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• Is the Tampa Bay Rays’ Owner Brilliant or a Failure?

  19-08-2025 14:48 via nytimes.com
  Stu Sternberg used quantitative wizardry to turn the Tampa Bay Rays into a perennial contender. But the fans were the one equation he could never solve.
  
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• “That’s Life”: Rays 4, Yankees 2

  29-07-2025 04:50
  
  Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images Junior Caminero supplies the power as the Rays beat the Yankees Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Pennant Chase Baseball.
  The Rays entered Monday three games out of the final playoff spot, and facing the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers this week, respectively. If they aspire to bring “Troptober” across the bridge, it has to start soon.
  The tone was set early with a two-run shot by Junior Caminero in the first.Junior Caminero crushes one for hom
  
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• GDT: Look, at the end of the day, we still have a baseball team

  29-07-2025 00:45
  
  Jonathan Dyer-Imagn Images And isn’t that enough? No? Well... go rasy
  
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• An insider’s view of the MLB draft, or, why a player might sign for $500.

  28-07-2025 20:57
  
  Photo by David Buono/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesMy years with the Miami Marlins helped me understand the process. That doesn’t mean I always like it.Last week, the Rays’ 10th Round pick, Texas Tech pitcher Trendan Parish, signed for $500. For his next 6 pro seasons, Mr. Parish will be under the team’s control, earning literal poverty wages (less than $16,000 per year) unless he manages to turn himself into a prospect and start jumping levels.
  Part of me hates this situatio
  
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• Player of the Series: Ryan Pepiot

  28-07-2025 18:27
  
  Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images Pepiot didn’t allow an earned run over six innings of work The Tampa Bay Rays did not play very well at all during their three game series in Cincinnati as the Reds swept them out of Ohio.
  Only one position player has positive fWAR and that was Taylor Walls, who also happened to make a couple of costly errors that led to the Reds taking an early advantages. Only Walls and Chandler Simpson had a wRC+ over 100.
  It was up to the pitching to try and keep the R
  
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• Rays draft tracker and signing board

  28-07-2025 16:06
  
  Photo by Aaron M. Sprecher/Getty Images Keeping track of the draftees joining the Rays organization The 2025 MLB draft has arrived!
  Here we will be keeping track of each draftee taken by the Tampa Bay Rays over the course of the draft, their projected signing amount, and how much they actually signed for.
  The Rays have a bonus pool of $14,068,000 that they are alloted to spend on the selections they made over the first 10 rounds of the draft; for every pick after the 10th round, any amount over
  
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• Offense Stays Quiet, Rays Get Swept: Reds 2, Rays 1

  27-07-2025 22:40
  
  Katie Stratman-Imagn Images The Rays get swept for the fourth time this season This Sunday afternoon, the struggling Rays are looking to avoid the sweep in Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati.Today’s series finale was headlined by Shane Baz, who has had his ups and downs; however, he has been better since dropping the slider and adding the cutter. On the other side, Brady Singer would get the ball, having struggled over the past seven games, recording a mediocre 5.97 ERA in 28.2 innings.
  
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• GDT: Heard that the director of Moulin Rouge will be remaking the first synchronized “talkie” film from 1927

  27-07-2025 19:25
  Eric Canha-Imagn Images It’s called The Baz/Singer Go Rays!
  
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• Rolled on the River: Reds 6, Rays 2

  27-07-2025 09:25
  Katie Stratman-Imagn Images Tampa Bay loses a league-leading 16th game in their last 22 The font size and boldness is getting larger for the writing on the wall of the 2025 Tampa Bay Rays.
  Yandy Diaz broke the 0-0 tie with a patented opposite-field laser to right-center field, a solo shot. 1-0 Tampa Bay in the top of the sixth.
  That was about the only good that came from tonight’s contest. With the July 2025 Rays, the bad usually comes right after the good.
  In the bottom of the sixth, Tayl
  
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• Rays Minor League Roundup: Week 15

