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• Player of the Series: Yandy Diaz

Photo by Kelly Gavin/Getty Images Big Guava saves us from a series sweep. It was supposed to be Chris Brown’s night in Tampa — but hours before the R&B star could Take You Down at his sold-out concert, it was a Rays slugger who stole the spotlight and left the opposing pitchers gasping for No Air. With first pitch moved up to an early afternoon slot to accommodate the postgame concert, man...2025
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• Rays Your Voice: Rays make flurry of moves before trade deadline

Sam Navarro-Imagn Images Is the roster improved for the rest of the season? While the Rays made several trades ahead of Thursday’s deadline, shipping off Zack Littell, Jose Caballero, and Taj Bradley, the more important story is who is still on the team. Erik Neander opted to hold on to the long-tenured Rays like Yandy Diaz, Brandon Lowe, and Pete Fairbanks. On this episode of Rays Your ...2025
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• Who Owned Baseball (WOB) – Updated for August 2, 2025

Who Owned Baseball for August 2, 2025 Earning 1 WOB Aaron Civale pitched 1 hit ball into the 7th, striking out 8 in 6 1/3 innings as the White Sox blanked the Angels, 1-0. Yandy Diaz homered twice and added another hit as the Rays topped the Dodgers, 4-0. Eury Perez held the Yankees to […]...2025
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• Snell gets Porch’d! - Rays 4 Dodgers 0

Morgan Tencza-Imagn Images Rays utilize the Stein’s dimensions and excellent pitching to blank the Dodgers. Against one of the toughest, most complete teams in baseball, facing an old friend, a vintage Tamp Bay Rays performance of pitching, slick glove work, and timely hitting got the Rays their first August win. Rays jumped out with a much needed early lead. First batter of the game fac...2025
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• Yandy Diaz Homers twice off Blake Snell to Spoil First Start in 4 Months - August 3, 2025
Yandy Diaz (1B - Rays) Diaz went 3-4 and crushed 2 HR off Blake Snell Saturday. Diaz played Friday after being hit by a pitch and leaving Thursday's game and hit leadoff Saturday. Diaz has long been a fantasy head scratcher due to great underlying power metrics but relatively low actual power output. He has regularly been near the top of hard hit and exit velocity leaderboards and over the last t...2025
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• Pondering the Rays roster after the trade deadline

Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The 2025 trade deadline has passed and the Tampa Bay Rays were certainly one of the more active teams. After acquiring Bryan Baker from the Baltimore Orioles in early July, the Rays were involved in numerous discussions, especially after the team’s free fall in the standings. However, they stood their ground in trade talks until the dea...2025
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• Player of the Series: Jonathan Aranda

Brad Penner-Imagn Images Aranda stood out as the Rays dropped another series The Tampa Bay Rays engaged the New York Yankees in several high contested games but unfortunately dropped three of the four and had their playoff hopes dwindle even further. The Rays pitching and offense had their bright spots but no one performed better over the four games than Jonathan Aranda, our Draysbay Playe...2025
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• 2025 Trade Deadline: Rays execute seven deals but keep their stars

Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images The Rays have cleaned up the catching battery and infield depth, while elevating the pitching staff. Approximately four games back in the Wild Card standings despite a strong run differential this season, the Rays did not blow up the team like they did last trade deadline, holding on to several names rumored to be shopped like 1B Yandy Diaz, 2B Brandon L...2025
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• 2025 Trade Deadline Open Thread - Part 2

Photo by Mike Carlson/MLB Photos via Getty Images Join the Conversation! Welcome to Part 2 of our MLB Trade Deadline open thread. Someday soon this is all moving to a new platform, but for now, these suckers crash as we approach 500 comments, so it’s on to the next one! Key Dates and Rules Deadline: July 31, 2025, at 6 p.m. ET is the deadline for teams to trade players on 40-man rosters...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 28, 2025

Photo by Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire/Corbis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The weather and the trade market heats up. Jonathan India won the first game Saturday with a walk-off home run, writes Anne Rogers. “I want that moment,” India said. “I want to be in that moment every time. I embrace the failure. I think it teaches you how to become better. So for me, failing is a learning exper...2025
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• We really really need this break: Red Sox 4, Rays 1

Let’s start the break NOW | Photo by Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images I actually thought the Rays would win today, not because of matchups but simply because it’s very rare to have four game sweeps even if terrible teams are playing good teams. Four game sweeps aren’t impossible, however, and this game was lost with a combination of bone headed mistakes and just....not being as g...2025
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• No lead to blow tonight: Tigers 5, Rays 1

Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images Sometimes it’s better to never have a chance. The road trip continues as the team with the league’s best record welcomed the struggling Rays Kevin Cash went into this game without two of his middle infielders available; Ha-Seong Kim is still nursing a calf injury that he picked up in his Rays debut, and Brandon Lowe left Sunday’s game with side tightness, a move...2025
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• Frustrating loss opens home stand: Athletics 6, Rays 4

Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images The Rays opened up their short home stand with a frustrating 6-4 loss against the Oakland Sacramento Las Vegas Athletics. Rays starter Drew Rasmussen only went three innings, and Pete Fairbanks couldn’t keep the game tied in the ninth, and the offense could only muster runs in the fourth inning. Jacob Lopez toed the rubber for the A’s. Lopez, an oft-forgot...2025
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• Feels like old times (in a bad way): Orioles 4, Rays 1

Jonathan Dyer-Imagn Images When the Rays were struggling earlier in the season, we saw many games like this one. A scuffling starter, a bullpen implosion, and hitters who could scatter a handful of singles but not do much else. Before we get to the game, let’s also mention a very frightening moment that occurred off the field. A foul ball off the bat of an Orioles hitter went straight bac...2025
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• Player of the Series: Zack Littell

Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images I wish I could give it to all three starters! With Adam on vacation this week, I’ve had the opportunity to write this week’s Player of the Series articles, and the power is thrilling. I can choose anyone! Maybe I could even choose the fans! Because, in addition to the great bucket hat catch on Memorial Day, we were treated to this bro who celebrated catchin...2025
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• Rays 1, Padres 0: A True Pitcher’s Duel

Chadd Cady-Imagn Images Kameron Misner’s defensive heroics sealed the deal Following two consecutive dramatic extra-inning wins, the Rays hoped to continue their string of good luck into San Diego. The Padres came into tonight’s contest leading the National League West by a half a game over the Giants and a game over the Dodgers. For the Friars, it was 29-year-old Michael King, who enjoyed...2025
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"Yandy Diaz continues to pound the ball in the ground with a 52."

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"The Rays’ 8-7 extra-innings win over the Diamondbacks today came at an unfortunate cost, as both Pete Fairbanks and Yandy Diaz left the game due to injuries."

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"He was assisted by Yandy Diaz, who flipped the ball to pitcher Pete Fairbanks rather than going back to the bag himself."

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"Holmes hit his first rough point of September in the ninth inning of a must-win game at Tropicana Field on […] Yandy Diaz flips out at umpire Vic Carapazza on game-ending Clay Holmes fastball - Yanks Go Yard - Yanks Go Yard - NY Yankees News, Rumors & Fan Community"

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"Yandy Diaz and Wander Franco also went deep for the AL East-leading Rays, and Shane McClanahan (6-4) allowed three runs and five hits with eight strikeouts over a career-high seven innings."

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"The Rays have placed corner infielder Yandy Diaz on the 10-day injured list due to a right hamstring strain, the club announced."

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"(Rays acquired IF Yandy Diaz and RHP Cole Sulser from Cleveland."

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"The latest buzz from around the AL Central… In a look at what the Indians’ lineup could look like in 2019, Terry Pluto of the Cleveland Plain Dealer writes that “serious consideration” is being given to the idea of deploying Yandy Diaz as a regular third baseman."

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"Yandy Diaz has spent a lot of time on the backfields at the Indians' complex over the past couple of weeks."

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"Unfortunately, it was a day of rest for many top prospects, including Bradley Zimmer, Yandy Diaz, and Francisco Mejia, who is carrying a historic 47-game hitting streak but has spent the last two games on the bench."

• Rays Your Voice: Rays make flurry of moves before trade deadline
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• Snell gets Porch’d! - Rays 4 Dodgers 0
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• Yandy Diaz Homers twice off Blake Snell to Spoil First Start in 4 Months - August 3, 2025
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• Pondering the Rays roster after the trade deadline
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• 2025 Trade Deadline: Rays execute seven deals but keep their stars
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• Rays Your Voice: Danny Jansen traded, Taj Bradley optioned

