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• Player of the Series: Jake Mangum

  04-04-2025 14:49 via draysbay.com
  
  Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images The Mayor took on The Boss What an Opening Week it was for the Rays rookies.Kameron Misner took this honor for first series of the year and now 29-year old Jake Mangum has been dubbed our Player of the Series for the second series of the year.
  Mangum came to the Rays as part of the return for former top prospect Vidal Brujan. Mangum was a collegiate star, graduating as the all-time hit leader in the SEC. He was then selected by the New York Mets in the 4th round o
  
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• Rays 3, Yankees 2: Rays Snap Skid

  03-05-2025 22:57 via draysbay.com
  
  Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images Taylor Walls and Curtis Mead pack the punch as Rays win in the Bronx New York, New York.“That’s Life”, by Frank Sinatra would play as patrons leave Yankee Stadium today, as the Rays win a nail-biter 3-2.
  The scoring started with Aaron Judge homering on the first Zack Littell offering he saw to get the Yankees jump-started 1-0.
  In the following half inning, Taylor Walls hit a sacrifice fly to plate Jose Caballero, evening the game at 1-1.
  Austin Wells h
  
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• GDT: Littell has had a bit of a homer problem

  03-05-2025 18:45 via draysbay.com
  
  Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Will it come into play today at Yankee Stadium? Hope not! Go Rays!
  
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• Bronx Bummer: Rays 0, Yankees 3

  03-05-2025 04:33 via draysbay.com
  
  Photo by Dustin Satloff/Getty Images Goldschmidt homers, Rays’ offense remains silent. In a game where scoring opportunities were sparse, one swing by Paul Goldschmidt for the Yankees turned out to be decisive, as the Tampa Bay Rays fell to the New York Yankees 3-0 at Yankee Stadium Tuesday night.
  Ryan Pepiot started for Tampa Bay and battled through early innings without allowing the Yankees to capitalize on their initial opportunities. Pepiot looked good in the early frames, notably esca
  
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• GDT: Out of the frying pan...

  03-05-2025 00:45 via draysbay.com
  
  Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images And into the fire of Yankee Stadium Go Rays!
  
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• Rays Reacts Results: Is this team better than the O’s and Jays?

  02-05-2025 22:18 via draysbay.com
  
  Daniel Kucin Jr.-Imagn Images You voted, here are the results!Results for our second part of the AL East survey after the first month of baseball — brought to you by FanDuel — and this time we asked whether the Tampa Bay Rays are better than the Blue Jays or Orioles in 2025.
  Last time the results were fairly negative regarding this team’s chances against the Yankees and Red Sox. This time there is far more confidence.The Blue Jays might be bad, but the fans are confident they a
  
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• Player of the Series: Mason Englert

  02-05-2025 19:11 via draysbay.com
  
  Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Mason Englert provided some much needed coverage from the bullpen The Tampa Bay Rays did not play well during their past series against the Kansas City Royals. They lost all three games and only managed to score a total of three runs during the series. The pitching did what it could to keep the games close with the exception of Thursday’s blow out loss.One pitcher specifically is deserving of a mention and that is Mason Englert.
  The Ray
  
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• Rays 2, Royals 8: Royally swept

  01-05-2025 21:49 via draysbay.com
  Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images This game was not fun.The Rays were facing off against the Royals in the final game of a three-game outing, just hoping to avoid being swept at home before heading to the Bronx to take on red-hot division rivals in the Yankees. Shane Baz was on the mound for the Rays up against Seth Lugo for the Royals.In the first, Bobby Witt Jr. got a one-out walk, but he’d be the only baserunner the Royals could manage as the next two outs followed in quick succession. I
  
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• GDT: The Royals have so many relieves-turned-starters

  01-05-2025 18:45 via draysbay.com
  Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images Can’t imagine what that’s like! Go Rays!
  
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• Rays 0, Royals 3: Is the Trop fixed yet?

