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.
The Rays have announced their promotion schedule and the date tickets will go on sale for the 2011 regular season. The Rays open the regular season at Tropicana Field on April 1 against the Orioles at 7:10 p.m. ET. The season-opening series against Baltimore will include an Evan Longoria Gold Glove replica trophy to the [...]
Justin Ruggiano and Leslie Anderson have both cleared waivers and have been outrighted to Triple-A Durham. This is good news for Rays fans, since both outfielders were left exposed for other clubs to pick them up after they were designated for assignment on Tuesday to make room for Johnny Damon and Manny Ramirez on Tampa [...]
The Rays agreed to terms with right-handed reliever Juan Cruz on a Minor League contract that includes an invitation to Major League Spring Training, the club announced on Thursday. The 32-year-old Cruz posted a 3.38 ERA in five appearances with the Royals last season before he was released on April 23. In a 10-year big [...]