Bruce Kluckhohn-Imagn Images What’s the next move? The Rays front office did us a favor by making this trade before we recorded our latest episode, sending Danny Jansen to Milwaukee and acquiring Nick Fortes in a separate trade. Yandy Diaz, Brandon Lowe, Pete Fairbanks, and Zack Littell also seem like candidates to be dealt, but market forces may play a role in the direction the Rays dec...2025
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• 2025 Trade Deadline Open Thread - Part 2
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• Red Sox Trade Rumors: Boston’s Plan B Comes to Light if Yandy Diaz Dreams Get Crushed
The Boston Red Sox ready plan B if the trade deal for Rays All-Star first baseman Yandy Diaz doesn't follow through ahead of the trade deadline....2025
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• Chandler Simpson steals all the bases: Rays 4, White Sox 3

Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images The rookie speedster has surpassed the club’s rookie steal record, and he’s still running. The Rays were still stinging from their loss to the White Sox on Monday and hoping that a Tuesday night rematch would be just the thing to tie up the series. The Rays turned to Drew Rasmussen to tackle pitching duties, while the Sox were relying on Davis Martin. The game ...2025
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• Player of the Series: Jonathan Aranda
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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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• Two Rays named to initial All-Star Game roster for 2025

Photo by Alyssa Howell/MLB Photos via Getty Images Two members of the 2025 Tampa Bay Rays have been named to the All-Star Game: 1B Jonathan Aranda, who won a player’s vote, and 2B Brandon Lowe. Aranda exceeded rookie limits during 2022 season but has truly broken out in 2025, having developed plus first base defense, finally taking on a full time role in his age-27 season. His bat has led ...2025
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• Player of the Series: Shane Baz

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images The Rays starting rotation as a whole was masterful Prior to the game on Thursday, I was fully set to name Taj Bradley as the Player of the Series for his Tuesday performance, but he was surpassed by Shane Baz who delivered an incredible outing. Shane Baz started out the 2025 season on a strong note and looked like he could be emerging as an ace, but then...2025
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• Rays 10, Red Sox 8 (F/11): Live to tie another day

Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images This game was bonkers. Happy Monday, and time for a new series! This time, it’s against division rivals, the Red Sox, and the Rays are in enemy territory for the outing. The night was also a big deal as the Sox had called up MLB’s top prospect, Roman Anthony. The Rays weren’t in the mood to be wowed by hot prospects, though. They had Shane Baz on the mound, up a...2025
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• Roundtable: What is the top storyline of the first third of the season?

Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images or, are the Rays good? With the 2025 season one third complete, what is the top story line of the year thus far? Danny Russell With the series win against the Twins, the Rays have risen to a 28-27 record, second in the AL East — albeit 7.0 games back from the Yankees — and, in an astonishing turn around, improving their playoff odds to 30%. Y...2025
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• Rays 8, Astros 4: Bouncing back on the rubber match

Jonathan Dyer-Imagn Images The Rays wrap it up with a series win. On the afternoon getaway day game, with the series tied 1-1, the Rays were hoping to come away with a series win before seeing the Blue Jays again for the second time this month. The Astros had been tough competition this series, and this game wouldn’t prove to be an easy one. Taj Bradley was on the mound for the Rays, while...2025
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• Rays 1, Padres 0: A True Pitcher’s Duel
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• Player of the Series: Yandy Diaz
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• A bullpen in a china shop: Rays 6, A’s 5

Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images That got too close for comfort. Happy Wednesday, everyone, and it’s a fine day to watch some baseball. The Rays continued to play host to the A’s, and today’s game saw Ryan Pepiot on the mound for the Rays, up against Mitch Spence for the A’s. In the top of the first, with two outs, Brent Rooker tilted things in the A’s favor with a solo home run. After th...2025
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• Rays Hitters Schooled by Dean: Rays 1, Orioles 5

Daniel Kucin Jr.-Imagn Images Kremer silences the bats, Cowser robs a game-changing homer, and the Orioles tag Bradley for five runs to win the series. There were moments of hope and flashes of brilliance for the Tampa Bay Rays, but there was also Dean Kremer on the mound for the Baltimore Orioles. Dean made sure class was in session on how to prevent the other team from winning their thi...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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• Feels like old times (in a bad way): Orioles 4, Rays 1
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• Player of the Series: Junior Caminero

Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images Caminero busted out of a brief slump to bombard the Mets For those who didn’t know, on their current road trip the Tampa Bay Rays allowed players to invite wives and children along with them. In 21-year old Junior Caminero’s case, he invited his father to travel with the team. For the first four games of the trip, Caminero struggled as he went hitless in 19 con...2025
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• Rays 10, Red Sox 8 (F/11): Live to tie another day
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• Rays 3, Marlins 2: Putting the WIN in Edwin

Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images Welcome back Yandy Diaz and Edwin Uceta to the land of the living, as both lift the Rays over the Marlins in the series clincher. Yandy Diaz and Edwin Uceta have been with the team the entirety of the 2025 season. Today, for what feels like the first time, they finally arrived. Both players have struggled so far in 2025. Yandy being well below the standard...2025
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• Royals defeat the best team in baseball in wild 6-5 comeback victory
Jun 22, 2023; St. Petersburg, Florida, USA; Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman (54) walks off the field after pitching against the Tampa Bay Rays in the eighth inning at Tropicana Field. | Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports Fun game! These two things we know very well. One, that the Tampa Bay Rays are the best team in baseball and the Kansas City Royals are just about the w...2023
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• Ronald Acuña Jr. leading off for the NL in the All-Star Game
Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports Both managers announced their starting lineups for Tuesday night’s All-Star game Astros’ manager Dusty Baker and Phillies’ manager Rob Thomson announced their starting lineups for Tuesday night’s mid-summer classic, with Braves’ right fielder Ronald Acuńa Jr in his familiar leadoff spot. Full lineup for the National League: Ronald Acuńa Jr - RF Freddie Freeman...2023
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• Yandy Diaz flips out at umpire Vic Carapazza on game-ending Clay Holmes fastball
Clay Holmes went from the frying pan of the IL directly back into the Yankees’ fire last week, earning his closer gig back immediately after returning from a back injury while looking … well, “back”. Holmes hit his first rough point of September in the ninth inning of a must-win game at Tropicana Field on […] Yandy Diaz flips out at umpire Vic Carapazza on game-ending...2022
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• 3 rumored Yankees call-ups could bring spark Gerrit Cole begged for
After another lifeless loss to the Tampa Bay Rays, the New York Yankees still haven’t notched a single RBI since Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s magical Saturday night at Fenway Park. The 3-1 loss to Tampa featured a run scored on an error by Rays third baseman Yandy Diaz. Nonetheless, the team withering away after the Rays hadn’t […] 3 rumored Yankees call-ups could bring spark Gerri...2022
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• Matt Olson, Ronald Acuña Jr. among 6 Braves’ finalists for this year’s Silver Slugger Awards

Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images The Atlanta Braves are well represented among the nominees for this season’s Silver Slugger Awards Louisville Slugger announced Thursday the finalists for the Silver Slugger Awards in the American and National Leagues. The Atlanta Braves are well represented with six finalists in Matt Olson, Ozzie Albies, Austin Riley, Ronald Acuña Jr, Sean Murphy and Marcell ...2023
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• Cubs 1, Rays 0: Marcus Stroman’s one-hitter was a masterpiece
Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images The Cubs shut down a potent Rays offense and scored just enough to win. Now THAT is a way to start a series against the best team in baseball! Marcus Stroman no-hit the Rays for six innings, then Wander Franco blooped a single into left to break that up. Stroman continued to dominate and finished the Cubs’ first complete-game shutout since Alec Mills’ no-h...2023
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• Kyle Wright debuts, Vaughn Grissom collects three hits as Braves beat Rays
John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports Wright allowed four runs over 2 2/3 innings in his first action of the spring. Vaughn Grissom had three hits while Matt Olson homered again to help the Atlanta Braves grab a 6-5 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. Kyle Wright made his spring debut and retired Yandy Diaz and Wander Franco before allowing a solo home run to Brandon Lowe on a 3-0 pitch. He then a...2023
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• Ronald Acuña Jr top vote-getter, Braves with six finalists for All-Star Game
Photo by Rob Leiter/MLB Photos via Getty Images Phase 2 of the voting will start Monday. For the second-straight season, Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr has been voted in as a starter for the All-Star Game. Acuña was the top overall vote getter during Phase 1 of the voting. Shohei Ohtani received the most votes for the American League. The overall top vote getter and automati...2023
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• Yandy Diaz Homers twice off Blake Snell to Spoil First Start in 4 Months - August 3, 2025
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• Preseason Prep - March 14, 2025
Injury Updates Bobby Witt Jr, SS, Royals Bobby Witt was recently hit in the forearm with a pitch in Spring Training and left the game. After getting tested, it was determined it was nothing serious, just a bruise. This is a relief for any fantasy manager who has already drafted, as they likely had to use a top-three overall pick on him. He is coming off of a 32 home run, 31 stolen base season whi...2025
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• Preseason Prep - March 10, 2025
Ivan Herrera (C-STL) impressed in his first significant run in the majors last season, registering a .301 average with 5 homers, 27 RBI, 37 runs scored, and 5 stolen bases across 259 PA, with a wRC+ of 127 as a 24 year-old. Reports indicate that he'll share time behind the plate in 2025 with Pedro Pages as Willson Contreras moves to 1B, but it's likely that Herrera sees more playing time. In 2024,...2025
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• Preseason Prep - February 27, 2025
Bryce Harper, 1B (PHI) Scary moment for the Phillies as Bryce Harper was hit on the arm by a pitch in Wednesday's Grapefruit League game against the Blue Jays. It was his first game of the spring as he missed time with an illness. The good news is the Phillies training staff is categorizing the injury as a triceps contusion and don't intend to send the slugger for X-rays. Philadelphia will undoubt...2025
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• Snell gets Porch’d! - Rays 4 Dodgers 0
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• Pondering the Rays roster after the trade deadline
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• Player of the Series: Jonathan Aranda
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• 2025 Trade Deadline: Rays execute seven deals but keep their stars
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• Rays Your Voice: Danny Jansen traded, Taj Bradley optioned
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• “That’s Life”: Rays 4, Yankees 2

Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images Junior Caminero supplies the power as the Rays beat the Yankees Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Pennant Chase Baseball. The Rays entered Monday three games out of the final playoff spot, and facing the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers this week, respectively. If they aspire to bring “Troptober” across the bridge, it has to start soon. The tone w...2025
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• Chandler Simpson steals all the bases: Rays 4, White Sox 3
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• Dropped the finale: Orioles 5, Rays 3

Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images The Rays got behind quickly and couldn’t come back. The Rays and O’s are at it again for the third and final time this weekend. With the series win in hand, Ryan Pepiot takes the mound for the Rays, while Trevor Rogers starts this one for Baltimore. pic.twitter.com/8tp3dkzp3z— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) July 20, 2025 It took just two pitches for ...2025
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• Pain and rain in the Bronx: Yankees 7, Rays 4
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• Rays 0, Phillies 7: Is the home stand over yet?

Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images Rays drop another home game behind just two hits and fourth inning implosion by Baz. Well... at this point we could probably start just reposting the same recap for every home game the Rays play at the house of horrors some call George M. Steinbrenner Field. It would go something like this: “Rays drop another game at home and fail to score behind just (Inser...2025
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• MLB Power Rankings: Which teams can challenge the Dodgers?

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Dodgers look like the cream of the crop but there are several teams that could challenge for their crown. Every Major League Baseball team begins a brand new baseball season with hope. In the spring of 1993, as a fresh-faced 16-year-old Phillies fan living in suburban bliss, I had no right to believe that summer was going to be anythin...2025
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• Outside The Confines: A long-awaited debut for Kumar Rocker

Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images The player is poised to make history as he prepares to make his debut. Happy Friday, everyone! We’re halfway through September, which means we only have two full weeks of regular season baseball left. There are still some questions about who will slot in for the wild card spots, and some teams who are poised to win their divisions might want to worry a bi...2024
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• Austin Riley awakens and Chris Sale rolls as Braves down Rays, 7-3

Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports Braves use early offensive onslaught and the outstanding Chris Sale to take down Tampa/ After a rough road trip, the Braves used a big game from Austin Riley and a tremendous start from Chris Sale to win their second game in a row, and take down the Rays 7-3 Friday night at Truist Park. Despite how well it ended going, it was actually an ominous beginning to th...2024
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• For Rays in deep AL East, pitching remains a major concern
Matt Duffy is slated to be the Tampa Bay Rays starting third baseman, with newcomer Yandy Diaz also seeing time at the hot corner. Diaz figures to split his time between third, first and “eventually” the outfield, according to manager Kevin Cash. In terms of further offseason additions, pitching remains an area of concern, though Cash is confident with the group he has now, per Marc Topkin of the...2019
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• AL Central Notes: Diaz, Kipnis, Tigers, White Sox
The latest buzz from around the AL Central… In a look at what the Indians’ lineup could look like in 2019, Terry Pluto of the Cleveland Plain Dealer writes that “serious consideration” is being given to the idea of deploying Yandy Diaz as a regular third baseman. With Diaz at the hot corner, All-Star Jose…...2018
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