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• Albernaz explains not pinch-hitting for Basallo in 5-4 loss; Orioles-Pirates lineups

PITTSBURGH—During a pivotal moment in Friday’s 5-4 loss to the Pirates, Orioles manager Craig Albernaz was faced with a key decision. It occurred in the top of the seventh. The Orioles had scored a run to close to within 5-3 and the Pirates had called on left-hander Mason Montgomery, who retired catcher Adley Rutschman for […]...2026
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• How Mason Montgomery Made Juan Soto Glitch
Mason Montgomery didn't embarrass Juan Soto by accident. The post How Mason Montgomery Made Juan Soto Glitch appeared first on Pitcher List....2026
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• Changes, Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates added the following players to their 2026 major league roster: Brandon Lowe, 2B Ryan O’Hearn, RF Marcell Ozuna, DH Jhostynxon Garcia, OF Jake Mangum, OF Jose Urquidy, SP Gregory Soto, RP Mason Montgomery, RP Lowe, O’Hearn, and Ozuna all come to the Pirates past their primes. While it is unlikely those three […]...2026
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• Cam Booser and the baseball story you need to know

The Tampa Bay Rays made several franchise altering moves this offseason as they traded away Shane Baz and Brandon Lowe in separate trades made just hours apart. The deals also included Jake Mangum and southpaw Mason Montgomery. The inclusion of Montgomery was significant because the Rays have a lack of left-handed pitchers on the roster. […]...2026
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• Who replaces Brandon Lowe at 2B?

Brandon Lowe, Shane Baz, Mason Montgomery, and Jake Mangum were all traded away this past Friday, bringing back a total of six players and a 2026 draft pick in two separate deals. The two trades significantly altered the Rays current roster projection. Most notably there is now a massive opening at second base and in […]...2025
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• Pirates Hoping To Add “Proven Bat” Following Lowe Trade
The Pirates made a major addition to their offense yesterday when they swung a three-team trade with the Astros and Rays that saw them ship out right-hander Mike Burrows and acquire second baseman Brandon Lowe, outfielder Jake Mangum, and left-hander Mason Montgomery. Lowe is the major prize of that trade as a former All-Star with…...2025
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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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• 2025 DRaysBay Community Prospect List

Carson Williams #65 and Brayden Taylor #93 of the Tampa Bay Rays run off the field during the first ever spring training Spring Breakout game | Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images Eleven new players enter the annual top prospect list. Welcome back to the annual DRaysBay Community Prospect List, a treasured tradition at the site where our community diligently votes ...2025
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• Rays 8, Braves 3: Boyle’s spot start fuels series victory

Dominik Vega Waking up today, we expected Shane Baz to take the mound for the series finale against Atlanta. When it was announced that Joe Boyle would instead be making his Rays debut, Rays fans had every right to be worried as to the reason why. Exhale, there was no injury to Baz. The Rays just decided to push everyone in the rotation back one day and give Boyle a spot start after his st...2025
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• 2025 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 16

A piece of the Paredes trade consolidates at No. 15. Previous Winner 15. Ty Johnson, RHP23 | 6’6” | 205A (CHC) | 3.48 ERA, 2.45 FIP, 33.2 IP (10 G, 4 GS) 36.1% K, 7.5% BBA+ (CHC) | 3.62 ERA, 3.04 FIP, 27.1 IP (8 G, 6 GS) 28.4% K, 10.3% BBA+ (TBR) | 0.78 ERA, 0.95 FIP, 23.0 IP (6 G, 3 GS) 46.4% K, 4.8% BB Acquired as the final piece of the Paredes trade, Johnson is tall with blossoming velocity as ...2025
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• 2025 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 15

Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports We will have a special election in addition to the normal poll this time around, see below. Previous Winner Theo Gillen, OF19 | L/R | 6’2” | 195A | .154/.353/.192 (86 wRC+) 34 PA, 0 HR, 1 SB, 23.5% BB, 41.2% K The Rays top draft pick from 2024, the high school outfielder had several serious injuries to overcome to become the No. 18 overall pick, including labr...2025
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• 2025 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 14

