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Rays top Brewers on Travis Jankowski's walk-off single
Travis Jankowski connected for a walk-off RBI single to lift the Tampa Bay Rays to a 3-2 win over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday.,Jankowski knocked the ball into left field off Milwaukee reliever Grant Anderson (1-2), scoring Kameron Misner, who had drawn a walk and stole second.,Rays re...

Rays edge Yankees to halt four-game skid
Zack Littell tossed seven strong innings and earned the win when the visiting Tampa Bay Rays scored twice in the eighth inning Saturday and edged the New York Yankees 3-2 in the middle game of a three-game series.,Curtis Mead and Jose Caballero had the RBIs in the eighth for the Rays, who snapped a ...

Max Fried, Yankees fire one-hitter against Rays
Paul Goldschmidt hit a three-run homer in the fifth inning, Max Fried allowed one hit in seven sparkling innings, and the New York Yankees earned a 3-0 victory over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night.,Fried (6-0), Devin Williams and Luke Weaver (third save) threw a combined one-hitter. Jose...

Rays win back-and-forth game over Diamondbacks
Kameron Misner and Yandy Diaz had run-scoring doubles in the 11th inning and the Tampa Bay Rays avoided dropping six games under .500 for the first since 2018 with a 7-6 victory over the Arizona Diamondback in Phoenix on Wednesday.,Misner's apparent triple off Drey Jameson (0-1) drove in the go-ahea...

Brandon Pfaadt, Diamondbacks roll by Rays
Pavin Smith and Tim Tawa homered, Brandon Pfaadt pitched six strong innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks opened a six-game homestand with a 5-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday in Phoenix.,Smith, who also doubled and walked, has six extra-base hits in the last six games (three homers and t...

Rays look to get back on track on road vs. Diamondbacks
The Tampa Bay Rays will make only their second road trip of the season when they begin a six-game trip against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday. ,Getting away might not hurt as the Rays' severely front-loaded home schedule has not been much help.,Tampa Bay were shut out in three of the last five ...

Max Fried dominates as Yankees blank Rays 4-0
Max Fried dominated into the eighth inning, Trent Grisham, Cody Bellinger and Austin Wells each hit home runs, and the visiting New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-0 on Sunday.,Fried (4-0) did not allow a hit through five-plus innings and exited after giving up two hits with two walks and two...

Chris Sale looking to right ship in Braves' finale vs. Rays
With their season off to a terrible start, the Atlanta Braves could use a better version of pitcher Chris Sale than they have seen through his first three starts in 2025.,On Sunday afternoon in familiar surroundings, Sale and the Braves will try to win their three-game series against the Tampa Bay R...

Rays look to rebound, begin long homestand vs. Angels
With their Texas-sized terrible weekend behind them and two weeks of home baseball on tap, the Tampa Bay Rays return home for a three-game series against the Los Angeles Angels that opens on Tuesday night.,Manager Kevin Cash's players are probably happy to return to the minor league park they call h...
Five 2025 MLB Breakout Player Candidates
These five MLB players are situated as prime breakout candidates to catch the MLB by storm in 2025. Which one will actually do it?...

Rays nix plans to develop $1.3B ballpark in St. Petersburg
The Tampa Bay Rays announced Thursday they will not proceed with plans to develop a $1.3 billion ballpark in St. Petersburg, Fla.,"After careful deliberation, we have concluded we cannot move forward with the new ballpark and development project at this moment," principal owner Stuart Sternberg said...
Three Storylines Entering 2025 MLB Spring Training: Dodgers, Mets, & More
Spring Training is finally almost here, and we'll be monitoring Juan Soto's first year with the New York Mets, the Dodgers new pitching talent, and much more....

MLB commish on Rays' stadium issues: 'It is challenging'
Saying he would like to keep the Tampa Bay Rays in their current market for the long haul, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred acknowledged that the status of the team's damaged stadium makes things "challenging.",The domed roof of Tropicana Field in St. Peterburg, Fla., was torn apart by Hurricane Milton ...

Reports: Rays reach one-year deal with C Danny Jansen
Catcher Danny Jansen agreed to a one-year, $8.5 million contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, multiple media outlets reported on Friday.,ESPN reported the deal includes a mutual option for a second season.,Jansen will be playing for his third team in the American League East. He suited up for both the T...
Why Small-Market MLB Teams Like Pirates, Reds and Rays Must Invest to Compete
Smaller-market MLB teams like the Pirates, Reds, and Rays need to follow the Kansas City Royals blueprint by spending a little bit of money to compete for a World Series....

St. Petersburg council approves, then rejects Tropicana Field repairs
Hours after initially approving a proposal to spend $23 million to repair the Tampa Bay Rays' ballpark, the St. Petersburg City Council rejected the plan Thursday.,The decision comes more than a month after Tropicana Field's roof was torn apart when Hurricane Milton made landfall just south of Tampa...

Rays' planned ballpark on hold after commission delays financing vote
The future of the Tampa Bay Rays in Florida is in limbo, with one stadium rendered unplayable by a hurricane and financing for an already planned replacement now in doubt.,Pinellas County commissioners late Tuesday agreed to delay a vote on issuing bonds to pay for its portion of a new $1.3 billion ...

Rays SS Wander Franco facing weapons charges for D.R. altercation
Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco will face charges of illegal use and possession of a firearm following an altercation Sunday in the Dominican Republic, according to ESPN on Tuesday.,Authorities reportedly held Franco and an unnamed woman for questioning on Monday after an incident in the park...

Report: Montreal, Durham out as locations for Rays games in 2025
Ballparks in Montreal and Durham, N.C., will not be considered to play host to Tampa Bay Rays home games in 2025, the Tampa Bay Times reported.,The Rays are expected to need a venue for home games, at least for the early part of the 2025 schedule, after Hurricane Milton destroyed the Teflon roof of ...

Report: Tropicana Field won't be ready by Opening Day
The Tampa Bay Rays may have to find a temporary home to start the 2025 season.,Hurricane Milton left the Tropicana Field roof in tatters and the stadium won't be totally repaired by Opening Day, the Tampa Bay Times reported.,"About the only thing that seems certain is that the team won't be able to ...