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More late-inning woes plague Rays in loss to Angels

C.J. Cron homered twice and drove in four runs, and the Los Angeles Angels overcame another shaky start by Tim Lincecum to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 13-5 on Tuesday night for just th...

JULY 6, 2016

Rays' Longoria out with forearm soreness, Cobb set to throw BP session

The Tampa Bay Rays announced third baseman Evan Longoria will miss Thursday's game with left forearm soreness, while Alex Cobb, attempting to return from Tommy John surgery 13 mont...

JUNE 16, 2016

Barrage of homers help Rays rally past Mariners

Evan Longoria and Corey Dickerson had three RBIs apiece and the Tampa Bay Rays rallied from an early four-run deficit to beat the Seattle Mariners 8-7 on Tuesday night.

JUNE 15, 2016

Kevin Kiermaier leads Rays past Orioles

Kevin Kiermaier hit a two-run homer and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-1 on Tuesday night.

APRIL 27, 2016

Blue Jays rant after losing on new double-play slide rule

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Baseball's new rule on breaking up double plays gave Logan Forsythe and the Tampa Bay Rays a disputed 3-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday n...

APRIL 6, 2016

New sliding rule gives Rays win over the Blue Jays

The newly implemented "Chase Utley" sliding rule gives the Tampa Bay Rays the win over the Toronto Blue Jays Tuesday.

APRIL 6, 2016

Tampa Bay Rays 2016 season preview

The Tampa Bay Rays are betting on a strong rotation and some key offensive additions will drive them far in 2016.

APRIL 2, 2016

'Inside the Rays: Offseason Special' premieres Feb. 26 on FOX Sports Sun

On Friday, Feb. 26 at 10 p.m., FOX Sports Sun, the statewide television home of the Tampa Bay Rays, will debut an all-new episode of "Inside the Rays." Titled "Offseason Special,"...

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Revamped Rays expect to be better offensively in 2016

The Tampa Bay Rays spent much of the offseason revamping an anemic offense that undermined the club's chances of making the playoffs the pas...

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Report: Pitchers will have new protective headwear option this spring

By Liam McGuireESPN is reporting MLB is set to roll out a new set of protective headwear for pitchers in spring training, as 20 pitchers wil...

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Rays avoid arbitration with all players but Drew Smyly

The Tampa Bay Rays agreed to one-year contracts with four of their five remaining arbitration-eligible players, leaving left-handed pitcher...

JANUARY 16, 2016

Rays agree to 1-year deals with four arbitration-eligible players

Arbitration eligible pitchers Alex Cobb and Jake McGee, and outfielders Desmond Jennings and Brandon Guyer agreed to one-year deals with the...

JANUARY 15, 2016

Why haven't some of baseball's biggest free agents signed yet?

Why haven't some of baseball's big free agents signed yet?

DECEMBER 20, 2015

Notebook: Notion of interchangeable relievers doesn't add up

Some in the sabermetric community believe that relievers are relatively interchangeable, and that virtually any good reliever can be a close...

DECEMBER 13, 2015

Tampa Bay Rays offseason preview: Add power to good young core

The Tampa Bay Rays have a talented young roster but need to add some pop offensively

OCTOBER 10, 2015

'Inside the Rays: Every 5th Day' premieres July 25 on Sun Sports

On Saturday, July 25 at 9:30 p.m., FOX's Sun Sports, the statewide television home of the Tampa Bay Rays, will premiere an all-new episode of "Inside the Rays" upon conclusion of t...

JULY 23, 2015

Rays staying competitive by altering pitching roles

Rays staying competitive by altering pitching roles

JULY 10, 2015