Who’s next? Previous Winner 13. Brailer Guerrero, OF19 | L/R | 6’1” | 215CPX | .330/.452/.466 (155 wRC+) 126 PA, 2 HR, 13 SB, 17.5% BB, 25.4% K Guerrero’s first year state side went well enough, which was not a guarantee after requiring labrum surgery just 7 games into his career with the Rays after signing for $3.7 million in 2023. He got paid thanks to exit velo’s in the 110’s. This year he made...2025
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• 2025 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 13

Jackson Baumeister | Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images Newcomer Jackson Baumeister locks in at 12. Previous Winner 12. Jackson Baumeister, RHP22 | 6’4” | 224A+ (BAL) | 3.06 ERA, 3.66 FIP, 70.2 IP (18 GS) 29.5% K, 14% BBA+ (TBR) | 1.24 ERA, 1.59 FIP, 29.0 IP( 7 G, 5 GS) 41.9% K 4.8% BB Entering the season, the 63rd overall pick from the 2023 draft was a two-way prospe...2025
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"The Braves scored their final two runs on an RBI sac-fly from David Fletcher, scoring Alvarez and wild pitch from the Rays’ Mason Montgomery, scoring Michael Harris from third."

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• Who replaces Brandon Lowe at 2B?
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• Rasmussen and a wild sixth shut down Texas - Rays 5, Rangers 1

Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images Kameron and Caminero hit moonshots worth watching. This game was two completely different viewing experiences. For the first five innings it was a pitcher’s duel, and despite an inconsistent strike zone, it was Drew Rasmussen who came out ahead. He struck out eight batters over five scoreless innings, bringing his stretch of strong outings to 23 innings with...2025
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• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers @ Tampa Bay Rays
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• Rays 4, Padres 2: The sweep smell of success

Denis Poroy-Imagn Images The Rays closed out their series in San Diego with a sweep. The Padres are heavily considered to be one of the hottest teams in baseball this season, but between dropping two of three to the Detroit Tigers during the week, then losing the first two games of the series to the Rays, they’re not quite living up to the hype they were generating a couple weeks ago. Toda...2025
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• 2025 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 16
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• 2025 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 15
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• 2025 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 14
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• 2025 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 13
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• 2025 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 12

The young Gill Hill might be underrated at No. 11. Previous Winner 11. Gary Gill Hill, RHP20 | 6’2” | 160A | 3.15 ERA, 3.55 FIP, 108.2 IP (22 G, 21 GS) 24.2% K, 6.2% BB The wheels fell off toward the end of his first full professional season, but before those last four starts Gill Hill had a 2.40 ERA over his first 18 appearances for Charleston, and it’s just one bad start that pushes that over 2...2025
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• Pain and rain in the Bronx: Yankees 7, Rays 4

Brad Penner-Imagn Images Three players left injured in a rain-shortened finale in New York The Rays were one of only three games taking place today, and they were wrapping up their series against the Yankees. Having taken only one game of the series so far, the Rays were hoping to come away with a true split of the four-game outing in the Bronx. The Rays turned to Ryan Pepiot as their star...2025
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• Do we laugh or cry? Rays 8 Orioles 22 (not a typo)

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images In which Jose Caballero was arguably not the Rays worst pitcher We saw a lot of games like this earlier in the season; hopefully we won’t see many more. At first it looked like an easy Rays win. The Rays scored six runs in the top of the second inning, as first Aranda and then Josh Lowe hit solo home runs, and Baltimore starter Tomoyuki Sugano struggled ...2025
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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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• 2025 DRaysBay Community Prospect List
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• 2025 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 16
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• 2025 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 15
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• 2025 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 14
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• 2025 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 13
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• Albernaz explains not pinch-hitting for Basallo in 5-4 loss; Orioles-Pirates lineups
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• Springs and Baz battle, Rays fall in extras: Rays 3, A’s 4

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images The Rays couldn’t get the big hit late in the game and dropped their third straight. Sometimes in baseball you just have to tip your cap, and tonight the Rays found themselves tipping their cap to the A’s in the third base dugout. Both starters were solid, bullpens sharp (for the most part), and the offenses traded blows. Eventually, the A’s did just eno...2025
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• Keeping the momentum going: Rays 8, Tigers 3

Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images A strong first inning set the tone for yet another Rays victory. The Rays are hosting the Detroit Tigers in the second game of this weekend’s three-game matchup, looking to secure the series victory after last night’s offensive-driven win. Saturday Starters pic.twitter.com/DTdXJBCldE— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) June 21, 2025 Ryan Pepiot takes th...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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• Rays 11, Blue Jays 9: Rollercoaster ride north of the border

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...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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• Rays 7, D-Backs 6: A Thriller in the Desert

Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images Local stingray goes through a roller coaster of emotions This game had everything: Multiple lead changes Three hits from Yandy Diaz Dingers Kameron Misner getting tagged out after popping up from a slide MTV’s Dan Cortez Jokes aside, this win did not come easy. A dramatic double play with the bases loaded in the top of the 11th inning is what it took to cap this...2025
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• Recap: Spencer Strider looks sharp, Michael Harris homers in Braves 6-5 win over the Rays

Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports Braves had a couple of their regulars look strong, get a win in their opening spring training game. Michael Harris II did his best Ronald Acuńa Jr impersonation Saturday afternoon, hitting a leadoff homer on the first pitch of the game, while Spencer Strider looked sharp in the Braves 6-5 win over the Tampa Bay Rays Saturday afternoon. The game wasn't televis...2024
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• Rays Designate Alex Jackson For Assignment
The Rays announced Thursday morning that they’ve designated catcher Alex Jackson for assignment and selected the contract of left-hander Mason Montgomery from Triple-A Durham. Tampa Bay also optioned lefty Tyler Alexander to Durham and recalled infielder Austin Shenton. Tampa Bay has stuck with the 28-year-old Jackson all season, giving him 158 turns at the plate…...2024
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• Braves hit two homers but suffer predictable 6-3 loss to Rays

Photo by Mike Carlson/MLB Photos via Getty Images Bryce Elder and an ostensible mandate to save the bullpen requires more of an offensive outburst than what the Braves got in order to pull off a victory Life may be like a box of chocolates, but a Bryce Elder start after mid-June 2023 is pretty much... a Bryce Elder start after mid-June 2023. Combine that with the fact that the Atlanta Brav...2025
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• ESPN and The Athletic release Rays top prospect lists for 2024

Rays 2023 draft pick Colton Ledbetter | Photo by Gabriella Ricciardi/MLB Photos via Getty Images In a bit of happenstance, both ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel and The Athletic’s Keith Law have dropped their top prospect lists today for the Rays. Both lists are behind a paywall, so I’ll be avoiding the write ups on the players for this article, but you can gain a high level understanding of how both...2024
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• Braves lose series, game 8-3

Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images This cup of Joe appearance Boyled Atlanta hitters Well Chris Sales threw harder. After sitting around 93 mph for his first 3 starts, he averaged 96 mph in this one. It didn’t help. Sale’s day started off rough with Yandy Diaz hitting a leadoff home run, and the Rays would add another run later in the inning to make it 2-0. He was able to keep the Rays off t...2025
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• Tampa Bay Prospect Mason Montgomery Thrives With Deception and Ride
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• Albernaz explains not pinch-hitting for Basallo in 5-4 loss; Orioles-Pirates lineups
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• Player of the Series: Joe Boyle

Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images His time in Durham reached its boiling point. When Joe Boyle has command, he might just be the most lethal pitcher in baseball. After decimating the International League with the Durham Bulls, the Rays finally are giving Boyle a spot on the active roster. Boyle rewarded the Rays by hurling five innings and allowing just one unearned run on two hits while he...2025
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• Saved from getting swept: Rays 7, Twins 5 (F/10)

Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images The Rays capitalized on the extra inning to avoid the sweep in Minnesota The Rays and Twins face off one last time in the finale of this weekend’s three-game series. Drew Rasmussen takes the mound against Twins starter Joe Ryan. Sunday Squad pic.twitter.com/FgLXEtKWVx— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) July 6, 2025 The Twins struck early after Byron Buxto...2025
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• Keeping the momentum going: Rays 8, Tigers 3
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• Rays 2, Brewers 4: Don’t call it a comeback

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 Bre...2025
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• Rays 7 Yankees 5: We’re Swinging in the Rain

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 base...2025
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• 2025 DRaysBay Community Prospect List
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