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.
Bartlett feeling better, but out of lineup Rehab options plenty for Joyce Extra bases ST. PETERSBURG — Before Tampa Bay's getaway game Sunday, a different jersey hung from each of the Rays' lockers — and not just the team's light blue alternate jerseys. The Rays received their Chicago Blackhawks NHL jerseys, which many players and [...]
Bartlett feeling better, but out of lineup Rays don NHL jerseys for road trip Extra bases ST. PETERSBURG — The Rays will have plenty of options when outfielder Matt Joyce's rehab assignment with high Class A Charlotte is over, but manager Joe Maddon isn't rushing to make a decision quite yet. Joyce, who has hit [...]
ST. PETERSBURG — Two home runs were hit Friday night. Unfortunately for the Rays and David Price, none of them belonged to the home team. Price took the mound gunning for his eighth win of the season, only to take his second loss as the White Sox defeated the Rays, 4-2, with 20,650 watching at [...]
No suspensions for Crawford, Maddon Rodriguez's hustle, alert slide pays Gators' Meyer visits with Rays Shoppach's rehab stint begins Monday ST. PETERSBURG — Daryl Hall and John Oates will help turn back the clock in Tropicana Field on Saturday night, as the seven-time platinum recording artists will perform as part of the Rays' Summer Concert [...]
ST. PETERSBURG — Carl Crawford arrived at Tropicana Field in 2002 as a raw but gifted athlete happy to reach the Major Leagues before his 21st birthday. At no time did he stop to consider the fact he played for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, the worst team in baseball. Winning would come eventually. But [...]
ST. PETERSBURG — Reeling from a three-game sweep to the Red Sox, the Rays arrived at Tropicana Field on a rainy Thursday afternoon needing somebody — anybody — to reignite the fire. Several stepped forward. Under Teflon skies, Jeff Niemann, Carl Crawford, Evan Longoria and Hank Blalock made the necessary contributions to right the Rays' [...]
ST. PETERSBURG — Throughout his Major League career, Ben Zobrist has received his fair share of standing ovations and thunderous applause. But even the crowds at Tropicana Field couldn't have prepared him for the greeting he received at Frontier Elementary School on Thursday morning. The entire school screamed, cheered and chanted Zobrist's name as he [...]
ST. PETERSBURG — Boston threw a major buzzkill into Tampa Bay's postseason celebration — in late May — by completing a sweep of the first-place Rays on Wednesday night. For the most part, Adrian Beltre took care of the final installment of the sweep by hitting two home runs and a two-run triple — good [...]
Rays infielder Sean Rodriguez experienced the painful irony of being stung by a stingray this week, the St. Petersburg Times reported on Wednesday. Rodriguez had been playing with his 2-year-old daughter, Sofia, on the beach near his Redington Beach rental condo on Monday morning and decided to wade a couple of feet into the water. [...]
ST. PETERSBURG — Don Zimmer and Rocco Baldelli will represent the Rays at this year's First-Player Draft. MLB.com will offer live coverage and analysis of the entire First-Year Player Draft on June 7-9 on MLB.com/Live. The first round and Compensation Round A will be broadcast live from MLB Network's Studio 42 in Secaucus, N.J., on [...]