The Tampa Bay Rays' offseason began when they disappointingly lost to the Milwaukee Brewers in the World Series. There wasn’t much time for them to rest on their laurels from what they achieved in 2026, as the focus shifted to 2027 almost immediately.
Houston Astros designated hitter Yordan Alvarez was healthy in 2026. Good thing, too. He was the No. 1 reason the Astros won the American League West title.
Junior Caminero can now officially be said to have been a candidate for the Most Valuable Player as he placed 2nd among all players in the American League for the prestigious award.
After the Tampa Bay Rays went through a World Series defeat to the Milwaukee Brewers in five games, the team is looking to carry the momentum into the offseason and boost the team.
How many of the National League Cy Young Award winners since 1967 can you name in seven minutes?
Did winning an American League pennant change how the Tampa Bay Rays are going to operate this offseason? That, and a new ownership group, have some people believing the Rays will spend a little more this winter.
Another MLB season is in the books. The pending lockout is hanging over the heads of players and ownership, but there could be a mad rush of moves prior to December.
It’s Wednesday evening in Las Vegas. Toronto Blue Jays closer Louis Varland is dressed to the nines for the MLB Awards show, which honors the top players for the 2026 season.
After a season of two different stories, where he was struggling with the New York Mets and then later excelling on the highest stage with the Tampa Bay Rays, Freddy Peralta has hit the open market for the first time in his career. Coming into this year, Peralta seemed to be a consistent and reliable high-end SP2 to low end SP1.
As a whole, this Tampa Bay Rays youth core took major developmental strides forward. Securing the second overall pick in 2026 while seeing improvements from key hitters was a tremendous step up from the down year the system saw as a whole in 2025.
The Rays reached the World Series for the third time in franchise history before falling short against the Brewers. Now the Rays need to find a way to not only return to the World Series, but to bring home their first championship.
The Tampa Bay Rays had a fantastic 2026 MLB season despite it not ending in the fashion they had hoped. Losing to the Milwaukee Brewers in the World Series was a disappointing finish, but it doesn’t erase all the positives that occurred.
The Tampa Bay Rays were able to have an incredible offseason, and the team is now going to be trying to figure out how to repeat their success from the 2026 campaign.
The 2026 MLB season was driven by top performances from young players, and the crop of young talent in the minors has never been greater. These 25 prospects could emerge as top MLB players in 2027.
Maxuel Rosario, a 12-year-old Dominican-trained shortstop, already stands 6’2″ and has $4.5 million waiting on a handshake. When scouts try to describe the Tampa Bay Rays’ prospect, they reach for Elly De La Cruz, the 6’6″ Cincinnati Reds shortstop.
Martinez opted not to exercise his mutual option with the Tampa Bay Rays and became a free agent.
MLB free agency has been open for a week. So far, there hasn't been one major signing or trade of consequence. Will that change?
The Tampa Bay Rays have reached a minor league agreement with right-handed pitcher Levi Stoudt that includes a non-roster invitation to spring training, according to reporting from Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times.
It was just one short year ago that Nick Martinez was yo-yoing his way between the bullpen and starting rotation, being labeled as one of the premier swingman arms since his return from NPB in 2022.
Marte has spent nearly a decade in the desert, and walking away from that is not a small thing, even for a player whose time there has clearly run its course.
The Tampa Bay Rays entered the offseason with a familiar dilemma centered on their ace, Drew Rasmussen. After exercising his $20 million club option—an
The Rays’ biggest question this offseason is whether to trade ace Drew Rasmussen. Tampa Bay had an easy call to exercise his $20MM option after what’ll almost certainly be the righty’s second straight top 10 finish in Cy Young balloting.
Rays right-hander Edwin Uceta underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder last month, president of baseball operations Erik Neander revealed in a session with the media earlier today (link via Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times).
It was only a few short days ago that the Tampa Bay Rays‘ 2026 season came to an end. A Game 5 defeat at Tropicana Field marked the end of what had been a remarkable season for the Rays.
The Rays have completed Yandy Diaz’s contract for 2027, per Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. The slugger had a $10MM club option for next season that turned into a guaranteed $13MM deal if he reached 500 plate appearances.
Right-handed starting pitcher Nick Martinez has made a decision regarding his mutual option with the Tampa Bay Rays.
The Milwaukee Brewers won the World Series for the first time in franchise history with a 4-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night at Tropicana Field, and Rays pitcher Drew Rasmussen had some strong praise for the victors.
Right-hander Drew Rasmussen is hoping to get another chance to pitch in the 2026 World Series.
The Tampa Bay Rays are suddenly in a win-or-go-home scenario after the Milwaukee Brewers won Game 3 of the World Series 10-1 on Monday night in St. Petersburg.
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