The Rays released one veteran today and made a second move that will likely lead to the release of another. The two moves together will not only be costly, but it shows a fundamental shift in the way the team thinks. First comes news that the Rays have released catcher Rene Rivera, […]
The Rays have attendance problems. There are also a few people who wax poetic and get nostalgic about a team in Montreal that drew even fewer fans than the Rays. So when the city of Montreal hosts a couple of baseball games next week, and that is combined with people in […]
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Sunday’s game was likely a sneak peek at the lineup the Rays will use most days against right-handed pitchers, according to Kevin Cash. The big news is confirmation that Logan Forsythe will likely lead off in most games. The lineup goes as follows: Logan Forsythe, 2B Logan Morrison, 1B Evan […]
In the top of the seventh inning of the Rays’ game against the Pirates on Saturday night, a fan ran onto the field and started throwing bottles at the players, apparently protesting the team’s trip to Cuba. Here is what the scene looked on television: Here is how Marc Topkin […]
Jake Odorizzi was a guest on MLB Network’s “High Heat” on Friday and, of course, attendance was brought up when he was asked how tough it is to play in front of such small crowds when the team is playing well. Instead of whining about how hard it is to […]
Prior to the game in Cuba in which Rays played the Cuban National Team, the players were introduced to the crowd while escorting a small child. For some reason, after the introductions, the players had to pick up the child and carry them off the field. This did not go well […]
Matt Moore gave his glove to President Barack Obama as a gift — via Chris Archer — prior to the Rays’ game in Cuba. But that wasn’t the only gift Obama received from the Rays. As part of the festivities, Obama sat down with the ESPN crew for an inning. Waiting for […]
The Rays are playing the Cuban National Team in Havana and prior to the game, Chris Archer delivered a gift to President Barack Obama, a glove from Matt Moore. Archer later explained that Moore wanted to give the glove to the president as a gift since he was warming up […]
The Tampa Bay Rays are in the midst of a trip to Cuba where they will be the first Major League Baseball team to play on the island since 1999. The trip is being billed as “historic.” It is being said that this is a symbolic moment for the new […]
The Rays are now in Cuba for a game on Tuesday, the first Major League Baseball team to travel to the island in 17 years. Over 140 people were part of the Rays’ travel party, needing two planes to make the trip. MLB officials and national media were in a […]
