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  • • World Baseball Classic: Group D Preview
    Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Five more teams take the field in Miami in the final of four groups in the 2023 WBC. The fourth and final pool of the 2023 World Baseball Classic starts Saturday at 11 a.m. Central Time when Nicaragua takes on Puerto Rico at loanDepot Park in Miami. Here it is folks. The group of death. Pool D of the World Baseball Classic consists of the Dominican Republic,...2023
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  • • Spring Training Roster Battle: Position Player edition
    Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports Who will snag the final few spots on the Rays 2023 roster? Spring Training is here and with the first games of spring just around the corner, the fight for the last few roster spots comes into focus. The Tampa Bay Rays had a fairly uncharacteristic offseason, retaining rather than trading. The Rays of 2023 look an awful lot like the Rays of 2021 and 2022...2023
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  • • Bobby Witt Jr. and Brady Singer to represent Team USA at the World Baseball Classic
    Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images Salvy, MJ Melendez, Nicky Lopez, and Vinnie Pasquantino will also participate Bobby Witt Jr. and Brady Singer will get a chance to represent the United States of America at the World Baseball Classic next month. The two were part of the Team USA roster that was unveiled today in anticipation of the tournament that begins March 7. The U...2023
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  • • Rays announce $10 tickets, promotional schedule
    $10 tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday he Tampa Bay Rays have announced that $10 tickets will be available for all 2023 regular-season home games in the Rays Party Deck and select lower level seating areas. $10 tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday, February 10 at 10 a.m., while single-game tickets for all other seating areas remain on sale now. $10 tickets ...2023
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Wander Franco injury and suspension

  • • World Baseball Classic: Group D Preview
    Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Five more teams take the field in Miami in the final of four groups in the 2023 WBC. The fourth and final pool of the 2023 World Baseball Classic starts Saturday at 11 a.m. Central Time when Nicaragua takes on Puerto Rico at loanDepot Park in Miami. Here it is folks. The group of death. Pool D of the World Baseball Classic consists of the Dominican Republic,...2023
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  • • Rays Quick End-Of-Season Notes: Zunino, Pitching
    With the Rays 15-inning marathon loss yesterday, their 2022 season has officially ended. Heavily impacted by the injury bug, including Wander Franco, Tyler Glasnow, Shane Baz, and Mike Zunino, the Rays managed to piece together their fifth consecutive winning season, leading to their fourth-straight playoff appearance. Beginning with a strong April and May going 38-21…...2022
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  • Rays' Franco, Glasnow OK'd for Wed. rehab stints
    • Rays' Franco, Glasnow OK'd for Wed. rehab stints
    Rays manager Kevin Cash said SS Wander Franco will be in Durham's lineup on Wednesday, the same night RHP Tyler Glasnow is scheduled to throw one inning in his first game since Tommy John surgery....2022
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  • • Injury Notes: Franco, Verlander, Arano
    Rays shortstop Wander Franco resumed his rehab assignment yesterday, slotting in as the designated hitter for the Triple-A Durham Bulls as he attempts to return from July hamate surgery. The plan, as relayed by Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times, is for Franco to stick with the Bulls for a few more games and…...2022
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  • • Rays SS Wander Franco (hand) resuming rehab stint Sunday
    Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco will restart his minor league rehab stint for a hand injury on Sunday at...2022
  • Wander Franco injury update: Rays star pulled from rehab assignment as recovery from wrist surgery stalls
    • Wander Franco injury update: Rays star pulled from rehab assignment as recovery from wrist surgery stalls
    Franco has been sidelined since early July...2022
  • Rays' Wander Franco to miss up to eight weeks due to hand surgery
    • Rays' Wander Franco to miss up to eight weeks due to hand surgery
    The Rays’ shortstop, who was placed on the IL Sunday due to an injury to his hamate bone, will undergo surgery to repair it....2022
  • Rays' Franco to undergo surgery, out 5-8 weeks
    • Rays' Franco to undergo surgery, out 5-8 weeks
    Rays shortstop Wander Franco will undergo surgery to repair a fractured hamate bone in his right hand on Tuesday and is expected to be sidelined for five to eight weeks....2022
  • • Wander Franco injury update: Rays star to miss 5-8 weeks after undergoing wrist surgery
    Tampa Bay says it's probably a hamate injury for Franco, and that would spell doom...2022
  • • Wander Franco To Miss 5-8 Weeks Due To Hand Surgery
    Rays’ shortstop Wander Franco, who was placed on the IL yesterday due to an injury to his hamate bone, will undergo surgery to repair it. Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times relayed the news, noting that Franco will be out 5-8 weeks. More to come....2022
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  • Wander Franco and the Tampa Bay Rays Are Ready to Repeat
    • Wander Franco and the Tampa Bay Rays Are Ready to Repeat
    When he arrived in Tampa as a 20-year-old phenom, Franco already had an M.L.B. logo tattooed on his neck. That he would stick around was a foregone conclusion....2022

