• GDT: Happy Taj Day!

    GDT: Happy Taj Day!
    Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports Taj vs the Right Handed Chris Sale Go Rays!
  • 2024 Sunburst Awards: Baltimore Orioles games 58-60

    2024 Sunburst Awards: Baltimore Orioles games 58-60
    Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images Rays fall to 29-31 after three game series at Camden Yards “Sunburst Awards” is a series-by-series evaluation of player performance, where four different awards are given out after each series: Offensive player of the series, defensive player of the series, pitcher of the series, and highlight play of the series. This edition will be covering the 18th series of the season, where the Tampa Bay Rays took on the Oakland Athletics from May 28 through M
  • Rays 4, Orioles 3: Hey Siri, Spell Clutch

    Rays 4, Orioles 3: Hey Siri, Spell Clutch
    Daniel Kucin Jr.-USA TODAY Sports Siri’s go-ahead RBI double in the 8th propels Rays to win in BaltimoreThe Tampa Bay Rays entered Sunday’s series finale looking to avoid being swept for the second time in their last three series, having dropped the first two games in Baltimore.Zach Littell made his 12th start of the year opposite Orioles’ southpaw Cole Irvin.The Rays were unable to jump out to an early lead in this one and in the bottom the first the Orioles took and early lea
  • GDT: Get me OUTTA HERE

    GDT: Get me OUTTA HERE
    Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports Fly, fly away! gore a’s
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  • Another bad Saturday to be a Rays fan - Rays: 5, O’s: 9

    Another bad Saturday to be a Rays fan - Rays: 5, O’s: 9
    Cash was ejected in the third| Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports Rays lose a slugfest in Camden YardsOn the 59th game of the season, the Rays will face off against the Baltimore Orioles for the second time this season. After yesterday’s tough and frustrating loss, Taj Bradley and the Rays will try to force the rubber match.
    In the bottom of the first inning, Ryan Mountcastle turned around a 96 mph fastball that was on the inside part of the plate. Siri was close to rubbing another homer, but
  • GDT: Amazing troll job by the MLB

    GDT: Amazing troll job by the MLB
    Mitch Stringer-USA TODAY Sports Not letting the Rays play the best team in the AL East until June? Classic. go the rays
  • Civale shines, Rays offense stymied by Birds

    Civale shines, Rays offense stymied by Birds
    Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports Aaron Civale’s 1 ER over 5.1 innings not enough as Rays record five hits On a crisp Friday evening in the Charm City, the Rays offense started out hot. Ben Rortvedt drove an Albert Suarez offering the opposite way to left field to plate Richie Palacios. 1-0 Tampa Bay.
    Aaron Civale did a great job of mitigating Orioles baserunners, as he would pitch 5.1 innings of one run ball, with that run coming on an Austin Hays RBI single to plate Anthony Santander in th
  • GDT: Sliiiiiiide to the left!

    GDT: Sliiiiiiide to the left!
    Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports Sliiiiiiiiide to the right! Gorays
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  • Rays 6, A’s 5: A long wait for a walk-off

    Rays 6, A’s 5: A long wait for a walk-off
    Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports 12 innings, but it ended in a great way! Extra innings games can be a slog, because you’re either waiting ages for a win, or you’re waiting ages to be seriously disappointed. At least in this scenario it was a happy ending for the Rays.
    Let’s take a quick gander at what happened to bring the Rays to a very long-awaited victory.
    Since it WAS a 12 inning game, we’re just going to look at the key scoring plays.The Rays got on the board fi
  • 2024 Sunburst Awards: Oakland Athletics games 55-57

    2024 Sunburst Awards: Oakland Athletics games 55-57
    Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images Rays advance to 28-29 after three game series at Tropicana Field “Sunburst Awards” is a series-by-series evaluation of player performance, where four different awards are given out after each series: Offensive player of the series, defensive player of the series, pitcher of the series, and highlight play of the series. This edition will be covering the 18th series of the season, where the Tampa Bay Rays took on the Oakland Athletics from May 28 thr
  • Rays release new St. Petersburg stadium renderings

    Rays release new St. Petersburg stadium renderings
    The Tampa Bay Rays and ballpark design firm Populous have released new renderings and more details about their planned Rays neighborhood ballpark in St. Petersburg’s Historic Gas Plant District.This includes a closer look at the gameday plaza outside the primary entrance in left field.
    The Rays design nestles the stadium along a central thoroughfare sure to be busy on gamedays.Other renderings provide a closer look at the lived in neighborhoods planned for the development (likely many yea
  • GDT: Home getaway days always go so well!

