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Rays 'create a little havoc' while running past Red Sox

May 13, 2024

BOSTON -- The Rays put their speed to good use Monday night at Fenway Park. Amed Rosario hit a two-run triple and scored in the first inning, José Caballero essentially hustled his way to the go-ahead run in the fourth inning and the Rays added another run in the eighth

Injuries & Moves: B. Lowe 'still feeling' discomfort, being evaluated

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Yanks have too much firepower for Rays

Late comeback effort falls short for TB, which finishes its homestand 6-3
May 12, 2024

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays weren’t just defeated Sunday afternoon. They were overpowered. The Yankees clubbed five home runs -- two by No. 8 hitter Jose Trevino -- and slammed the Rays, 10-6, at Tropicana Field. Four of the five homers came from the bottom four hitters in New York's

Mother's Day meaningful for Lowe brothers as 'Super Mom' Wendy fights cancer

May 12, 2024

ST PETERSBURG -- Last June brought what Wendy Lowe called a “momentous weekend” full of “lifelong memories” for her family. She and her husband, David, watched their sons, Rangers first baseman Nathaniel Lowe and Rays outfielder Josh Lowe, meet on a Major League field for the first time. The big

How to watch Roku MLB Sunday Leadoff FREE

@Spokes_Murphy
May 13, 2024

There is a new place to watch free baseball every Sunday this season. Catch your favorite MLB action with Roku MLB Sunday Leadoff, streaming free on The Roku Channel every Sunday morning.

Who takes the hardest swings on each MLB team?

@Theo_DeRosa and @ColeJacobson32 and @ssc627
May 13, 2024

The Statcast era of baseball research has reached another milestone: bat speed is live on Baseball Savant. You can check out this page for more thorough details on what bat speed entails and how it’s calculated. But in the meantime, we’re kicking things off by breaking down the best of

Watch Caminero at Triple-A FREE in Sunday matinee

@thevandalorian and @brendan_samson
May 13, 2024

Once again in 2024, baseball fans can watch Minor League Baseball games across all of MLB's digital platforms. MLB.TV and At Bat subscribers can watch their favorite team's Minor League affiliates in the app at no additional cost, while all MiLB games will be available on MiLB.TV, on the web

Here's the freshly updated Top 100 Prospects list

@SamDykstraMiLB
May 12, 2024

Break out the caps and gowns. It’s time for a whole bunch of graduations and an updated Top 100 Prospects list. Young players who began the 2024 season on a Major League Opening Day roster with zero MLB service time exhausted their prospect status Sunday by way of the 45-day

It's the Yandy and Randy show as Rays slug past Yanks

May 11, 2024

ST. PETERSBURG -- After a couple of quiet nights at the plate, and six weeks without their two best hitters at the top of their game, the Rays’ lineup looked a lot more like it should Saturday afternoon at Tropicana Field. Yandy Díaz went 3-for-4 with a home run and

Rays 'could not be more impressed' with Taj in dazzling return

May 10, 2024

ST. PETERSBURG -- Back in Spring Training, the Rays didn’t want to put any undue pressure on Taj Bradley. Thrust into action earlier and more often than expected last season, the talented rookie had his ups, downs and moments to learn from. He was the youngest pitcher in the Majors

Rays hope good energy stays in key stretch

May 10, 2024

This story was excerpted from Adam Berry's Rays Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

The most surprising developments for each team

May 9, 2024

There has been no shortage of surprising developments in the 2024 season. Whether they are good or bad developments, or on the player or team-wide level, there are plenty of trends that have already shifted the arc of this season. With the help of each club's MLB.com beat writer, here

Isaac homers twice, finishes 5-for-5 in High-A doubleheader

@MavalloneMiLB
May 10, 2024

A doubleheader provided Xavier Isaac not one but two opportunities to get his engine revved up. The Hot Rod didn't disappoint. Isaac homered twice, collected five hits and reached safely in all seven plate appearances during High-A Bowling Green's twin bill on Thursday at Bowling Green Ballpark. MLB's No. 51

Civale's fifth-inning woes continue in loss to White Sox

May 9, 2024

ST. PETERSBURG -- This spring, Aaron Civale made it clear his top priority was to pitch deeper into games in his first full season with the Rays. He followed through on that goal in his first four outings of 2024, and Tampa Bay won three of those games. But lately,

Potential future closers -- one for each team

@SamDykstraMiLB
May 8, 2024

Big league closers can come from all areas of the pitching world. Some are guys who have always been relievers, from college all the way up to the big leagues. Some were starters whose power stuff (and perhaps lack of command) were better suited for shorter stints coming out of

Rays place Pepiot on IL; Bradley to make '24 debut Friday

May 8, 2024

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays are about to add one young power arm to their rotation while temporarily losing another one. Right-hander Ryan Pepiot was placed on the 15-day injured list on Wednesday due to a lower left leg contusion, the result of him taking a 107.5 mph comebacker from

He's 'the Randy that we all know' to all the Rays -- except for Randy

Arozarena hits 3rd HR in 5 games -- all wins -- but won't feel fully back until he has 2-hit day
May 7, 2024

ST. PETERSBURG -- Randy Arozarena is starting to look more like himself. The Rays’ All-Star left fielder went deep for the third time in five games on Tuesday night, blasting a two-run shot to left field in the third inning of Tampa Bay’s 5-1 victory over the White Sox at

Q&A: Cash dishes on 757 wins with Rays

May 7, 2024

This story was excerpted from Adam Berry's Rays Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

Here are the weirdest stats and plays from the past month in the Minors

@BensBiz
May 7, 2024

After a multi-season hiatus, Crooked Numbers returns with a heaping portion of Minor League Baseball on-field oddities and absurdities. This edition, covering the start of the season through the end of April, has a disproportionate number of items from the Triple-A level. As for why that is, who knows? Maybe

'We don't have to take it off anymore': Rays 4-0 in City Connect unis

May 6, 2024

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays weren’t supposed to wear their City Connect uniforms on Monday night. They debuted the jerseys over the weekend, and according to the plan they announced upon revealing these new threads, they weren’t supposed to break them out again until Saturday. Then, on the heels of

J. Lowe off IL, rejoins Rays' outfield after setbacks

May 6, 2024

ST. PETERSBURG -- Josh Lowe is back with the Rays. For real, this time. The Rays reinstated Lowe from the 10-day injured list before their 8-2, series-opening win over the White Sox on Monday night at Tropicana Field, adding a key left-handed bat to their lineup following their three-game sweep

DeLuca DeLivers walk-off win, sweep for Rays

@Spokes_Murphy
May 5, 2024

ST. PETERSBURG -- What kind of difference did rookie outfielder Jonny DeLuca make in his first three games with the Rays? “We’re 3-0 since he got here. That’s all,” said shortstop José Caballero. DeLuca has introduced himself to the Tampa Bay faithful with some big hits, but none bigger than