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.
ST. PETERSBURG — Watching David Price on Saturday afternoon brought to mind the spectacle of a Michael Jordan dunk or a Tiger Woods drive, evoking superlatives like "high octane," "major gas," "electric stuff," and, simply, "wow." Yes, the Rays' prodigy was just that good while picking up his first regular-season Major League win in a [...]
ST. PETERSBURG — Matt Garza knew the question was coming, maybe because for over a year he'd been asking himself the same thing: What's it going to be like for him to face his former team? Ever since he was traded from Minnesota last offseason, just a piece of a six-player deal that so far [...]
ST. PETERSBURG — Back home under Teflon skies after sloshing through road contests at Florida and Cleveland, the Rays snapped a five-game losing streak with both pitching and power. The end result came in a 5-3 win over the Twins in dry conditions and 72-degrees with a crowd of 19,358 watching Friday night at Tropicana [...]
ST. PETERSBURG — He stood in front of the same locker he used last year, calmly chit-chatting with the same-sized group of media, back in the same clubhouse with the same jersey hanging on a hook. And as David Price spoke, he occasionally peeked over someone's shoulder to catch a glimpse of the TV screens [...]
CLEVELAND — Ever the optimist, Joe Maddon can always find a silver lining. Even Thursday's 2-1 loss to the Indians that completed a four-game sweep didn't get the Rays manager down. "The last time we got swept in Cleveland, we went to the World Series," Maddon said. "Let's see if history repeats itself." Maddon was [...]
CLEVELAND — An odd thing has happened to the Rays in their attempt to defend their American League pennant. In reaching the World Series last season, Tampa Bay ranked second in AL team ERA, tied for fourth in fielding percentage, and ninth in runs scored. Through 50 games this season, those numbers are upside down, [...]
CLEVELAND — Ben Zobrist doesn't mind a little mystery in life. The most versatile player on the Rays' roster walks into the clubhouse every day and checks the lineup card. He could be in right field. Or second base. Or shortstop. Or anyplace else, for that matter. "It keeps things interesting," Zobrist said. "Whenever I [...]
CLEVELAND — No one would blame the Tampa Bay Rays for not considering Cleveland as the ideal vacation spot. Another big early lead turned into the Rays' 16th straight loss at Progressive Field, a 12-7 defeat, Wednesday night. Tampa Bay has lost a season-high four straight. The Rays led 10-0 in the fourth inning Monday [...]
CLEVELAND — Joe Maddon knows how important it is to shake off a bad loss. The Tampa Bay manager didn't lose any sleep after Monday night's 11-10 loss to the Indians in which the Rays led 10-0 in the fourth inning and gave up seven runs in the ninth. The Rays had another tough loss [...]
ST. PETERSBURG — The early returns are in for the American League All-Star balloting and three Rays find themselves among the tops at their positions. Evan Longoria, Carl Crawford, and Jason Bartlett are all among the leaders, but each will need the help of Rays fans at the ballot box if they are to be [...]