The Tampa Bay Rays, based in St. Petersburg, Fla., participate in Major League Baseball (MLB) and are a member of the American League East Division. The Rays were founded as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 1998.
Rays outfielder Johnny Damon left Sunday’s game against the Twins with a bruise on the tip of his left ring finger, and with it left the Rays without the player who has been Mr. Clutch over the past week. Without Damon in the lineup, the Rays were unable to stage their sixth come-from-behind victory of [...]
Tampa Bay saw a change of venues Thursday afternoon, but the outcome proved hauntingly familiar. Tropicana Field hosted the Rays’ first five games of the season and the Rays did not win a game. U.S. Cellular Field played host to the club’s first road game of the season, and nothing changed. Tampa Bay dropped a [...]
Getting off to a good start has meant everything to the Rays over the past several years. “For us, getting off to a good start is really, really important,” manager Joe Maddon said. In 2008, the Rays held a 34-22 mark at the end of May, and they won the American League East division. They [...]
There will be 18 reunions once the regular season starts, so Carl Crawford figures he might as well experience what it is like to play against his former team in the more relaxed atmosphere of Spring Training. Boston’s new left fielder will travel to Port Charlotte on Thursday to take on the Rays in a [...]
The Rays signed veteran right-hander Edgar Gonzalez to a Minor League contract on Wednesday. The 28-year-old did not receive an invitation to Spring Training, but he is expected to compete for a spot in the rotation with Triple-A Durham. Gonzalez has not pitched in the Major Leagues since 2009, when he went 0-4 with a [...]
The Rays have announced their promotion schedule and the date tickets will go on sale for the 2011 regular season. The Rays open the regular season at Tropicana Field on April 1 against the Orioles at 7:10 p.m. ET. The season-opening series against Baltimore will include an Evan Longoria Gold Glove replica trophy to the [...]
Justin Ruggiano and Leslie Anderson have both cleared waivers and have been outrighted to Triple-A Durham. This is good news for Rays fans, since both outfielders were left exposed for other clubs to pick them up after they were designated for assignment on Tuesday to make room for Johnny Damon and Manny Ramirez on Tampa [...]
The Rays agreed to terms with right-handed reliever Juan Cruz on a Minor League contract that includes an invitation to Major League Spring Training, the club announced on Thursday. The 32-year-old Cruz posted a 3.38 ERA in five appearances with the Royals last season before he was released on April 23. In a 10-year big [...]
James Shields made a difference, and the Rays right-hander will be honored accordingly. On Friday night in Santa Barbara, Calif., Shields will be inducted into the 2011 Hall of Fame class for the Santa Barbara Foresters. The Foresters were started in 1991 and named after a team sponsored by the local Forester lodge in the [...]
Johnny Damon and Manny Ramirez will be joining the Rays for the 2011 season after each agreed to a one-year deal Friday night. According to a Major League source, Damon will be paid $5.25 million with a $750,000 attendance bonus, while Ramirez will make $2 million. The Rays have not confirmed the deals, nor have [...]