    GDT: Home getaway days always go so well!
    Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports I’m feeling ill Go rAYS!
  • Hey Siri, Save The Day: Rays 4, Athletics 3

    Hey Siri, Save The Day: Rays 4, Athletics 3
    Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports Jose Siri’s Heroics Lead Rays to Dramatic Win Over Athletics The Tampa Bay Rays could not lose Wednesday night against the Oakland Athletics even if they tried. At times, it felt like they tried en route to edge out the A’s 4-3.The A’s scored first in the top of the fourth inning. JJ Bleday led off with a triple to left field, setting the stage for Miguel Andujar’s sacrifice fly. Andujar’s deep fly ball to left field allowed Bleday to
  • GDT: Does anyone else think this team will reach .500 again this year?

    GDT: Does anyone else think this team will reach .500 again this year?
    Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports Here’s hoping! Go Rays!
  • Rays 0 Athletics 3: When your offense is truly offensive

    Rays 0 Athletics 3: When your offense is truly offensive
    Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images It’s not the home run, it’s the walk and error before the home run.
    No, actually, it’s not the home run or even the walk and error before the home run. It’s the utterly, completely, disastrous offense.Yeah, there were no runs, so obviously that’s bad.
    But there were scarcely even any decent at bats. Let’s count them:Isaac Paredes fought through ten pitches to draw a walk in the second. Brandon Lowe also drew a walk lat
  • GDT: Winner gets Tropicana Field

    GDT: Winner gets Tropicana Field
    Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports Loser gets relegated to AAA go rasy
  • 2024 Sunburst Awards: Kansas City Royals games 52-54

    2024 Sunburst Awards: Kansas City Royals games 52-54
    Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images Rays fall to 26-28 after three game series at Tropicana Field “Sunburst Awards” is a series-by-series evaluation of player performance, where four different awards are given out after each series: Offensive player of the series, defensive player of the series, pitcher of the series, and highlight play of the series. This edition will be covering the 17th series of the season, where the Tampa Bay Rays took on the Kansas City Royals from May 24 throu
  • Rays 4, Royals 1: Magical seventh ends losing skid

    Rays 4, Royals 1: Magical seventh ends losing skid
    Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images Thank you Brandon Lowe! The Rays defeated the Royals 4-1 on Sunday to advance to 26-28 on the season. The win ends a miserable six game losing streak for the Rays, including being swept by the AL East rival Red Sox.
    Today’s game would be a marquee pitching dual, with Starters Taj Bradley and and Michael Wacha each putting up beautiful days on the mound.
    Bradley went five shutout innings allowing just one hit and three walks striking out six, while Wacha
  • GDT: At least we get a Taj Start!

    GDT: At least we get a Taj Start!
    Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports O/U 8 Ks and 3 HRs? gore rasy
  • Rays 4, Royals 7: Rays battle but drop 6th straight in extras

    Rays 4, Royals 7: Rays battle but drop 6th straight in extras
    Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports Civale battled through five innings and the Rays scored just enough until they didn’tThe Tampa Bay Rays entered Saturday’s late afternoon game on the heels of a five game skid hoping to get back in the win column behind a hopefully resurgent Aaron Civale. While Civale was better than he has been in a long time, the Rays would eventually drop their sixth straight game, this time in extra innings, to the Kansas City Royals.Civale worked a scoreless first,
  • GDT: Who let Civale get into the fifth inning?

