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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 ...
Rays, Red Sox playing for pride in season finale
The visiting Tampa Bay Rays will attempt to complete a three-game sweep Sunday when they meet the Boston Red Sox in the final game of the regular season for each team., ,Tampa Bay (80-81) won 2-1 on Friday, and beat Boston 7-2 on Saturday. The winner of the game Sunday will finish third in the Ameri...
Tigers in playoff mode with visit from Rays ahead
Late in a season with moderate expectations, a timely surge, coupled with nosedives by other American League wild-card contenders, has put the Detroit Tigers in control of their postseason destiny.,The Tigers enter a season-ending, six-game homestand tied for the second wild-card spot with the Kansa...
Rays hope to continue turnaround vs. Guardians
Though the Tampa Bay Rays seem set to miss the postseason for the first time in six years, the quest to finish strong remains important.,They can take another step in that direction with a second straight win over the American League Central-leading Guardians on Friday night in Cleveland.,Tampa Bay ...
Setting sights on bigger goals, Orioles take on Rays
The Baltimore Orioles have clinched a winning record, but there is quite a bit more in mind for the American League East leaders.,They will try to keep plugging away when facing the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday in the middle game of a three-game series.,The Orioles (82-60) are guaranteed to f...
Orioles, Rays square off as they jockey for playoff spots
American League East rivals Tampa Bay Rays and Baltimore Orioles seem to be involved in different September races., ,But winning remains crucial to the fortunes of both teams in quests for the postseason., ,They open a three-game series Friday night in Baltimore., ,"Obviously want to win as many gam...
Eight-run inning sends Rays to blowout of Twins
Yandy Diaz clubbed a two-run homer in Tampa Bay's eight-run fourth inning as the Rays blasted the Minnesota Twins 9-4 on Wednesday in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Diaz rocketed his 13th homer to straightaway center to cap the big inning for Tampa Bay (69-70), which holds a 2-1 lead in the series entering th...
Jackson Merrill helps Padres edge Rays
Jackson Merrill hit a two-run homer to help the visiting San Diego Padres to a 4-3 win against the Tampa Bay Rays in the rubber game of their three-game series on Sunday afternoon.,Xander Bogaerts had two hits and an RBI for San Diego (78-61), which had lost three of four.,San Diego's Dylan Cease br...
With Manny Machado heating up, Padres take on Rays
Manny Machado is heating up as August comes to a close.,The San Diego slugger will aim to stay hot on Saturday as the Padres chase a series victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Machado had three hits, including a homer, and drove in four runs as the Padres posted a 13-5 win in the...
Rays reinstate C Ben Rortvedt from family emergency list
The Tampa Bay Rays reinstated catcher Ben Rortvedt from the family emergency list in advance of a road game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday, while catcher Rob Brantly was designated for assignment.,Rortvedt originally was on the paternity list then switched to the family emergency list t...
Shohei Ohtani hits walk-off slam, joins 40-40 club as Dodgers stun Rays
Shohei Ohtani delivered Major League Baseball's sixth 40-40 season in dramatic fashion with a walk-off grand slam to rally the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 7-3 victory against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Friday., ,After stealing his 40th base in the fourth inning, Ohtani went deep against Rays left-h...
Clinging to slim playoff hopes, Rays seek series win vs. A's
Two consecutive victories in Oakland have moved Tampa Bay two games above .500 and 6 1/2 games out of the final American League wild-card spot. It's reasonable to think the mood among the Rays could be upbeat ahead of the series-ending matinee on Thursday.,That's not quite the case.,Late in their 4-...
After emotional games for each, A's face Rays to start 4-game series
Two teams on opposite ends of emotional games will meet in Oakland on Monday night when the Athletics open a four-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays.,The Rays kept their flickering hopes alive for an American League wild-card spot with a three-game home sweep over the Arizona Diamondbacks that i...
Rays activate RHP Ryan Pepiot to start Friday night
The Tampa Bay Rays activated right-hander Ryan Pepiot ahead of his start Friday night against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks.,Pepiot (6-5, 3.92 ERA) has been on the 15-day injured list for the past month with an infection in his right knee.,Pepiot, who turns 27 next week, is 11-6 with a 3.37 ERA ...