ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays returned to a familiar formula on Day 1 of the 2026 MLB Draft. Last year, they used four of their first five picks to select players out of the high school ranks. The early returns on that class are looking good, as shortstop Daniel Pierce,

ST. PETERSBURG -- If Evan Longoria had gotten his wish, there wouldn’t be a bright white No. 3 glowing inside a blue circle in the upper-deck seats near the left-field corner at Tropicana Field. It would have been No. 6, instead. When he was called up to join the Rays

ST. PETERSBURG -- Sitting inside Marty B’s restaurant in Bartonville, Texas, surrounded by everyone who helped shape him into the top-ranked prospect in this year’s MLB Draft class, Grady Emerson couldn’t hide his emotions. He was seated next to his mother, Deanna, when the Rays made his lifelong dream come

ST. PETERSBURG -- For all his incredible clutch hits and all the weight he carried as the face of a franchise, the funny thing about Evan Longoria is he doesn’t really love the spotlight. Not in the way it’s shining directly on him this weekend, anyway. Longoria had been thinking

ST. PETERSBURG -- When the initial rosters for the All-Star Game came out without his name listed among the American League’s pitchers, Nick Martinez started making plans for the break and decided that he and his wife, Kimberly, would take their daughters to Disney World. But “The Most Magical Place

ST. PETERSBURG -- The American League-leading Tampa Bay Rays will send five All-Stars to Philadelphia for the 96th Midsummer Classic. Junior Caminero headlines the selections being voted by the fans -- earning 66% of the final vote over Blue Jays’ Kazuma Okamoto -- as the starting third baseman for the

ST. PETERSBURG -- Drew Rasmussen is relentlessly committed to his preparation and his process on the mound, and he always reevaluates his outings the next day with the benefit of time and hindsight. But he usually knows he’s in good shape when he throws first-pitch strikes and avoids walks. That

ST. PETERSBURG -- Before the gratitude set in, before he even shared the news with his wife and parents, the first thing Bryan Baker felt when he learned he’d been named to the American League All-Star team was shock. “Definitely not something that I expected coming into the year or

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays released five renderings of the interior of their proposed ballpark in Tampa on Wednesday night, giving fans a first glimpse inside the club’s “Forever Home.” Rays chief executive officer Ken Babby unveiled the images during the fifth inning of the Rays.TV broadcast of Tampa Bay’s

ST. PETERSBURG -- There is a phrase Shane McClanahan occasionally repeats when discussing his lofty expectations, one he brought up again Tuesday afternoon in the Rays clubhouse while discussing the high standard he sets for himself. “If I’m here,” McClanahan said, “why not find out how good I can be?”

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays got back to their winning ways at Tropicana Field on Tuesday night, mashing three home runs and striking out 17 batters in a 6-4 win over the Yankees. The victory halted the Rays’ three-game losing streak, improved their record to 53-36 and re-established a four-game

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ST. PETERSBURG -- When the MLB Draft Lottery broke in the Rays’ favor at the Winter Meetings last December, rewarding them with the No. 2 overall pick, amateur scouting director Chuck Ricci said his phone “blew up” with messages. Picking that high is a rare and important opportunity for the

ST. PETERSBURG -- Take away a three-batter stretch in the fifth inning, and Rays starter Griffin Jax was perfect on Monday night. Unfortunately for Jax and the Rays, that three-batter stretch was enough to swing the game in the Yankees’ favor.

ST. PETERSBURG -- Before celebrating Venezuelan Heritage Night at Tropicana Field on Monday, the Rays announced a donation to support relief and rescue efforts to those affected by recent earthquakes in Venezuela. The Rays Up Foundation will commit $100,000 to the nonprofit World Central Kitchen, which provides fresh meals in

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KANSAS CITY -- Junior Caminero’s home run binge ended Thursday night, as he played a game without going deep for the first time since June 24, but the Rays’ winning streak is alive and well.

KANSAS CITY -- Jonathan Aranda had barely gotten situated at first base after a first-inning single off Royals starter Seth Lugo, and all of a sudden the ball was flying off Junior Caminero’s bat, bound for the seats beyond the visitors’ bullpen at Kauffman Stadium.

KANSAS CITY -- Anticipating large crowds as they honor franchise icon Evan Longoria during the final series before the All-Star break, the Rays are opening the upper deck at Tropicana Field for Longo’s Legacy Weekend.

This year, there's 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, are

KANSAS CITY -- Why wait for Philadelphia? On the day he committed to the T-Mobile Home Run Derby, Junior Caminero continued his incredible homer binge by going deep for the fifth straight game in the Rays’ 10-4 win over the Royals on Tuesday night.

KANSAS CITY -- There was good news for the Rays all over the place on the injury front on Tuesday. At Kauffman Stadium, designated hitter Yandy Díaz was back in the starting lineup, batting leadoff, after exiting Sunday’s series finale against the D-backs early due to a nagging left shoulder

KANSAS CITY -- Junior Caminero spent the past week making nearly every at-bat his personal Home Run Derby. Why not make it official and sign up for the real thing? Fresh off a history-making hot streak at the plate, Caminero on Tuesday announced his decision to participate in the T-Mobile

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ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays reached the midway point of their season on Sunday afternoon in a good place. And no, we don’t mean that in the literal sense about Tropicana Field, although they are 31-12 inside their home dome this season.