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New Rays owner targeting Opening Day 2029 for ballpark
The Tampa Bay Rays' new managing partner and co-chair Patrick Zapulski announced on Tuesday that the organization intends to open a new ballpark in the Tampa Bay area on Opening Day 2029.,Zapulski's purchase of the club from Stu Sternberg for $1.7B was given final approval by Major League Baseball l...
Blue Jays push AL East crown to final day with win over Rays
Trey Yesavage pitched five runless innings for his first major league win, Alejandro Kirk homered and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 5-1 on Saturday afternoon., ,Yesavage (1-0) making his third major league start and his first at home, allowed five hits and two walks with...
Rays, Orioles to finish off season series out of spotlight
Two teams entering the final week of disappointing seasons can commiserate with each other starting Tuesday when the Baltimore Orioles play host to the Tampa Bay Rays to begin a three-game series.,The Rays and Orioles hold the bottom spots in the American League East and already have been eliminated...
Rays call up RHP Joe Boyle, to start vs. Jays Monday
Right-handed pitcher Joe Boyle was called up from Triple-A Durham by the Tampa Bay Rays and will make the start against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays Monday night.,Boyle will face Toronto's top prospect, right-hander Trey Yesavage, who will be making his major league debut.,Boyle, 26, was optioned ...
Cubs try to piece together bullpen for Rays series
With the back end of their bullpen currently out of action, the Chicago Cubs might need to piece together their closing duties when they open a three-game series against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Friday afternoon.,Daniel Palencia departed after feeling a pop in his right shoulder in the ninth i...
Rays hope to rekindle flickering playoff hopes in Chicago
The Tampa Bay Rays need both self-help and outside assistance to improve their flickering American League wild-card hopes.,Might third baseman Junior Caminero also suggest some metaphorical decapitation?,"We have 19 games left," Caminero said. "We just have to come play hard and take everybody's hea...
Kyle Manzardo delivers another walk-off for Guardians to beat Rays
Kyle Manzardo sharply singled to center off Griffin Jax to score automatic runner Angel Martinez in the 10th inning, giving the Cleveland Guardians a 4-3 victory over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday afternoon.,Manzardo's two-out hit was his third walk-off of the season for the Guardians, wh...
Yankees bash team-record-tying 9 homers, rout Rays
Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger and Giancarlo Stanton hammered consecutive homers in the first inning as the New York Yankees powered past the host Tampa Bay Rays 13-3 by belting a franchise-record-tying nine home runs on Tuesday.,New York matched the club record established earlier this year in a 20-9 ...
Rays demote RHP Taj Bradley after rough start
The Tampa Bay Rays optioned right-hander Taj Bradley to Triple-A Durham following a poor start Wednesday night against the Chicago White Sox.,Bradley, 24, surrendered four runs on four hits and three walks and only recorded five outs before getting pulled.,He did not figure in the decision in the Ra...
Rays All-Star 2B Brandon Lowe headed back to IL
Just four days after being activated from the injured list, Tampa Bay Rays All-Star second baseman Brandon Lowe was placed back on it Tuesday.,Lowe missed the final seven game before the All-Star break due tightness in his left oblique. The injury forced him to skip the All-Star Game for the second ...
Rays will host games at Steinbrenner Field if in playoffs
The Tampa Bay Rays will continue to keep things intimate if they advance to the postseason, with commissioner Rob Manfred saying Tuesday the club would play at George Steinbrenner Field in October.,"Our rule has always been that people play in their home stadiums during the World Series," Manfred to...
Report: Stu Sternberg agrees to sell Tampa Bay Rays for $1.7 billion
Tampa Bay Rays owner Stu Sternberg has agreed in principle to a $1.7 billion deal to sell the franchise to a group led by a Florida-based developer Patrick Zalupski, The Athletic reported Monday.,The deal is reportedly expected to be closed as early as September and will keep the franchise in the ar...
Garrett Crochet tosses complete game shutout, Red Sox beat Rays
Garrett Crochet tossed a complete-game shutout and the Boston Red Sox extended their winning streak to nine games with a 1-0 victory over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday.,Crochet (10-4) held Tampa Bay to three hits, struck out nine and didn't walk a batter.,It's the first time Crochet has pi...
Rays plate five in sixth, survive rocky ninth to defeat A's, 6-5
Yandy Diaz hit a two-run home run in a five-run sixth inning as the host Tampa Bay Rays held on in a white-knuckle ninth to avoid a series sweep with a 6-5 win over the Athletics on Wednesday.,Edwin Uceta survived the ninth inning for his first save. The right-hander came on after Max Muncy homered ...
Dean Kremer, Orioles quiet Rays' bats
Dean Kremer threw seven shutout innings and the Baltimore Orioles, after giving up 19 total runs in the first two games of the series, won the rubber match by defeating the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 5-1 on Sunday afternoon.,Ramon Laureano and Gary Sanchez both had two hits for the Orioles, who won for...
Shane Baz dominates as Rays blank Royals again
Shane Baz did not allow a run over a career-high eight innings to lead the visiting Tampa Bay Rays to a 4-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday to complete a three-game sweep.,Baz (8-3) gave up a double to the Royals' Jonathan India to begin his outing then retired the next 19 batters he...
Rays score early and often in dominant win over Tigers
Taylor Walls drove in two runs in Tampa Bay's four-run first inning as the Rays won a second series over a top club in a week, toppling the visiting Detroit Tigers 8-3 on Saturday afternoon.,The shortstop's two-run single with two outs helped the Rays win for the second consecutive game against the ...
Jake Mangum, Rays look to keep things rolling vs. O's
The red-hot Tampa Bay Rays look to keep rolling Tuesday night in the second contest of their four-games series against the visiting Baltimore Orioles.,It will be pretty hard to top the overall performance from Monday's 7-1 win in the first meeting with their American League East rival.,The Rays' off...
Rays' five-run fourth and solid relief stops Mets
Junior Caminero homered to ignite a five-run fourth inning Saturday, while Taylor Walls doubled twice and knocked in two runs as the visiting Tampa Bay Rays stopped the New York Mets by an 8-4 count.,Drew Rasmussen (6-4) allowed four runs on seven hits and a walk over five innings, fanning three, as...
Roman Anthony makes first hit count as Red Sox beat Rays
Roman Anthony recorded a two-RBI double for the first hit of his major league career and Trevor Story went 2-for-4 with a homer to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 3-1 win over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays in the second of a three-game series on Tuesday night.,Anthony, who was playing in just his second ...