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  • 2023
    "com/bPitsvbqfz— World Baseball Classic (@WBCBaseball) February 10, 2023 Team Dominican Republic may have one of the most stacked clubs, boasting hitters like Wander Franco, Rafael Devers, Manny Machado, Jeremy Pena, and Juan Soto, and a pitching staff that features reigning Cy Young winner Sandy Alcantara, Luis Garcia, and former Royals pitcher Johnny Cueto."

  • 2022
    "An alleged serial burglar stole more than $650,000 of jewelry from the SUV of Rays shortstop Wander Franco when he was on a rehabilitation assignment in June, according to police and court records obtained by ESPN."

  • 2021
    "Guaranteed Contracts Wander Franco, SS: $182MM through 2032 (includes $2MM buyout of $25MM club option for…"

  • 2020
    "The Rays will add uber-prospect Wander Franco to their 60-man player pool, according to Jesse Sanchez and Juan Toribio of MLB."

  • 2019
    "A number of players have intriguing cases, including Nick Senzel and Wander Franco"

  • 2018
    "There might not be a more impressive prospect who's yet to reach full-season ball than 17-year-old Wander Franco."

  • 2017
    "The Rays have reached agreement to sign 16-year-old Dominican shortstop Wander Franco, MLB."

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  • • World Baseball Classic: Group D Preview
    Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Five more teams take the field in Miami in the final of four groups in the 2023 WBC. The fourth and final pool of the 2023 World Baseball Classic starts Saturday at 11 a.m. Central Time when Nicaragua takes on Puerto Rico at loanDepot Park in Miami. Here it is folks. The group of death. Pool D of the World Baseball Classic consists of the Dominican Republic,...2023
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  • • Bonus Bust: Big bucks do little in international free agency
    Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images About those hyped IFA prospects... January 2023 has been relatively quiet for the Atlanta Braves, punctuated by a few big days. In the middle of the month, the international free agency (IFA) signing period re-opened; a few days before that, MLB reinstated former Braves executive John Coppolella, who was ousted for improprieties...2023
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  • • CJ Abrams, 2023 Fantasy Baseball Sleeper
    If you don't produce immediately, people consider you a bust or at best a "wait and see." You see it constantly. People loved Andres Gimenez, then he struggled a little and people wrote him off, and now people are on board with what he can do. Right now, people are "waiting and seeing" with Wander Franco, who's one of the best prospects in recent years. Speaking of great prospects who people are w...2023
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  • • Five reasons I am thankful for the 2022 Cubs
    Willson Contreras celebrates a walkoff single against the Brewers on August 20 | Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports There were some really joyous moments amidst a middling baseball season. I’ve been a Cubs fan for the vast majority of my conscious life. My first major league baseball memory is the Sandberg Game, and that was really it for me. I was in love with the ivy, the bleachers and the blu...2022
    Check it out Willson Contreras
  • • A Cubs fan’s guide to the MLB Wild Card Series
    Kyle Schwarber celebrates after the Phillies clinched their first playoff berth since 2011 | Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images There are lots of things to cheer for in this playoff picture Obviously it’s less than ideal that it’s been two years since the Cubs were last in the playoffs, but many of us who love baseball will still be watching the games and our fandom will inform who we cheer...2022
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  • • Outside The Confines: A pitching legacy in the Clemens family?
    Kiyoshi Mio-USA TODAY Sports Not exactly, but this is still a fun story. I don’t know about you guys, but long weekends really mess with my sense of time. I usually prep links posts the night before, and Tuesday I had to remind myself it was not, in fact, Monday, and that I had to get this post ready for you! I hope the long weekend treated everyone well, and the shortened week I just a ni...2022
