ST. LOUIS -- The Rays had plenty of plans in place as to how their Opening Day roster might shake out. Fortunately, they had plenty of backup plans, too. After a relatively healthy Spring Training, a handful of late injuries forced Tampa Bay to adjust on the fly as the

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, are available now.

ST. LOUIS -- Shane McClanahan was nearing the end of his second and final simulated inning Wednesday afternoon at Busch Stadium, the final step in his journey back to the Rays’ rotation, when Ben Williamson stung a line drive straight up the middle. The ball caromed off McClanahan’s backside, and

Thursday’s Opening Day matchup at Busch Stadium will mark the beginning of a new era for both the Rays and Cardinals. For Tampa Bay, it is the start of a new season under new ownership after two decades with Stuart Sternberg at the helm. The group of players that lines

The Major Leaguers get to have their Opening Day fun on Wednesday and Thursday. Come Friday, it’ll be Triple-A ballplayers’ turn. The International and Pacific Coast League regular seasons both begin on March 27 this year, meaning MLB hopefuls from coast to coast will take their first throws and hacks

The Major League season kicked off Wednesday night, but for fans of prospects, the real fun begins on Friday when Triple-A action returns with a full slate of games around the International and Pacific Coast Leagues. An AL East rivalry gets the 15-game schedule started with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (NYY) visiting Buffalo

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NORTH PORT, Fla. -- The Rays reported to CoolToday Park on Tuesday morning for their Spring Training finale against the Braves with all of their Opening Day roster questions answered. Some decisions were expected, like top prospect Carson Williams becoming the regular shortstop to begin the season. Others came as

Kevin McGonigle (MLB No. 2), JJ Wetherholt (MLB No. 5) and Carson Benge (MLB No. 16) will open the 2026 season as Major Leaguers, along with 17 other members of MLB Pipeline's Top 100 Prospects list. Baseball's No. 1 prospect Konnor Griffin will begin at Triple-A. Those were just some

MILWAUKEE – You didn’t think the Brewers would make it through Spring Training without adding pitching depth, did you? A team always on the lookout for undervalued arms added an interesting one on the final day of exhibition play Tuesday, when the Brewers and Rays finalized a trade that sent

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There are always plenty of Spring Training stat lines that don't matter. There's probably no one worried that Tarik Skubal has an ERA close to 4.00 this spring, or that Shohei Ohtani is barely batting over .200. But can we figure out the ones that do matter? Let's take a

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Nearing the end of what had been a relatively healthy Spring Training, the Rays have lost their projected starting middle infield to injuries. Second baseman Gavin Lux will begin the season on the 10-day injured list due to a right shoulder impingement, manager Kevin Cash said Monday

In February, MLB Pipeline's experts attempted to predict which Minor Leaguers would make Opening Day rosters by assigning likelihood percentages to several Top 100 prospects. Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo gave 100 percent chances to five different prospects, four of whom have already made their MLB debuts. They also pegged

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Most years, the Rays wrap up Spring Training with a few workouts and an exhibition game at Tropicana Field. It’s a good way to break camp, get the players settled in at home and reacclimated to their ballpark before the games that count get underway. That isn’t

With Spring Training winding down and Opening Day just days away, intriguing questions abound, from which teams will bounce back after subpar seasons last year to whether anyone will be able to dethrone the reigning MVP and Cy Young Award winners.

The games may not have counted. But the lessons sure did. For teams around the Majors, the past six weeks under the sun in Florida and Arizona delivered some important revelations that could impact them well beyond the start of the regular season. With the help of our beat reporters,

Finally, we can see the finish line. Which is, of course, the starting line. Spring Training has nearly come to an end, and Opening Day is so close we can almost see the bunting. (The decorations, not the small-ball strategy.) There hasn’t been a ton of drama in what figures

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Chandler Simpson: fastest man in baseball and … home run hitter? OK, maybe not, but the Rays speedster can now say that he has hit a home run in a Major League uniform.

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- The Rays’ Opening Day roster is not yet set, but it is coming into clearer focus. After they optioned infielder/outfielder Richie Palacios, outfielder Justyn-Henry Malloy and right-hander Joe Boyle to Triple-A Durham on Friday, the Rays informed infielder/outfielder Ryan Vilade that he will make the team.

The first-ever Opening Day matchup between the Rays and Cardinals will also feature a pair of first-time Opening Day starters. Right-hander Drew Rasmussen is slated to pitch for Tampa Bay in the franchise’s 29th Opening Day matchup. Meanwhile, left-hander Matthew Liberatore will take the ball for St. Louis as the

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Nobody wanted to bring it up, but Shane McClanahan thought about it on Friday afternoon. It was almost exactly a year ago that McClanahan scaled the mound at Charlotte Sports Park to face the Red Sox in his final start of Spring Training. That was March

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