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• Yankees give Jose Caballero start at shortstop in win over A’s

The Yankees spun their daily shortstop roulette wheel Friday and for the first time since Sunday, it came up on José Caballero....2026
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• Yankees' Anthony Volpe recalled to majors after José Caballero lands on IL with broken finger

Volpe lost his starting job to Caballero while rehabbing from offseason shoulder surgery...2026
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• Yankees To Place José Caballero On IL, Recall Anthony Volpe
The Yankees are placing infielder José Caballero on the ten-day injured list with a finger injury. Shortstop Anthony Volpe will be recalled as the corresponding move. Francys Romero of BeisbolFR first reported on Volpe’s recall. Jorge Castillo of ESPN confirmed that Caballero would be placed on the IL. Though Max Schuemann is the starting shortstop […]...2026
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• Yankees hope SS Caballero (finger) can avoid IL
Yankees shortstop José Caballero has been sidelined with a sore right middle finger and will undergo tests to determine the extent of the injury....2026
• José Caballero has held off Anthony Volpe for Yankees shortstop job one pestering second at a time

He wins at-bats in literally any way he can, including by annoying opposing pitchers....2026
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• Jose Caballero is winning the ‘battle’ with his Yankees metrics — for now

José Caballero cares about many parts of his game. Lighting up the underlying metrics is not exactly one of them....2026
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• Yankees' Anthony Volpe recalled to majors after José Caballero lands on IL with broken finger
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• Yankees To Place José Caballero On IL, Recall Anthony Volpe
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• Yankees hope SS Caballero (finger) can avoid IL
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• 3B Scarcity: Preseason Prep - March 14, 2026
3B is one of the most difficult positions to roster. Draft the best ones early and often. But if Machado and Ramirez, etc. are already gone, go bargain shopping with some of these 3B options. Addison Barger TOR 3B Barger barged into the Blue Jay lineup in 2025, causing damage from the left side of the plate to the tune of 21 HR and a filthy 51% Hard Hit rate that says it was no fluke. Buttressed ...2026
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• Jose Caballero can use his ‘gift’ to force Yankees into complicated Anthony Volpe call

José Caballero will start the season as the Yankees' starting shortstop, at least until Anthony Volpe is ready to return from shoulder surgery....2026
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• Rays series preview: The small market model of success?

Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images The Rays have a sustainable winner...but no ring. The Rays have been a model for sustainable success on a budget, although they are still seeking the first title in club history. They made five consecutive playoff appearances until they regressed last year to have their first losing season since 2017. This year, they have bounced back and the turnaround has...2025
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• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers @ Tampa Bay Rays

Benny Sieu-Imagn Images Crew heads to Florida to take on the Tampa Bay Rays of George M. Steinbrenner Field The Milwaukee Brewers are set to head to Florida as they’ll take on the Tampa Bay Rays for three games beginning Friday night. The Crew is coming off a 3-3 homestand against the Cubs and Astros, including a series win over Houston. They sit at 19-19 this season. On the other side, th...2025
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• Bronx Bummer: Rays 0, Yankees 3

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 Yank...2025
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• Rays series preview: Outdoor baseball in Tampa

Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images How will Steinbrenner Field play? The Royals have sought to emulate the Rays in many ways, poaching manager Matt Quatraro and bench coach Paul Hoover from the organization. Owner John Sherman has talked about having a more sustainable approach to competitiveness, like the Rays have done despite a shoestring budget. The team has won fewe...2025
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• Rays 0, Red Sox 1: Bright Lights, Dim Bats

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images A sharp outing from Littell was wasted as the Rays' offense could not get it going against the Red Sox. Jake Mangum may have been mic’d up for the television broadcast, but the Tampa Bay Rays’ offense was muted. After scoring at least four runs in each of their last five games, they could only manage five hits in a 1-0 loss to the Boston Red Sox. The los...2025
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"José Caballero will start the season as the Yankees' starting shortstop, at least until Anthony Volpe is ready to return from shoulder surgery."

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"Cameron then coaxed popups from Jansen and Mead before walking José Caballero."

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"They are sending infielder José Caballero to the Rays in exchange for outfielder Luke Raley, per announcements from both clubs."

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"There are a handful of stolen bases here with José Caballero leading the way at 11 stolen bags over 154 plate appearances."

