Only one team in postseason history has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit — you may vaguely remember when that happened — and it’s fair to say that, after a 10-1 blowout loss in Game 3, the Rays very much have an uphill climb. Meanwhile, the Brewers and their

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 top of the fifth inning looked like it was over. Christian Yelich had been called out sliding into second base on a fielder’s choice, the Rays were moving off the field, and Tropicana Field’s warning track was being prepared for a mascot race.

They call him Wild Bill. And without a doubt, he's been going wild this postseason, a driving force behind his Brewers sitting just one win away from the franchise's first World Series title.

ST. PETERSBURG -- Standing off to the side of the Tropicana Field press conference room, waiting his turn to speak, Jackson Chourio perked up late Monday night when a reporter asked about his virtues as the Brewers’ leadoff hitter, as their 22-year-old engine, as their resident agent of chaos. When

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays could use some magic Tuesday night at Tropicana Field. They’ve got just the guy to make it happen.

ST. PETERSBURG – Brandon Woodruff was shocked when he was asked if he wanted the ninth inning of World Series Game 3 on Monday night at Tropicana Field. Even though he was out in the Brewers’ bullpen, he said he’d been told to prepare to start Game 4 against the

ST. PETERSBURG -- The rebuilt Tropicana Field roof technically contained the Brewers. Absolutely nothing else has. When the World Series shifted to St. Pete for Game 3 on Monday night, the Rays had faith that they had been beaten but not creamed in the Cream City, had belief that Freddy

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Brewers are one win away from the first World Series title in franchise history, and they cemented a 3-0 series lead with a dominant 10-1 victory on Monday night. Milwaukee put together an inning unlike any prior frame in Fall Classic history. Now, the Brewers are

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Brewers dragged another crop of opposing pitchers to hell. Now they’re on the precipice of baseball heaven.

ST. PETERSBURG -- As a child, Francisco Lindor spent his days learning the same topics as any other Puerto Rican elementary school student. In his classrooms, Lindor absorbed lessons about the island’s indigenous peoples and the Taíno who eventually displaced them. He learned about the Spaniards’ arrival and of Puerto

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Brewers had a pretty good idea that Robert Gasser wouldn’t be rattled by the pressure of the most significant start of his young career. After all, they’ve seen him drive a car.

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

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ST. PETERSBURG -- It took three pitches to turn World Series Game 3 from a competitive contest into a laugher. But there was nothing funny about it for the Rays.

ST. PETERSBURG -- Chandler Simpson’s elite speed led to a couple of eventful moments in the first couple of innings for the Rays in their 10-1 loss to the Brewers in World Series Game 3 on Monday night at Tropicana Field. There was one moment he’d probably like to forget,

CINCINNATI -- Outfielder JJ Bleday wasn't as consistent as he would have liked. Parts of his first season with the Reds in 2026 were messy after a dynamic first month. Nevertheless, Bleday got his big league career back on track with Cincinnati while playing regularly. “I thought there was a

As if there were any doubts, Payton Tolle has a media career waiting for him as soon as his baseball career ends, which shouldn’t be any time soon when you consider Boston’s prized lefty turns 24 on Sunday. When it comes to genuine humor and all-out fun combined with his

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

For Tampa Bay fans hungry for a World Series title, there’s no better place to be this week than the Trop. But while we wait to see who wins this best-of-seven series between the Rays and Brewers, here’s something else to chew on -- new mouth-watering dishes available at the

The Brewers have already had one potentially game-changing run-in with a roof in this postseason. They’re now preparing for another in the World Series. In case you missed it, Padres first baseman Ty France launched a ball deep into left field in the ninth inning of Game 1 of the

PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies on Tuesday hired Peter Fatse as their new hitting coach. Fatse most recently worked for the Red Sox, holding the same position from December 2021 until he -- along with manager Alex Cora and other members of the coaching staff -- was let go by Boston

PINELLAS PARK, Fla. -- On Monday morning, Brett Phillips’ mom did something she had done more than 20 years ago -- drop her son off at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Tampa Bay's Pinellas Park Club. This time, the former Rays outfielder wasn’t there as a camper, but

ST. PETERSBURG -- It’s nice to know that in an age of such sophistication, in which every twitch on the field is tracked and every decision gets debated by analysts with advanced degrees, some things in baseball are still done the old fashioned way. One of them is the Milwaukee