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Rays Grab 3-Year Veteran Outfielder In Puzzling First Trade Of MLB Offseason

We're off to the races with the Major League Baseball offseason. Free agents have officially hit the open market, though they have to wait until Thursday to sign with new teams.

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Rays promote Ozzie Timmons to previous role of Assistant Hitting Coach for 2026

The Tampa Bay Rays have hired Ozzie Timmons as assistant hitting coach, the club announced today. Timmons, 55, spent the 2025 season in the Rays organization as special assistant, coaching development, after three years as the Milwaukee Brewers hitting coach (2022-24).

Tampa Bay Rays News / DRaysBay / November 3

MLB 2025-26 offseason calendar: Free agents, awards, Rule 5 draft, non-tenders, arbitration, and more

The dust is starting to settle on the 2025 season, and with the Yamamoto Series concluded, all players with six years of service time completed have reached free agency.

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The 'World Series MVPs' quiz

MLB has awarded the World Series MVP since 1955. How many of these players can you name in six minutes?

The 'Last playoff complete game by MLB team' quiz

The 'World Series walk-off home runs' quiz

The 'Recent MLB World Series managers' quiz

Tampa Bay Rays News / Tampa Bay Rays on SI / November 3

Rays Understandably Seen as an Unknown in American League East

The Tampa Bay Rays have officially had their offseason kick off with the conclusion of the 2025 season. Now, the team will have some decisions to make

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25 notable MLB Hall of Famers who never won a World Series

Among the countless Hall of Famers who never experienced the joy of winning a World Series, there are several notable legends who stand out. Here's our list of the 25 greatest.

Tampa Bay Rays News / Tampa Bay Rays on SI / November 3

Rays Receive Shocking Prediction for Outcome in 2026 AL East Standings?

Now that the World Series has finally come to a close and the Los Angeles Dodgers have been crowned as repeat champions, the offseason has officially begun for the Tampa Bay Rays. In 2025, the Rays had a bit of a tale of two seasons with the team being a contender in the first half and then falling well under the .500 mark.

MLB News / Tampa Bay Rays on SI / November 2

Rays Could Look to Twins As Perfect Trade Partner To Address Glaring Lineup Need

There are a few positions that the Tampa Bay Rays have identified as needing an upgrade this offseason. At the top of the list is catcher, which has been a weakness for the franchise essentially since its inception.

Tampa Bay Rays News / Fastball on SI / November 2

Rays Lose 29-Year-Old Infielder To Free Agency After Short Stint

The Tampa Bay Rays' season has been over for a month at this point, but the offesason business can truly begin later this week. Five days after the World Series concludes (which happened on Sunday), teams can begin signing major league free agents.

Tampa Bay Rays News / Tampa Bay Rays on SI / November 2

Rays Should Seek Upgrade at Key Position in Free Agency This Winter

After a thrilling Game 7 victory by the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Toronto Blue Jays in the World Series, the offseason has officially kicked off for the Tampa Bay Rays. First up for the team will be to figure out what they are going to do with a couple of team options that they have on some players.

Taylor Walls News / Tampa Bay Rays on SI / November 2

Bold Prediction Shared on What Rays Will Do With Taylor Walls This Offseason

The Tampa Bay Rays have a lot of decisions to make this offseason with players on the roster who are arbitration-eligible. They have the most in the MLB with 17 eligible players, and some of them will likely not be brought back.

Tampa Bay Rays News / Tampa Bay Rays on SI / November 1

Deciding on Whether or Not To Trade Star Slugger Will Be Tough Call for Rays

With the World Series set to conclude after Game 7 between the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers, the Tampa Bay Rays will be starting up their offseason in the coming days. Things will start off for the Rays with a couple of options that they will need to make decisions on rather quickly.

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The 25 greatest pitching seasons from the modern MLB era

America's favorite pastime has more memorable performances than any sport. As such, figuring out which pitchers had the best seasons ever is no easy task.

Brandon Lowe News / Tampa Bay Rays on SI / November 1

Motivation Could Be High for Rays To Trade Brandon Lowe Despite Offensive Needs

The Tampa Bay Rays know that they need to find some offensive upgrades this offseason. There are a few excellent building blocks on the roster, but overall, this was a group that was middle of the pack, at best, in too many statistics.

