ST. PETERSBURG -- Coming off arguably their most exciting weekend of the year, capped by their most remarkable comeback in a season full of them, the Rays fell just short of doing it again in Monday night’s series-opening 3-2 loss to the Mets at Tropicana Field. The Rays were down,

ST. PETERSBURG -- Almost exactly a month after being traded from the Mets to the Rays, Freddy Peralta is set to face his former teammates on Tuesday night at Tropicana Field. Peralta said he will try to treat the start like any other outing, but it will be hard to

ST. PETERSBURG -- Jonny DeLuca rounded the bases, touched home plate and still wasn’t sure what had just happened. Can you really blame him? Much like this unexpectedly excellent Rays season as a whole, what took place in the final frames of their 5-4 extra-innings win over the Padres on

ST. PETERSBURG -- Chandler Simpson slapped the ball to left field, scrambled out of the batter’s box and immediately pointed into the Rays’ dugout. He shouted as he jogged down the first-base line, pumping his arms at his sides, then roared and pumped his fist after stepping on the bag.

ST. PETERSBURG -- There were a lot of factors in play when Jonny DeLuca went sliding into the Rays' bullpen in the seventh inning of Tampa Bay’s 9-4 win over the Padres on Friday night at Tropicana Field. For one, he didn’t want to hurt himself. He didn’t want to

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays took a moment to celebrate their future on Friday, as their organizational dream to secure a “Forever Home” ballpark in Tampa became that much closer to reality following votes by the Tampa City Council and Hillsborough County Commission. But in case you missed it, things

TAMPA -- The Rays’ new ownership group introduced themselves with a promise. Sitting inside George M. Steinbrenner Field between co-chair Bill Cosgrove and chief executive officer Ken Babby early last October, managing partner Patrick Zalupski made the top item on their to-do list clear. Finding a long-term ballpark in the

TAMPA -- The Rays are one vote away from securing their “Forever Home” in Tampa. The Tampa City Council on Thursday voted 4-3 to approve the agreement for the Rays’ proposed $2.36 billion ballpark anchoring a mixed-use development on Hillsborough College’s Dale Mabry campus.

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BALTIMORE -- The Rays got everything they needed Sunday afternoon at Camden Yards. A spectacular start from Nick Martinez. A two-out rally fueled by three two-strike hits from the top of their lineup. Nine big outs from their bullpen. A break from a rough stretch in which they lost seven

BALTIMORE -- The Rays are one step closer to having a fully healthy rotation after right-hander Griffin Jax worked three innings in a Minor League rehab start for Triple-A Durham on Sunday afternoon. Jax, who is on the 15-day injured list due to right elbow discomfort, threw 42 pitches (25

BALTIMORE -- The Rays reinstated right-hander Manuel Rodríguez from the 60-day injured list before Sunday’s series finale against the Orioles at Camden Yards, ending the reliever’s long road back from elbow surgery and adding another proven arm to their bullpen. Rodríguez hasn’t pitched in the Majors since June 9, 2025.

BALTIMORE -- With Richie Palacios at third base and one out in the 10th inning Saturday night, Taylor Walls whiffed on a fastball from Rico Garcia, then squared to drop a bunt on the next pitch. The Rays have been the most prolific bunters in baseball this season, and Walls

BALTIMORE -- There didn’t seem to be any doubt on the mound, at the plate or in the Rays’ dugout that Jackson Holliday swung at Freddy Peralta’s 2-2 changeup in the fifth inning Friday night at Camden Yards. It was even more obvious that what happened next swung the outcome

BALTIMORE -- The Rays on Friday released definitive documents outlining an agreement with the city of Tampa and Hillsborough County regarding the construction and financing for their proposed “Forever Home” ballpark as part of a mixed-use district in Tampa on the site of Hillsborough College’s Dale Mabry campus. The Tampa

BALTIMORE -- The Rays had plenty of cartoon-themed gear inside their clubhouse on Friday afternoon. It is Players’ Weekend, after all, and Tampa Bay’s players took advantage of the opportunity to demonstrate their passion for the things they loved growing up. Yandy Díaz, a noted fan of “Tom and Jerry”

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ST. PETERSBURG -- The night the Rays made Grady Emerson the second overall pick in the MLB Draft, he set a bold timeline for himself to reach the Majors. He wants to be playing for Tampa Bay when he’s 20 years old in 2028. That journey begins now. The Rays

ST. PETERSBURG -- Whether it’s lingering jetlag from their perfect West Coast trip, running into a couple of American League East rivals desperately trying to play their way back into the postseason race or simply one of those stretches every team goes through, nothing is coming easily for the Rays

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays placed Victor Mesa Jr. on the 10-day injured list Wednesday afternoon due to a strained left hamstring, as expected, but they didn’t replace him with another outfielder. Tampa Bay recalled catcher Kenny Piper from Triple-A Durham as part of a series of roster moves, making

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar. Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Aug. 20. 1) Todd Helton (1973) Once a two-sport star who stood ahead of Peyton Manning on the University

ST. PETERSBURG -- Over the last five months, the Rays have come to expect two things from every Nick Martinez start: he’s going to pitch most of the game, and he’s going to give them a chance to win. He’s worked at least five innings in 21 starts this season.

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ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays’ rotation was nearly made whole on Monday night, as left-hander Shane McClanahan was activated off the injured list and pitched 3 1/3 innings to start Tampa Bay's 7-6 win over the Orioles at Tropicana Field. As much as anything he did on the mound, the

ST. PETERSBURG -- Staring down the barrel of a four-game sweep against the surging Orioles, Rays manager Kevin Cash left little doubt about the urgency of Monday night’s series finale. “We need to find a way to win a game,” Cash said Monday afternoon. “The Orioles have played very well