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After dropping one game to Toronto on Thursday, the Tampa Bay Rays have now won three straight games to improve to 5-2, the best seven game start in franchise history. Meanwhile, the season hasn’t gotten off to a hot start for the reigning AL runner-up. The Blue Jays have dropped five …

After a spring training full of long toss, tee work and bullpens, the Rays came out guns-hot in their 7-3 win over the Yankees on Opening Day. Strong Performance From Chris Archer Rays ace Chris Archer looked great in his first start, commanding the Yankees hitters with his wicked fastball and …

The Tampa Bay Rays haven’t had a winning season for four years straight…ending last season with an ugly 68-94 record.  They haven’t won a playoff series since 2008.  Is 2017 the season where Tampa Bay finally bounces back? According to Sports Nation, the scouts don’t quite think so.  “They’re not going to score …

The free agent class of 2017 is one of the most barren in recent years. The best starter is a 36 year old who was playing in Independent ball less than two years ago. The best bats were all seeking multi-year deals that would obviously become dead weight in two …

With about two weeks left in the Major League Baseball season, the American League wild card race is going right down to the wire. Two teams are currently tied for the wild card lead; the Toronto Blue Jays are 83-69 on the season while the Baltimore Orioles are 82-70.   The Blue Jays lost 2-1 …

As we approach the end of the 162-game regular season in the MLB, the Wild Card race continues to heat up. After rookie pitcher Alex Reyes and the St. Louis Cardinals shut out the San Francisco Giants 3-0 Sunday night, the Cardinals pulled themselves within one game of the second spot for …

As the hunt for October ensues, Major League Baseball playoff spots are coming down to the wire. Ten teams in the American League and eight National League teams are within five games of getting a chance at competing for a championship. If the season ended today, the Red Sox (East), Indians (Central) and Rangers (West) …

With under 30 games to play in the 2016 Major League Baseball season, three divisions are separated by five games or less, and both wild card spots are crapshoots with six AL teams within five games vying for that second spot, and four NL teams within four games. Let’s get …

Gainesville native Andrew Miller is preparing for spring training entering his second season as a closer with the New York Yankees. Miller had a strong season last year as part of New York’s top-notch bullpen, posting a 2.04 ERA with 100 strikeouts in 61.2 innings and finishing 10th in American League …

Mariano Rivera has always been one to shag fly balls in the outfield during batting practice. He has said he hoped to play the position in a game one day before his retirement, but this routine proved to be dangerous for the 42-year-old closer Thursday night when he twisted his right …