Joe Maddon News / Tampa Bay Rays on SI / November 1

Rays Legend Joe Maddon Offers Great Advice to Orioles New Manager Craig Albernaz

The Tampa Bay Rays are going to be doing battle with someone they are very familiar with in the 2026 season and beyond in the American League East. Taking over as manager of the Baltimore Orioles is Craig Albernaz.

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The 'TDs from Josh Allen or Patrick Mahomes' quiz

The 'World Series single-game K leaders' quiz

The 'NFL passer rating leaders' quiz

The 'World Series walk-off home runs' quiz

Junior Caminero News / Tampa Bay Rays on SI / November 1

Rays Star Junior Caminero Receives Shockingly Little Support for B/R All-MLB Team

The Tampa Bay Rays look to have something special brewing with a few of their young players on their roster. Getting the fan base excited the most is third baseman Junior Caminero.

Tampa Bay Rays News / Last Word On Sports / October 31

Young Rays Pitcher Could Be a Depth Option or a Real Starter

The Tampa Bay Rays have long been blessed with a deep pitching staff. Think about some of the great hurlers to wear a Rays uniform over the years. David Price.

Taylor Walls News / Tampa Bay Rays on SI / October 31

Rays' Taylor Walls Receives Tough Prediction for American League Gold Glove Award

One of the areas in which the Tampa Bay Rays excelled in the 2025 MLB regular season was defensively. They got the job done around the diamond, with their total of +42 Defensive Runs Saved being sixth best in the league.

Tampa Bay Rays News / Tampa Bay Rays on SI / October 31

Rays Seen as Good Fit in Free Agency for Veteran Starting Pitcher

The Tampa Bay Rays will be getting ready to start the offseason very soon with the Toronto Blue Jays just one win away from winning the World Series. Once

Tampa Bay Rays News / DRaysBay / October 31

Rays Reacts Results: Time for the owners to spend

This week’s poll asked an overly simplistic question. Forget nuance, I wanted a clear direction. Should the Rays operate as usual to build for 2026, or try something new: Spending Money.

MLB News / Tampa Bay Rays on SI / October 31

Former Rays Legendary Manager Speaks Highly of Orioles Hiring Craig Albernaz

The Tampa Bay Rays had to be happy to see one of their own landing a managerial job when it was announced that the Baltimore Orioles have hired Craig Albernaz to take over as their manager.

MLB News / MLB Trade Rumors / October 30

Nationals to hire Rays director of player development as manager

Nationals to hire former Rays director of player development as manager

The Nationals are expected to hire Blake Butera as their new manager, reports Jeff Passan of ESPN.

Stephen Strasburg accepts coaching role with his alma mater

The 25 most unlikely World Series heroes

The 'No. 1 overall MLB Draft picks' quiz

Tampa Bay Rays News / Last Word On Sports / October 28

Rays Linked to Former All-Star Reliever to Fix Bullpen

The current conversation around the Tampa Bay Rays can flow in a number of directions. There’s the discourse around new ownership and a fresh ballpark, hopefully arriving in the intermediate term.

Junior Caminero News / Just Baseball / October 28

Let’s Appreciate What Junior Caminero Just Did

Coming into 2025, expectations were lofty for the 21-year-old Junior Caminero. With just 213 MLB plate appearances to his name before this year, the former consensus top-five prospect would get his first chance to display his Zeus-like power in a full season.

MLB News / Yardbarker / October 26

Why Orioles hiring Craig Albernaz as next manager is good

Why Orioles hiring Craig Albernaz as next manager may be a good choice

The Baltimore Orioles are reportedly close to hiring their next manager, and he may be the right guy for the underachieving club.

Three potential Bryce Harper trade destinations as Phillies rumors swirl

Harper 'really hurt' by trade buzz caused by Dave Dombrowski comments

Dodgers need more from these three stars in the World Series

Two players will get World Series rings no matter which teams wins

Questions facing Tigers this offseason

Tampa Bay Rays News / Last Word On Sports / October 25

MLB Insider Names Rays All-Star Among Top Trade Candidates

The Tampa Bay Rays are entering an important winter as they attempt to return to the postseason. The Rays are always in the middle of trade rumors during this time of the calendar.

Junior Caminero News / Yardbarker / October 11