Tampa Bay Rays: Breaking News, Rumors & Highlights

Former MLB Star Wander Franco Found Guilty Monday

Former Tampa Bay Rays star Wander Franco was officially found guilty in court on Monday afternoon, May 25. Franco, 25, had a retrial over his charges of sexually abusing a minor in the Dominican Republic.

Tampa Bay Rays News / MLB Trade Rumors / May 25

Jonny DeLuca To Miss Six To Eight Weeks With Hamstring Strain

The Rays placed outfielder Jonny DeLuca on the ten-day injured list with a right hamstring strain yesterday. He’s going to miss far more than ten days, however.

New York Yankees News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The 'ERA leaders since 2003' quiz

How many ERA leaders from both leagues since the 2003 season can you name in five minutes?

MLB News / Yardbarker

The 25 greatest rookie seasons in MLB history

Not every all-timer has instant success at the next level. For many baseball players, it takes a few bumps in the road out of the gate before they ever reach stardom.

Tampa Bay Rays News / Tampa Bay Rays on SI / May 25

Rays Rightfully Jump Dodgers in MLB Power Rankings After Strong Week

The Tampa Bay Rays were able to continue another impressive week and are really solidifying themselves as one of the best teams in baseball. Following another winning week for the Rays, they are now (34-16), with the best record in the American League.

Tampa Bay Rays News / DRaysBay / May 25

Tampa Bay Rays 2026 Minor League Roundup: Week 7

This was the 7th week of full minor league play (stats are entering play on Monday, May 25th). According to FanGraphs (which factors in age and proximity to the big leagues), 19-year old Caden Bodine has regained his spot as the top hitter spot in the Rays system.

Taylor Walls News / Tampa Bay Rays on SI / May 25

Taylor Walls Has Impressive Yankee Stadium Streak Broken

The Tampa Bay Rays had some impressive streaks on the line heading into their series on the road against the New York Yankees. Some of them, such as their streak of not being defeated in a series, winning Game 1 of a series, and Nick Martinez’s dominance, were continued.

MLB News / Yardbarker / May 24

Yankees' Aaron Judge snaps power outage with walk-off HR vs. Rays

Responding from a 4-2 loss on Friday night, the New York Yankees claimed revenge on the Tampa Bay Rays with a walk-off 2-0 win on Sunday.

Dodgers' Tanner Scott demonstrating elite resurgence after 2025 slump

Reid Detmers posts an Angels' all-time high strikeout total vs. Rangers

Blue Jays' awful injury luck continues against Pirates

Willson Contreras continuing to prove his value to Red Sox

There's already a potential trade destination for Aroldis Chapman

Notable update emerges on Mike Trout’s future

Jonny DeLuca News / Athlon Sports / May 24

Rays Lose Player to Injury Before Yankees Game

The Tampa Bay Rays picked up another big win on Friday night, but the victory may have come with a costly setback. Outfielder Jonny DeLuca exited the Rays’ 4-2 win over the New York Yankees after suffering a right hamstring injury during the seventh inning.

MLB News / Tampa Bay Rays on SI / May 24

Rays Run Out of Late-Game Magic in Loss Against Yankees

The Tampa Bay Rays have made a habit of coming up clutch late in games throughout the 2026 MLB regular season. It is as big a reason as any that they entered play on May 24 against the New York Yankees with the best record in the American League at 34-15.

MLB News / Yardbarker

Which 20 players have hit four home runs in an MLB game?

The only two things rarer in modern-day baseball than the four-homer game is the Triple Crown and the unassisted triple play. The former is, of course, done over an entire season, while there's a large level of lucky in the unassisted triple play.

Tampa Bay Rays News / DRaysBay / May 24

Rays Run Into A Loss: Rays 0, Yankees 2

The Rays absolutely had their chances to win this game to wrap up a five-day and two-game road trip, but bad baserunning in multiple innings left the club scoreless to set up an Aaron Judge walk-off home run in the 9th.

