PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- It was only the Rays’ second game of Spring Training, a Saturday afternoon matchup against the Red Sox on Feb. 22 at Charlotte Sports Park. But it was a big day for Ben Peoples.

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Unhappy with his delivery and his control after an ugly outing against the Phillies on March 6, Rays closer Pete Fairbanks took a week away from game action to get himself right. He pulled biomechanical data from the past, trying to identify flaws in his mechanics

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- When Yandy Díaz reported to Charlotte Sports Park for Spring Training last month, he admitted there were times during the offseason when he worried the Rays might trade him.

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PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- With two of the fastest prospects in baseball batting back to back in Spring Breakout, it might come as no surprise that a track meet broke out. Rays outfielders Chandler Simpson and Homer Bush Jr. put on a display of pure speed in the Rays’ 7-5

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PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- The Rays announced Thursday that they will not be moving forward with their plans to build a new ballpark as part of a redeveloped Historic Gas Plant District in St. Petersburg. The Rays made the news official on their social media accounts with a statement from

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- For one moment, the future was the present along Florida’s Gulf coast. Roughly 90 minutes before first pitch of Thursday’s Spring Breakout opener between the Red Sox and Rays at Port Charlotte Sports Park, Red Sox No. 1 and 3 prospects Roman Anthony and Marcelo Mayer

PHOENIX -- Rule 5 Draft picks run the gamut from sleepers to stalled prospects. They can play any position. They land with clubs spanning the spectrum from rebuilders to contenders. But they share one thing in common: opportunity.

LAKELAND, Fla. -- On Jan. 29, Alex Faedo got a phone call from Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris. Detroit was designating the former first-round Draft pick for assignment, removing him from the only roster he’d ever known to make room for veteran reliever Tommy Kahnle. Harris laid out

LAKELAND, Fla. -- It started off as a highlight-reel play by one of the best defensive prospects in baseball. Then it turned into … something else entirely. With one out in the first inning and Riley Greene at the plate on Wednesday afternoon, Rays starter Ryan Pepiot fired a fastball

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Thirteen members of the Rays’ Top 30 prospect list weren’t in the organization at this time last year. Two arrived in the 2024 Draft, one was a 2025 international signee and a whopping 10 have come over in trades since last March. Normally with that level

NORTH PORT, Fla. -- A month into Spring Training, the Rays’ toughest decisions to shape their Opening Day roster have somehow become even more difficult. Their rotation logjam, with six starters for five spots, hasn’t sorted itself out. Curtis Mead’s ridiculously hot spring has given veteran slugger Eloy Jiménez some

From California to Massachusetts, from Arkansas to Iowa, leadership in professional baseball is evolving. Coming into the 2025 season, there are 14 women in general manager positions across Minor League Baseball. When most fans think of the GMs in baseball, they likely assume the job is all about building a

Adjusting to a new team can be difficult. The challenge grows tenfold for players adapting to a new culture on top of everything else. In the span of two days at the end of 2020, the Padres added Blake Snell in a trade with the Rays and Ha-Seong Kim as

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- About 90 minutes before Taj Bradley's first pitch against the Blue Jays inside the stadium at Charlotte Sports Park on Sunday afternoon, Drew Rasmussen scaled the mound on a back field to take a big step in his return to the Rays’ rotation. Rasmussen threw three

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Across the league, this season's Opening Day rosters are taking shape. But for every club, there's still at least one big league job left to be won. Here's a look at how those positional battles are unfolding less than three weeks from Opening Day. Jump to: AL East | AL

SARASOTA, Fla. -- The Rays are two weeks into their Spring Training game schedule. They’re less than three weeks away from Opening Day. With plenty of games left to play, they still have time to figure out their Opening Day roster. But we’ve still learned quite a bit since they

SARASOTA, Fla. -- Looking for a little team bonding roughly midway through Spring Training, the Rays brought some Southern tradition to Charlotte Sports Park on Friday night. Following their 9-9 tie against the Twins on Friday afternoon, and their 14-11 victory in the annual Rays Families vs. Twins Families Charity

Spring Training is the season of new pitches. Tons of pitchers all around big league camps are experimenting with their repertoires and adding to their arsenals. Some new pitches stick, some don't. But let's try to find the ones that are worth paying attention to as the 2025 regular season

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- José Caballero played his first professional game in center field on Friday afternoon, getting the start there in the Rays’ 9-9 tie against the Twins at Charlotte Sports Park. It was a busy day in the outfield, especially in the early going, and Caballero looked and