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  • • Rays shortstop Wander Franco has $650K in jewelry stolen from his Rolls-Royce during rehab stint, per report
    An AL championship ring and a Cuban link chain worth $300,000 were among the items reportedly taken from Franco's vehicle...2022
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  • Rays' Wander Franco has $650k worth of jewelry stolen from car
    • Rays' Wander Franco has $650k worth of jewelry stolen from car
    Tampa Bay Rays infielder Wander Franco was the victim of a significant robbery while on a rehab assignment last month, according to law enforcement documents....2022
  • • Rays Place Wander Franco On Injured List, Designate Ben Bowden For Assignment
    The Rays announced Tuesday that shortstop Wander Franco has been placed on the 10-day injured list due to a strained quadriceps. His spot on the active roster will go to righty Shawn Armstrong, whose contract has been selected from Triple-A Durham. Tampa Bay designated lefty Ben Bowden for assignment in order to open a spot…...2022
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  • • Top 100 Hitters: The Top 60
    Welcome back to the third week in our series to introduce the Top 100 Hitters for the 2022 fantasy baseball season.  We have covered the top 10 here and the next 20 here over the past few weeks.  This week we jump in with two feet to explore spots 31 through 60.  At this point, we are starting to explore the fourth and fifth rounds of the draft and hoping to round out our early round moves.  There...2022
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  • • Spring Training Roster Battle: Position Player edition
    Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports Who will snag the final few spots on the Rays 2023 roster? Spring Training is here and with the first games of spring just around the corner, the fight for the last few roster spots comes into focus. The Tampa Bay Rays had a fairly uncharacteristic offseason, retaining rather than trading. The Rays of 2023 look an awful lot like the Rays of 2021 and 2022...2023
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  • • Bonus Bust: Big bucks do little in international free agency
    Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images About those hyped IFA prospects... January 2023 has been relatively quiet for the Atlanta Braves, punctuated by a few big days. In the middle of the month, the international free agency (IFA) signing period re-opened; a few days before that, MLB reinstated former Braves executive John Coppolella, who was ousted for improprieties...2023
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  • • Five reasons I am thankful for the 2022 Cubs
    Willson Contreras celebrates a walkoff single against the Brewers on August 20 | Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports There were some really joyous moments amidst a middling baseball season. I’ve been a Cubs fan for the vast majority of my conscious life. My first major league baseball memory is the Sandberg Game, and that was really it for me. I was in love with the ivy, the bleachers and the blu...2022
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  • • Top 25 Fantasy Shortstops for 2021 – Week 24
    When it comes to the Top 25 rankings, I often penalize players who are on the disabled list because those players can't help your fantasy team. But there is always an exception to the rule. The exception is Wander Franco. Franco left Friday night's game against Detroit with right hamstring tightness and was placed on the 10-day IL Saturday. According to manager Kevin Cash, Franco can be out two t...2021
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  • • FanDuel: And I Wander, Still I Wander
    Welcome back my fellow Razzies. We have a near-full slate on the docket tonight and we’re going to have to sift through the games to find the arms, stacks, and value we need to make this Tuesday our most profitable to date. It’s Wander Franco night in Tampa! Tune in to watch him crush his first MLB home run off Eduardo Rodriguez.  Last week we had almost no aces on the board and the pitcher who e...2021
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  • • Daily Prospect Notes: Wander Franco Edition
    Here comes Wander Franco, and here come some stats to show just how special a prospect he is....2021