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• Caballero's walk-off clinches playoff spot for Yanks
José Caballero, acquired at the trade deadline to provide a versatile spark off the bench, swatted a two-out, walk-off single in the ninth inning Tuesday night against the White Sox to secure the Yankees their 60th postseason berth in franchise history....2025
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• Rays Acquire Marshall Toole As PTBNL From José Caballero Trade
Outfield prospect Marshall Toole is heading from the Yankees to the Rays, according to announcements from both clubs. He is the player to be named later from the deadline deal which sent José Caballero to the Yankees and Everson Pereira to the Rays. Toole wasn’t on the Yankees’ 40-man roster and therefore doesn’t need to…...2025
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• Baseball Savant’s new baserunning stats are revealing for Royals

Cool slide, Bobby | Peter Aiken-Imagn Images Bobby Witt Jr.’s baserunning in 2024 was a bit controversial among Royals fans, what does Baseball Savant tell us? One of the most fun things about being a modern baseball fan is all the new data we get access to all the time. One of the most fun sources of that data comes from Baseball Savant, a free website provided by MLB that allows fans to ...2024
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• What’s going to happen with Willy Adames?

Gregory Fisher-USA TODAY Sports The shortstop will be a free agent after the season Willy Adames is a good player. A 28-year-old with almost 20 career WAR, he’s been a very good defensive shortstop who is a streaky hitter but who has had an OPS+ of at least 109 in five of his seven seasons (including 2024). He’s had at least three WAR in each of his three seasons as a Brewer, including 202...2024
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• White Sox 8, Rays 7 (10 innings): The Andrew Benintendi Game

Just one of TWO homers tonight for Andrew Benintendi! | Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Back-to-back wins for the Pale Hose The White Sox did the unthinkable tonight — they pulled off another win, making it two in a row for the first time this season. Despite what happens tomorrow, they also won the series against the Rays. Am I the lucky charm? I’ve got three wins under my coverage belt. All...2024
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• The 2024 DRaysBay Community Prospect List

Junior Caminero | Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images 36 players get pre-season write ups in this year’s list. Every year the DRaysBay community comes together to vote for the top prospects in the Tampa Bay system. Below are the results from this off-season’s polls. 2024 DRaysBay Community Prospect List 1. Junior Caminero, 3BMLB | .235/.278/.353 (.631 OPS, 77 wRC+) 36 P...2024
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• 2024 AL East preview: High-flying young Orioles seek to repeat

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images The Baby Birds zoomed up to 101 wins and the division crown in 2023, and their nest of prospects only continues to grow. For almost a decade, the daunting AL East was dominated by the high-profile New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, as well as the perennially savvy Tampa Bay Rays. In 2023, however, the division champion was none of those three teams; inst...2024
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• Preseason Prep - March 16: SB Predictability
Stolen Bases Threats: Beyond the Top 10 In 2023, MLB base runners had the highest stolen base success rates of all time at 80.2%. Over 50 players topped 20 SBs and 18 swiped 30 or more. That puts available SB threats near 70 players for 2024, as opposed to the usual 30 or so in pre 2023 MLB. Here's a rundown of 5 players whose SB skills may have peaked and 10 who could continue to steal as many or...2024
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• Brewers drop close, ugly game to Rays 4-3

Dave Nelson-Imagn Images Tampa prevails in a not-particularly-well-played game Box Score The Brewers and Rays are often thought of as the Spider-Man meme of baseball teams, different versions of themselves in opposite leagues, small-market teams with tons of development successes. This season, though, both are a bit mired. Tonight, the Rays managed a victory in a game that was disappointin...2025
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• Braves finally pick up a road win

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Two big homers from Sean Murphy and four homers from the Braves in total helped give the Braves a very satisfying come-from-behind win. The Atlanta Braves have won a road game. I repeat: The Atlanta Braves have won a road game. A late push from the offense and some stubborn resilience from AJ Smith-Shawver and the rest of the pitching...2025
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• Sunday Notes: Drew Gilbert Grew Up a Twins Fan (and Loves Playoff Baseball)
Plus Jeff McNeil on Jett Williams, a John Smoltz poll, José Caballero on steals, John Schneider on curveballs, Denzel Clarke on Lawrence Butler, facts and stats galore, and more....2024
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• Siri Strikes Twice: Rays 3, Nationals 1

Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports Rays return to .500 as Yandy Diaz thanks to two solo home runs from Jose Siri and six scoreless innings of pitching from Zach Eflin On a night of excitement and milestones, the Tampa Bay Rays emerged victorious over the Washington Nationals with a 3-1 win. Things could quickly have started rocky for the Rays when C.J. Abrams was hit by a Zach Eflin pitc...2024
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• Rays 4, Yankees 5: Civale’s Collapse Too Much For Rays To Recover

Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports Luis Gil shines for the Yankees with nine strikeouts in a narrow 5-4 victory over Tampa Bay, handing the Rays their first road series loss of the season. The Tampa Bay Rays almost pulled off an improbable comeback against the New York Yankees, but as we all know, almost doesn’t count in the standings. The Yankees narrowly defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4, handin...2024
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• Yankees walk-off hero Jose Caballero ‘living for’ clutch moments

“That’s the at-bats that I want,” José Caballero said. “I’m living for those at-bats. I want those at-bats every time I step in the box.”...2026
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• White Sox win streak ends at four as they fall to the Rays, 4-3

Colson Montgomery blasted a 359-foot home run at 105.7 mph off the bat to mark his first big league bomb. | Julio Aguilar/Getty Images Davis Martin struggled in his first outing back with Chicago, and Colson Montgomery mashed his first career home run The win streak has officially come to an end, folks, as the White Sox (36-66) fell to the Rays (53-49) in one-run fashion (as they do), 4-3....2025
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• Rays Stun Mets in Friday Night Thriller after Six-Run Sixth: Rays 7, Mets 5

Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images Down 5-1, Tampa Bay flipped the switch with a furious rally capped by Jansen’s bomb and Aranda’s heroics. It wasn’t always pretty last night, but a win is a win. The Tampa Bay Rays found their Friday night groove scoring six in the sixth for a wild 7-5 comeback win over the New York Mets at Citi Field. Jonathan Aranda homered, Danny Jansen went yard, and the...2025
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• Yelich, Contreras homer as Brewers top Rays 4-2

Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images No offensive explosion, but encouraging signs Box Score After two demoralizing losses in which the Brewers looked utterly helpless offensively, they did what they needed to do to pick up a win on Sunday. After a 40-minute rain delay, neither starter (Chad Patrick for Milwaukee and former Brewer Drew Rasmussen for the Rays) looked particularly sharp, but neit...2025
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• Brewers drop close, ugly game to Rays 4-3
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• Bronx Bummer: Rays 0, Yankees 3
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• Road woes continue for the Atlanta Braves

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images At least they finally won a game away from Cobb County? Well, that was one of the series of all time, huh? The Atlanta Braves travelled down to Tampa hot off the heels of winning their first series of the season over their divisional rivals in the form of the Philadelphia Phillies. The obvious hope for Atlanta heading into this series was that they would...2025
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• Braves vs. Rays series recap: Road woes continue for Atlanta

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images At least they finally won a game away from Cobb County? Well, that was one of the series of all time, huh? The Atlanta Braves travelled down to Tampa hot off the heels of winning their first series of the season over their divisional rivals in the form of the Philadelphia Phillies. The obvious hope for Atlanta heading into this series was that they would...2025
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• The Quest for .500 Continues: Rays 2, Red Sox 1

Eric Canha-Imagn Images Tampa Bay’s Taj Bradley outperforms Nick Pivetta in a tightly contested 2-1 victory. The Tampa Bay Rays kept their hopes alive for a seventh consecutive season with a record of .500 or better by edging the Boston Red Sox 2-1 on Friday night at Fenway Park. Taj Bradley set the tone for Tampa Bay, delivering six shutout innings while striking out seven and allowing o...2024
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• Another One Gets Away: Rays 2, Phillies 3

Bill Streicher-Imagn Images Nick Castellanos’ two-run homer proves the difference as Rays’ bats falter in critical moments. The Tampa Bay Rays endured another frustrating loss at Citizens Bank Park, falling to the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2. The loss marks the Rays' sixth time getting swept this season. Rays manager Kevin Cash was absent from the game, serving a one-game suspension stemming...2024
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• Cubs leadoff hitter Mike Tauchman: We’re Tauch-ing about on-base percentage here
Mike Tauchman celebrates after scoring against the Pirates last week in Pittsburgh | Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images A closer look at the unique offensive profile for the Cubs’ new leadoff hitter It’s undeniable that one of the key components of the recent turnaround in the fortunes has been the plate presence of Mike Tauchman at top of the Cubs lineup against right-handed pitchers. ...2023
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• Commanding Cameron’s cutters carve, cartilaginous competitors conquered 3-0

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images The debutant took a no-hitter into the seventh. Noah Cameron was outstanding in his big league debut for the Kansas City Royals, while the bullpen provided enough support to shut out the Tampa Bay Rays in a 3-0 game. Kansas City quickly got started in the first against Drew Rasmussen. With one out, Bobby Witt Jr. singled the other way to run his hit stre...2025
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• Mariners Trade José Caballero To Rays For Luke Raley
The Mariners already completed one trade today, sending Robbie Ray to the Giants in exchange for Mitch Haniger, Anthony DeSclafani and cash considerations, and have now completed a second. They are sending infielder José Caballero to the Rays in exchange for outfielder Luke Raley, per announcements from both clubs. “We’re thrilled to add Luke Raley…...2024
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• Mariners sink themselves for 5-4 White Sox win

