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 — A letdown didn't happen. Instead, the night after Dan Johnson hit an emotional walk-off homer against the Red Sox, he got the winning hit Sunday in a 5-3 win over the Red Sox at Tropicana Field with 23,328 watching. "We've won one-run ball games, two-run ball games this whole season," said James [...]
Johnson's blast reverberates into Sunday Balfour struggles in first rehab appearance Rays' Hawpe takes BP with new team Worth noting ST. PETERSBURG — Rays outfielder Carl Crawford hit the 100th home run of his career in the sixth inning of Sunday night's 5-3 win over the Red Sox at Tropicana Field. Crawford's homer came on [...]
ST. PETERSBURG — Incredibly, Dan Johnson did it again. The man who hit what many feel is the biggest home run in Rays history added to the legend Saturday night with a walk-off homer in the 10th inning to give the Rays a 3-2 win over the Red Sox at Tropicana Field before a sellout [...]
Maddon wants players to remain focused Feeling better, Crawford back in lineup Extra bases ST. PETERSBURG — Dan Johnson had one of the biggest hits in Rays history when he hit a game-tying home run against Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon on Sept. 9, 2008. Johnson had just been called up from Triple-A Durham and [...]
ST. PETERSBURG — Two pitches David Price would like to have back, a "bad send," and a night Evan Longoria would like to forget. Add up the Rays' frustrations and the sum of the equation equaled a 3-1 loss to the Red Sox on Friday night at Tropicana Field with 29,461 watching. Not exactly the [...]
ST. PETERSBURG — Brad Hawpe, recently released by the Rockies, signed a Minor League deal with the Rays on Friday. "Excited, couldn't be more excited, an opportunity to join a team with the best record in baseball," Hawpe said. "Late in the season, they've been playing great all year, so I'm really looking forward to [...]
Brad Hawpe, recently released by the Rockies, has signed a Minor League deal with the Rays. Hawpe, who was released by Colorado on Aug. 19, was batting .255 with a .776 OPS, seven homers and 37 RBIs in 88 games this season, spending 63 of his 69 starts in right field. The 31-year-old lefty hitter [...]
The Rays have made one thing strikingly clear about this season: They're in it to win it. It started becoming evident when upcoming free agents Carl Crawford and Carlos Pena stayed put over the winter. And it was unmistakable when they inked electric-but-risky closer Rafael Soriano to a $7.25 million contract that pushed their payroll [...]
ANAHEIM — David Price described a process that sounded like a courtship while searching to find the perfect grip for his changeup. "I tried everything, I tried a circle, house, Vulcan — man, I tried them all … knuckle change," Price said. The Rays' talented left-hander finally settled on a splitter grip that former Rays [...]
Crawford's shoulder issues in past Madden expresses admiration for Scioscia Rally monkey's grown on Madden ANAHEIM — Carlos Pena started at designated hitter on Wednesday afternoon rather than first base, which Rays manager Joe Maddon explained as a precautionary move. Earlier in the month, Pena spent time on the disabled list with a right plantar [...]