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.
11/30/09 12:00 AM EST C is everything from a Carl Crawford Crystal Card to Chicago Cubs Cooperstown Caps now a full 20 percent off in the all-day sales event under way until 11:59 p.m. ET at the MLB.com Shop. Y is the Yankees World Series Champions Collection — and knowing you can celebrate another big [...]
11/28/09 10:00 AM EST ST. PETESBURG — You might not agree with Joe Maddon's choice to pinch-hit, or when he decides to remove his starter, but all will agree that the Rays manager has a heart the size of Tampa Bay, which he demonstrates on a yearly basis with his "Thanks-mas" event. Maddon had just [...]
11/27/09 2:00 PM EST A decade or so before Albert Pujols established his MVP status and Ryan Howard and Prince Fielder were punishing baseballs right alongside him, there was a class of first basemen that also made the National League proud. Now, Fred McGriff and Andres Galarraga — two powerful presences at first base for [...]
11/25/09 4:00 PM EST ST. PETERSBURG — Giving back to the community continues to be a recurring theme for the Rays. "We're always looking at how we can use the assets of the team to help nonprofits in the community, whether they be financial assets through the Rays Baseball Foundation or whether they be non-financial [...]
11/24/09 8:36 PM EST Evan Longoria has had a busy and rewarding offseason, with a Gold Glove and a Silver Slugger to his credit. On Tuesday, the Tampa Bay Rays' All-Star third baseman received another honor when he was named the cover athlete and spokesman for the popular video game Major League Baseball 2K10. 2K [...]
11/20/09 12:09 PM EST When could Desmond Jennings come to the Majors? There's all this talk about starting Matt Joyce, but what about Jennings? He seems very similar to Carl Crawford to me. – Nick A., Largo, Fla. I've seen Jennings play a couple of times and he does seem to have all the skills [...]
11/19/09 12:00 AM EST ST. PETERSBURG — The free-agent season officially begins at midnight ET on Friday, and the Rays will be looking to add quality pieces to improve an already solid club. A big unknown entering this period is whether Tampa Bay plans to try and improve the club through free-agent signings, in what [...]
11/17/09 2:59 PM EST ST. PETERSBURG — Triple-A Durham manager Charlie Montoyo has been named the 2009 winner of the Mike Coolbaugh Award. The Coolbaugh Award is presented to an individual who has shown an outstanding baseball work ethic, knowledge of the game and skill in mentoring young players on the field. "I am very [...]
11/16/09 4:15 PM EST ST. PETERSBURG — Jeff Niemann finished fourth in the voting for the American League Rookie of the Year Award on Monday as decided by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Andrew Bailey of the A's finished first with 88 total points. Elvis Andrus of the Rangers came in second with 65. [...]
11/13/09 9:50 AM EST ST. PETERSBURG — Nobody can explain Andy Sonnanstine's 2009 season, including the Rays right-hander. "I've thought about it quite a bit and I can't really put my finger on it," Sonnanstine said. "I think it's going to take some time for me to reevaluate exactly what went on and figure out [...]