  08-07-2025 17:16
  
  Photo by Natalie Buchanan/Minor League Baseball via Getty Images The Rays top prospect has been placed on the Injured List This week’s minor league roundup will only feature the numbers accumulated prior to the start of play on Monday.
  This was the 15th week of minor league play.
  According to FanGraphs (which factors in age and proximity to the big leagues), the overall top hitter in the Rays farm system has changed once again. 25-year old Tristan Peters continues to hold the top spot. The
  
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• Jonathan Aranda should be starting the All Star Game

  08-07-2025 15:06
  
  Peter Aiken-Imagn Images The breakout season that demands recognition I know this is “old man yelling at clouds,” but it still annoys me that the honor of starting an All Star Game often goes to less deserving players because they have name recognition or play for big market teams.
  Case in point: Jonathan Aranda.If this were based on merit, he’d be the American League’s starting first baseman.He’s had a standout first half across many baseball metrics.Quality of con
  
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• Rays Reacts: ASG 2025

  08-07-2025 13:05
  
  Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images Can one more make the midsummer classic? Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Tampa Bay Rays fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.
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• No lead to blow tonight: Tigers 5, Rays 1

  08-07-2025 03:09
  
  Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images Sometimes it’s better to never have a chance.The road trip continues as the team with the league’s best record welcomed the struggling RaysKevin Cash went into this game without two of his middle infielders available; Ha-Seong Kim is still nursing a calf injury that he picked up in his Rays debut, and Brandon Lowe left Sunday’s game with side tightness, a move the team is saying is precautionary. That left backup catcher Matt Thaiss and outfielder Chri
  
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• GDT: Dodging Skubal yet again!

  08-07-2025 00:30
  
  Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images Pictured: a pitcher the Rays are not facing this week. Go Rays!
  
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• Two Rays named to initial All-Star Game roster for 2025

  07-07-2025 15:00
  
  Photo by Alyssa Howell/MLB Photos via Getty Images Two members of the 2025 Tampa Bay Rays have been named to the All-Star Game: 1B Jonathan Aranda, who won a player’s vote, and 2B Brandon Lowe.
  Aranda exceeded rookie limits during 2022 season but has truly broken out in 2025, having developed plus first base defense, finally taking on a full time role in his age-27 season. His bat has led the Rays offense to their competitive place in the AL East standings this year.Indeed, Aranda’s
  
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• Saved from getting swept: Rays 7, Twins 5 (F/10)

  06-07-2025 23:52
  
  Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images The Rays capitalized on the extra inning to avoid the sweep in Minnesota The Rays and Twins face off one last time in the finale of this weekend’s three-game series. Drew Rasmussen takes the mound against Twins starter Joe Ryan.
  Sunday Squad pic.twitter.com/FgLXEtKWVx— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) July 6, 2025
  The Twins struck early after Byron Buxton hit a solo home run in the bottom of the first, but Taylor Walls responded with a solo shot of his own
  
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• GDT: Ras on a short leash?

  06-07-2025 19:45
  
  Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images Can’t have him hitting an innings limit this early in the season. Go Rays!
  
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• What have we done to deserve this bullpen? Twins 6, Rays 5

  05-07-2025 23:25
  Bruce Kluckhohn-Imagn Images We can save time by just running the same recap each day.
  Rays starter does ok, even if not a completely shut down performance
  Rays hitters get a crooked inning here and there.The team seems poised for a win, until they turn it over to the bullpen.
  Bullpen blows and loses lead.Another game in the loss column.
  But let’s back up a bit to see how this unraveled.First we can talk about the Rays offense, which scored five runs largely on small-ball and a LOT of spee
  
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• GDT: Why isn’t this game starting at 2:22?

  05-07-2025 19:50
  Jim Rassol-Imagn Images Twins all the way, baby! Go Rays!
  
