The Tampa Bay Rays have acquired RHP Eric Orze from the New York Mets in exchange for OF Jose Siri. Orze, 27, made his major league debut last season, making two relief appearances for the Mets. In 43 relief outings for Triple-A Syracuse, he went 6-1 with a 2.92 ERA

The Tampa Bay Rays have selected OF Jake Mangum to the 40-man roster. To make room on the 40-man roster, LHP Richard Lovelady has been designated for assignment. Mangum, 28, hit .317/.358/.442 (126-for-398) with 30 doubles, one triple, six home runs, 56 RBI and 20 steals in 104 games for

The Tampa Bay Rays have selected LHP Joe Rock and LHP Ian Seymour to the 40-man roster. To make room on the 40-man roster, INF Austin Shenton has been designated for assignment. Rock, 24, was acquired from the Rockies on March 21 in exchange for outfielder Greg Jones. The left-hander

The Tampa Bay Rays announced that the team will play the 2025 regular season at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, the spring training home of the New York Yankees. The Rays stadium, Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, was significantly damaged by Hurricane Milton on October 9 and will not

The Tampa Bay Rays have exercised their $10.5 million club option on infielder Brandon Lowe for the 2025 season. On March 20, 2019, Lowe and the Rays reached a six-year contract extension, which included club options for the 2025 and 2026 seasons. “We are appreciative of all of Brandon’s achievements

The Tampa Bay Rays announced that the team has secured temporary office space for its front office staff in a building near Tropicana Field, which was significantly damaged by Hurricane Milton. “We are eager to bring our organization back together under one roof,’’ said Rays President Matt Silverman. “We have

The Tampa Bay Rays have announced the winners of their 2024 Minor League awards: Minor League Player of the Year: Infielder Tre' Morgan Morgan, 22, hit .324/.408/.483 (121-for-373) with 23 doubles, three triples, 10 home runs, 68 RBI, 48 walks and 20 steals in 100 games for Class-A Charleston (26G),

The Tampa Bay Rays return to Tropicana Field on Tuesday for their final regular season homestand: a two-team, six-game stretch against the Boston Red Sox (September 17-19) and Toronto Blue Jays (September 20-22). The Rays 2024 season is presented by Orlando Health. The Rays Baseball Foundation will host the annual

The Tampa Bay Rays visited Escuela Basica Patria Mirabal, a primary school adjacent to the Rays Academy in Guerra, Dominican Republic, last week to help get students ages 4-14 ready for the school year and see progress made on renovations to the school. Members of the Rays community engagement team

Major League Baseball announced that former Rays pitcher Jason Adam was named the Tampa Bay Rays 2024 nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award presented by Capital One, baseball’s most prestigious individual honor for Major Leaguers. The Roberto Clemente Award presented by Capital One is the annual recognition of a Major

The Tampa Bay Rays Baseball Operations Department named infielder Tre' Morgan as Minor League Player of the Month and right-handed pitcher Ty Johnson as Minor League Pitcher of the Month for August. Morgan, who also earned Player of the Month honors in May, slashed .354/.416/.557 (28-for-79) with five doubles, one

The Tampa Bay Rays return to Tropicana Field on Friday for a two-team, seven-game homestand against the San Diego Padres (August 30-September 1) and Minnesota Twins (September 2-5). This will be the Rays only series against San Diego, followed by the second and final series against Minnesota this year. The

The Tampa Bay Rays announced the launch of MLB Go-Ahead Entry at Tropicana Field, becoming the seventh club to provide their fans with the optional, hands-free ballpark entry experience developed by Major League Baseball. The use of the facial authentication-based gate management system will begin on Friday, August 30. Fans

The Tampa Bay Rays today announced their 2025 Spring Training schedule. The club will start their Grapefruit League play on Friday, February 21 against the New York Yankees in Tampa, Florida. The Rays will play a total of 31 games throughout the duration of spring. Additionally, following its debut last

The Tampa Bay Rays return to Tropicana Field on Friday for a three-team, nine-game homestand against the Baltimore Orioles (August 9-11), Houston Astros (August 12-14) and Arizona Diamondbacks (August 16-18). This will be the Rays third of four series against Baltimore, followed by the final series against Houston this year.

Right-handed pitcher Taj Bradley has been named the American League Pitcher of the Month for July, Major League Baseball announced today, the first monthly award of his career. Bradley went 3-1 with a 1.45 ERA (31.0IP, 5ER) with 31 strikeouts, eight walks and only two home runs allowed during the

The Tampa Bay Rays Baseball Operations Department named infielder Cooper Kinney as Minor League Player of the Month and right-handed pitcher Owen Wild Minor League Pitcher of the Month for July. Kinney, 21, hit .359 (28-for-78) with 11 doubles, four home runs and 18 RBI across 21 games for Class-A

The Tampa Bay Rays will build an intimate new ballpark in downtown St. Petersburg that will be the centerpiece of the largest mixed-use development in the Southeast, securing the franchise’s future in the city where it began play in 1998. The Pinellas County Commission approved the project Tuesday, the final

The Tampa Bay Rays have acquired outfielder Dylan Carlson and cash considerations from the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for right-handed pitcher Shawn Armstrong. Carlson, 25, hit .198/.275/.240 (24-for-121) with five doubles, 11 RBI, 12 walks and 12 runs scored over 59 games for the Cardinals this season. He began

The Tampa Bay Rays have acquired right-handed pitcher Paul Gervase from the New York Mets in exchange for right-handed pitcher Tyler Zuber. Gervase, 24, went 3-2 with a 3.25 ERA (27.2IP, 10ER), 46 strikeouts, 17 walks and five saves over 22 appearances for Double-A Binghamton this season. In 2023, he

The Tampa Bay Rays have acquired right-handed pitcher Michael Flynn from the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for infielder/outfielder Amed Rosario. Flynn, 27, went 2-1 with a 4.25 ERA (42.1IP, 20ER) and four saves, striking out 59 batters across 31 appearances (1 start) between Double-A Tulsa and Triple-A Oklahoma City.

The Tampa Bay Rays have acquired infielder Christopher Morel, right-handed pitcher Hunter Bigge and right-handed pitcher Ty Johnson from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for infielder Isaac Paredes. Morel, 25, hit .199 (72-for-362) with seven doubles, one triple, a team-leading 18 home runs, 51 RBI and seven steals in 103

The Tampa Bay Rays have acquired right-handed pitcher Dylan Lesko, outfielder Homer Bush Jr. and catcher J.D. Gonzalez from the San Diego Padres in exchange for right-handed pitcher Jason Adam. Lesko, 20, went 1-9 with a 6.46 ERA (69.2IP, 50ER) and 79 strikeouts in 16 starts for Class-A Fort Wayne.

The Tampa Bay Rays have signed center fielder Theo Gillen, the No. 18 overall selection in the 2024 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. Gillen, 18, hit .415 with four doubles, six triples, 7 HR, 30 RBI, 38 runs and 29 stolen bases as a senior in 2024. He earned

The Tampa Bay Rays have acquired right-handed pitcher Jackson Baumeister, outfielder Matthew Etzel and infielder Mac Horvath from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for right-handed pitcher Zach Eflin and cash considerations. Baumeister, 22, went 1-3 with a 3.06 ERA (70.2IP, 24ER) and 91 strikeouts in 18 starts for Class-A Aberdeen.