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  • • World Baseball Classic: Group D Preview
    2023
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  • • Bobby Witt Jr. and Brady Singer to represent Team USA at the World Baseball Classic
    2023
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  • • Rays announce $10 tickets, promotional schedule
    2023
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  • Returning to the sucker club
    • Returning to the sucker club
     I made one of my six-times-a-year visits to Walmart on Sunday.I'd like it to be less than that, but I've documented the pitfalls of living in a semi-populated area many times. I tell myself at least it's not as often as 10 years ago when I was making once-a-week trips to find cards.But speaking of that, I was there to get a couple household items, a combination of which you can only find the...2023
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  • • Five reasons I am thankful for the 2022 Cubs
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  • • A Cubs fan’s guide to the MLB Wild Card Series
    2022
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  • • Outside The Confines: A pitching legacy in the Clemens family?
    2022
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  • • Aranda Freedom When Franco Wandered Into Hamate Chore Hour
    This weekend Wander Franco hit the IL, and will see a doctor on Monday for his wrist and hamate bone and I want to die. Put me in a grave, shovel dirt on my head, and say your farewells. To be less histrionic and more just that down-home Grey that you've come to know and love, I want my woobie! Here's Kenneth Cashman, the man behind Rotowear, mocking me: pic.twitter.com/gtYGVhfIMe — Kenneth Cashm...2022
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  • Fantasy Baseball Podcast: Juan Soto Goes GOAT In The Second Half
    • Fantasy Baseball Podcast: Juan Soto Goes GOAT In The Second Half
    It's coming to an end boys and girls. Don't be sad that it's over, just be happy that it happened. Seriously, we had a full season of baseball this year. That's reason enough to celebrate in my book. Unfortunately it led to some STRONG taeks early on in the season. One such strong taek was the demise of confirmed alien Juan Soto. Grey and yours truly, take a moment to dig in on Goato's second half...2021
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  • • Rays Finally Let Franco Into Promised Land After Wandering The Desert
    Hope everyone had a Happy Father's Day, and, for our five female readers, I hope your husbands or dads weren't too unbearable. When I heard Wander Franco was being called up, I was on the phone with my patent attorney. See, for Mother’s Day, MLB uses pink bats. My suggestion for Father’s Day is bats with hairy bags hanging off the handle, then when batters are applying pine tar in the on-deck circ...2021
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  • Rays' Franco has $650K in jewelry taken from car
    • Rays' Franco has $650K in jewelry taken from car
    2022
  • • Rays shortstop Wander Franco has $650K in jewelry stolen from his Rolls-Royce during rehab stint, per report
    2022
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  • • Rays To Add Wander Franco To 60-Man Player Pool
    The Rays will add uber-prospect Wander Franco to their 60-man player pool, according to Jesse Sanchez and Juan Toribio of MLB.com. He’ll participate in the pre-season ramp up and be eligible to continue training with the team during the season. As with the Tigers, and surely all other teams, the Rays are considering developmental prerogatives…...2020
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  • • Five reasons I am thankful for the 2022 Cubs
    2022
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  • • Rays Activate Wander Franco, Designate Yu Chang For Assignment
    The Rays welcomed star shortstop Wander Franco back from the injured list Friday, designating fellow infielder Yu Chang for assignment in order to open a spot on the roster, according to a team announcement. Tampa Bay also reinstated righty Drew Rasmussen from the paternity list and optioned right-hander Yonny Chirinos to Triple-A Durham in a…...2022
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  • • Wander Franco Pulled Off Rehab Assignment
    The chances of Wander Franco returning this season have taken a hit, as Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports that the Rays’ shortstop has been pulled off his rehab assignment due to continued soreness in his right hand. It’s been a frustrating season for the 21-year-old, the first campaign of the huge 11-year,…...2022
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  • • Kiley McDaniel's top 100 prospects for 2020
    Spoiler alert: Wander Franco leads our list. Which MLB stars of tomorrow follow the best prospect since Mike Trout in this year's rankings?...2020
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  • • What’s Left For The Rays After The Lockout?
    The Rays had a busy couple of weeks prior to the MLB lockout, but there’s still work to be done when transactions resume. Here’s a look at where things currently stand and what might be next in Tampa Bay. Guaranteed Contracts Wander Franco, SS: $182MM through 2032 (includes $2MM buyout of $25MM club option for…...2021
  • • Wander Franco Likely To Return From 10-Day IL On Sunday
    The Rays are hopeful of activating shortstop Wander Franco from the 10-day injured list on Sunday, manager Kevin Cash told reporters (including The Tampa Bay Times’ Marc Topkin).  Franco hasn’t played since May 30 due to a right quad strain, though he did rejoin the Rays today after finishing a five-game minor league rehab assignment. …...2022
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  • • Rays Place Wander Franco On Injured List, Designate Ben Bowden For Assignment
    2022
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  • • Bobby Witt Jr. and Brady Singer to represent Team USA at the World Baseball Classic
    2023
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  • • Wander Franco To Miss 5-8 Weeks Due To Hand Surgery
    2022
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  • • Effectively Wild Episode 1766: Fingers in Several Rays Pies
    Meg Rowley and erstwhile Effectively Wild co-host and current Tampa Bay Rays employee Jeff Sullivan discuss World Series game start times, how Jeff’s job has changed compared to the 2020 season, Wander Franco, the Rays’ uniforms, what it is like to root (and work) for a team in the playoffs, the Rays’ ALDS against Boston, […]...2021
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  • • Rays Likely To Activate Wander Franco From Injured List
    The Rays are likely to activate Wander Franco from the 10-day injured list before tomorrow’s series opener with the Yankees, reports Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. The shortstop has been on a minor league rehab assignment with Triple-A Durham, but he traveled with the team to the Bronx during today’s off day and is…...2022
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Wander Franco fantasy rankings and news