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• Dud of a finish: Twins 4, Rays 3

  05-07-2025 04:08
  Matt Krohn-Imagn Images Harrison Bader homers twice to surge the Twins past Tampa Bay Ha-Seong Kim made his much-anticipated season debut this afternoon, as he singled and stole a base before a calf cramp ended his Independence Day in the seventh inning.
  In the top of the fourth, Brandon Lowe extended his hitting streak to 19 games, with a chance to tie Yandy Diaz’s 20-gamer from 2023 tomorrow.
  In the bottom of the fifth, Harrison Bader homered to start the scoring. The 412-foot blast to l
  
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• Series win in the Big Apple: Rays 8, Mets 4

  15-06-2025 02:23
  
  Brad Penner-Imagn Images The Mets’ league-best ERA has been no match for the Rays offense. It’s the second game of the Rays’ weekend series at Citi Field, and Drew Rasmussen is tasked with starting this one to try and clinch the series win against the Mets.
  Starting pic.twitter.com/3jiCDGb1yW— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) June 14, 2025
  Rain pushed the start of this game back by an hour, but Tylor Megill took the mound for the Mets once the tarp was removed from the fiel
  
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• Rays Stun Mets in Friday Night Thriller after Six-Run Sixth: Rays 7, Mets 5

  14-06-2025 22:35
  
  Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images Down 5-1, Tampa Bay flipped the switch with a furious rally capped by Jansen’s bomb and Aranda’s heroics. It wasn’t always pretty last night, but a win is a win.
  The Tampa Bay Rays found their Friday night groove scoring six in the sixth for a wild 7-5 comeback win over the New York Mets at Citi Field. Jonathan Aranda homered, Danny Jansen went yard, and the bullpen held firm when it mattered most. Let’s walk through this beautiful chaos.
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• GDT: Time to buckle down

  14-06-2025 21:30
  
  Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images Just like we Drew it up Go Rays!
  
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• Rays acquire Forrest Whitley

  13-06-2025 20:36
  
  Troy Taormina-Imagn Images Whitley was once the Astros #1 prospect for three consecutive years The Tampa Bay Rays are reportedly acquiring right-handed pitcher Forrest Whitley from the Houston Astros.
  Whitley, 27, was once one of the top pitching prospects in all of baseball, peaking at #5 by Baseball America entering the 2019 season. Unfortunately injuries have significantly derailed his career. He lost his role as a starting pitcher and had to transition to the bullpen. This move helped lead h
  
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• Series Preview: Rays vs Red Mets

  13-06-2025 17:05
  
  Photo by Michael Mooney/MLB Photos via Getty Images Sixty-eight games down, ninety-four to go. The Tampa Bay Rays went into Boston and hit a brick wall as they’ve lost two in a row, losing the series. Now the Rays will look to resume their winning ways as they travel to Flushing where they’ll take on the team with the best record in baseball, the New York Mets.
  The Mets enter play on Friday with a 45-24 record, in possession of first place in the National League East leading the Phil
  
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• Series Preview: Rays vs Mets

  13-06-2025 17:05
  
  Photo by Michael Mooney/MLB Photos via Getty Images Sixty-eight games down, ninety-four to go. The Tampa Bay Rays went into Boston and hit a brick wall as they’ve lost two in a row, losing the series. Now the Rays will look to resume their winning ways as they travel to Flushing where they’ll take on the team with the best record in baseball, the New York Mets.
  The Mets enter play on Friday with a 45-24 record, in possession of first place in the National League East leading the Phil
  
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• Player of the Series: Yandy Diaz

  12-06-2025 14:48
  Paul Rutherford-Imagn Images Diaz had hits in all three games, including a game tying homerun The Tampa Bay Rays just completed a frustrating three games series with the Boston Red Sox, losing two of the three games. On Monday, the Rays blew multiple leads throughout the contest and just narrowly hung on to win the game, 10-8, in 11 innings. On Tuesday, the Rays offense hit the ball really well but had little to show for it and Boston would win, 3-1. Then on Wednesday, Zack Littell surrended fou
  
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• Laser Show at Fenway - Rays 3, Red Sox 4

  12-06-2025 04:58
  Paul Rutherford-Imagn Images All but one run came via the Long Ball in the Rays’ first series loss in a month Rays fans have been accustomed all season to expect at least one home run in a Zack Littell start, as he’s the league leader in serving up the long ball — but not four.
  In tonight’s getaway game for Tampa Bay, the scoring started from batter one. Jarren Duran homered to center field to jump start the Sox and put them up 1-0.
  In the top of the second, the Rays had
  
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• GDT: Zack “Two Solo Homers” Littell

  12-06-2025 00:45
  Troy Taormina-Imagn Images Can the Rays score more than 3 runs today? Hope so! Go Rays!
  