  01-05-2025 05:34 via draysbay.com
  Jonathan Dyer-Imagn Images Rays shut out again as they drop another at home. The Tampa Bay Rays looked to even the series with the Royals on Wednesday night but fell short, getting shut out in the process. The Rays’ woes at George M. Steinbrenner Field continued and the second loss in as many days dropped their record to 14-16. Their record in their temporary home ballpark now sits at 9-12. Across their last 15 home games, they are just 5-10. Whether it is the dimensions, atmosphere, weath
  
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• GDT: Give ‘em the ol’ Ras-zle Dazzle

  01-05-2025 00:45 via draysbay.com
  Dave Nelson-Imagn Images That’s my Cy Young! Go Rays!
  
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• Rays Reacts Survey: Are the Rays better than the Os and Jays?

  30-04-2025 13:00 via draysbay.com
  
  Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Part 2 of an ALEast survey.Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Tampa Bay Rays fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.
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• Royals 3, Rays 1: Gee, It’s Great to Be Back Home...

  30-04-2025 03:59 via draysbay.com
  Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images Normally it’s exciting to come home after a successful road trip, but the unfriendly confines of George M. Steinbrenner Field are not as welcoming for the Rays. The Rays moved to 9-11 at home this season and dropped the series opener 3-1 against the Royals on Tuesday night.Home Again pic.twitter.com/rJtBW9eOfm— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) April 29, 2025
  The Rays managed eight hits but only plated one run, that one coming on a Junior Caminero solo s
  
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• GDT: The Taj Rollercoaster continues

  30-04-2025 00:45 via draysbay.com
  Dave Nelson-Imagn Images Young kid just needs to put it all together! Tale as old at time. Go Rays!
  
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• Rays Minor League Roundup: Week 5

  28-04-2025 15:56 via draysbay.com
  Tim Heitman-Imagn Images The Rays added to their outfield depth with a minor league signing This week’s minor league roundup will only feature the numbers accumulated prior to the start of play on Monday.
  This was the fifth week of minor league play with all of the Rays full season minor league teams having completed their first full week of play.
  According to FanGraphs (which factors in age and proximity to the big leagues), the overall top hitter in the Rays farm system is 22-year old Co
  
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• Rays 4, Padres 2: The sweep smell of success

  28-04-2025 00:46 via draysbay.com
  
  Denis Poroy-Imagn Images The Rays closed out their series in San Diego with a sweep. The Padres are heavily considered to be one of the hottest teams in baseball this season, but between dropping two of three to the Detroit Tigers during the week, then losing the first two games of the series to the Rays, they’re not quite living up to the hype they were generating a couple weeks ago.
  Today, as the Rays looked to sweep the series, it was Zack Littell on the mound for the Rays against Randy
  
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• GDT: Man Tatis is a great player

  27-04-2025 21:30 via draysbay.com
  
  Thomas Shea-Imagn Images Do the Rays have any generational talents they’ve signed to long-term team-friendly contracts? Go Rays!
  
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• GDT: West Coast road trips are always nightmares

  27-04-2025 02:20 via draysbay.com
  
  Michael Chow/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Rays gotta wake up soon. Go Rays!
  
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• Rays React Results: Rays not better than rival Yankees, Red Sox

  26-04-2025 13:00 via draysbay.com
  
  Photo by Mark Taylor/Getty Images You voted, here are the results!Our Rays Reacts survey, brought to you by FanDuel, is in! Are the Tampa Bay Rays better than key rival Yankees and Red Sox in 2025?
  We asked and y’all voted, and the opinions are not positive so far!And this despite some recent heroics and walkoffs. First up, the land lords:
  Of note: The Yankees should be better in April, they were just in the World Series after all! But I’ll be honest and say I expected the survey res
  
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• Rays 1, Padres 0: A True Pitcher’s Duel

  26-04-2025 08:05 via draysbay.com
  
  Chadd Cady-Imagn Images Kameron Misner’s defensive heroics sealed the deal Following two consecutive dramatic extra-inning wins, the Rays hoped to continue their string of good luck into San Diego. The Padres came into tonight’s contest leading the National League West by a half a game over the Giants and a game over the Dodgers.
  For the Friars, it was 29-year-old Michael King, who enjoyed a fine year in 2024, sinking and sweeping his way to a sub-3 earned run average in 31 games (30
  
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• GDT: Are the Padres good this year?

