ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays needed this one. They entered the seventh inning on Sunday afternoon at Tropicana Field trailing by a run, mired in a season-long six-game losing streak that looked like it might soon reach seven. Royals starter Michael Wacha kept Tampa Bay off the bases entirely for

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ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays are searching for something to feel good about right now. Anything that can serve as a beacon of light in what has been a dreary week. There were positives for the Rays on the mound and at the plate during Saturday’s 7-4 loss against the

ST. PETERSBURG -- A week ago, Tyler Alexander flirted with perfection. The left-hander retired 22 consecutive batters to begin his previous outing, carrying his perfect-game bid into the eighth inning in Toronto. It’s hard to imagine a more imperfect follow-up performance for Alexander and the Rays. Tampa Bay’s losing streak

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Every collaboration has a thread that binds two entities or ideas together, and for one iteration of the MiLB x Music Capsule Collection, that theme might be No One’s Gonna Love the Charleston RiverDogs More Than Band of Horses Does. The Charleston-based rock band partnered with Official League on a

Carson Williams is coming into his own. At 20 years old and playing at the Double-A level, Williams understands that he's not a polished product just yet -- still learning and developing into the player that will produce at the big league level. But if the first two months of

ST. PETERSBURG -- Nearly a third of the way through the season, the Rays seem to be stuck in neutral. They’ve spent the past eight weeks hovering around the .500 mark, never more than three games over or four games under the break-even point. They’ve won seven series, lost seven

The 2019 Draft wasn’t one filled with a ton of suspense. It was widely accepted that the Orioles would take Oregon State catcher Adley Rutschman – one of the Draft’s best-ever backstops – first overall, and that’s precisely what Mike Elias & Co. did on June 3. Bobby Witt Jr.

ST. PETERSBURG -- With runners on the corners and two outs in the eighth inning Tuesday night, Red Sox star Rafael Devers took off for second base. Behind the plate, Ben Rortvedt knew what he needed to do. Rortvedt snagged an outside breaking ball from setup man Jason Adam, stood

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On the field, Minor League Baseball is all about the future: See tomorrow’s stars, today. This forward-looking mentality is often combined with ballpark celebrations of past eras, via salutes to defunct teams, retired players and beloved pop culture properties. Jump in the way-back machine and join us as we explore

ST. PETERSBURG -- For three innings, Taj Bradley was about as good as it gets. The Rays’ 23-year-old right-hander struck out eight of the first nine batters he faced on Monday night, overwhelming the Red Sox with powerful fastballs and devastating offspeed stuff. The other out during Bradley’s perfect start

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays made a flurry of roster moves before Monday’s series opener against the Red Sox at Tropicana Field, reinstating second baseman Brandon Lowe from the 10-day injured list but also losing Opening Day starter Zach Eflin to an injury. Lowe had been on the IL since

TORONTO -- April showers are definitively a thing of the past. The Rays’ budding turnaround has proved as much, even though their seven-game, all-AL East road trip ended with a 5-2 loss to the Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon at Rogers Centre.

TORONTO -- Here’s how to keep scraping up those narrow comeback wins: One good at-bat at a time. The Rays did it again on Saturday afternoon, holding on for a 5-4 win after leapfrogging the Blue Jays with five unanswered runs at Rogers Centre. It was their 12th comeback win

TORONTO -- Josh Lowe sprinted forward from right field and Richie Palacios darted back from second base, the same thought ringing in their minds. “Do everything I possibly could to try and catch that ball,” said Lowe. History was at play, after all. Tyler Alexander came five batters short of

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BOSTON -- The Rays’ 7-5 win over the Red Sox on Thursday night at Fenway Park presented all sorts of twists and turns. Tampa Bay jumped out to an early four-run lead, let it slip away then struck back against closer Kenley Jansen to retake the lead in the ninth

With the 2024 Draft still two months away, there's not much hard intel on who's going where in the first round. That picture will become clearer as college and high school players start wrapping up their seasons in the next few weeks, and teams conduct interviews and get medical information

BOSTON -- Of all the unexpected things the Rays have already seen this season, perhaps nothing was more surprising than the way All-Star leadoff man Yandy Díaz scuffled through the first month of the season. Throughout his career, and especially since joining Tampa Bay, all Díaz has done is hit.

Six weeks into the Minor League season, we have witnessed plenty of pleasant prospect developments. Athletics 2023 first-rounder Jacob Wilson is batting a sizzling .438 and already has reached Triple-A. Mets right-hander Jonah Tong has been a revelation with elite fastball characteristics and a Minors-best 0.33 ERA. As one Chourio