate the work of the Times and its importance to Rays fans near and far. Here’s why:
Game day report: Rays vs. Tigers in Port Charlotte, Yankees in Tampa
UPDATE, 11:03: Cash and GM Erik Neander talked to Wander Franco this morning and told him what the expected and how impressed they were with how he has handled all the attention of being the game’s top prospect.
Players’ Union Can Stop Tampa Bay Rays’ Sister-City Plan
The Tampa Bay Rays’ ownership has been teasing the public with the notion that they could split their home games between Tampa Bay and Montreal. Tony Clark and the Player’s Union could be standing in the way.
Orioles split-squad lineups vs. Rays and Red Sox
SARASOTA, Fla. - Hanser Alberto is leading off and playing second base again today for the Orioles’ split-squad game against the Rays in Sarasota, and Austin Hays is leading off again and playing center field versus the Red Sox in Fort Myers.
New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays Live Score Updates – Spring Training Game 2
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – In the Yankees' first exhibition away from George M. Steinbrenner Field, the Bombers traveled to Port Charlotte Sunday to face the Tampa Bay Rays. Keep up with all the latest news, scores and updates here on Inside The Pinstripes. And asl always, don't hesitate to join the c...
Rays LHP Ryan Yarbrough on first outing of spring training
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (WFLA) – The Tampa Bay Rays sent Ryan Yarbrough to the mound to throw the first pitch Sunday afternoon against the New York Yankees. He faced four batters, allowing one single and recording one strikeout.
Tampa Bay Rays News and Links: Local Ray(s) in a great mood
No longer a novelty, Rays fear no one - even the Yankees - in 2020: ‘We’re stacked’ - Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY: It’s hard not to consider the Rays underdogs, with stacked payrolls in the Bronx and Boston, or trashcans and buzzers in Houston, but nobody is going to want to face the Rays in 202...
Tampa Bay Rays Roster Rumble: Final Bench Spot – Daniel Robertson
The Tampa Bay Rays have 67 players in camp competing for a place on the 26-man roster. We take a look at a few players who are battling for a spot. The Tampa Bay Rays are in their second week of spring training and barreling toward the season. There are still a few roster spots they need to get line...
5 Rays to watch in Grapefruit League action
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- The Rays don’t have many roster battles going on during Spring Training, but there’s still a lot of intrigue surrounding a couple of new faces who will be on the Opening Day roster, as well as a few players who are expected to be in the mix at some point during the season...
Tampa Bay Rays Roster Rumble: Final Bench Spot – Brian O’Grady
The Tampa Bay Rays have 67 players in camp competing for a place on the 26-man roster. We take a look at a few players who are battling for a spot. The Tampa Bay Rays are in their second week of spring training and barreling toward the season. There are still a few roster spots they need to get line...
Crowd-seeking Rays come up with win-win-win free ticket plan
The Tampa Bay Rays are offering fans a win-win-win-win proposition. Trying to draw bigger crowds to barren Tropicana Field, the Rays came up with a crowd-pleasing ticket plan Wednesday.
Tampa Bay Rays’ Bullpen Splits and the 3-Batter Rule
The Tampa Bay Rays had the best bullpen in the league last year. With pitchers being forced to face at least three batters this season, we take a look at their splits from 2019.
Crowd-seeking Rays unveil win-win-win free ticket plan
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Rays are offering fans a win-win-win-win proposition. Trying to draw bigger crowds to barren Tropicana Field, the Rays came up with a crowd-pleasing ticket plan Wednesday.
Tampa Bay Rays 2010 Top 10 Prospects: Where Are They Now?
As we speak, the Tampa Bay Rays have the best farm system in all of baseball. We are taking a look back at how the top five prospects from 2010 have turned out. It’s a great time of year to look back on Tampa Bay Rays’ prospects of the past. Here are the top five prospects (according to Fangraph...
How does 3-batter minimum rule affect Rays?
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Of the several rule changes that became official last week, the one that has drawn the most attention has been the three-batter minimum. The rule forces a pitcher to face at least three batters or record the final out of an inning before a pitching change can be executed, exc...
Scouting the AL East: 2020 Tampa Bay Rays’ ZiPS projections
It’s still projection season, as we don’t yet have real baseball, and have to sate ourselves by imagining what the 2020 campaign has in store for us. By now, Baseball Prospectus has unveiled its full state of PECOTA projections, and FanGraphs has put out ZiPS projections for every team, giving u...
Top Secret Fyles: Though frugal in operation, Rays manage to compile baseball’s best-laden prospects in minors
With spring training fully underway and exhibition games set later this week in Florida and Arizona, it’s time to take a quick look at some of the best 100 prospects in the minor leagues recently released by Baseball America.
Tampa Bay Rays News and Links: Hellickson retires
Picking the Rays roster may be easier than you think. $. Brendan McKay will focus on pitching this spring. Kevin P***o is dealing with a non-baseball illness. Old friend Jeremy Hellickson retires.
5 observations after Spring Training Week 1
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- While pitchers and catchers officially reported Wednesday, the majority of the Rays players arrived early and have been working out in Port Charlotte since Monday morning.