A case where fanning was good | Michael Reaves/Getty Images The M’s hand the game to the Good Guys in the 10th As a general rule, going brain-dead in the 10th inning isn't a competent strategy. But the White Sox being the White Sox, it was the best plan today and ended Seattle's eight-game winning streak. The contest went into overtime, a generally undesired outcome in heat indexes nearin...2023
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• Rays Anticipate Jose Caballero, Rene Pinto Taking Starting Roles
Rays president of baseball operations Erik Neander spoke with reporters yesterday at the opening of the team’s Spring Training camp. He addressed a pair of positions of relative uncertainty as the season approaches: shortstop and catcher. At the former, Neander suggested the team anticipates José Caballero opening the year as the starter (link via Marc Topkin…...2024
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• Rasmussen, Rays relievers remove Royals rallies in 3-0 romp

William Purnell-Imagn Images Runs remain hard to come by at home. The Kansas City Royals saw their offensive struggles continue as they were shutout by Drew Rasmussen and four Tampa Bay Rays relievers in a 3-0 loss at Kauffman Stadium tonight. Both teams broke up the no-hitter in the first inning but lost their respective baserunners — Yandy Díaz made an ill-fated attempt to advance to sec...2025
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• A rally polo and rookies mashing secured the fourth win in a row for the White Sox

Brooks Baldwin broke the game open early with a three-run homer. | Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images The South Siders stay hot, with another blowout win The White Sox came back from the All-Star break as an entirely new team. The bats have stayed hot, wins are piling up, and Dan Plesac has been wearing a smelly polo for all four games ... all culminating in a four-game win streak. The @WhiteSox ...2025
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• Yankees' Anthony Volpe recalled to majors after José Caballero lands on IL with broken finger
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• Caballero's walk-off clinches playoff spot for Yanks
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• Boone: Yankees Still Consider Volpe Starting Shortstop
Anthony Volpe is out of the lineup as the Yankees open their series against the Nationals. It’s the second straight game in which José Caballero gets the start at shortstop. New York is giving the scuffling Volpe what amounts to a two-day mental reset. However, manager Aaron Boone made clear this evening that the Yankees aren’t…...2025
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• Rays Notes: Caballero, Diaz, McClanahan
Rays utilityman José Caballero has gotten trade attention from some other clubs, reports Francys Romero. The versatile infielder is operating as a backup behind Tampa Bay’s typical starting infield of Jonathan Aranda, Brandon Lowe, Junior Caminero and Ha-Seong Kim. Lowe went on the injured list this morning with ankle tendinitis, so Caballero drew into tonight’s lineup at second…...2025
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• Walkoff Monster Mash Flips Script On Rays: Rays 4, Red Sox 5

A promising night turns bitter as Rafaela’s homer caps shocking comeback. At Fenway Park, it seemed the Rays were headed to a victory built on steady pitching, timely hitting, and capitalizing on their opponent’s mistakes. And for much of the night, it was exactly that, until suddenly it wasn’t. Tampa Bay wasted no time in the top of the first, jumping on Red Sox starter Hunter Dobbins thanks to ...2025
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• Walkoff Monster Mash Flips Script On Rays: Rays 4, Red Sox 5
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• Rays 0, Red Sox 1: Bright Lights, Dim Bats
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• Kansas City Royals melt in Florida heat, drop series finale to Tampa Bay Rays

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images You can’t win them all. But that doesn’t mean we can’t be disappointed. We all knew the Kansas City Royals winning streak would eventually come to an end. That doesn’t mean the conclusion was any less disappointing in the series finale against the Tampa Bay Rays. Sunday’s game at Tropicana Field was a neck-and-neck affair, with neither team scoring until...2024
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• 2024 MLB Season Preview: Seattle Mariners

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images Will the Mariners find their way back into the Postseason in 2024 after missing out in agonizing fashion last season? It's time to talk about the Seattle Mariners, who figure to once again be an intriguing team that very much has a chance to forge its own destiny in the immediate future. Our Atlanta Braves won't have to wait too long to face off against...2024
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for January 6, 2024

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images How much will Salvy play behind the plate? Sam McDowell writes about why ballpark negotiations are at an impasse. How wide is the gap with White? Multiple sources familiar with the negotiations told The Star that as recently as this week, White, a member of the Royals’ team Hall of Fame, requested the county receive upwards of $25 million annually to o...2024
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