Jonny DeLuca News / Field Level Media / May 24

Rays OF Jonny DeLuca (hamstring) placed on 10-day IL

The Tampa Bay Rays placed outfielder Jonny DeLuca on the 10-day injured list Sunday due to a right hamstring strain. The move is retroactive to Saturday.

Click here to get Yardbarker's Quiz of the Day emailed to you!

The 'Most 30-point playoff games by team' quiz

The 'NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 winners' quiz

The 'ERA leaders since 2003' quiz

The '35-5-5 Conference Finals games' quiz

MLB News / Field Level Media / May 24

After postponement, slumping Yankees try to salvage short series vs. Rays

The Tampa Bay Rays are comfortable waiting to the late innings to pull off comebacks and certainly at ease in those situations against the New York Yankees.

Nick Martinez News / Tampa Bay Rays on SI / May 24

Nick Martinez Continues Historic Start to Season Against Yankees

The Tampa Bay Rays didn’t receive much positive feedback when it was announced that they had signed veteran pitcher Nick Martinez to a one-year, $13 million deal at the outset of spring training.

MLB News / Tampa Bay Rays on SI / May 23

Rays Make Rotation Adjustments Following Rainout Against Yankees

Following a thrilling win on Friday night, the Tampa Bay Rays were rained out on Saturday with a fairly early call due to bad weather in New York. It was a pretty early call by the New York Yankees, with bad weather taking over most of the Northeast on Saturday to postpone their game on Saturday.

Junior Caminero News / Tampa Bay Rays on SI / May 23

Junior Caminero Makes Rays History With Torrid Performance

The Tampa Bay Rays have received incredible contributions from players up and down their roster to get off to a torrid start. Through 48 games, they have the best record in the American League at 33-15.

MLB News / Yardbarker / May 22

Rays ruin Gerrit Cole's season debut, match franchise-best stretch

With another come-from-behind win, the Tampa Bay Rays added to their American League-leading win total on Friday night.

Gerrit Cole delivers six strong innings in 2026 debut for Yankees

Yankees could target an injured star before the trade deadline

Report: Angels 'seriously' discussed major Shohei Ohtani trade in 2023

The 'ERA leaders since 2003' quiz

MLB News / Yardbarker / May 22

Gerrit Cole delivers six strong innings in 2026 debut for Yankees

Gerrit Cole was back on the mound for the New York Yankees on Friday night, making his 2026 debut and his first appearance since the 2024 World Series.

Yankees could target an injured star before the trade deadline

Tigers' Tarik Skubal emerging as top trade chip ahead of deadline

What Red Sox could do after SS Trevor Story's latest injury

Cristopher Sanchez chasing down Phillies legend

Examining Matt Chapman's poor start to season for Giants

Cubs promoting No. 2 prospect Pedro Ramirez prior to Astros series

Tarik Skubal News / Athlon Sports / May 22

Insider Explains Why Rays Should Acquire Tarik Skubal

The Tampa Bay Rays have been one of Major League Baseball's biggest surprises this season. Entering the weekend, the Rays have the best record in all of baseball at 33-15 and hold a 4.5 game lead ahead of the New York Yankees for first place in the American League East.

Tampa Bay Rays News / Field Level Media / May 22

Rays' ballpark proposal survives initial narrow Tampa council vote

The Tampa Bay Rays received initial permission for a long-awaited, $2.3 million ballpark. The vote of the Tampa City Council on Thursday was 4-3 -- not exactly the endorsement the Rays would have liked.

MLB News / The Spun / May 21

Shohei Ohtani Was Nearly Traded To The Tampa Bay Rays

Shohei Ohtani was nearly a member of the Tampa Bay Rays. No, seriously - that almost happened. The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal is reporting that in 2023, at the MLB trade deadline, the Angels and the Rays were close on a deal involving Ohtani, who was set to hit free agency a few months later.