Tsutsugo makes Rays Spring Training debut
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- While. ’s performance on the field will ultimately decide if the two-year, $12 million deal was a good investment on the Rays' part, the organization's focus this spring is to help the 28-year-old slugger get acclimated to the United States and the Major Leagues.
Tampa Bay Rays News and Links: How can you not be romantic about baseball?
It may be Spring Training for the Rays players, but the Rays media team already has their hype videos in mid-season form:. Notes: Snell ‘motivated’ to return to Cy form - Juan Toribio, MLB.com: A motivated (and healthy) Snell would be a huge difference maker in 2020.
Smith looks to earn Rays' backup catcher role
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- After playing regularly with the Angels over the last two months of last season,. went into the offseason thinking that he had solidified a spot with the club heading into the 2020 season.
Four Tampa Bay Rays in MLB’s Top 100 Players
The Tampa Bay Rays were well represented in MLB’s Top 100 Players Right Now. When all was said and done the Rays owned four spots on the list. The Tampa Bay Rays placed four players on MLB Networks’ Top 100 Players Right Now.
Tampa Bay Rays: Kevin Cash and All His New Toys
The Tampa Bay Rays have had a lot of turnover following their 96-win season. How will the manager best utilize all of his new toys?. Twelve players from last year’s Tampa Bay Rays are no longer with the team. Of their top fourteen likely offensive players, three are new to the Rays this season.
Five Spring Training predictions for the Rays
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- As the Rays officially opened camp on Thursday, the air was filled with optimism and confidence following what the club was able to accomplish during the 2019 season.
Top Three Trades in Tampa Bay Rays’ History
The Tampa Bay Rays have been masters of the trade for a long time. Rays Colored Glasses contributor – Keegan McGuiggan ranks his top three trades in Rays’ history. Our newest contributor, Keegan McGuiggan ranks the Tampa Bay Rays’ top three trades in franchise history. Enjoy, and let us know w...
Rays named #1 in Baseball America’s 2020 MLB Organization Talent Rankings
Read the full Baseball America article here. The top farm system in baseball again belongs to the Tampa Bay Rays, an organization enviably positioned for the present following a 96-win season in 2019 and the future, featuring a league-best eight Top 100 prospects.
2020 BtBS Team Previews: Tampa Bay Rays
Around this time last year, the general consensus was that the Rays were a good-not-great team. With the Yankees having the makings of a super-team and the Red Sox coming off a World Series title and 108-win season, it wasn’t an to peg Tampa for a third-place finish in the AL Eas...
Tampa Bay Rays: Kevin Kiermaier is Not Going Anywhere – Nor Should He
The Tampa Bay Rays recently completed a second trade with the Padres this off-season. Many began to speculate if this meant the end of their centerfielder’s tenure in Tampa. The Tampa Bay Rays were in need of outfield depth so they reached out to an earlier trade partner to strike a deal.
Tampa Bay Rays: Top 8 Candidates for 2020 Rotation
The Tampa Bay Rays have a superfluity of starting pitching heading into 2020. Today we take a look at eight candidates for the five rotation spots within the Rays’ system. For the first time in a while, the Tampa Bay Rays appear to have loads of starting pitching depth. We take a look at the top e...
Tampa City Leaders, Tampa Bay Rays Owner Discuss Team's Future in Bay Area
TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa and Hillsborough County could be "back in the game" to move the Tampa Bay Rays across the bay in 2028. Government leaders, including Mayor Jane Castor and County Commissioner Ken Hagan, met with Rays owner Stu Sternberg to talk about the team's future.
Jane Castor is ‘optimistic’ after long chat with Rays
TAMPA — Hillsborough and Tampa leaders and the Tampa Bay Rays — including owner Stu Sternberg — set an aggressive timeline for reaching a deal to move the team across the bay in 2028.
What To Watch As The Tampa Bay Rays Open MLB Spring Training
Following a familiar script, the Tampa Bay Rays orchestrated their off-season moves with cost-cutting in mind while addressing needs that should keep the team in postseason contention.
Padres acquire reliever Pagan in trade with Rays
The San Diego Padres strengthened their bullpen by acquiring reliever Emilio Pagan from the Tampa Bay Rays for two players Saturday night. The 28-year-old right-hander compiled a 2.31 ERA and struck out 96 batters in 70 innings for the Rays in 2019. Pagan was 4-2 with a team-high 20 saves and just 1...
Rays acquire outfielder Manuel Margot from Padres in exchange for reliever Emilio Pagan
For the second time this winter, the Tampa Bay Rays and San Diego Padres have agreed to a trade involving an outfielder. The first time, the Rays sent Tommy Pham to the west coast for a package including Hunter Renfroe. This time, the Rays have added Manuel Margot. Along with Margot, Tampa Bay will....
Rays' Charlie Morton says he regrets not doing more to stop Astros' sign-stealing operation
On Friday, the Wall Street Journal published new insights into the Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal, including the front office's involvement, which contradicts Major League Baseball's assertion that the operation was player-driven. Commissioner Rob Manfred has yet to issue a comment or explain....
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