  26-04-2025 03:25 via draysbay.com
  
  Thomas Shea-Imagn Images Time to take a look at the NL West standings and take a big sip of wat- Go Rays!
  
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• Ditch the car, avoid parking fees part II

  26-04-2025 01:53 via draysbay.com
  Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images You can bike to Steinbrenner Field No one likes paying $30-55 for parking at a baseball game, so we are presenting alternatives.
  Last week we shared information about using HART buses to get to George Steinbrenner Field.
  Today we’re proposing another alternative: you can ride your bike.
  There is, indeed, bicycle parking at the ballpark - and it’s free. You’ll find it on ground level near Gate 2. Humaira AfzakBike rack at Steinbrenner Field
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• Series Preview: Rays vs Padres

  25-04-2025 20:46 via draysbay.com
  
  Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images Twenty-five games down, one-hundred thirty-seven to go All it takes is a thrilling series victory over one of the best teams in the National League West for the hopes of the Rays season to be restored. Now they’ll take on an even better team in the National League West, the San Diego Padres.
  San Diego enters the three-game series with a record of 17-8, clinging to a half game lead in the division; they are 5-5 over their last 10 games and have lost their pas
  
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• Player of the Series: Christopher Morel

  25-04-2025 14:58 via draysbay.com
  
  Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images Morel displayed the skills that led to the Rays acquiring him last year When the Rays acquired Christopher Morel last July, he quickly made his presence known as he homered in his first two games with Tampa Bay. However, his offensive output evaporated following those games as he hit .188/.254/.255 over his final 181 plate appearances with just one HR.
  The Rays brass chalked it up to Morel needing to adjust to the American League and his new team. Thus far in 2025, More
  
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• Rays 7, DBacks 4: Another extra inning win in the desert

  25-04-2025 14:34 via draysbay.com
  
  Matt Kartozian-Imagn Images Are things starting to bounce the Rays’ way?It took 10 innings again, but the Rays took the rubber match in their three-game set in the desert on Thursday night, defeating the Diamondbacks 7-4 on the back of Christopher Morel’s go-ahead three-run homer in the 10th.Yandy Diaz was back in the leadoff spot for a second-straight game, with Chandler Simpson sliding down to eighth. Jose Caballero also made his fourth start in five games at shortstop, signaling t
  
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• GDT: Quitting Ras-zing me!

  25-04-2025 03:25 via draysbay.com
  
  Dave Nelson-Imagn Images is this anything Go Rays!
  
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• Rays 7, D-Backs 6: A Thriller in the Desert

  24-04-2025 08:30 via draysbay.com
  
  Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images Local stingray goes through a roller coaster of emotions This game had everything:Multiple lead changes
  Three hits from Yandy Diaz
  Dingers
  Kameron Misner getting tagged out after popping up from a slide
  MTV’s Dan CortezJokes aside, this win did not come easy. A dramatic double play with the bases loaded in the top of the 11th inning is what it took to cap this thrilling victory for the Rays. Both reams traded blows in what seemed like every inning, and although it
  
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• GDT: Expansion Buddies!

  24-04-2025 03:25 via draysbay.com
  
  Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images Except one of us has a stadium... Go Rays!
  
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• Rays 1, DBacks 5: (No) Good Luck, Babe

  23-04-2025 07:00 via draysbay.com
  
  Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Rays lose the typical way for TB in 25: bats failing to finish rally, SP gives up HRs, and bullpen adds even more runs. The Rays are in such a weird spot right now. It’s easy to claim that they are just a bad team. It’s easy to just lament this is the same song and dance from 2024. But the reality is far stranger.Tonight, much like the rest of the season, the Rays hit extra base hits, they had RISP, they got a quality start from the starter, a
  
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• GDT: Feast or Famine

  23-04-2025 03:25 via draysbay.com
  
  Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images We scoring 11 runs today? Or 1? Go Rays!
  
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