CHICAGO -- Rays third baseman Junior Caminero grabbed his phone and fired off a promise to his mom, Yeudy, back in the Dominican Republic on Thursday morning. It was her birthday, and her son was going to give her a special gift -- one that Rays fans would greatly enjoy,

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 presented by Union Home Mortgage, the new direct-to-consumer streaming platform for in-market games,

CHICAGO — The Rays have bombarded teams with their small-ball approach early in the season. They lead the Majors in sacrifice bunts (nine) and are fourth in stolen bases (20), but manager Kevin Cash knew this was a team that had pop in them. The White Sox found that out

Sometimes, the easiest way a rookie position player can impact the Major League club upon his first callup is by playing high-quality defense, and there’s evidence that prospects are more defensively ready in the bigs than they’ve ever been before. To wit, there have been 19 total rookies who have

CHICAGO — As Rays left-hander Shane McClanahan saw Junior Caminero’s throw whiz past him and nestle into the glove of Jonathan Aranda for the final out of the fifth inning, he was blitzed by so many different sensations. Frustration, personal pain and loss and, maybe most heavily, the weight of

CHICAGO — The Rays made a pair of surprising roster moves on Tuesday afternoon to kick off their six-game road trip. The team announced it had moved right-hander Ryan Pepiot from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL, clearing a spot on the 40-man roster for right-hander Michael Grove.

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

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ST. PETERSBURG -- It has been a whirlwind of a week for Drew Rasmussen. He reported for work at Tropicana Field on Monday fully expecting to make his scheduled start Tuesday night against the Cubs. But those plans changed Tuesday morning, when it became clear that the birth of the

Baseball is officially back in full swing, as all four levels of full-season Minor League ball are in action once again. And with that comes the return of the Pipeline Prospect Team of the Week. Although the Triple-A season started March 27, we'll be keeping things even by counting stats

ST. PETERSBURG -- If you want to see small ball at its finest, a perfect blend of speed, athleticism, ability and a little bit of good fortune, take the time to watch the Rays’ game-winning rally in the 10th inning Saturday night at Tropicana Field. You won’t find many innings

Home runs have been twice as fun for Theo Gillen this weekend. MLB's No. 70 prospect launched a pair of homers Sunday after hitting two in the previous game for High-A Bowling Green. Gillen, who only tagged four long balls total last year in his first full pro season, has

ST. PETERSBURG -- Slotted into the fourth spot in the batting order for the first time in 18 months, Yandy Díaz took the title of “cleanup” hitter to heart in the Rays’ 5-3 win over the Yankees on Friday night. The Rays made a mess of the first inning, with

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays on Saturday placed right-hander Drew Rasmussen on the family medical emergency list, giving him another day to be with his family after the birth of their second child. He remains on track to start Sunday’s series finale against the Yankees at Tropicana Field. Rasmussen had

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays have proposed a timeline and a funding plan for their planned ballpark on the site of Hillsborough College’s Dale Mabry campus in Tampa, according to a memorandum of understanding released on Thursday. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) provides further detail regarding the Rays’ vision for

ST. PETERSBURG -- The way things were going for four innings Wednesday night, it wasn’t hard to imagine the Rays pulling out a series victory in their return to Tropicana Field. After giving up a leadoff homer to Nico Hoerner, starter Joe Boyle retired 11 of the Cubs’ next 12

A night of firsts was drowned out by a chorus of cracks, four to be exact. Rays prospects Daniel Pierce, Brendan Summerhill and Cooper Flemming -- all 2025 Draft picks -- all launched their first pro homers to power Single-A Charleston past Fayetteville, 7-4, on Thursday night at Segra Stadium.

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays are back at Tropicana Field, and they’ve brought their Postgame Concert Series with them. This year, it has a distinctly country feel to it. The Rays announced the return of their popular concert series during the Rays.TV broadcast of Wednesday’s game against the Cubs. They

Not every star rookie makes an Opening Day roster. Take last year, for example. The most devastating rookie in baseball, Nick Kurtz, didn't join the Athletics until April 23 and slashed .290/.383/.619 with 36 homers in 117 games. Cade Horton arrived in May for the Cubs and posted a 2.67

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School's still in session and the weather's a bit chilly, but no matter. If there's a Minor League Baseball game to be played, then there's a good chance that there'll be an attention-getting promotion to go along with it. To that end, here are nine stellar promos taking place over

ST. PETERSBURG -- About an hour before the Rays officially opened the gates of Tropicana Field for the first time in 561 days, CEO Ken Babby was marveling at what it took to get Tampa Bay’s home dome ready for Monday afternoon.

ST. PETERSBURG -- As the Rays returned to Tropicana Field on Monday, their starting shortstop returned to the lineup.