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• Rays 4, Red Sox 7: Happy Jackie Robinson Day

  16-04-2025 06:48 via draysbay.com
  
  Jonathan Dyer-Imagn Images Alex Bregman bashes to lead a Sox victoryFirst and foremost, happy Jackie Robinson Day. On this day in 1947, Robinson made his MLB debut and broke baseball’s color barrier.
  Every April 15, all MLB players and coaches wear 42 in remembrance of the courageous acts of Jackie Robinson.What a blessing to open tonight’s @RaysBaseball broadcast with a special #JackieRobinsonDay tribute. #For42 pic.twitter.com/M5nfWbXEwi— Ryan Bass (@Ry_Bass) April 15, 2025
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• One Pitch, Three Runs, No Reward: Rays 1, Blue Jays 3

  15-05-2025 05:02 via draysbay.com
  
  Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images One swing erased five innings of brilliance from Pepiot in a painful loss. One strike away.
  That’s how close Ryan Pepiot was, not once but twice, to escaping the sixth inning unscathed on Wednesday night in Toronto. Instead, one 0-2 pitch turned a night of promise into another gut-punch loss for the Tampa Bay Rays. Alejandro Kirk, down to his final strike, launched a three-run homer that flipped a 1-0 Rays lead into a 3-1 deficit. It was just Kirk’s
  
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• GDT: Staying away from home

  15-05-2025 00:45 via draysbay.com
  
  John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images Like we’re teenagers moving away to college Go Rays!
  
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• Rays 11, Blue Jays 9: Rollercoaster ride north of the border

  14-05-2025 04:52 via draysbay.com
  
  Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images They should try scoring 11 runs every night.My last two recaps have come at the start of home stands. Thank you to our managing editor Danny Russell for allowing me to recap the start of a road trip, where the magic will happen this season.
  Before the game, we learned that Yandy Diaz would not be accompanying the team to Toronto because of a passport issue. He will rejoin the team in Miami before their series against the Marlins.Brandon Lowe slotted in as the DH, and
  
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• GDT: Please sir, may I have some more (RISP)?

  14-05-2025 00:45 via draysbay.com
  
  Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images “MORRRRRRE???” Go Rays!
  
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• Diagnosing Danny Jansen’s framing woes

  13-05-2025 18:30 via draysbay.com
  Photo by Mike Carlson/MLB Photos via Getty ImagesIt could be a simple fix. It could also be more complicated. In 2024, Rays catchers hit a collective .192/.273/.315, a full 41% below league average, while putting up the eighth lowest wins above replacement (fWAR) in the league. So in the offseason the Rays signed veteran catcher Danny Jansen to a one year, $8.5 million deal (with a mutual option for 2026).
  Jansen once had a strong record of positive outcomes on both sides of the baseball, even a
  
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• Danny Jansen has a framing problem

  13-05-2025 18:06 via draysbay.com
  Rick Scuteri-Imagn ImagesLowering a knee is often the solution, but this time might it be the cause? In 2024 Rays catchers managed only 1.2 fWAR, with most of it on the defensive side of the ball. So they went out and signed Danny Jansen, a highly-regarded veteran free agent, to fill that hole at and behind the plate.
  So far Jansen been among the worst pitch framers in baseball. And that’s weird! To understand just how weird, we need to back up.
  In 2011, Mike Fast published his research in
  
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• Player of the Series: Travis Jankowski

  13-05-2025 15:56 via draysbay.com
  Photo by Kelly Gavin/Getty Images The journeyman outfielder made his presence known this past weekend A month ago, the Chicago White Sox, a team that was historically awful in 2024 and off to an abysmal 2025 start, didn’t believe having Travis Jankowski on their active roster made them a better team. He was designated for assignment on April 6th, cleared waivers, and accepted his assignment to the minor leagues.
  A few weeks later, the Tampa Bay Rays were in desperate need of an outfielder
  
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• Evan Longoria to officially retire

