Pitchers are meant to be ahead of hitters. Sluggers need at-bats to get into the rhythm of the season, and that takes time. Or at least that’s how the popular belief goes. But some Minor League hitters are proving they don’t need time at all to come flying out of

MILWAUKEE -- The first half of this road trip saw the Rays get swept by the White Sox, who doubled their win total over the weekend but still have the Majors’ worst record. The short bus ride north didn’t make things any better for Tampa Bay. The Rays concluded a

MILWAUKEE -- Brewers pitchers Abner Uribe, Freddy Peralta and manager Pat Murphy and Rays center fielder Jose Siri all drew suspensions and undisclosed fines from Major League Baseball following their ejections during Tuesday’s eventful win over the Rays at American Family Field. Murphy (two games) and Siri (three games) began

It's getting pretty tough to keep Junior Caminero in the yard. Baseball's No. 4 prospect smashed two more home runs en route to Triple-A Durham's 6-2 win over Gwinnett in Game 2 of Wednesday’s doubleheader. It was the second time Caminero went deep twice in a game this season, and

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MILWAUKEE -- In the box score, it was an 8-2 Brewers win over the Rays, with a homer and four RBIs for Willy Adames, Freddy Peralta pitching a one-hitter into the sixth inning and Milwaukee snapping a three-game losing skid at American Family Field on Tuesday night.

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April is in the books, but there’s still plenty of baseball left to be played this season, and you can follow all the action on MLB.TV for a new reduced price. MLB.TV’s All Teams Yearly package, which enables you to stream every out-of-market game, live or on demand, on your

Whenever a Draft list is updated for the first time since December, there are bound to be a lot of changes up and down the rankings. This year's new Draft Top 150 takes that to an extreme, speaking to the volatility and uncertainty of the class outside of the top

ST. PETERSBURG -- On and off the field, the Rays dare to be different. They have become the modern example of small-market success by creatively defying conventional thinking, boldly going against the grain and unapologetically embracing what makes them unique. That attitude inspired the theme and design of their City

MILWAUKEE -- The way things started for the Rays on Monday night, it seemed like a frustratingly familiar outcome was in store. They loaded the bases before Brewers starter Bryse Wilson could record an out, but managed just one run on a double-play grounder off the bat of Isaac Paredes.

There's a longtime scout who likes to say, "The Draft is hard." The 2014 Draft was very hard. It's just one of three Drafts where the No. 1 overall pick finished his career without reaching the Majors, and the only one where neither of the top two selections made it.

CHICAGO -- Last year, the Rays were the talk of baseball for the first month of the season. They won 13 straight games over two virtually flawless weeks, ended April 2023 with only six losses and rode that momentum to a 99-win campaign. The Rays’ performance over the past month

If the Rays want to see a glimpse of their future, they only need to look 700 miles north to Durham, N.C. On Sunday afternoon, top prospect Junior Caminero (MLB No. 4) homered twice in a four-hit game as rehabbing Taj Bradley, their top prospect from 2023, tossed five hitless

CHICAGO -- The Rays had plenty of chances to win Saturday night at Guaranteed Rate Field. They led by three runs in the fourth inning, then pulled back ahead in the fifth after surrendering that lead. They fell behind again, only to battle back and force extra innings. After scoring

CHICAGO -- Josh Lowe won’t be back in the Rays’ lineup this weekend, after all. Lowe joined the Rays at Guaranteed Rate Field on Friday afternoon after completing a six-game Minor League rehab assignment with Triple-A Durham. He was poised to make his season debut on Saturday night against the

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ST. PETERSBURG -- The first few weeks of the season, Curtis Mead felt like he was playing it safe. The 23-year-old rookie didn’t want to swing and miss. He did everything he could to avoid striking out, even if that meant getting out of his approach to put the ball

Three years ago, Charlie Condon attracted zero interest from pro scouts or NCAA Division I baseball programs. He wound up at Georgia as a preferred walk-on and redshirted during his first season in Athens. Now he's the best prospect in the 2024 Draft and sits atop MLB Pipeline's updated and

ST. PETERSBURG -- Sitting in the home dugout at Tropicana Field on Tuesday afternoon, manager Kevin Cash succinctly summarized the Rays’ current offensive struggles by saying, “It's just not coming easy right now.” That was the case again for Tampa Bay on multiple fronts during a 4-2 loss to the

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There are a kajillion reasons to love baseball -- especially Minor League Baseball. The bobblehead, which has been greeted with an enthusiastic "Yes" from baseball fans at least since MLB put out a set featuring the likes of Roberto Clemente, Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays in 1960, combines many of

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays knew they were going to have their work cut out for them Monday night against Tigers ace Tarik Skubal. Sure enough, Skubal didn’t make it easy for the Rays’ struggling lineup. They didn’t make it easy for themselves, either. “For a team that's trying to