Dec 18, 2024 · CLEARWATER, Fla. – Circled on the calendar as one of the most consequential days in the Tampa Bay Rays’ history, the drama and theatre did not disappoint. At stake was approving $312 million in bonds to help fund a $1.3 billion stadium for the Rays and represent the cornerstone of a projected $6.5 billion development

Nov 3, 2024 · ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Tampa Bay Rays are on the clock. Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred set in motion this timetable and now requires some type of answer, if not definitive, on the roof situation at Tropicana Field. This is expected by the end of the current calendar year, if not sooner. During Hurricane Milton

Dec 21, 2024 · ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – On the surface, this should be one big, happy family in celebration. Here are the Tampa Bay Rays, essentially homeless for the foreseeable future, but granted a significant pocket of money to build a new home. With the city of St. Petersburg contributing $287.5 million and Pinellas County chipping in another

Oct 7, 2024 · ST. PETERSBERG, Fla. – The Tampa Bay Rays’ return to glory could be a mere distance of 60-feet, six-inches. That’s the space from the pitching rubber to home plate. Within that confined expanse, decision-makers believe the heart and soul lay the 2025 Rays’ destiny. That would define the area in which pitching will likely determine

Dec 21, 2024 · The handwriting was on the wall when the World Champion Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent southpaw Blake Snell to a multi-year mega deal, and then followed up by inking slugger Teoscar Hernandez to a new agreement. The San Francisco Giants held serve by welcoming highly sought shortstop Willy Adames to the city by the bay. And just a few days ago, the Arizona Diamondbacks lured star ...

Dec 21, 2024 · PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – To address an essential need this off-season, the Tampa Bay Rays did little to move the needle. Here was a team that declined in significant offensive categories during the 2024 season and did little by way of additions to gather any help. Aside from signing Danny Jansen as the likely everyday

Apr 10, 2021 · With baseball season in full swing, some of you might need those motivational, funny or inspiring quotes from some of the best players in the league. If you have ever played baseball, you know how much of a mental game it is. You know how a split second could change the same right in front

Oct 28, 2024 · The 2024 World Series featuring the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees is the 12th Fall Classic to showcase the two storied franchises. It calls to mind the many great moments that have taken place in those 11 other World Series. Let’s look back at one of those moments, the 1955 World Series when

Oct 14, 2024 · ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – During his season-ending briefing with the media in early October, Erik Neander, the Tampa Bay Rays’ president of baseball operations, cited two areas of immediate attention. While the catching position needs direct upgrade, Neander set his urgent sights on a larger question and that is the plight of the offense. In

Dec 1, 2024 · ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – It appears the Tampa Bay Rays’ ability to gain financing for their new stadium is more of a battle of attrition. In recent actions, the Pinellas County Board of Commissioners and the city council of St. Petersburg created significant roadblocks, and now the Rays are at the mercy of two converging forces.