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ST. PETERSBURG -- The first few weeks of the season, Curtis Mead felt like he was playing it safe. The 23-year-old rookie didn’t want to swing and miss. He did everything he could to avoid striking out, even if that meant getting out of his approach to put the ball

Three years ago, Charlie Condon attracted zero interest from pro scouts or NCAA Division I baseball programs. He wound up at Georgia as a preferred walk-on and redshirted during his first season in Athens. Now he's the best prospect in the 2024 Draft and sits atop MLB Pipeline's updated and

ST. PETERSBURG -- Sitting in the home dugout at Tropicana Field on Tuesday afternoon, manager Kevin Cash succinctly summarized the Rays’ current offensive struggles by saying, “It's just not coming easy right now.” That was the case again for Tampa Bay on multiple fronts during a 4-2 loss to the

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There are a kajillion reasons to love baseball -- especially Minor League Baseball. The bobblehead, which has been greeted with an enthusiastic "Yes" from baseball fans at least since MLB put out a set featuring the likes of Roberto Clemente, Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays in 1960, combines many of

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays knew they were going to have their work cut out for them Monday night against Tigers ace Tarik Skubal. Sure enough, Skubal didn’t make it easy for the Rays’ struggling lineup. They didn’t make it easy for themselves, either. “For a team that's trying to

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays on Monday placed closer Pete Fairbanks on the 15-day injured list due to an unspecified nerve-related issue. Manager Kevin Cash said Fairbanks has undergone two tests on his neck and shoulder area, which “seemed to be OK,” and will be sent for further testing to

It’s an absolute lock to be one of the coolest things to happen in the world of baseball this year. It’s less than two months away. And your chance to get tickets to the first game of the event begins this week. This year, for the first time, Minor League

NEW YORK -- The fact that the Rays have played better than .500 baseball even with Randy Arozarena, the leader of their offense, mired in one of the worst slumps of his career is a testament to one of the most consistently competitive ballclubs in baseball. But they still need

NEW YORK -- It's not easy to shut out the Yankees at Yankee Stadium, but Zach Eflin dominates the Bronx Bombers. And with Eflin back at the top of his game Saturday, the Rays did it. After a pitchers' duel between Eflin and Nestor Cortes, José Caballero's RBI double broke

Carson Williams entered the season with a focus on building and being dedicated to his own routine and process -- both mentally and physically. He wanted to emphasize techniques he picked up during his climb of three levels of the Minors last season and his time at big league camp

NEW YORK -- Richie Palacios started his day with a couple of slices of pizza in Manhattan, something he had been craving as he headed for his hometown visit. “I enjoyed it, for real,” Palacios said. “I’m going to have some more tonight.” The postgame pie could have been even

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ST. PETERSBURG -- Ryan Pepiot knew something was off when he looked in the mirror not too long before he took the mound at Tropicana Field on Thursday afternoon. Pepiot felt fine in the days leading up to the Rays’ series finale against the Angels, but when he saw his

You’ve heard how important it is for any player to get off to a hot start. Carson Williams has definitely bought into that philosophy. Few, if any, prospects have started the season stronger than MLB's No. 18 overall prospect. And Williams is showing no signs of slowing down. The latest

ST. PETERSBURG -- Pete Fairbanks glanced at the digital clock in the home clubhouse at Tropicana Field on Wednesday night. It was 9:44 p.m. The Rays’ closer vowed not to beat himself up over the blown save that turned a second straight comeback victory by the Rays into a frustrating,

Rawlings may have to start handing out Gold Glove Awards for ballboys and ballgirls. The way the Rays' ballboys have been flashing the leather lately, we know which team would be the frontrunner in that department. For the second time during this young season, a Tampa Bay ballboy made a

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays were down by two and down to their last out with nobody on base in the ninth inning Tuesday night. They were down again in the 10th and the 11th. Then they found themselves one out away from a frustrating, exhausting defeat in the 13th

We've already seen several noteworthy callups in this young season. The biggest came when the Orioles promoted the best prospect in baseball, Jackson Holliday, on April 10. The Dodgers summoned fellow Top 100 prospect Andy Pages on Tuesday to bolster their outfield. When Justin Steele strained a hamstring on Opening

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PETERSBURG -- After watching Mike Trout go 6-for-12 with a pair of home runs last week at Angel Stadium, the Rays had the right idea when it came to not letting the Angels’ superstar beat them at Tropicana Field. “Keep the guys off base in front of him, I think,