Rays History
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The Rays celebrate at Tropicana Field after defeating the Red Sox to win the pennant in 2008. (AP)
2008 Rays: AL Champs
Soaring after 10 straight losing seasons, the Rays made a one-year, 31-game improvement from 2007 to 97 victories this season. That meant an American League East title. Then came the pennant-winning victory over the defending World Series-champion Boston Red Sox in the AL Championship Series. Full Story »
Rays All-Time Leaders and Stats
Carl Crawford is the club's all-time leader in batting average (.296), hits (1,480), triples (105), extra-base hits (424), runs scored (765) and stolen bases (409). More »
Multimedia Highlights
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