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TAMPA, Fla. -- The Rays have officially identified their preferred location for a new ballpark, the first step in a process that they hope will secure their long-term future in the Tampa Bay area. The Hillsborough College District Board of Trustees on Tuesday afternoon voted unanimously to approve a non-binding

Could a golden era of shortstops be dawning? Konnor Griffin (Pirates) has the best tools in the Minors and is MLB Pipeline's reigning Hitting Prospect of the Year. Kevin McGonigle (Tigers) is the best pure hitting prospect in the game, with JJ Wetherholt (Cardinals) right behind. Jesús Made (Brewers) and

The Top 100 Players Right Now have been revealed by MLB Network, with the conclusion airing Thursday night. This year, all 30 teams were represented on the Top 100, which starts with a global, two-way phenom and ends with a pitcher who signed a big contract with a new team

ST. PETERSBURG -- Last month, the Rays made a pair of trades focused primarily on their future. They shipped out starter Shane Baz, second baseman Brandon Lowe, outfielder Jake Mangum and lefty reliever Mason Montgomery for six prospects, only one of them Major League-ready, and a 2026 Draft pick. Last

Major League Baseball on Wednesday announced start times for its entire 2026 calendar of games, including the regular season, Spring Training and the third annual Spring Breakout.

ST. PETERSBURG -- Since the franchise’s “Rays” era began in 2008, Tampa Bay’s best teams have often been built on a foundation of excellent pitching. Homegrown starting pitching, specifically.

This page will be updated throughout the offseason with all the latest Rays injury news and transactions.

Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones have gone from center field to center stage. Beltrán and Jones were elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America in results revealed Tuesday night on MLB Network. The game’s highest individual honor went to Beltrán in his

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays found their new second baseman late Thursday night, completing a three-team trade to acquire infielder Gavin Lux that became official on Friday. Lux, once a top prospect in the Dodgers system, came to the Rays along with pitching prospect Chris Clark in a deal that

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The Rays have long found success at the big league level through their thriving player development group. As the 2026 international signing period opens, a loaded farm system is set to get even more formidable. Tampa Bay signed shortstop Victor Valdez, the No. 11 prospect in this year’s class. The

MLB Pipeline will reveal its 2026 Top 100 Prospects list at 8 p.m. ET on Friday, Jan. 23, with a one-hour show on MLB Network and MLB.com. Leading up to the release of the Top 100, we'll examine baseball's top 10 prospects at each position.

ST PETERSBURG -- The Rays won’t be holding their annual Fan Fest back inside Tropicana Field this year. But they will host a party just outside their home ballpark to ring in another season. The Rays on Wednesday announced plans for the 2026 Fan Fest Block Party, which will take

Team USA has put together a strong rotation thus far, but what about the bullpen? On Wednesday, USA Baseball announced the additions of left-hander Gabe Speier of the Mariners and right-hander Griffin Jax of the Rays.

Following are the first workout dates, subject to change, for pitchers and catchers as well as full squads of the 30 Major League clubs for 2026 Spring Training.

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays finalized their Major League coaching staff for this season on Tuesday by promoting Will Bradley to the role of assistant hitting coach. Bradley will split time between the Rays and Triple-A Durham, according to the team, with his primary focus being on the Major League

ST. PETERSBURG -- A month from now, pitchers and catchers will populate the back fields and bullpen mounds of the Rays’ Charlotte Sports Park complex. The offseason feels far from over in terms of Hot Stove activity, but Spring Training is that close. There should be plenty of intrigue in

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays completed a trade with the Braves on Monday that added depth to two potential areas of need and brought back a former Tampa Bay farmhand. The Rays acquired utility infielder Brett Wisely and left-hander Ken Waldichuk from the Braves in exchange for a player to

Today's opening of the international signing period means amateur prospects from across the world can officially put pen to paper and call themselves professional ballplayers. It’s a testament to years of hard work not only for the players, but their families, their coaches and the extensive network of scouts and

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MLB's 2026 international signing period opens on Thursday, and its importance can't be understated. While the vast majority of players are teenagers years away from reaching the big leagues, history tells us that the impact some of them make once they get there will be enormous. In 2025, four players

ST. PETERSBURG -- In 2020, Randy Arozarena gave Rays fans a thrilling reminder of the excitement a breakout star can bring. The rookie outfielder surged in September and then took over in October, setting records with nearly every home run as he burst onto both the local and national stage.

ST. PETERSBURG -- Thursday was a busy day for the Rays, as a quarter of their 40-man roster was facing the annual deadline to exchange salary arbitration figures. But they handled nearly all of that business in a timely fashion, announcing nine agreements on Thursday afternoon while preparing for one