    GDT: Who let Civale get into the fifth inning?
    Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports We all know he needs to stay far away from that! gore a’s
  • Rays 1, Royals 8: Rays fail to score after first inning

    Rays 1, Royals 8: Rays fail to score after first inning
    Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports And fail to win after the ninth.Happy Friday, friends! It was time for a nacho party in Randyland as Seth Lugo and Shawn Armstrong squared off (with Armstrong only out for two innings), so let’s see how things went down at the Trop tonight.
    The Royals went 1-2-3 in the top of the first. In the bottom half Brandon Lowe got a one-out single, then Jonny DeLuca was hit by a pitch. An Isaac Paredes single loaded the bases. Jonathan Aranda hit into a force ou
  • GDT: Opener Time!

    GDT: Opener Time!
    Liam Keating/The Capital-Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK By Semisonic go rasy
  • 2024 Sunburst Awards: Boston Red Sox games 49-51

    2024 Sunburst Awards: Boston Red Sox games 49-51
    Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports Rays fall to 25-26 after three game series at Tropicana Field “Sunburst Awards” is a series-by-series evaluation of player performance, where four different awards are given out after each series: Offensive player of the series, defensive player of the series, pitcher of the series, and highlight play of the series. This edition will be covering the 16th series of the season, where the Tampa Bay Rays took on the Boston Red Sox from May 20 through M
  • Rays: 5, Red Sox: 8 - Another Day, Another Blown Lead

    Rays: 5, Red Sox: 8 - Another Day, Another Blown Lead
    Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images Rays fall under .500 (again) Lets try to avoid a sweep by the Red Sox, yes?Lining 'em up one more time for this series vs the Red Sox. pic.twitter.com/hmuSU4qJGs— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) May 22, 2024
    UPDATED:
    5/22 at TB:
    Duran LF
    Abreu RF
    Wong C
    Devers 3B
    Refsnyder DH
    Smith 1B
    Hamilton SS
    Grissom 2B
    Rafaela CF
    Bello P— Red Sox (@RedSox) May 22, 2024
    In the bottom of the 2nd inning, after an Isaac Parades walk, Jonathan Aranada hit a do
  • Rays blow early lead to lose third straight: Rays 2, Red Sox 5

    Rays blow early lead to lose third straight: Rays 2, Red Sox 5
    Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports The Rays are back at .500.It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish.
    The Tampa Bay Rays faced off against the Boston Red Sox at Tropicana Field in a thrilling game that gave Rays fans one inningto be excited about early before gradually building up to disappointment in the eighth.
    The Red Sox’s first inning was uneventful, with Jarren Duran grounding out, followed by Wilyer Abreu striking out swinging, and Tyler O’Neill popping out to
  • GDT: Our true ace

    GDT: Our true ace
    Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports Littell Monsters Go Rays!
  • A Fan Was Hit by a 110-M.P.H. Foul Ball. Now She’s on a Trading Card.

    A Fan Was Hit by a 110-M.P.H. Foul Ball. Now She’s on a Trading Card.
    The trading card maker Topps said it made 110 custom cards for Liz McGuire, who was hit by a ball at a game in Toronto on Friday between the Blue Jays and the Tampa Bay Rays.
  • Rays Your Voice: Red hot road trip, roster shuffling

    Rays Your Voice: Red hot road trip, roster shuffling
    Nick Turchiaro-USA TODAY Sports On this week’s episode of Rays Your Voice, we went live immediately after the end of Sunday’s series finale against Toronto and reacted to the road trip that seemed to be the start of a new chapter for the 2024 Rays. The team was playing much better baseball and had some breaks go their way, so we discuss what that means as they head back to St. Pete for a nine-game homestand.There’s also an impending roster crunch as more players return from the
  • Tampa Bay Rays Minor League Roundup: Week 8

    Tampa Bay Rays Minor League Roundup: Week 8
    Ron Schloerb/Cape Cod Times / USA TODAY NETWORK Speedster Chandler Simpson is racing through the system with an early season promotion to Double-A Every Monday during the regular season, each minor league team has the day off (excluding the Florida Complex League). This serves as an excellent check point system to check in on how each team and individual prospect is performing. We are now eight weeks into the 2024 campaign and some prospects have certainly continued their ascent up the organizat

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