Latest blog entries from Tampa Bay teams across every league
Baker Mayfield is thinking big, while also thinking very small. The Buccaneers’ franchise quarterback hopped on The Rich Eisen Show today (Joe listens on SiriusXM) and said he’s very pumped for his fourth Tampa Bay season — and part of […] The post Baker Mayfield: Bucs Have “Great Staff” That Can Take Team To The Super Bowl appeared first on JoeBucsFan.com .
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Mets lineup Francisco Lindor – SSJuan Soto – DHBo Bichette – 3BCarson Benge – RFJared Young – 1BMarcus Semien – 2BA.J. Ewing – CFBrett Baty – LFLuis Torrens – C SP: Justin Hagenman – RHP Rays lineup Yandy Diaz – DHJonathan Aranda – 1BJunior Caminero – 3BLiam Hicks – CChandler Simpson – LFVictor Mesa – […]
Patrik Laine continues to train in south Florida for the upcoming NHL season, and with training camps kicking off in the very near future, many around the league are surprised he's yet to sign a new contract. From the sounds of it, we won't be waiting much longer. Bruce Garrioch: Re Patrik Laine: There is reportedly interest from the Maple Leafs, Panthers, Stars and Lightning - Ottawa Citizen (9/1) According to Senators beat reporter Bruce Garrioch, the Senators are among five teams interested...
The Mets reinstated right-hander Justin Hagenman from the 60-day IL ahead of Wednesday’s matchup against the Rays, per a team announcement. He’s expected to draw the start tonight. Hagenman fills the last remaining opening on New York’s 40-man roster. The club sent righty Dylan Ross back to Triple-A to open a spot on the big-league […]
The Tampa Bay Rays received a timely rotation boost Wednesday, reinstating right-hander Griffin Jax from the 15-day injured list as they try to protect their lead over the New York Yankees in the AL East. Right elbow discomfort sidelined Jax, but he will return to start Wednesday night’s series finale against the New York Mets […] The post Rays get boost amid pursuit of winning AL East over Yankees appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Rays have agreed to a new minor league contract with outfielder Austin Slater, as first indicated on the team’s transaction log. The Ballengee Group client opted out of his previous minor league deal late last month but didn’t latch on with another club, so he’ll head back to Triple-A Durham. Slater’s deal became official […]
Buccaneers rookie (savior?) edge rusher Rueben Bain, the Miami Mauler, shared very clear thoughts on his rookie season goals. Speaking on the Green Light podcast, Bain explained he’s about consistency and sending a message to teammates. Co-host Beau Allen asked […] The post Rueben Bain Explains His 2026 Goals appeared first on JoeBucsFan.com .
The Rays have long been one of the standard bearers for small-market baseball — a near-perennial contender that has overcome bottom-of-the-barrel payrolls thanks to savvy trades and one of the best player development groups in the industry. A look through all the front offices and dugout staffs around the league will reveal dozens of execs […]
August and September are two of the most important months of the regular season for contenders. Rosters are galvanized in August following the trade deadline, and teams jockey for a higher postseason seed in September. There aren’t too many “punt” games this time of the year now that magic numbers are counting down and managers […]
While the Bucs have settled on an undrafted rookie to be their No. 2 quarterback, they won’t go that route at cornerback. That was the message today from Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles. Bowles was asked who would fill in […] The post Todd Bowles: Benjamin Morrison Is First Backup Outside Cornerback appeared first on JoeBucsFan.com .
With September baseball officially here, we graded all 30 MLB teams so far this season. While the Brewers, Rays and Dodgers are top of their class, some contenders aren't cutting it.
So over the past seven months, the NFL’s most ferocious defense, which resides in Houston, has signed two homegrown Buccaneers. In March free agency, the Texans gave defensive tackle Logan Hall a nice contract. The Bucs’ 2022 second-round pick was […] The post Chris Braswell Signs With The Texans appeared first on JoeBucsFan.com .
Tampa is turning to a veteran for some much-needed outfield help.
It got a little weird at times, but the Yankees had control for the vast majority of last night’s game in Anaheim, a welcome return to normalcy after an ugly 10-1 blowout loss on Monday. Homers by Spencer Jones and Jazz Chisholm Jr. got them off on the right foot, and while stranded baserunners and […]
We keep getting closer, and closer, and closer to the start of hockey season. As things crawl nearer, little drops of information keep getting released. First it was the opening night game. Then it was the entire schedule. Now, the Tampa Bay Lightning have released their promotional schedule. All of the theme and giveaway nights are now up on the schedule, so go book your seats accordingly! Starting off we have their theme nights, mostly centered around holidays. Like a few other teams, t...
Since the Glazer Family assumed control of the Bucs in the mid-1990s, they have one consistent pattern when it comes to coaches. Only one head coach has survived two consecutive losing seasons. And that man won Team Glazer its first […] The post Todd Bowles Said There Is No Additional Pressure This Season appeared first on JoeBucsFan.com .
The preseason is (finally) over, and the start of the season is nearly here. With that being the case, let’s look at a quick NFC South preseason recap! Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Buccaneers had an overall productive preseason experience. QB Jalon Daniels looked like a long term option post Baker Mayfield, Reuben Bain Jr. had […]
Meet the Mets The Mets were handily beaten by the Rays 6-2 with former Met Freddy Peralta getting the win. Francisco Lindor drove in both Mets runs, on a solo home run to lead off the game and an RBI walk in the seventh inning. Choose your recap: Amazin’ Avenue, MLB.com, New York Daily News, […]
Flash poll posted at 7:53 a.m. Poll closed at 9:30 a.m. The post Have Your Say! appeared first on JoeBucsFan.com .
Bucs fans are still buzzing about Bucs quarterback Jalon Daniels. And for good reason. In two of the three preseason games, despite not knowing the playbook very well and despite not handling snaps well, he added juice to the offense […] The post Extra Time Made Jalon Daniels Extra Better? appeared first on JoeBucsFan.com .
No one really expects a third-round draft pick to have an impact with a team right away. Unless someone is crazy enough to draft a kicker in the third round. So when the Bucs landed rookie Ted Hurst from Georgia […] The post Jason Licht: Ted Hurst May Be Better Than Expected appeared first on JoeBucsFan.com .
Freddy Peralta and the Tampa Bay Rays came out on top in his first time pitching against the New York Mets since getting traded to the American League East team. Making his sixth start in a Rays uniform on Tuesday, Peralta had some sort of a revenge game against New York, as he pitched one […] The post How emotional was Rays’ Freddy Peralta’s first game against the Mets? appeared first on ClutchPoints .
New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor offered a straightforward assessment of Freddy Peralta after facing his former teammate for the first time since the Mets traded Peralta to the Tampa Bay Rays on August 2, one day before the 2026 MLB trade deadline. Lindor homered to lead off Tuesday’s game, but Peralta quickly settled in […] The post Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor opens up about facing Freddy Peralta post-trade appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Rays came away with a very satisfying win tonight. With hits across the lineup (Victor Mesa Jr. led the way with three; defensive gems across the field; and outstanding pitching (minus a few blips), this was a satisfying win. It sure didn’t seem like we were heading to this outcome at the start of […]