PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- The World Baseball Classic hasn’t even officially started yet, and Junior Caminero is already making a powerful impression on the international stage. Caminero went 4-for-4 in the Dominican Republic team’s 12-4 win over the Tigers on Tuesday night at Estadio Quisqueya Juan Marichal in Santo Domingo,

This year will bring 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, the new direct-to-consumer streaming platform for in-market games, went on sale on Tuesday.

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Shane McClanahan walked off the mound after the first inning Tuesday afternoon, slowly making his way toward the Rays’ first-base dugout at Charlotte Sports Park, and pointed both hands to the sky. It’s hard to explain the wave of emotions the 28-year-old left-hander experienced in that

Trey Yesavage’s meteoric rise to the Majors has been well documented. But do fans remember his first professional pitch? It wasn’t during his official pro debut on April 8 at Single-A. It was at Spring Breakout.

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In terms of star power, this may not be the best the Rays’ Minor League system has ever looked. They have only three players among MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 prospects, none of them in the top half of the list. But make no mistake: Tampa Bay’s system is ridiculously deep,

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BRADENTON, Fla. -- With a couple of starters facing workload limitations and a bunch of jobs available in their Opening Day bullpen, the Rays are giving some pitchers a longer look in Spring Training. That’s true in the literal sense, as club officials will need to determine the state of

Major League Baseball introduced Spring Breakout in 2024 and the prospect showcase games in Florida and Arizona were an immediate hit. Fans and front offices alike loved seeing all those future MLB stars on the field at one time. Now the concept is getting even better. Starting in 2027, the

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- When Brody Hopkins first walked into the Major League clubhouse at Charlotte Sports Park earlier in spring camp, he couldn’t help but notice the placement of his locker: right next to two-time All-Star Shane McClanahan, a couple spots down from veteran starters Steven Matz and Nick

By now, you’ve heard the news. The Spring Breakout series is headed to a tournament format in 2027 and 2028. In its first two years, Spring Breakout has brought us memorable moments featuring baseball’s top prospects, like Paul Skenes’ strikeout of Jackson Holliday in 2024 or Roman Anthony’s long homer

Spring Training is the perfect time for prospects to show what they can do, and a number of players have taken that opportunity and run with it so far in 2026. From elite prospects to unheralded young players, there's always someone putting on a show with the bat or the

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Junior Caminero stood in front of his locker at Charlotte Sports Park on Friday morning, a box of fresh equipment featuring his home country’s colors at his feet, and thought about two of his proudest accomplishments. What’s more exciting, he was asked: Getting to play for

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- There weren’t many highlights for the Rays in a 12-3 loss to the Tigers on Saturday afternoon at Charlotte Sports Park, but Xavier Isaac provided one of the best moments of Spring Training in the eighth inning. Coming back from “life-saving” surgery to remove a brain

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- There were four lines of Chandler Simpson’s handwriting on the underbrim of his cap, words meant to remind himself of the biggest lesson he learned while working with former Rays center fielder Kevin Kiermaier early on in Spring Training. “Every pitch. Every play. Every moment. Be

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Since the Rays’ new ownership group assumed control of the club, CEO Ken Babby has often said Tropicana Field will look better than ever when the team reopens the ballpark on April 6. Some areas are sure to be new and improved, as the Rays on

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The Rays on Thursday announced the first three public community engagement sessions, inviting residents across Hillsborough County to learn more about and share their input on the vision for a new ballpark and mixed-use district. In partnership with Hillsborough College, the Rays will kick off the series on Tuesday, March

A year ago, we conducted an exercise to identify the Ultimate Bandwagon Team for 2025 – a team for those without a specific rooting interest to coalesce behind for the season. What does it take to be an Ultimate Bandwagon Team? As I put it then, you want a team

ABS (the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System, powered by T-Mobile) is finally here, and in Spring Training, we're getting our first good look at which Major League batters and catchers are the best … and worst … at challenging balls and strikes. To keep track of all your challenge needs, we

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The Rays have earned their reputation for deploying pitchers as creatively and thoughtfully as any team in the Majors, but they were consistently traditional in one way the past three years. If there was a save situation in the ninth inning, and Pete Fairbanks was healthy,

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- With his work on the mound and his mentorship in the clubhouse, Steven Matz has already made a positive first impression with the Rays in Spring Training. That continued on Thursday afternoon, when the veteran left-hander pitched two scoreless innings in the Rays’ 7-5 loss to

Power wins games. As MLB Network insider Tom Verducci has noted, the last six World Series champions have ranked first, third, fourth, third, third and second in regular-season home runs.