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• Rays drop close one, literally: Rays 1, Red Sox 3

  11-06-2025 04:58
  
  Photo by Jaiden Tripi/Getty Images Sloppy game by Rays outfielders and 3 hit night leads to lossThrough two games at Fenway Park, it certainly appears that poor defense is contagious. The Rays and Red Sox started this series on opposite ends of the defensive spectrum. The Rays were arguably the best defensive team in baseball and the Red Sox were the worst. Through two games, they both look like bottom-tier defensive teams. The defense from both teams has been far from routine and has too often
  
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• GDT: I Literally Love Ryan Pepiot

  11-06-2025 00:45
  
  Dave Nelson-Imagn Images <3 <3 <3 Go Rays!
  
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• Rays Reacts: Evan Longoria Special

  10-06-2025 21:53
  
  Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images A survey dedicated to the retirement of Evan Longoria Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Tampa Bay Rays fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.
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• Rays Minor League Roundup: Week 11

  10-06-2025 14:47
  
  Photo by Joe Sullivan/MLB Photos via Getty Images Ian Seymour made his big league debut This week’s minor league roundup will only feature the numbers accumulated prior to the start of play on Wednesday.
  This was the 11th week of minor league play.
  According to FanGraphs (which factors in age and proximity to the big leagues), the overall top hitter in the Rays farm system has changed once again. 25-year old Tristan Peters continues to hold the top spot. The Rays originally acquired Peters
  
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• Rays 10, Red Sox 8 (F/11): Live to tie another day

  10-06-2025 05:06
  Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images This game was bonkers. Happy Monday, and time for a new series! This time, it’s against division rivals, the Red Sox, and the Rays are in enemy territory for the outing. The night was also a big deal as the Sox had called up MLB’s top prospect, Roman Anthony. The Rays weren’t in the mood to be wowed by hot prospects, though. They had Shane Baz on the mound, up against Brayan Bello for the Sox.
  In the first, the Rays went 1-2-3 to start things off. Th
  
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• GDT: What does a Minion say when he greets you?

  10-06-2025 00:45
  Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images “Bello” Go Rays!
  
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• Player of the Series: Christopher Morel

  09-06-2025 17:32
  Photo by Mark Taylor/Getty Images I was over ruled in trying to give it to Evan Longoria When the Tampa Bay Rays acquired Christopher Morel at the 2024 trade deadline, the hope was for some immediate thump to be added to their lineup. After Morel homered in his first two games as a Ray, it seemed like they had made a good decision in trading Isaac Paredes to Chicago in order to obtain Morel. However, the power disappeared for Morel down the stretch and he hasn’t shown much in limited actio
  
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• Rays 3, Marlins 2: Putting the WIN in Edwin

  09-06-2025 01:07
  Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images Welcome back Yandy Diaz and Edwin Uceta to the land of the living, as both lift the Rays over the Marlins in the series clincher. Yandy Diaz and Edwin Uceta have been with the team the entirety of the 2025 season. Today, for what feels like the first time, they finally arrived.Both players have struggled so far in 2025. Yandy being well below the standard on base machine we have come to know and love from one of the franchise’s finest pure hitters, still fl
  
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• GDT: Can we push the starting time up a little more maybe?

  08-06-2025 17:45
  Dave Nelson-Imagn Images How about 7 AM? Does that work for everyone? Go Rays!
  
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• Rays 3, Blue Jays 1: The Caminero Show

  25-05-2025 04:57
  Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images Junior Caminero slugs a 3-run homer in the first for all of Tampa Bay’s runs Same score as last night, same results.
  Junior Caminero provided all of the Rays’ offense this evening, as his three-run blast in the first inning, his ninth on the season, was enough offense to lead Tampa Bay to a 3-1 victory.Junior Caminero's 9th homer of the year gets @RaysBaseball off to a fast start pic.twitter.com/ZbcSfHDwpb— MLB (@MLB) May 24, 2025
  Vladimir Guerre
  
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• GDT: Happy Devil Rays Day!

