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.
Tropicana Field had a playoff atmosphere Saturday night as a rookie paved the way for a pivotal 6-2 Rays win over the Blue Jays. With a raucous crowd of 27,773 watching, the Rays moved to within 1 1/2 games of the American League Wild Card-leading Red Sox. Boston lost to the Yankees, 9-1, on Saturday [...]
The Rays will mark the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks when they host the Red Sox on Sept. 11 at Tropicana Field. “The Rays will join communities across America in commemorating the 10th anniversary of the events of September 11, 2001,” said president Matt Silverman in a statement issued by the [...]