  • • CJ Abrams, 2023 Fantasy Baseball Sleeper
    2023
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  • • Aranda Freedom When Franco Wandered Into Hamate Chore Hour
    2022
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  • • Top 100 Hitters: The Top 60
    2022
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  • • Major Lockout Bummer
    In solidarity with MLB players, I drove to a cliff on the PCH, overlooking the Pacific Ocean, stepped out of my Sebring while it was still in neutral, locked the doors, and watched as it rolled off the cliff, crashing into the roof of a billionaire's beachfront home. To illustrate the MLB owners' position, I went to a Chipotle, and on a sign clearly labeled "pull," I pushed for hours, screaming, "...2022
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  • • Top 25 Fantasy Shortstops for 2021 – Week 24
    2021
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  • • Rolling In The Deep: Who Will Bail(ey) Us Out This Week?
    Hello friends, and welcome once again to the deep league corner of Razzball.  As our teams continue to get hit by injuries, demotions, and inconsistent play, it gets harder to plug those lineup and rotation holes, but plug away we will.  While I actually saw a fantasy site suggest that you might want to check your waiver wire to see if Wander Franco is still available in your league after news of ...2021
  • • Rays Finally Let Franco Into Promised Land After Wandering The Desert
    2021
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  • • Rays Infielders are Adames a Dozen
    The Tampa Bay Rays got the baseball world buzzing Friday afternoon when they shipped former top prospect Willy Adames to the Milwaukee Brewers along with RHP Trevor Richards for a couple middle relievers I've never heard of, Drew Rasmussen and J.P. Feyereisen. I'm partly lying for the laughs, I am aware of Feyereisen, he's been solid (3.26 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 20/11 K/BB), and if there's one thing w...2021
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  • • The Positional Prospect I’m Most Excited to See Debut in 2021
    Baseball is in good hands. Look no further than Grey's top 10 for 2021 fantasy baseball, where you can witness the likes of Ronald Acuna Jr., Fernando Tatis Jr., Juan Soto and Mookie Betts ranked ahead of the greatest player of our time, Randy Arozarena. Just kidding, I really do mean Mike Trout. Venture further into the top 20 and you'll find Christian Yelich (No. 11), Bo Bichette (No. 12), Nolan...2021
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  • • World Baseball Classic: Group D Preview
    2023
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  • • Spring Training Roster Battle: Position Player edition
    2023
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  • • Bobby Witt Jr. and Brady Singer to represent Team USA at the World Baseball Classic
    2023
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  • • Rays announce $10 tickets, promotional schedule
    2023
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  • • Bonus Bust: Big bucks do little in international free agency
    2023
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  • • Rays Quick End-Of-Season Notes: Zunino, Pitching
    2022
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  • • A Cubs fan’s guide to the MLB Wild Card Series
    2022
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  • • Blue Jays drop opener to Rays in crucial 4-game series between playoff contenders
    Wander Franco had three RBIs, Jonathan Aranda homered and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-5 on Thursday night in the opener of a big four-game series between playoff contenders....2022
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  • • Rays' Franco, Glasnow OK'd for Wed. rehab stints
    2022
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  • • Wander Franco lands on IL as Tampa Bay Rays lead American League in days lost to injury
    The Rays will be without both members of their starting middle infield for the time being...2022

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  • • Rays Infielders are Adames a Dozen
    2021
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