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The Tampa Bay Rays are reportedly in agreement on a minor-league contract with first baseman/outfielder Dominic Smith in MLB free agency, per Robert Murray of FanSided. Smith, who previously played for the New York Mets and Washington Nationals, most recently opted out of his deal with the Chicago Cubs. Smith, 28, was once a highly-regarded […]

It is an AL East battle on opening weekend as the Toronto Blue Jays face off with the Tampa Bay Rays. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Blue Jays-Rays prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. This is game two of an opening four-game series between the Blue Jays and Rays. In game […]

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco has reportedly been placed on administrative leave as the 2024 season gets underway, per Jeff Passan of ESPN. Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times initially broke the news. However, Passan reports that Franco’s status may change. “News: Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco has been placed on administrative […]

The New York Yankees reportedly are acquiring infielder Jon Berti from the Miami Marlins in a three-team deal that involves the Tampa Bay Rays as well, according to Christina De Nicola of MLB.com. The Yankees are sending prospect John Cruz to the Marlins, according to De Nicola. The Rays are sending outfielder Shane Sasaki to […]

Opening day is here! The Toronto Blue Jays start their season on the road as they take on the Tampa Bay Rays. Below we will continue our MLB odds series with a Blue Jays-Rays prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. This is opening day, so there is […]

Few teams are continuously discounted yearly like the Tampa Bay Rays. On paper, the Rays never seem like an elite squad, yet they have five straight playoff appearances and three 90-win seasons in the last four full years. This year is no different. The club traded ace Tyler Glasnow to the Rays while superstar shortstop […]

Last season, the Tampa Bay Rays got off to a historically good start. The team won their first 13 games and became one of seven teams since 1974 with 50 wins by the 72-game mark. Legal issues for Wander Franco and a loss in the ALWC put a cloud over an otherwise very impressive 2023 […]

The Tampa Bay Rays will look to try and have another productive season. We’re here to share our MLB odds series and make a Rays over-under win total prediction for the 2024 season. The Rays went 99-63 last season in what was another great regular season for the team. There are some highlights from last […]

Right-hander Jake Odorizzi is rejoining the Tampa Bay Rays on a minor league contract with an invitation to major league spring training, via the team’s communications department. The right-hander will earn $1.5 million if he secures a spot on the 26-man roster for the upcoming season. Additionally, he will receive $500,000 bonuses for reaching milestones […]

With still weeks away from the 2024 regular season as Spring Training progresses along, the Tampa Bay Rays are making preparations to have another successful year in what looks to be a highly competitive AL East. Those familiar with Rays baseball know the DNA of this franchise up to this point. They’re a small-market team […]

Heading into the 2024 season, the Tampa Bay Rays are counting on Taj Bradley to play a feature role in their starting rotation. However, those plans have been put on halt entering Opening Day. Bradley won’t be ready for Opening Day due to his strained pectoral injury, via Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. […]

Mike Zunino, a catcher who made the American League All-Star team in 2021 with the Tampa Bay Rays, is retiring. Zunino’s agency, Wasserman Baseball revealed the news, via Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. Former #Rays, #Mariners and #Guardians C Mike Zunino has retired. News was shared by his agency, Wasserman Baseball, in an […]

Overreactions are not uncommon in spring training. Fans sometimes forget that players are not in midseason form in March. However, New York Yankees fans have been frustrated with Carlos Rodon for a while. And the two-time All-Star’s difficult outing on Wednesday against the Tampa Bay Rays did not help matters. The Yankees trail the Tampa […]

Spring training is underway for a Tampa Bay Rays team that is returning an impressive roster. The team won 99 games last year, and they started off the season on a historic run that saw them win a record 13 straight games, via Adam Berry of MLB.com. Everything wasn’t pretty in the long run, though. […]

While the Tampa Bay Rays have made the playoff five straight seasons, they’ve made the World Series just once; losing in six games. The Rays are looking for a sixth-straight postseason berth and a much deeper run come playoff time. To help boost their postseason push, Tampa Bay has signed Amed Rosario to a one-year, […]

The New York Mets and first baseman/outfielder Ji-Man Choi have reportedly agreed to a minor-league contract, per Jon Heyman of the New York Post. “Mets added Ji-Man Choi on minors deal. Naver Sports 1st reported last night,” Heyman wrote Saturday on X (formerly Twitter). The Mets later confirmed the report and revealed that Choi’s contract […]

With pitchers and catchers set to report this week, the Tampa Bay Rays are looking to prepare for the 2024 season. But for top Rays prospect Junior Caminero, one of the brightest future stars in the game, it may not be the spring training he was hoping for, according to Marc Topkin of the Tampa […]

The Tampa Bay Rays have given long-term contract extensions to manager Kevin Cash and baseball operations president Erik Neander, according to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. The terms of the deals for Kevin Cash and Erik Neander are not initially available, but both will carry into and beyond the Rays’ planned move into […]

The Tampa Bay Rays have quite the offseason to deal with in 2024. The team more or less reached the expectations fans had for them last season. They had a white-hot start to the season, and eventually finished in the Wild Card round. However, they were booted out of the playoffs pretty early on. With […]

Harold Ramirez had a breakout 2023 campaign with the Tampa Bay Rays. But with the Rays always tinkering with their roster, Ramirez has now found himself on the trade block. Ramirez has been playing for Tiburones in the Venezuelan Winter League. He has been taking reps at centerfield, increase his potential value for Tampa Bay […]