  25-05-2025 00:45
  Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports Throwback uniforms for LIFE Go Rays!
  
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• Rays announce two schedule changes due to NFL games

  24-05-2025 17:12
  Mike Evans of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers throws out the first pitch  | Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images The Rays will seek to avoid overlapping with the Bucs due to shared parking lots. The Tampa Bay Rays have announced changes to their 2025 home schedule. These adjustments were made after the NFL released its schedule, leading to conflicts with two home dates shared by the Buccaneers and the Rays.
  The adjustment affects the Rays series against the St. Louis Cardinals. The game, originally
  
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• Rays 3, Blue Jays 1: Fortune Favors the Bald

  24-05-2025 05:24
  Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images Brandon Lowe and Curtis Mead provide the offense in the opener against Toronto The Tampa Bay Rays have won they’re second straight game against a left-handed starting pitcher.
  Coming into tonight’s contest, the Rays were last in the American League and 29th out of 30 teams in team OPS against southpaws.
  To get the scoring going, Brandon Lowe stroked a two-run shot in the third inning.
  ⚾Brandon Lowe! HR (9)5/23/25 @ TB, ⬇️ 3rd
  vs LH
  
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• GDT: Does it get hot in Toronto?

  24-05-2025 00:45
  Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images Because it probably feels like 100 on that field. Go Rays!
  
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• Reading with the Rays returns for 2025

  22-05-2025 21:27
  
  It’s the 18th season the Rays have sponsored the summer reading program. via team press release
  Beginning Sunday, May 25, the Rays and Suncoast Credit Union will partner for the launch of the 18th season of Reading with the Rays—Read Your Way to the Ballpark, an incentive-based reading program that encourages Pre-K to 12th grade students to avoid summer learning loss by reading for a total of 24 hours during the summer months.
  Libraries and Suncoast Credit Union branches participati
  
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• Player of the Series: Curtis Mead

  22-05-2025 15:33
  
  Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images Curtis Mead is having one of the hottest stretches of his career The Tampa Bay Rays may have finally solved George Steinbrenner Field.
  Tampa Bay has now won four of their last six contests at home, including their last two games against the Houston Astros and they only lost Monday’s game by one run after stranding the tying run on third base.
  A large part of their success this week was because of the performance of Curtis Mead. The longtime top prospect has
  
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• Rays 8, Astros 4: Bouncing back on the rubber match

  21-05-2025 21:52
  Jonathan Dyer-Imagn Images The Rays wrap it up with a series win. On the afternoon getaway day game, with the series tied 1-1, the Rays were hoping to come away with a series win before seeing the Blue Jays again for the second time this month. The Astros had been tough competition this series, and this game wouldn’t prove to be an easy one. Taj Bradley was on the mound for the Rays, while the Astros turned to Hunter Brown.
  The Astros started things the worst way possible, as Jeremey Pena
  
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• GDT: A much-needed day off

  21-05-2025 18:45
  Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images Maybe Taj can lower than unseemly ERA today Go Rays!
  
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• Evan Longoria announced as 6th member of Rays Hall of Fame

  21-05-2025 17:33
  Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports Longo will be inducted in a 2026 ceremony at Tropicana Field. He joins Zimmer, Boggs, Crawford, Wills, and McGriff. via team press releaseThe Tampa Bay Rays announced that Evan Longoria will be inducted into the Rays Hall of Fame in 2026 in a formal ceremony to further celebrate his legacy. First, on June 7 before the game against the Miami Marlins at 4:10 p.m. at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Longoria will sign a one-day contract and officially retir
  
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• Rays 4, Astros 3: Walls walks it off to complete comeback

  21-05-2025 16:42
  Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images It’s great to see some fight!What looked like it would be another quiet night for the Rays offense turned out to be an exciting comeback victory to even the series against Houston.Jose Caballero made his first start in center field, and Zack Littell looked to continue his run of better form.See HOU for game 2 pic.twitter.com/pyCJhl5xJq— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) May 20, 2025
  Littell managed to work through five innings and hold the Astros to just
  
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• GDT: Miss ya, buddy

  21-05-2025 00:45
  Tim Heitman-Imagn Images Won’t you come on home? Go Rays!
  
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