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I decided to field some questions on X (Twitter) about the Rays and respond to them in a mailbag format article. This edition covers the improvements the Rays have made this season, the decisions facing the Rays in this year’s draft, and what the trade deadline could look like for the team. Jack McGovern (@jackmcgovern14): […]
City, County approve stadium MOU
The Hillsborough County Commission approved a nonbinding MOU with the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday, and Tampa City Council followed suit today. These votes are the next step toward the start of stadium construction, but they are by no means the final step. The County has committed to providing $796 million, relying on bonds that […]
The context for that time the Rays nearly traded Junior Caminero for Shohei Ohtani
Let’s go back. It’s August 1st, 2023. The Tampa Bay Rays just defeated the New York Yankees, 5-2, and improved to 66-44 on the season. It has been a golden season for Tampa Bay as they kicked off the campaign with a 13 game winning streak and took 20 of their first 23 games to […]
An eighth inning tie-breaker seals the sweep: Rays 5, Orioles 3
On Wednesday afternoon, their last game at home before heading out on the road, the Rays were hoping to continue to widen their lead in the AL East by sweeping the Orioles in their three-game series. To get there, they had Steven Matz on the mound, up against Shane Baz for the Orioles, and if […]
Game Thread: Hello, old friend
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Tampa Bay Rays acquire Oliver Dunn from Chicago White Sox for Joe Rock, place Ben Williamson on Injured List
The Tampa Bay Rays have made a flurry of roster moves ahead of Wednesday’s series finale against the Baltimore Orioles. Prior to Tuesday’s game, Kevin Cash advised reporters that infielder Ben Williamson was dealing with a stiff back. Then following the Rays 4-1 victory over Baltimore, the team acquired infielder Oliver Dunn from the Chicago […]
Jax Early and Jack Late Propel Rays to Victory: Rays 4, Orioles 1
This game got off to an inauspicious start with a leadoff home run by Taylor Ward, but this was otherwise yet another persistent team effort to lead to the club’s 32nd win of the season as well as their eighth consecutive series win. Ward’s homer was no cheapy as it was a no-doubter that would […]
Game Thread: Happy Steely Dan Day!
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Beltway Beatdown, Tarps Off: Rays 16, Orioles 6
To start off the evening, we had a patented dome field advantage at One Trop Drive. There was a thunderstorm that passed directly over Tropicana Field for about the first hour of tonight’s contest, and had it been 2025 we might not have got the ballgame in. Tampa Bay placed seven right-handed hitters in tonight’s […]
Game Thread: What’s a guy gotta do to be ranked #1?
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Ready, Ceddy, Go – Mullins’ May Turnaround
Cedric Mullins got off to a relatively slow start as a Tampa Bay Ray and some fans were concerned he’d never recover. However, a strong stretch in May suggests Mullins is still largely the same player he has been throughout his career. Let’s compare Mullins’s profile for his Major League career through 2025 with what […]
Tampa Bay Rays 2026 Minor League Roundup: Week 6
This was the 6th week of full minor league play (stats are entering play on Monday, May 18th). According to FanGraphs (which factors in age and proximity to the big leagues), 19-year old Caden Bodine has regained his spot as the top hitter spot in the Rays system. The backstop was recently added to Baseball […]
Live and Die by the Fastball – Marlins 3, Rays 6
On a national telecast through Peacock, the Tampa Bay Rays got a well deserved spotlight this Sunday, starting with the star of the show – Junior Caminero – clearing the fence: After giving up the lead, the Rays would battle back the second time through the order, and after loading the bases, Taylor Walls – […]
Game Thread: I <3 Citrus Series
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Bullpen falters in extra innings loss: Rays 5, Marlins 10
The Rays were unable to continue their 10-game winning streak at the Trop on Saturday afternoon as they dropped the second game of the three-game set to the Miami Marlins by a score of 10-5 in extra innings. Early on this was the pitching due we all expected it to be with Nick Martinez facing […]
Game Thread: Little Nicky
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Mullins Takes Junk Yard as Rays Handle Marlins: Rays 7, Marlins 2
Dominating the Miami Marlins is a great way to open MLB’s second annual Rivalry Weekend for the Tampa Bay Rays. Speaking of opening, Ian Seymour did exactly what an opener is supposed to do in the first inning. He got Xavier Edwards to pop out, struck out Liam Hicks, and handled Otto Lopez with a […]
Game Thread: This guy’s throwing Junk!
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Is Homer Bush Jr. the most underrated prospect in the Rays system?
On Thursday afternoon, Homer Bush Jr laced a line drive that just kept carrying. It quickly soared over the starting pitcher, Owen Murphy. The middle infields jogged lazily into shallow center field as they began to line up for a potential relay throw, but quickly realized it was not going to happen. Then center fielder […]
Rays, Tampa, Hillsborough MOU details
The Tampa City Council and Hillsborough County Commission will be voting on a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to allow the construction of a baseball stadium on the property currently occupied by Hillsborough College. You can see the actual MOU, which is available through this Tampa Bay Times article. Here we highlight some of the key […]
Rays, Tampa, Hillsborough closer to a stadium deal
On Thursday, Florida Politics broke the news that the Rays, Hillsborough County and the City of Tampa have drawn up an MOU sketching out a public-private partnership to build a stadium to be built on the current Hillsborough College campus. According to Florida Politics sources, the city and county contributions to the stadium have been […]
These cleats are made for walking: Rays 3 Blue Jays 5
The Blue Jays beat the rays tonight, walking off in the bottom of the tenth inning thanks to a grand slam homer. Winning this game felt like a tough challenge even before the game started. Apart from a poor start against the Red Sox, the Blue Jay’s Dylan Cease has been very effective. And the […]
Game Thread: Finally, a scheduled off day
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State of the Keystone
With the news that Gavin Lux has had another setback in his recovery from several injuries to begin the 2026 season, the Rays will be without their anticipated second baseman for the foreseeable future. This is unfortunate for Lux as he’s in a contract year and his injuries will almost certainly impact his earning potential […]
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