Embattled Tampa Bay Rays star Wander Franco has found himself in hot water once again after disturbing new details about his alleged relationship with a minor has emerged. Franco has been at the center of a massive scandal after it was revealed during the 2023 season that he allegedly had an inappropriate relationship with a […]

The Tampa Bay Rays have had a slow start to the offseason, with their most notable move seeing them trade away their presumed ace in Tyler Glasnow to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Rays always find a way to fill out their roster, though, and they may have made one of their typical under-the-radar moves […]

The Tampa Bay Rays are coming off an impressive 2023 season. Tampa Bay made the MLB Playoffs as one of the AL Wildcard teams. Still, the Rays are not done adding support to the roster amid MLB Free Agency. The team has made a move on former New York Yankees catcher Rob Brantly. Tampa Bay […]

Wander Franco of the Tampa Bay Rays had been in prison for alleged seduction and sexual exploitation of a minor. While the case against Franco continues to be built, the Rays shortstop made bail on Monday. Franco was released from prison after paying two million pesos, equivalent to around $35,000, via Altertas Mundial, h/t MLB […]

There is a ton of uncertainty currently swirling around the Tampa Bay Rays, for reasons not just confined to the baseball product, but some things have gone quite predictably. The Rays have sold high on multiple players this offseason, as is the norm for the small-market club, completing three trades in less than a month. […]

The Seattle Mariners and the Tampa Bay Rays figured recently in a seemingly minor deal that hasn’t made a serious splash in the offseason. However, both teams appear to have some internal struggles in being on the same page about the trade that had the Rays sending outfielder Luke Raley to the Mariners for infielder […]

The MLB offseason has been incredibly exciting so far and it just keeps going. Especially now after the St. Louis Cardinals and Tampa Bay Rays came to an agreement on a trade. St. Louis acquires a solid relief pitcher while Tampa receives a prospect outfielder. As it turns out, the Cardinals are beefing up their […]

A decision has been made regarding the bail of Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, who was arrested on Jan. 1 in the Dominican Republic for commercial sexual exploitation and money laundering. “A judge has ruled that Wander Franco must post bail for 2 million Dominican pesos, about 35,000 thousand and present himself to court […]

The Seattle Mariners have just finalized a blockbuster trade, sending Robbie Ray to the San Francisco Giants. But as the Mariners craft their 2024 roster, Seattle still had a few more moves to make. The Mariners have acquired outfielder Luke Raley from the Tampa Bay Rays. In return, the Rays received infielder infielder Jose Caballero, […]

The Tampa Bay Rays organization continues to receive shocking updates on Wander Franco. Franco was put on administrative leave from the MLB for an investigation regarding his rumored relationship with minors. Now, new details emerge about the Tampa Bay star’s conduct. Rays get another stunning update amid Wander Franco’s legal trouble In addition to sexual […]

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco continues the battle against his allegations of inappropriate relationships with minors. In late December, Franco made news for avoiding a summon in the Dominican Republic for his allegations. The Rays star now finds himself in a deeper hole amid his arrest in the DR. Rays star Wander Franco gets […]

The Tampa Bays are dealing with an uncomfortable situation concerning third-year shortstop Wander Franco. Franco was put on administrative leave by the MLB in August 2023. The Tampa Bay star is being investigated for having a relationship with a minor. More news has broken on the matter, as Franco failed to appear at a summon […]

There is an update in the situation involving Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco. A day after The Prosecutor’s Office for Children and Adolescents in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic raided two homes in search of Franco, he has been officially summoned by police to appear for questioning at 11 a.m. Thursday, according to Jeff Passan of […]

After months of waiting for more information to come out in the investigation of Tampa Bay Rays All-Star shortstop Wander Franco, there is reportedly a new major development. The Prosecutor’s Office for Children and Adolescents in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic raided two homes in search of Franco, per Kristie Ackert of the Tampa Bay Times. […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers recently traded for Tyler Glasnow, and signed him to a five-year contract extension. The former Tampa Bay Rays star commented on the trade while speaking with the media Monday, via Matthew Moreno of Dodger Blue. “I think it worked out best-possible scenario going to the Dodgers,” Glasnow said. He also addressed […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers and SP Tyler Glasnow agreed to a five-year, $135 million contract extension (four years, $110 million is the new deal, with the rest including Glasnow’s already guaranteed 2024 salary) Friday. The Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays had already agreed to a trade involving Glasnow, but the deal was contingent upon a […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers and SP Tyler Glasnow have reportedly agreed to a $135 million contract extension, Jeff Passan of ESPN reports. The Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays had previously agreed to trade Glasnow and OF Manuel Margot for SP Ryan Pepiot and OF Jonny DeLuca, but it was contingent upon an extension. Assuming no […]

On Thursday, Shohei Ohtani lauded the Los Angeles Dodgers for their winning vision. President of baseball operations Andrew Friedman is quickly validating that faith by agreeing to a big trade with the Tampa Bay Rays for starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The Dodgers will also receive outfielder Manuel Margot and send […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays are reportedly in discussions on a trade centered around right-hander Tyler Glasnow with Manuel Margot also expected to be included in the blockbuster. However, Jon Heyman offered an eye-opening update on the talks this morning and hinted that Los Angeles is more interested in Randy Arozarena over […]