NEW YORK -- Gerrit Cole lived up to the hype in his long-awaited return from Tommy John surgery on Friday night. The Yankees ace breezed through six scoreless innings, looking a lot like his Cy Young Award-winning self. When Cole was out of the game, the Rays showed Yankee Stadium

NEW YORK -- Nothing seems to be slowing down the red-hot Rays these days, but they are now dealing with another key injury in their outfield as Jonny DeLuca exited Friday night’s series opener against the Yankees with a right hamstring injury. DeLuca is “likely” headed to the injured list,

NEW YORK -- The Rays have dubbed the weekend of July 11-12 “Longo’s Legacy Weekend,” and they are breaking out all the stops to celebrate the greatest player in franchise history.

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ST. PETERSBURG -- Hillsborough County and the City of Tampa, Fla., have agreed to move forward in their negotiations with the Rays regarding a new ballpark in Tampa. The Hillsborough County commission voted, 5-2, on Wednesday to approve a non-binding memorandum of understanding between the Rays and the county on

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays reinstated left-hander Steven Matz from the 15-day injured list on Wednesday morning and were pleased to have him back in their rotation after he pitched four strong innings to start their 5-3 win against the Orioles at Tropicana Field. Matz's return was part of a

ST. PETERSBURG -- At this point, it’s probably wise to never count these Rays out of a game. They certainly never believe they’re out, even when they’re down. That was the feeling veteran starter Steven Matz had in the home clubhouse at Tropicana Field on Wednesday afternoon as the Rays

ST. PETERSBURG -- A night after the Rays set season-high marks for runs, hits and extra-base hits, Yandy Díaz flexed his considerable muscle to power the lineup himself. Díaz ripped an RBI double in the first inning and demolished a tiebreaking homer in the sixth off starter Kyle Bradish, sending

ST. PETERSBURG -- The “Tarps Off” movement reached Tropicana Field on Monday night. In the late innings of the Rays’ 16-6 rout of the Orioles, what started as a small group of bare-chested, shirt-waving fans in the left-field corner quickly commanded the attention of the entire ballpark -- including the

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ST. PETERSBURG -- Shane McClanahan stood in front of his locker late Monday night, and for the first time in a month, he had to look back on a start in which he allowed a run. Not that it really mattered on a night like this. “I picked a pretty

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays are dealing with a pair of back injuries, one that forced a transaction on Monday and one that further explained a roster move they made Sunday.

The big news for the Rays this week has been the progress they’ve made toward securing a long-anticipated long-term ballpark in the Tampa Bay area. There’s a lot to like about the way they’re playing in their longtime home, too.

TAMPA, Fla. -- A day after reaching a preliminary agreement on a proposal to build a new ballpark in Tampa, representatives from the Rays, Hillsborough County and the City of Tampa on Friday offered more insight into the process and potential benefits of the stadium plan during a news conference

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The American League East is a lot of things. It’s never boring. That appears to be the case again this season. The Rays and Yankees have been the best teams in the AL by a considerable margin. The Orioles, Blue Jays and Red Sox have been … interesting, albeit not

TAMPA, Fla. -- The Rays have taken another step toward securing their long-term ballpark in the Tampa Bay area, announcing a preliminary agreement on Thursday with Hillsborough County and the City of Tampa on a new ballpark proposal. The club reached a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the county

ST. PETERSBURG -- "There’s no place like home” is a timeless cliché. Over the past year, the Rays have been reminded just how true it is. Everything seems to be going the Rays’ way so far this season. They’re atop the American League standings with a 28-14 record. They’re getting

TORONTO -- In the end, the walks finally caught up to the Rays on Wednesday night. As they won 16 of their previous 18 games, the Rays managed to mostly avoid free passes. The pitchers walked four batters or fewer in every game during that stretch, and they averaged only

TORONTO -- The Rays’ 7-6 victory over the Blue Jays on Tuesday night wasn’t always pretty. It didn’t come easily. They needed to play 10 innings in a game they led by five runs in the seventh. But good, gritty teams tend to win games like this one.

After watching Marshall Toole track down three hard-hit balls to center field in the seventh inning on Friday night, Rays pitching prospect Aidan Cremarosa returned to the Charleston RiverDogs’ dugout with a message for pitching coach Tyler Higgins. He had only thrown 70 pitches through seven innings, and he hadn’t

TORONTO -- Speedster Chandler Simpson wasn’t in the Rays lineup on Tuesday night at Rogers Centre, but he had good news to share about the left leg cramping that forced him to exit Monday’s 8-5 win over the Blue Jays after an eighth-inning groundout.

TORONTO -- It’s been too long to call this a hot start. It’s been too impressive to call it a fluke. The Rays have essentially played a quarter of their schedule, and they have the best record in the American League at 27-13 after Monday night’s 8-5 win over the

TORONTO -- In the fourth inning of the Rays’ 8-5 win over the Blue Jays on Monday night at Rogers Centre, Chandler Simpson hit a ball that bounced three feet in front of home plate. He turned that into a run, as perhaps only he can. “I think the whole

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