The Tampa Bay Rays couldn’t slow down the red-hot Seattle Mariners on Saturday night, falling 7-4 at T-Mobile Park, but one of the game’s most memorable moments came in a rare pitcher-batter duel that had the crowd buzzing.
On a night honoring an all time great that nobody will forget, the Rays continued a season that we are all desperate to see end. I’ll admit it, I’ll eat my crow: I thought this year would be significantly better than this.
The Rays took the lead just two batters into game and held on to it two outs into the bottom of the eighth inning. Then, as has been the case too many times this season, the lead vanished in a span of just a few hitters.
The Montgomery Biscuits had already taken a one-run lead over the Pensacola Blue Wahoos with a bases-loaded walk in the third inning Friday night, but there was still a chance to build out some insurance when Tatem Levins stepped up to the plate.
The Tampa Bay Rays are descending on the Pacific Northwest for a huge series against the Seattle Mariners. The Rays have executed a lot of trades with Seattle recently, but the Randy Arozarena acquisition stands out as the biggest.
The Rays announced that they have placed outfielder Jonny DeLuca on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to Aug. 7, with a left hamstring strain. They have selected fellow outfielder Tristan Peters to take his active roster spot.
During Wednesday’s series finale against the Los Angeles Angels, 22-year old Junior Caminero became just the 19th player in Tampa Bay Rays history to reach 30 homeruns in a single-season and the first since Isaac Paredes launched 31 in 2023.
On the lengthy list of players from the Dominican Republic who have starred in the major leagues, only three have hit 30 homers in their age 21 or younger season.
For the first time in six weeks, the Tampa Bay Rays have won a series. Tampa Bay got out of the matinee gate hot as the escape artist known as Chandler Simpson not only got Angels starter Tyler Anderson to try and pick off Simpson three times, he evaded the tag in a rundown on the third attempt to get granted second base after a balk.
The Tampa Bay Rays can take a breath after securing a series victory over the Los Angeles Angels with a 5-4 win on Wednesday. It’s Tampa Bay’s first series win after losing four straight.
Christopher Morel hit a go-ahead home run to lead off the seventh inning and Junior Caminero homered twice as the visiting Tampa Bay Rays spoiled another record-setting day by Mike Trout with a 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday afternoon.
Eventually, you have no choice but to call a spade a spade. Ha-Seong Kim is posting an incredibly disappointing season for the Tampa Bay Rays. Kim didn’t make his season debut until Independence Day, but Rays fans are feeling badly about the crown jewel acquisition of the offseason.
On Tuesday night, Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Brandon Lowe reached two significant milestones. In the Rays’ 7-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels, Lowe launched a two-run shot to center field in the top of the fourth inning to open up a seven-run barrage for Tampa Bay and give him his 20th home run of the season.
Brandon Lowe hit a two-run home run and Jake Mangum had a two-run single to highlight a seven-run fourth inning that led the Tampa Bay Rays to a 7-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night in Anaheim, Calif.
The Minnesota Twins’ decision to trade Carlos Correa may have inadvertently set the wheels in motion on another major deal the team made last Thursday.
The Twins traded right-hander Griffin Jax to the Rays in the final moments before the trade deadline last week, with right-hander Taj Bradley going the other way.
The Rays announced that they have claimed right-hander Jesse Scholtens off waivers from the White Sox and sent him to Triple-A Durham. Chicago designated him for assignment yesterday.
With the hustle and bustle of the MLB Trade Deadline now done, it's time to see how the Tampa Bay Rays managed to help their 40-man roster. The Rays decided to hold on to veterans Brandon Lowe and Yandy Díaz.
By now the Tampa Bay Rays have established themselves as one of MLB’s most confusing teams every time the trade deadline comes around. Whether they’re winning or losing games, the team always seems to go against the grain and do the exact opposite of what the industry expects them to do.
There's no doubt Taj Bradley must have felt he had something to prove to the Tampa Bay Rays, who optioned him to the Triple-A Durham Bulls on July 24. And he proved it Wednesday in his season debut for the Bulls.
The Tampa Bay Rays certainly have pieces to dangle in front of hungry contenders. Which contender (or any team) doesn’t need more bullpen help? Well, the Rays have a closer that should interest plenty of teams.