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.
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — Making his usual rounds Thursday morning, a Rays clubhouse attendant spotted Heath Rollins sitting alone at his locker at Charlotte Sports Park. To his left was an empty stall. To his right were five others. "You're the only one over here, huh?" the attendant said. Rollins nodded. "It's weird this time [...]
RAYS 5, BLUE JAYS 3at Port Charlotte, Fla. Wednesday, March 24 Blue Jays at the plate: First baseman Lyle Overbay gave Toronto an early lead, singling home Jose Bautista in the first inning. Overbay finished with three hits, including an RBI double in the fifth. Alex Gonzalez homered to lead off the sixth, cutting the [...]
CLEARWATER, Fla. — Spring Training is almost over and the Rays seemingly have more questions than they did at the beginning of camp. When Tampa Bay opened the doors at the Charlotte Sports Complex in mid-February, the only real question seemed to be who would claim the final relief spot. Now there are legitimate questions [...]
RAYS 11, RED SOX 9at Fort Myers, Fla.Monday, March 22 Red Sox at the plate: Center fielder Mike Cameron went 2-for-3. Jacoby Ellsbury, J.D. Drew, Adrian Beltre and Kevin Youkilis all had hits. Minor League extra Ray Chang made the most of his afternoon, drilling a three-run homer. Rays at the plate: The Rays played [...]
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — Dioner Navarro made his way through the Rays' clubhouse on crutches early Sunday morning, but according to the Rays catcher, everything is OK. "Got a bad wheel," said Navarro while giving reporters an update on his injured left shin. Then he smiled. What resembled a car wreck at home plate Saturday [...]
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — Dioner Navarro appeared to be injured badly after a collision at home plate Saturday, but X-rays revealed no breaks on his left leg, only a nerve contusion on his left knee. The Rays' catcher was carted from the field after Jacque Jones of the Twins collided with him while trying to [...]
RAYS 6, YANKEES 2at Port Charlotte, Fla.Friday, March 19 Yankees at the plate: Nick Swisher had an RBI single in the third to put the Yankees up 1-0. … Juan Miranda slammed a solo homer on a 1-0 pitch from Jeff Niemann to lead off the fourth. When Miranda's drive landed on the boardwalk in [...]
YANKEES 6, RAYS 4at Tampa, Fla.Thursday, March 18 Rays at the plate: Carlos Pena snapped a 0-for-21 spring skid with a second-inning home run, blasting a full-count offering deep over the right-field wall. B.J. Upton legged out a fourth-inning triple to right-center, then scored on a passed ball. Pat Burrell followed with a single and [...]
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — Rafael Soriano received a nice ovation from the green-clad St. Patrick's Day crowd when he took the mound for the first time. The Rays' new closer then proceeded to take care of business against the Twins. Soriano first faced Nick Punto, who quickly became the hard-throwing Dominican's first strikeout victim via [...]
RAYS 7, RED SOX (ss) 0at Port Charlotte, Fla. Tuesday, March 16 Red Sox at the plate: Continuing to heat up this spring, David Ortiz singled twice — including once to the opposite field — off Rays starter Wade Davis. Mike Cameron also reached base twice against Davis, on a single and a walk. But [...]