ST. PETERSBURG -- It's no secret that many of the Rays’ best teams have been built on elite pitching. The organizational philosophy is to prioritize run prevention, and there’s a great emphasis on helping pitchers develop in the Minors and keep getting better in the big leagues. Because of that,

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays don’t always win on Opening Day. But when they do, they tend to put on a show. Four of their first 15 Opening Day victories were walk-off wins. One involved a local product hitting a go-ahead triple in the eighth inning of his first game

ST. PETERSBURG -- In 2020, Randy Arozarena gave Rays fans a thrilling reminder of the excitement a breakout star can bring. The rookie outfielder surged in September and then took over in October, setting records with nearly every home run as he burst onto both the local and national stage.

ST. PETERSBURG -- Even in their best years, the Rays aren’t necessarily known for their offensive firepower. Pitching and defense tend to win the day for Tampa Bay. But the Rays have featured sluggers like Carlos Pena. They’ve had speedsters like Carl Crawford. They’ve had young stars like Evan Longoria,

As an organization, Tampa Bay has been one of baseball’s greatest success stories since becoming the Rays in 2008. They’ve captured three American League pennants during that time, running all the way to the World Series but ultimately coming up short in 2008, '20 and ’26. Since the Rays' first

The Rays have only been around since 1998, but with all the roster transactions that the front office makes, a good number of players have played in the organization. And because of that turnover, there have been a lot of different jersey numbers throughout the years. Let’s face it, most

ST. PETERSBURG -- Coming up with a name for an expansion team is no easy task. The owner of the team eventually has the final say, but a lot of pressure comes from that decision. There’s pressure from the fan base to get it right, and there’s pressure from the

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays have been saying for years that Taylor Walls is the best defensive shortstop in baseball. While the industry has appreciated his glovework for a long time, Walls started to receive national recognition for his glovework during the Rays’ run to the World Series. Now, he

ST. PETERSBURG -- Drew Rasmussen stood in front of his locker in the Rays' clubhouse late Wednesday night, tears in his eyes, admittedly uncertain what the future may hold for him. At least one part of that picture is clear now, as the Rays exercised the right-hander’s $20 million club

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays didn’t bring home all the hardware they were hoping for this month. After finishing a five-game World Series triumph over Tampa Bay on Wednesday, the Brewers got to parade around Milwaukee with the Commissioner’s Trophy on Friday. Still, the Rays won’t find their trophy case

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays declined their mutual options with starter Nick Martinez and center fielder Cedric Mullins, as expected, on Friday afternoon. Both veterans are now free agents. These moves were anticipated because mutual options are rarely, if ever, exercised by both sides. They are typically included in contracts

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays went out of their way this season, right up through the beginning of the World Series, to make sure that Drew Rasmussen made as many starts as possible with extra rest. But Wednesday night was Game 5 of the World Series, and Tampa Bay’s season

ST. PETERSBURG -- For seven months, this season felt like a dream come true for the Rays. Despite being widely projected to finish last in their own division, they spent most of the year with the American League’s best record. They clinched a playoff spot for the first time in

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays can tell you plenty of stories to show what kind of a teammate Nick Martinez has been inside their clubhouse. The team dinners. The postgame celebrations. The inside jokes and moments of been-there, done-that leadership. If you wanted to see it for yourself, you could

ST. PETERSBURG -- Junior Caminero may have given fans a scare when he hobbled into the dugout in the decisive 12th inning of the Rays’ Game 4 win to extend the World Series on Tuesday night, but as expected, he was back in the lineup for Wednesday night's 4-1 loss

ST. PETERSBURG -- The 2026 World Series was threatening to be “scintillating … for a sweep.” But now it’s scintillating on its own accord.

ST. PETERSBURG -- As the Rays’ rally unfolded in the 12th inning of Game 4 at Tropicana Field on Tuesday night, manager Kevin Cash turned to Ben Williamson with a simple message: “Get ready to hit.” Cash specifically meant that Williamson would pinch-hit for Victor Mesa Jr., who was due

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays needed some magic Tuesday night at Tropicana Field. They brought in just the guy to make it happen.

ST. PETERSBURG -- We knew coming into this World Series featuring two titleless teams that, one way or another, we were going to witness history.

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays could find some solace, at least, in the fact that they lost the first two games of this World Series by just one run apiece. They had a chance to win until the final out of both games at American Family Field. They didn’t play

ST. PETERSBURG -- The World Series has returned to Tropicana Field, and so has Joe Maddon. Maddon, the longtime manager whose boldly innovative tactics and refreshingly different style led the Rays to their first American League championship in 2008, strode toward the mound wearing a No. 70 Devil Rays jersey

MILWAUKEE -- Two games, two runs. That’s the difference in this World Series, a stage where the minuscule can be massive. Going into Game 3 on Monday night at Tropicana Field, the Brewers are two wins away from a franchise-first title. And the closely contested nature of their victories in

ST. PETERSBURG -- Ken Welch was stationed at the city’s emergency operations center as Hurricane Milton bore down on the Tampa Bay area, monitoring about 20 screens as city officials tracked the second straight storm to strike Florida’s Gulf Coast in the fall of 2024. One video feed was from

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Brewers were already the favorite in this World Series. They earned that by finishing the regular season with the best record in the Major Leagues before sweeping the back-to-back champion Dodgers in the National League Championship Series. Two games into this World Series, the American League

MILWAUKEE – Look up during the World Series and you’ll see the roofs at American Family Field and Tropicana Field. There’s a chance this could be the first World Series played entirely indoors. And there’s a chance that a ball striking one of those roofs -- or the supporting structures,