BALTIMORE -- The Rays got everything they needed Sunday afternoon at Camden Yards. A spectacular start from Nick Martinez. A two-out rally fueled by three two-strike hits from the top of their lineup. Nine big outs from their bullpen. A break from a rough stretch in which they lost seven

BALTIMORE -- The Rays are one step closer to having a fully healthy rotation after right-hander Griffin Jax worked three innings in a Minor League rehab start for Triple-A Durham on Sunday afternoon. Jax, who is on the 15-day injured list due to right elbow discomfort, threw 42 pitches (25

BALTIMORE -- The Rays reinstated right-hander Manuel Rodríguez from the 60-day injured list before Sunday’s series finale against the Orioles at Camden Yards, ending the reliever’s long road back from elbow surgery and adding another proven arm to their bullpen. Rodríguez hasn’t pitched in the Majors since June 9, 2025.

BALTIMORE -- With Richie Palacios at third base and one out in the 10th inning Saturday night, Taylor Walls whiffed on a fastball from Rico Garcia, then squared to drop a bunt on the next pitch. The Rays have been the most prolific bunters in baseball this season, and Walls

BALTIMORE -- There didn’t seem to be any doubt on the mound, at the plate or in the Rays’ dugout that Jackson Holliday swung at Freddy Peralta’s 2-2 changeup in the fifth inning Friday night at Camden Yards. It was even more obvious that what happened next swung the outcome

BALTIMORE -- The Rays on Friday released definitive documents outlining an agreement with the city of Tampa and Hillsborough County regarding the construction and financing for their proposed “Forever Home” ballpark as part of a mixed-use district in Tampa on the site of Hillsborough College’s Dale Mabry campus. The Tampa

BALTIMORE -- The Rays had plenty of cartoon-themed gear inside their clubhouse on Friday afternoon. It is Players’ Weekend, after all, and Tampa Bay’s players took advantage of the opportunity to demonstrate their passion for the things they loved growing up. Yandy Díaz, a noted fan of “Tom and Jerry”

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ST. PETERSBURG -- The night the Rays made Grady Emerson the second overall pick in the MLB Draft, he set a bold timeline for himself to reach the Majors. He wants to be playing for Tampa Bay when he’s 20 years old in 2028. That journey begins now. The Rays

ST. PETERSBURG -- Whether it’s lingering jetlag from their perfect West Coast trip, running into a couple of American League East rivals desperately trying to play their way back into the postseason race or simply one of those stretches every team goes through, nothing is coming easily for the Rays

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays placed Victor Mesa Jr. on the 10-day injured list Wednesday afternoon due to a strained left hamstring, as expected, but they didn’t replace him with another outfielder. Tampa Bay recalled catcher Kenny Piper from Triple-A Durham as part of a series of roster moves, making

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar. Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Aug. 20. 1) Todd Helton (1973) Once a two-sport star who stood ahead of Peyton Manning on the University

ST. PETERSBURG -- Over the last five months, the Rays have come to expect two things from every Nick Martinez start: he’s going to pitch most of the game, and he’s going to give them a chance to win. He’s worked at least five innings in 21 starts this season.

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ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays’ rotation was nearly made whole on Monday night, as left-hander Shane McClanahan was activated off the injured list and pitched 3 1/3 innings to start Tampa Bay's 7-6 win over the Orioles at Tropicana Field. As much as anything he did on the mound, the

ST. PETERSBURG -- Staring down the barrel of a four-game sweep against the surging Orioles, Rays manager Kevin Cash left little doubt about the urgency of Monday night’s series finale. “We need to find a way to win a game,” Cash said Monday afternoon. “The Orioles have played very well

ST. PETERSBURG -- “Fastball Freddy” officially joined the Rays on Sunday afternoon at Tropicana Field. Making his third appearance and first home start for Tampa Bay, Freddy Peralta cruised into the fifth inning with little difficulty. Leaning almost exclusively on his signature four-seamer, the right-hander allowed just one hit and

ST. PETERSBURG -- For a moment, Richie Palacios thought the ball was bouncing the Rays’ way Saturday night at Tropicana Field. With two runners on, two outs and the Rays trailing by a run in the 10th inning, Palacios pulled a 1-2 pitch from right-hander Cam Sanders down the line,

ST. PETERSBURG -- With Ben Williamson facing a lengthy stay on the injured list, the Rays picked up a more experienced option to fill his role in the infield by signing veteran infielder Jorge Mateo to a Major League contract.

ST. PETERSBURG -- For nine straight games out west, it felt like the Rays could do no wrong. Their lineup blasted homers and strung together rallies. Their starting staff was solid, and the bullpen shut things down behind them. They scored nearly twice as many runs as their opponents. It

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ST. PETERSBURG -- The American League-leading Rays are opening parts of the upper deck for Saturday night’s game against the Orioles at Tropicana Field. The team on the field has provided plenty of reasons to pack the Trop this weekend, as Tampa Bay owns the best home record in baseball

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

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DENVER -- The Orioles didn’t have a game on Monday, so Tyler Wells and his wife, Melissa, invited teammate Trevor Rogers and his wife to their house to pass the anxious hours leading up to the Trade Deadline together.