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Defensive versatility is a hallmark of the Rays organization, and they’re expanding the role for utilitymen Jose Caballero and Richie Palacios this spring, writes Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times.

MLB News / Seattle Mariners on SI / February 5

Former Seattle Mariners Infielder Set to Make Fun History For Tampa Bay Rays

Today on "what's up with former members of the Seattle Mariners...." Former M's infielder Jose Caballero is set to make some fun uniform-related history with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2025.

Seattle Mariners News / Seattle Mariners on SI / January 30

Seattle Mariners Fans Clamor For Team to Bring Back Infielder Jose Caballero

The Seattle Mariners are less than two weeks away from Spring Training. And the team still has two pressing needs in the infield. The club's plan is to have recent signing Donovan Solano mainly play first base and have him occasionally stand at second.

Tampa Bay Rays News / MLB Trade Rumors / October 5

Rays president of baseball operations discusses offseason plans

Rays president of baseball operations Erik Neander recently held his end-of-season news conference, where he indicated that the club figures to prioritize improving behind the plate after an 80-82 season that saw them stave off elimination from postseason contention until the final week of September despite engaging in a major sell-off prior to the trade deadline.

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MLB News / Field Level Media / August 25

Homers in 9th, 10th innings push Rays past Dodgers

Jose Caballero hit a go-ahead home run in the 10th inning after Junior Caminero's game-tying solo shot in the ninth as the visiting Tampa Bay Rays rallied for a 9-8 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday.

Seattle Mariners News / Seattle Mariners on SI / June 24

Seattle Mariners' Skipper Jokingly Says He's No Longer a Fan of Ex-Player's Style

Ahead of the series opener on Monday night, Seattle Mariners' manager Scott Servais spoke about Tampa Bay Rays' infielder Jose Caballero, who used to play for the M's.

MLB News / Legends On Deck / June 24

Mariners-Rays Trade Pieces To Play Former Teams For First Time in St. Pete Tonight

Baseball can be a game of irony when it comes to players going up against their former teams. Sometimes when a trade happens, it tends to include a big-name talent and then a slew of prospects.

Cincinnati Reds News / Total Apex Sports / May 17

Cincinnati Reds Star Player On Torrid Pace In Important 2024 Season

Cincinnati Reds Shortstop Elly De La Cruz stole his league-leading 30th stolen base on Thursday night against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He is 13 stolen bases clear of second place, who is Tampa Bay Rays Shortstop Jose Caballero.

Tampa Bay Rays News / DRaysBay / April 21

Rays 2, Yankees 0: Rays go the extra mile in the Bronx

Jose Caballero breaks a scoreless tie in 10th For the second time in as many starts, Zach Eflin did not allow the opposition to plate a run. Eflin dazzled through six scoreless innings, striking out six and only giving up three hits.

MLB News / Field Level Media / April 20

Rays score twice in 10th, shut out Yankees

Jose Caballero hit a tiebreaking double in the 10th inning as the visiting Tampa Bay Rays earned a 2-0 victory over the New York Yankees on Saturday afternoon.

Tampa Bay Rays News / Field Level Media / April 11

Giants head east to take on Jose Caballero, Rays

Whether it has been at the plate or in the field through 13 games, new Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Jose Caballero has been doing his part to make the memory of former star Wander Franco a distant one.

Los Angeles Angels News / DRaysBay / April 10

2024 Sunburst Awards: Los Angeles Angels games 10-12

Rays advance to 7-6 with series win in Anaheim “Sunburst Awards” is a series-by-series evaluation of player performance, where four different awards are given out after each series: Offensive player of the series, defensive player of the series, pitcher of the series, and highlight play of the series.

Tampa Bay Rays News / DRaysBay / April 10

Rays 4 Angels 2: Thanks goodness for José Caballero

If you’ve been missing three plus hour games, then today would have made you happy! This is surprising with the super efficient Zach Littell on the mound for the Rays, but today he wasn’t quite his usual low-walk, elite control pitcher.

MLB News / Field Level Media / April 10

Rare strong bullpen effort carries Rays past Angels

Jose Caballero led the Tampa Bay offense with three hits and the bullpen had an unusually effective performance in the Rays' 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday in Anaheim, Calif.

MLB News / Larry Brown Sports / March 30, 2024

Rays, Blue Jays get in fight over Genesis Cabrera shoving Jose Caballero

The Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays had a skirmish on Saturday that was sparked by an altercation between Jose Caballero and Genesis Cabrera.

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MLB News / Yardbarker / March 31, 2024

Benches clear after Blue Jays LHP shoves Rays player in face

Watch: Benches clear after Blue Jays reliever shoves Rays player in face

The 2024 Major League Baseball season is only a couple of days old and we have already seen a couple of bench-clearing incidents. The latest came on Saturday afternoon in Tampa Bay when the Rays and Toronto Blue Jays had a bizarre altercation at third base.

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MLB News / Yardbarker / March 25, 2024

MLB futures: Stolen base race could be wide open this season

Last year with all of the rule changes we saw an increase in steals overall and it just makes the game so much more fun. And there could be a great stolen base race this season.

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Tampa Bay Rays News / MLB Trade Rumors / February 15, 2024

Rays anticipate who will win roles at catcher, shortstop

Rays anticipate who will win starting roles at catcher, shortstop

Rays president of baseball operations Erik Neander spoke with reporters Tuesday at the opening of the team’s spring training camp. He addressed a pair of positions of relative uncertainty as the season approaches: shortstop and catcher.

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Seattle Mariners News / Fastball on SI / January 16, 2024

Former Seattle Mariners INF Surprisingly Set to Have Huge Role for AL Contender

Former Seattle Mariners depth infielder Jose Caballero is reportedly set to have a surprisingly huge role for the Tampa Bay Rays at the outset of the 2024 season: Starting shortstop.

MLB News / Field Level Media / January 5, 2024

Rays acquire OF Richie Palacios, INF Jose Caballero in two trades

In a pair of moves Friday, the Tampa Bay Rays acquired outfielder Richie Palacios from the St. Louis Cardinals and infielder Jose Caballero from the Seattle Mariners.

MLB News / DRaysBay / January 5, 2024

Rays acquire INF José Caballero from Mariners for OF Luke Raley

Rays sell high on fifth outfielder Luke Raley, secure a potential answer at SS for 2024. The Tampa Bay Rays and Seattle Mariners are completing a trade that will trade 29-year old, power hitting fifth outfielder Luke Raley for a desperately needed potential answer at shortstop for 2024 in 28-year old infielder Jose Caballero.

Seattle Mariners News / Yardbarker / August 10, 2023

How rookies are fueling a surge by Mariners

On Wednesday, Emerson Hancock debuted on the mound for the Seattle Mariners against the San Diego Padres, the fifth rookie to have a noticeable impact on the big-league roster this season.

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MLB News / Yardbarker / June 21, 2023

Watch: Yankees ace gets sassy with Seattle manager

The Yankees improved to 7-0 when Gerrit Cole pitches after a loss with a 3-1 win over Mariners on Tuesday night. They're also 1-0 when Cole sarcastically wags his finger at the opposing manager.

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