Only Rays manager Joe Maddon would fill out a lineup card with an ’80s pop music hit in mind. The eccentric Rays manager noted on Twitter Thursday that he was…
Chelsea Baker, a 17-year-old high school pitcher from Florida nicknamed the “Knuckleball Princess,” was invited to Tropicana Field Monday and got to throw batting practice to some Rays players before…
Joe Maddon is already working with his players to gain an edge — even the slightest ones — that can come from being prepared for the new instant replay challenges.…
Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon is among the colorful characters in Major League Baseball. When his team embarks on their famous themed road trips, Maddon is front and center.…
Tampa Bay Rays fans who have been following the team’s current road trip on the west coast have little reason to be impressed. Those who were there to witness the…
Things got heated between the Detroit Tigers and Tampa Bay Rays over the weekend, and slugger Miguel Cabrera was at the center of the drama. It all started on Saturday,…
Bobby Valentine dragged Joe Maddon’s name into the conversation during his contentious interview on WEEI on Wednesday, and the Rays manager has responded. Valentine was defending himself for arriving to…
Joe Maddon isn’t your typical baseball manager. He thinks differently from many of his managerial compatriots, and he isn’t afraid to try new training methods. He also gets creative when…
Joe Maddon has been around the league long enough to know that it will be a while before he hears the end of the Joel Peralta pine tar incident. As…
When Davey Johnson brought Joel Peralta’s cheating ways to the umpiring crew’s attention on Tuesday, Joe Maddon was not happy. Maddon’s argument was basically that everyone does it, and Peralta…