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The Tampa Bay Rays are known as one of the thriftier organizations in Major League Baseball. On Friday, however, they made a rather major exception for star pitcher Tyler Glasnow. The Rays signed Glasnow to a two-year extension, buying out the …
Drew Rasmussen on Sunday nearly threw Major League Baseball’s first perfect game in a decade, but the bid ended in the top of the ninth inning. Rasmussen was perfect through eight innings against the Baltimore Orioles when shortstop Jorge Mateo …
Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Kevin Kiermaier has long been a key staple of the franchise, but his status with the team for 2023 is in doubt. While he would like to return, the Gold Glove outfielder admitted one major factor could force him to leave …
The Tampa Bay Rays could be in line for a significant boost ahead of the postseason with the health of a key pitcher. Rays pitching coach Kyle Snyder revealed that right-hander Tyler Glasnow is “fully healthy” roughly a year after …
The Tampa Bay Rays are doing their best to stay competitive in a tight AL Wild Card race. Robert Murray of FanSided reported Saturday that the Rays have acquired outfielder David Peralta in a trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks. The veteran Peralta …
MLB ball boys and ball girls are expected to be able to make a fairly routine play on ground balls hit foul. If the fielding isn’t perfect, one can usually expect the effort to at least be good enough to keep the ball from going all over the …
The Cincinnati Reds had one of the more unique walk-off wins of the season Friday against the Tampa Bay Rays. With runners on the corners and one out in the bottom of the 10th inning, Rays reliever Matt Wisler had a 1-2 count on Reds outfielder and …
Angels manager Joe Maddon made a very controversial decision against the Rangers on Friday night and had to explain himself after the game.
The Tampa Bay Rays sold out their 2022 home opener on Friday night but that comes with one very large asterisk.
Fans are overjoyed that MLB baseball is officially back, but the Tampa Bay Rays may have taken the cake for the single best reaction tweet. The MLB lockout officially ended Thursday as the MLB Players Association agreed to the league’s proposal …
The Tampa Bay Rays were robbed of a run thanks to a fluke on a ground-rule double at Fenway Park on Sunday night. Kevin Kiermaier was batting in the top of the 13th inning of Game 3 of the ALDS between his Rays and the Boston Red Sox with the game …
Twitter is a haven for takes that do not age well, as the Boston Red Sox found out Friday. The lost the series opener of the ALDS, but jumped on the Tampa Bay Rays in the first inning of Game 2. Powered by RBI singles by Xander Bogaerts and Alex …
The Tampa Bay Rays remain an interesting study among MLB teams. Despite a low payroll and few established stars, they are in the playoffs for the third consecutive season, this time on the heels of 100 wins. Those associated with the organization are …
Toronto Blue Jays pitching coach Pete Walker went nuts on umpire Joe West and got ejected from Wednesday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays. The Jays lost the finale of a three-game series with the Rays 7-1. Jays pitcher Ryan Borucki was ejected …
The Toronto Blue Jays still had some lingering bad feelings toward the Tampa Bay Rays over what has been dubbed “cardgate.” The issue started Monday, when Rays outfielder Kevin Kiermaier picked up a card that included all the scouting …
The Toronto Blue Jays are upset with Kevin Kiermaier for taking one of their cards. During the sixth inning of Monday’s game between the Jays and Tampa Bay Rays, Kiermaier was trying to score after an error and was thrown out at home to end the …
