ST. PETERSBURG -- A night after the Rays set season-high marks for runs, hits and extra-base hits, Yandy Díaz flexed his considerable muscle to power the lineup himself. Díaz ripped an RBI double in the first inning and demolished a tiebreaking homer in the sixth off starter Kyle Bradish, sending

ST. PETERSBURG -- The “Tarps Off” movement reached Tropicana Field on Monday night. In the late innings of the Rays’ 16-6 rout of the Orioles, what started as a small group of bare-chested, shirt-waving fans in the left-field corner quickly commanded the attention of the entire ballpark -- including the

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ST. PETERSBURG -- Shane McClanahan stood in front of his locker late Monday night, and for the first time in a month, he had to look back on a start in which he allowed a run. Not that it really mattered on a night like this. “I picked a pretty

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays are dealing with a pair of back injuries, one that forced a transaction on Monday and one that further explained a roster move they made Sunday.

The big news for the Rays this week has been the progress they’ve made toward securing a long-anticipated long-term ballpark in the Tampa Bay area. There’s a lot to like about the way they’re playing in their longtime home, too.

TAMPA, Fla. -- A day after reaching a preliminary agreement on a proposal to build a new ballpark in Tampa, representatives from the Rays, Hillsborough County and the City of Tampa on Friday offered more insight into the process and potential benefits of the stadium plan during a news conference

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The American League East is a lot of things. It’s never boring. That appears to be the case again this season. The Rays and Yankees have been the best teams in the AL by a considerable margin. The Orioles, Blue Jays and Red Sox have been … interesting, albeit not

TAMPA, Fla. -- The Rays have taken another step toward securing their long-term ballpark in the Tampa Bay area, announcing a preliminary agreement on Thursday with Hillsborough County and the City of Tampa on a new ballpark proposal. The club reached a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the county

ST. PETERSBURG -- "There’s no place like home” is a timeless cliché. Over the past year, the Rays have been reminded just how true it is. Everything seems to be going the Rays’ way so far this season. They’re atop the American League standings with a 28-14 record. They’re getting

TORONTO -- In the end, the walks finally caught up to the Rays on Wednesday night. As they won 16 of their previous 18 games, the Rays managed to mostly avoid free passes. The pitchers walked four batters or fewer in every game during that stretch, and they averaged only

TORONTO -- The Rays’ 7-6 victory over the Blue Jays on Tuesday night wasn’t always pretty. It didn’t come easily. They needed to play 10 innings in a game they led by five runs in the seventh. But good, gritty teams tend to win games like this one.

After watching Marshall Toole track down three hard-hit balls to center field in the seventh inning on Friday night, Rays pitching prospect Aidan Cremarosa returned to the Charleston RiverDogs’ dugout with a message for pitching coach Tyler Higgins. He had only thrown 70 pitches through seven innings, and he hadn’t

TORONTO -- Speedster Chandler Simpson wasn’t in the Rays lineup on Tuesday night at Rogers Centre, but he had good news to share about the left leg cramping that forced him to exit Monday’s 8-5 win over the Blue Jays after an eighth-inning groundout.

TORONTO -- It’s been too long to call this a hot start. It’s been too impressive to call it a fluke. The Rays have essentially played a quarter of their schedule, and they have the best record in the American League at 27-13 after Monday night’s 8-5 win over the

TORONTO -- In the fourth inning of the Rays’ 8-5 win over the Blue Jays on Monday night at Rogers Centre, Chandler Simpson hit a ball that bounced three feet in front of home plate. He turned that into a run, as perhaps only he can. “I think the whole

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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ST. PETERSBURG -- Shane McClanahan and the Rays had plenty to talk about after a 3-0 win over the Blue Jays on Wednesday afternoon at Tropicana Field. They could have raved about McClanahan’s continued dominance in his return from 2 1/2 seasons lost to injuries. They could have gone on

ST. PETERSBURG -- The way the Rays are pitching right now, you can’t ever count them out of a game. That was once again the case on Tuesday night, as the Rays overcame an early two-run deficit and came back again by stringing together four hits in the eighth inning

ST. PETERSBURG -- Add another pitching injury to the list for the Rays. Four days after announcing that starter Ryan Pepiot will soon undergo season-ending surgery on his right hip, the Rays placed left-hander Steven Matz on the 15-day injured list on Tuesday due to left elbow inflammation. But they

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ST. PETERSBURG -- Ryan Vilade was hardly a known commodity before this season. The 27-year-old had played in only 28 Major League games for four teams over parts of three seasons, with nine hits and a single home run to his name. The Rays acquired him from the Reds in

ST. PETERSBURG -- Designated hitter Yandy Díaz exited the Rays’ 3-0 win against the Giants on Friday night at Tropicana Field after two at-bats due to left side tightness, and he was not in the lineup Saturday night or Sunday afternoon. Díaz’s status is still day to day, according to