Tampa Bay Rays

After weeks and weeks of back-and-forth, it looks like there will be baseball. Both sides were able to come to an agreement and a re-modified 2020 baseball season is underway. What’s this new season going to look like? Will all the players return? When will the first pitch be on …

One hundred and four days. Fourteen weeks. That’s how it has been since baseball was shut down. In six days, it’s back. Late Tuesday night, MLB and the player’s association finalized health-and-safety protocols, officially ending labor talks. Baseball is back! The Rays went on twitter to announce the news in …

The hopes were MLB and the MLBPA would find an agreement this week. So far, it hasn’t happened. Comments by the players haven’t helped either. The war over dollars has instilled fear in many that there won’t be a baseball season this year. While some players returned for voluntary practice, …

While Major League Baseball inches toward a return to action, the Tampa Bay Rays took a small step in the right direction.  On Monday, the Rays held limited workouts at Tropicana Field, with 14 players participating. “It was good to see some smiling faces,” said Rays manager Kevin Cash. Outfielder Austin …

Yes, you read that headline correctly. It’s just as weird of a concept to the person who penned it. Before 2001, the idea of November baseball was unheard of. It has never happened, and the first time it did, it wasn’t supposed to happen either. Following the Sept. 11 attacks, …

After winning the Cy Young in 2018, an injury riddled 2019 season and a 2020 season already cut short, Blake Snell is ready to get back on the diamond. Snell’s Success The Tampa Ray’s are the epitome of a successful small market team. They draft well, focus in on player …

The Houston Astros announced former Tampa Bay Rays executive James Click will be the new club’s general manager. This replacement came after the firing of Jeff Luhnow following the cheating scandal that happened during the last World Series. The Astros formally welcomed their new general manager to the family Tuesday …

After dropping the first two road games, the Tampa Bay Rays were able to come back and win two games at home to force a deciding Game 5 on Thursday night in the American League Divisional Series, but they could not sustain the momentum on the road as the Rays …

For the fourth time this postseason, the Tampa Bay Rays will be trying to keep their season – and their World Series hopes – alive. They did it against the Oakland A’s in the Wild Card Game, and they already accomplished that feat twice against the Houston Astros with a …

The Tampa Bay Rays came out of the gates firing in Game 4 of the ALDS against Justin Verlander and the Houston Astros. Coming into the game, Houston had a 2-1 series lead over the Rays. However, thanks to a big first inning at the plate and clean pitching from …