Rays pound out season-high 21 hits, crucial first inning defines rout of Jays
TORONTO -- It should come as no surprise, given the final score, that the Rays did an awful lot of things well throughout their 12-2 win over the Blue Jays on Tuesday night at Rogers Centre. Drew Rasmussen pitched into the sixth inning, bouncing back from a couple rough starts
Mesa Jr. enjoys full-circle moment in return to Rogers Centre after 11 years
TORONTO -- Victor Mesa Jr. was in a bit of a nostalgic mood before the Rays’ series-opening 7-1 win over the Blue Jays on Monday night.
What's Simpson's secret weapon for Rays' success? It's chaos
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Martinez stifles Blue Jays to help halt Rays' five-game skid
TORONTO -- After seeing their starters struggle throughout a long weekend in Boston, the Rays sent the right man to the mound on Monday night.
Rays reach season-high five-game skid as starters continue to struggle
BOSTON -- There is, at least, some good news for the Rays. They won’t play the Red Sox again until Sept. 18-20, the last regular-season series of the year at Tropicana Field, and Boston will probably lose a game before then. For those in search of silver linings, that’s just
Did Messi provide some extra motivation for Mesa's inside-the-park HR?
BOSTON -- Victor Mesa Jr. is about as big a Lionel Messi fan as you’ll find in baseball. He wore a custom-made Messi jacket to Fenway Park on Sunday morning, and put on an Argentina shirt after the game. Ahead of Argentina’s World Cup Final showdown against Spain on Sunday
Despite season-high skid, Rays believe they'll 'get back on track'
BOSTON -- When the Rays took a two-run lead against the red-hot Red Sox on a smoky, soggy Saturday evening at Fenway Park, manager Kevin Cash sensed the opportunity and moved to seize it. Yes, it was just the fourth inning. And sure, starter Ian Seymour had only thrown 61
AL-best Rays hit a wall vs. surging Red Sox in DH to open 2nd half
BOSTON -- The All-Star break has come and gone, and the Rays are still the best team in the American League. But they ran into something even more dangerous during a long, frustrating day of baseball at Fenway Park: the hottest team in the Majors.
Caminero alleviates concerns after ASG injury scare, hits 29th HR
BOSTON -- Junior Caminero has started at third base in every game the Rays have played so far this season, and he wasn’t going to let a sore pinkie finger -- or a doubleheader -- change that Friday at Fenway Park. Caminero was in Tampa Bay’s lineup, batting third and
AL-best Rays, red-hot Red Sox meet for 4-game divisional showdown at Fenway
BOSTON -- After a convincing victory over the National League in Tuesday night’s All-Star Game, what better way for the American League to get back to action than sending the AL’s best team to face the league’s hottest team? How about exactly that, but with two division rivals playing four
With star-studded farm system, AL-best Rays could get aggressive at Deadline
BOSTON -- Evan Longoria doesn’t pretend to follow the daily ins and outs of every team in Major League Baseball. He’s enjoying retirement, after all. But the newly minted Rays Hall of Famer has seen enough on Instagram and follows his former team closely enough to pick up on one
Baker's long and winding road to first All-Star team -- of any kind
ST. PETERSBURG -- Before the gratitude set in, before he even shared the news with his wife and parents, the first thing Bryan Baker felt when he learned he’d been named to the American League All-Star team was shock. “Definitely not something that I expected coming into the year or
Stream Rays games on Rays.TV for $54.99
This year, there's a new way to watch Rays baseball. The Rays announced on Feb. 2 that their local television broadcasts will be produced and distributed by Major League Baseball, starting this season. Subscriptions to Rays.TV presented by Union Home Mortgage, the new direct-to-consumer streaming platform for in-market games, are
Here are the Rays' 2026 Draft picks
Day 1 of the 2026 Draft included the Rays' picks from Rounds 1-4, including Grady Emerson at No. 2 overall. Day 2 spanned Rounds 5-20, and you can see every pick the Rays made here.
Rays retire the No. 3 that Longo made special -- with some help from Tantric
ST. PETERSBURG -- If Evan Longoria had gotten his wish, there wouldn’t be a bright white No. 3 glowing inside a blue circle in the upper-deck seats near the left-field corner at Tropicana Field. It would have been No. 6, instead. When he was called up to join the Rays
Up in 2 years? Rays take Emerson with No. 2 pick, and he's got bold goals
ST. PETERSBURG -- Sitting inside Marty B’s restaurant in Bartonville, Texas, surrounded by everyone who helped shape him into the top-ranked prospect in this year’s MLB Draft class, Grady Emerson couldn’t hide his emotions. He was seated next to his mother, Deanna, when the Rays made his lifelong dream come
'This was my home': Longoria takes his place in Rays Hall of Fame
ST. PETERSBURG -- For all his incredible clutch hits and all the weight he carried as the face of a franchise, the funny thing about Evan Longoria is he doesn’t really love the spotlight. Not in the way it’s shining directly on him this weekend, anyway. Longoria had been thinking
Martinez records 8th win hours after being named 1st-time All-Star
ST. PETERSBURG -- When the initial rosters for the All-Star Game came out without his name listed among the American League’s pitchers, Nick Martinez started making plans for the break and decided that he and his wife, Kimberly, would take their daughters to Disney World. But “The Most Magical Place
AL-best Rays send 5 to All-Star Game, including starter Caminero
ST. PETERSBURG -- The American League-leading Tampa Bay Rays will send five All-Stars to Philadelphia for the 96th Midsummer Classic. Junior Caminero headlines the selections being voted by the fans -- earning 66% of the final vote over Blue Jays’ Kazuma Okamoto -- as the starting third baseman for the
Rasmussen stumbles vs. Yanks in rare hiccup for 2026 All-Star
ST. PETERSBURG -- Drew Rasmussen is relentlessly committed to his preparation and his process on the mound, and he always reevaluates his outings the next day with the benefit of time and hindsight. But he usually knows he’s in good shape when he throws first-pitch strikes and avoids walks. That
Rays reveal first interior renderings of proposed ballpark in Tampa
ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays released five renderings of the interior of their proposed ballpark in Tampa on Wednesday night, giving fans a first glimpse inside the club’s “Forever Home.” Rays chief executive officer Ken Babby unveiled the images during the fifth inning of the Rays.TV broadcast of Tampa Bay’s
McClanahan holds Yankees scoreless in his longest start since 2023
ST. PETERSBURG -- There is a phrase Shane McClanahan occasionally repeats when discussing his lofty expectations, one he brought up again Tuesday afternoon in the Rays clubhouse while discussing the high standard he sets for himself. “If I’m here,” McClanahan said, “why not find out how good I can be?”
Power, punchouts get Rays back on track vs. Yankees
ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays got back to their winning ways at Tropicana Field on Tuesday night, mashing three home runs and striking out 17 batters in a 6-4 win over the Yankees. The victory halted the Rays’ three-game losing streak, improved their record to 53-36 and re-established a four-game
How Rays landed Longo 20 years ago
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Armed with No. 2 overall pick, Rays licking their chops before Draft
ST. PETERSBURG -- When the MLB Draft Lottery broke in the Rays’ favor at the Winter Meetings last December, rewarding them with the No. 2 overall pick, amateur scouting director Chuck Ricci said his phone “blew up” with messages. Picking that high is a rare and important opportunity for the