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Injury to Key Relief Pitcher Comes at Bad Time with Rays' Bullpen Struggling

The Tampa Bay Rays aren’t off to the start to the season that they would have liked, but luckily, it is still early. However, there is reason to be concerned about one unit, and recent news was not ideal. Coming into the year, the Rays had some high hopes for the campaign following a challenging 2025 season.

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Rays Shockingly Move Up Despite Losing Record in MLB Power Rankings

As the Tampa Bay Rays get set to wrap up their road trip over the weekend, the team has surprisingly moved up in recent MLB power rankings. Coming off a disappointing campaign in 2025 and a busy winter, the Rays had some high hopes to be better this season.

Garrett Cleavinger News / Field Level Media / April 3

Rays place LHP Garrett Cleavinger (calf tightness) on IL

The Tampa Bay Rays placed reliever Garrett Cleavinger on the 15-day injured list Friday with right calf tightness. The move is retroactive to Tuesday for the 31-year-old left-hander, who is 1-1 with a 7.71 ERA in three appearances.

MLB News / Tampa Bay Rays on SI / April 3

Rays vs Twins Series Preview in American League Matchup

The first week’s worth of Tampa Rays baseball has been played, and there’s a lot to take away. The hitting feasted against mediocre St. Louis Cardinals pitching and then expectedly fell to earth against a notoriously tough lot of Milwaukee Brewers arms.

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Preview: Rays vs Twins in Series Opener

The Tampa Bay Rays are getting ready for the final three games of their nine-game road trip with a weekend series against the Minnesota Twins. Following losing their first two series of the year, the Rays will be hungry to win this one. It has not been an ideal start to the season for Tampa Bay.

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One storyline to follow for every MLB team in 2026

As Spring Training opens for 2026, all 30 teams have high hopes and big questions. These are the storylines to follow for each team heading into Opening Day.

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Tampa Bay Rays News / DRaysBay / April 3

Rays Reacts Results: Opening Week Edition

It’s a week of home openers, as the Rays extended road trip to allow more time for the Trop to be prepared to welcome fans again sees them head to Minnesota next for their home opener, before flying back to St.

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

Rays' Outfielder Starting Off Season Strong is Very Encouraging

The Tampa Bay Rays have not gotten off to the start that they would have liked this season, but there are some encouraging things despite a 2-4 record so far. With a lengthy road trip to start the year, it was always going to be a challenging beginning of the campaign.

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

Struggles of Key Relief Pitcher for Rays is Concerning

The Tampa Bay Rays once again were unable to take a series to start the season, losing the rubber game against the Milwaukee Brewers by a score of 8-2.

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

Rays' Slugger Wisely Seen as Top Trade Chip in Baseball This Season

With the season underway for the Tampa Bay Rays, there is still hope that the team can be a contender in the 2026 campaign. However, they are a franchise that does feature some good veteran talent if they end up looking to be sellers. This winter, in typical Rays fashion, they were both buyers and sellers.

Tampa Bay Rays News / Last Word On Sports / April 1

Breaking Down the Rays’ Lineup Construction

Does lineup construction really matter? That’s a question bouncing around Tampa Bay Rays land to begin the season. The answer is more no than yes, as long as you’re not being irrational.

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

Rays Bullpen Implodes Again To Give Game Away vs Brewers

The Tampa Bay Rays have a major problem that has emerged in their first two series of the 2026 regular season. Their bullpen has not been able to get the job done, already imploding multiple times through the first six games of the campaign.

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25 MLB players that could be traded during the 2026 season

The 2026 MLB season is right around the corner, and it is never too early to start thinking about how it might unfold. Seemingly, every year, we have a decent handle on who should contend and who is likely to struggle, which makes looking ahead to the trade deadline inevitable.

Drew Rasmussen News / DRaysBay / April 1

Strong start by Drew Rasmussen undone by errors: Rays 2, Brewers 8

Early season schedules are a peculiarity, and a getaway game on an early April afternoon is one of those things. The Rays were licking their wounds from a rough loss on Tuesday night—but a blessedly solid outing from the returning Shane McClanahan—and were hoping to come away with a series win before hitting the road.

MLB News / ESPN / April 1

Ump Bucknor hit in face mask in Rays-Brewers

In the second inning of the Rays-Brewers game Wednesday, a foul tip from Nick Fortes hit home plate umpire C.B. Bucknor in the face mask.

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Rays' Pitcher Flashes Elite Upside in Season Debut

With five games in the books for the Tampa Bay Rays, they have officially gone through their starting rotation once already this year, and they have a 2-3 record to show for their efforts. It has been a bit of an up-and-down start to the season for the Rays, who are just starting to get their feet wet in the 2026 campaign.

MLB News / Tampa Bay Rays on SI / April 1

Preview: Rays vs Brewers in Rubber Game of Series

The Tampa Bay Rays will be getting ready for their rubber game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday afternoon, with the chance to take the series against a good team. Following losing their series to the St.

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

Rays Remaining Unchanged in MLB Power Rankings Is Right Move

With the Tampa Bay Rays a few games into the season, there have been some early indicators about how they might perform in 2026. Coming into the year, the Rays were a team that was hoping to be a contender in the challenging American League East.

MLB News / Larry Brown Sports / April 3

Umpire gets laughed at by Brewers, Rays for 'missing the easiest call of all time'

CB Bucknor does not even need to be behind home plate these days to prove how incompetent he is.

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Shane McClanahan News / MLB on ClutchPoints / March 31

Rays pitcher Shane McClanahan already shoving in return to the mound

The Tampa Bay Rays took center stage as Shane McClanahan made his long-awaited return to the mound in a highly anticipated matchup vs. the Milwaukee Brewers Tuesday night.

MLB News / Tampa Bay Rays on SI / March 31

Rays' Free Agent Signing Puts Together Excellent Start Against Brewers

Coming off losing a series to the St. Louis Cardinals, the Tampa Bay Rays continued their road trip against the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday. Fortunately, a strong performance from their starter helped catapult the team to a win. While road games are never easy, the series loss to the Cardinals was certainly one that stung a bit for Tampa Bay.