  12-05-2025 18:37 via draysbay.com
  Kim Klement-Imagn Images The best player in franchise history will sign a one day contract with the Rays on June 7th On June 6th, 2006, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays selected third baseman Evan Longoria with the 3rd overall selection of the draft.
  On June 7th, 2025, the Tampa Bay Rays will sign Evan Longoria to a ceremonial one day contract so he will retire from Major League Baseball as a member of the Rays.
  In the 19 years that took place between those two dates, Evan Longoria would be the American
  
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• Rays Minor League Roundup: Week 7

  12-05-2025 16:30 via draysbay.com
  Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images One of the Rays top pitching prospects has landed on the Injured List This week’s minor league roundup will only feature the numbers accumulated prior to the start of play on Monday.
  This was the seventh week of minor league play.
  According to FanGraphs (which factors in age and proximity to the big leagues), the overall top hitter in the Rays farm system has changed once again with 23-year old Mac Horvath taking over. Horvath was a 202
  
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• Rays 2 Brewers 4: No sweep for us

  11-05-2025 23:06 via draysbay.com
  
  Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images Sometimes your team loses because the offense is stifled, and sometimes your team loses because the pitching isn’t great.
  Today I’d say both offense and pitching were meh.
  The Rays pitchers, together, gave up four runs, with two fourth inning solo homeruns off of Drew Rasmussen the difference makers. It’s still amazing to me that other teams are killing the Rays with home runs, whereas the Rays hitters don’t even seem to reach the warning t
  
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• Rays 2, Brewers 4: Don’t call it a comeback

  11-05-2025 22:50 via draysbay.com
  
  Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images Because there wasn’t one.Despite a little weather (who ever thought we would see the day that weather delays would happen in Tampa!? I miss you, sweet, sweet Dome.) When the game finally did get underway about an hour after its originally scheduled start time, it was Drew Rasmussen on the mound for the Rays up against Chad Patrcik for the Brewers.The Brewers went 1-2-3 to start the first inning. In the home half Chandler Simpson kicked things off with a doub
  
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• GDT: Are we sure they’re not from Chicago?

  11-05-2025 18:00 via draysbay.com
  
  Join the conversation? IDK that map kinda looks like Chicago!Is the pope from Milwaukee?
  
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• GDT: Are we sure this isn’t Tampa?

  10-05-2025 20:00 via draysbay.com
  
  Join the conversation! Check out this waterfront downtown built around a river, anchored by an art museum, great water front, and various breweries. That sounds familiar!
  
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• Rays 4, Brewers 3: At Last

  10-05-2025 08:38 via draysbay.com
  
  Dave Nelson-Imagn Images Rays gut out a one-run game against Milwaukee’s best For the first time since April 19, the Tampa Bay Rays have won a home game.
  It didn’t come without any drama, however.
  Although the Rays went 0-11 with runners in scoring position on the evening, the Flappy Boys found a way with the penultimate run coming by way of a bases loaded Taylor Walls walk in the bottom of the eighth.
  In the top of the first, Milwaukee jolted ahead 1-0 as William Contreras drove in
  
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• GDT: A bunch of tools

  09-05-2025 23:00 via draysbay.com
  
  Join the conversation! Batter up, because it’s time to drill into some serious excitement!When it comes to watching a Rays game, we’re all hammering down our schedules to make room. We’ve screwed the chores, nailed our snacks, and wrenched ourselves free from work—because this matchup is going to measure up to our expectations.
  Tampa Bay’s players have the tools to be cutting through the lineup like a new Milwaukee M18 Fuel saw through plywood. With every home run,
  
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• Player of the Series: Yandy Diaz

  09-05-2025 16:05 via draysbay.com
  
  Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images Diaz has quietly regained his offensive footing In a series full of lows, one player provided the Rays with plenty of spark and that’s their veteran slugger, Yandy Diaz.
  During Tuesday’s game, Diaz provided the bulk of the offense against Zack Wheeler as he launched his 5th home run of the season to pull the Rays within one of the Phillies; they’d go on to lose the game, 8-4, after a bullpen implosion late in the game. The following night, Diaz c
  
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• Rays 6, Phillies 7

  09-05-2025 05:06 via draysbay.com
  
  Jonathan Dyer-Imagn Images Bullpen proves to be futile as Rays lose their 10th home game in their last 11 The Rays had tonight’s contest as good as sealed against the Phillies — until it wasn’t.
  With what became a four run lead going into the eighth inning by way of a three-run Yandy Diaz opposite field home run, the freight train to Fairbanks had been initiated.
  Edwin Uceta came on as the setup man to face the bottom of the Phillies order. What transpired was the 7-9 hitters a
  
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• GDT: Pepiot has had a nice little run

  09-05-2025 00:45 via draysbay.com
  
  Denis Poroy-Imagn Images If he becomes a solid #3 starter we’ve made out like bandits Go Rays!
  
