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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. -- Two weeks from now, the Rays will take the field at Busch Stadium in St. Louis to begin the 2026 season. That sounds soon, but there is still much to be determined over the final days of Spring Training. The Rays came into camp expecting more

NORTH PORT, Fla. -- Last offseason, the Rays decided Jonny DeLuca was their guy in center field. They moved on from Jose Siri after the 2024 campaign, clearing a spot in the middle of their outfield for the athletic DeLuca. On Opening Day last season, DeLuca took his place in

Through the first two iterations of Spring Breakout, many young prospects have gone head-to-head before quickly establishing themselves as stars at the Major League level. Look no further than the first game, where Paul Skenes struck out Jackson Holliday in the first inning, weeks before they'd both make their big

NORTH PORT, Fla. -- The magnitude of the moment set in for Yoendrys Gómez last Saturday, when the Venezuelan team lined up at loanDepot park before taking on Team Israel in the World Baseball Classic. There stood Gómez, alongside his countrymen, listening to the Venezuelan national anthem with pride. “I

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We are all about the future at MLB Pipeline. Obviously, any talk about prospects and who they might become involves some prognostication. Fresh off flexing those muscles to present every organization’s Top 30 prospects list, we’re keeping our crystal ball in active mode to provide a prospect prediction for each

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PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – Gavin Lux has been with the Rays throughout Spring Training, but it felt a little like he officially joined the team on Tuesday afternoon. Lux made his spring debut in the Rays’ 6-5 loss to the Twins at Charlotte Sports Park, playing five innings at second

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Two pitches into the third inning Monday afternoon, Shane McClanahan glanced behind him, saw second baseman Raynel Delgado settling under Javier Báez’s pop-up to shallow right-center field, and signaled back toward the visitors’ dugout at Joker Marchant Stadium. He wanted to face one more batter. Having hit

HOUSTON -- Paul Skenes has dominated on the mound in an Air Force uniform. In an LSU uniform. In a Bradenton Marauders and Altoona Curve and Indianapolis Indians uniform. And of course in a Pittsburgh Pirates uniform. But the one he's wearing right now is different.

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Assessing the Rays’ shortstop situation back at the Winter Meetings in December, president of baseball operations Erik Neander expressed the team’s appreciation for Taylor Walls and noted that the elite defender’s skill-set is “most appreciated when he’s not available.” Unfortunately for the Rays, they’ve had time

There's so much on the line every Spring Training as all 30 MLB teams work to finalize their rosters for Opening Day. While some positions are set long before the season begins, each club is still trying to nail down at least one key aspect of its roster -- and

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Add another injury to the list in Rays camp: Veteran designated hitter Yandy Díaz is dealing with a sore left hand. Díaz hasn’t played since Tuesday. Manager Kevin Cash said Sunday that a ball hit off the end of Díaz’s bat, leading to soreness in his

MIAMI -- A small band marched through the concourse at loanDepot park shortly before Sunday’s game, working the Dominican Republic fans into a lather before the first pitch was even thrown. The party didn’t stop for more than two hours, as the D.R. lineup kept the drummers busy all afternoon,

MIAMI – As they prepared for their first game in this year’s World Baseball Classic, Juan Soto promised that the Dominican Republic team was going to have fun. “And we’re going to be loud,” Fernando Tatis Jr. added. Tatis wasn’t necessarily talking about the sound of Junior Caminero’s bat, but

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TAMPA, Fla. -- Taylor Walls couldn’t shake the thought as he walked into George M. Steinbrenner Field on Friday afternoon. “I’m like, ‘Man, this feels a little weird,’” Walls said.

HOUSTON -- Team Mexico would like to shake off any memories of what happened the last time it played in the World Baseball Classic, if not erase them completely. On Friday, Mexico took one very big necessary first step toward creating a new narrative, topping Great Britain, 8-2, in game

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- As a team and an organization, the Rays are thrilled about returning to Tropicana Field this season after spending last year outside at George M. Steinbrenner Field. But you might not find anyone in Tampa Bay’s clubhouse who is more excited about getting back to the

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- The Rays’ brief history with Spring Breakout has provided plenty of highlights and unforgettable moments. There was the preposterous display of prodigious power that Xavier Isaac put on in the inaugural game, slugging two homers and an RBI double against the Twins. Then came last year’s