With the only home park they've ever known severely damaged by Hurricane Milton, the Rays make a temporary move to Tampa for the upcoming MLB season.
Money and geography are the Rays' biggest obstacles to commercial success in the Tampa Bay/St. Petersburg area, and Barry Larkin is getting behind the idea of a different Florida media market as a pos
Also invited were pitchers Garrett Acton (A’s), Jake Brentz (Royals), Joey Gerber (Mariners), Jonathan Hernández (Rangers, Mariners) and Seminole High product Joey Krehbiel (Diamondbacks, Orioles, Rays); plus infielder Coco Montes (Rockies), a former USF player.
For a decade, groups in Orlando have started and stopped pushes to get a Major League Baseball team in a state where its two franchises have struggled with attendance and revenue. That effort got more attention Wednesday with the announcement of a new front man: Hall of Fame shortstop Barry Larkin,
The Rays will get a glimpse of their future in Spring Training. And that future may not be far away. The Rays announced on Thursday that 30 players on Minor League contracts have been invited to Major League camp.
The Tampa Bay Rays' home ballpark was ravaged by Hurricane Milton and is still in obvious need of obvious repair more than three months later.
The offseason has not deviated from the typical tinkering and cash saving maneuvers. Indeed, the almighty dollar is always on the front burner with the front office.
A person familiar with negotiations says the Tampa Bay Rays and free agent Ha-Seong Kim have agreed to a two-year contract valued at $29 million.
Carson Williams, Xavier Isaac, Brayden Taylor and Tre' Morgan will join the Rays down in Charlotte County, setting them up for a taste of the Grapefruit League.
What Jurickson Profar hinted at and Roki Sasaki insinuated are proving to be more concrete reasons as to why free agents aren't signing with the San Diego Padres. The rumors of what was potentially driving away Padres free agency targets is once again brought to light after losing Ha-Seong Kim to the Tampa Bay Rays Wednesday morning.
When was the last time the Red Sox had this much starting pitching depth heading into spring training? Have they ever had this much? It’s been an issue throughout franchise history. Unable to