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• Rays 0, Phillies 7: Is the home stand over yet?

  08-05-2025 05:54 via draysbay.com
  
  Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images Rays drop another home game behind just two hits and fourth inning implosion by Baz. Well... at this point we could probably start just reposting the same recap for every home game the Rays play at the house of horrors some call George M. Steinbrenner Field. It would go something like this:
  “Rays drop another game at home and fail to score behind just (Insert number hits less than 5) and a lackluster start from (Insert Starting Pitcher).”
  That is exact
  
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• GDT: Wish the Rays had a pitcher like Christopher Sanchez

  08-05-2025 00:45 via draysbay.com
  
  Jonathan Dyer-Imagn Images ...traded??? For who??? Go Rays!
  
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• Phillies 8, Rays 4: Bleak start to the home stand

  07-05-2025 04:11 via draysbay.com
  
  Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images Did we ever stand a chance against Wheeler?Another series opener at home after a big series win on the road. These are the games meant to be won on momentum. Playing winning baseball in front of the home faithful. For the Rays so far this year, that has not been the case. Red shirts and caps filled the stands at George Steinbrenner Field as the Phillies came to town to open a three-game set.Notably, Taylor Walls got the start at shortstop for the third consecutive
  
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• Series Preview: Rays vs Phillies

  06-05-2025 18:46 via draysbay.com
  
  Jonathan Dyer-Imagn Images Thirty-four games down, one-hundred twenty-eight to go The Tampa Bay Rays snapped out of a four game losing streak and took two out of three against the New York Yankees over the weekend. Entering play on Tuesday, the Rays are now 16-18, sitting in third place in the AL East and are 2.5 games back of the Yankees for the division lead.
  The Philadelphia Phillies come into town with a record of 19-15, having won their past three series and are 3 games back of the Mets for
  
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• Player of the Series: Taylor Walls

  06-05-2025 16:06 via draysbay.com
  
  Photo by Ryan Levy/MLB Photos via Getty Images The best defender in all of baseball came through offensively for the Rays It’s only May, but it seemed like the Tampa Bay Rays had to win this series against the New York Yankees in order to keep their season hopes alive. After a crushing 3-0 defeat on Friday, it seemed like those hopes were dashed. However, thanks to our Player of the Series, the Rays were able to overcome the Yankees for the final two games of the series.
  Taylor Walls prove
  
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• Rays Minor League Roundup: Week 6

  05-05-2025 17:15 via draysbay.com
  
  Photo by George Kubas/Diamond Images via Getty Images Suddenly Seymour is leading the Rays organization in homeruns This week’s minor league roundup will only feature the numbers accumulated prior to the start of play on Monday.
  This was the sixth week of minor league play with all of the Rays full season minor league teams having completed their first full week of pla; the Complex League just played their game on Saturday (I’ll include their stats in next week’s recap).
  Accord
  
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• Rays 7 Yankees 5: We’re Swinging in the Rain

  04-05-2025 23:34 via draysbay.com
  
  Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images On a rainy day in the Bronx, the Rays hit and fielded and the bullpen just managed to hold on enough to win the game and the series.The Rays first run, in the top of the second innings, was what we are now calling a Simpson Speed Run (defined as a run where Simpson’s speed played a deciding role at some point in the sequence leading to said run).The bases were loaded after a single, a one base error, and a walk, and Simpson hit a perfect double play ball. Th
  
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• GDT: Gimme some Taj!

  04-05-2025 19:20 via draysbay.com
  
  Dave Nelson-Imagn Images First-pitch strikes are the name of the game today. Go Rays!
  
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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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