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On YouTubeTampa Bay Rays News / Tampa Bay Rays on SI / December 11
Rays' Erik Neander Addresses Potentially Trading Brandon Lowe, Yandy Diaz
With the winter meetings coming to a close for the Tampa Bay Rays, there is still plenty to do for the franchise heading into the new year. As expected, the winter meetings provided a ton of news and rumors around the league.
Tampa Bay Rays News / Tampa Bay Rays on SI / December 7
Rays Veteran Slugger Named a Potential Trade Fit for Pirates
The Tampa Bay Rays have been busy this offseason, looking to upgrade a roster that was in need of reinforcements if they want to get back into the playoff picture in the American League.
MLB News / Tampa Bay Rays on SI / December 5
Padres Named Trade Fit for Rays Slugger Who Could Be Moved This Offseason
The Tampa Bay Rays have several players who have been mentioned prominently on the trade market this offseason. Despite being in desperate need of offensive upgrades, multiple positional players are thought to be available.
The 'Active MLB home run leaders' quiz
How many of the most prolific power hitters in baseball today can you name in 5 minutes?
Tampa Bay Rays News / Tampa Bay Rays on SI / December 4
MLB Insider Gives Low Odds of Rays Trading Veteran Slugger This Offseason
The Tampa Bay Rays have been involved in a ton of trade rumors already this offseason, and the MLB Winter Meetings haven’t even gotten underway yet. While
25 MLB players on the brink of stardom in 2026
The stars were out in full force during the 2025 World Series. From Max Scherzer in Toronto to Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts, and of course, Shohei Ohtani, in Los Angeles, there was no shortage of the game's best under the brightest lights.
Tampa Bay Rays News / Tampa Bay Rays on SI / November 24
Rays Veteran Slugger Named Potential Trade Target for Marlins This Offseason
The Tampa Bay Rays are going to be involved in a ton of trade rumors this offseason. As the case always is with the team, when a player’s contract gets too pricy, the Rays look to make a move centered around them.
Tampa Bay Rays News / Tampa Bay Rays on SI / November 21
Rays Slugger Seen as an Affordable Option to Top Free Agents This Winter
As the offseason starts to heat up, the Tampa Bay Rays are going to be a team to watch this winter. Even though the Rays aren’t the biggest spenders, they are expected to be active trying to make some improvements.
MLB News / Yardbarker / November 5
Yankees offseason blueprint: Best-case lineup scenario features Bo Bichette, Kyle Tucker
The New York Yankees learned a hard truth this postseason: building an offense around pure power doesn’t always lead to consistent run production. Against elite playoff pitching, that approach often produces more strikeouts than scoring.
MLB News / Tampa Bay Rays on SI / October 20
San Diego Padres Wisely Seen as Potential Trade Partner for Rays Slugger
With the World Series matchup nearly set, the Tampa Bay Rays will be starting up the offseason soon, and there are a lot of questions about the franchise heading into the winter.
Tampa Bay Rays News / Tampa Bay Rays on SI / October 10
Yandy Diaz Listed As Rays Potential Offseason Trade Candidate for One Reason
The Tampa Bay Rays are a team that many people are going to be keeping a close eye on this offseason. With a new ownership group in place, it will be interesting to see how their budget changes when it comes to their Major League roster.
MLB News / Last Word On Sports / October 6
Rays Slugger Listed As Red Sox Trade Target
The Boston Red Sox are a sleeping giant in the AL East, especially if they remain aggressive in adding to a roster that almost toppled the New York Yankees in the AL Wild Card playoff round.
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.
MLB News / Fastball on SI / October 1
Yankees-Rays Trade Speculation Heating Up; Veteran Could Fit In New York
The Tampa Bay Rays are stuck in the middle of contending and rebuilding right now. They have enough talent to stay afloat in the American League for most of the season, but they don't have nearly enough talent to compete for the AL pennant.
MLB News / Athlon Sports / August 21
Yandy Diaz News Emerges After Leaving Cardinals Game
The Tampa Bay Rays are sliding down the standings at the wrong time. They're now just 1.5 games ahead of the Baltimore Orioles for last place in the AL East with five weeks left after Thursday's 7-4 loss to the St.
MLB News / Athlon Sports / July 31
Yandy Diaz Update Surfaces Minutes After Leaving Yankees Game
The Tampa Bay Rays have struggled as of late, losing eight of their last ten games—a skid that has led to the front office’s decision to not invest in the current roster despite earlier rumors the organization might buy at the trade deadline.
MLB News / Athlon Sports / July 28
Yandy Diaz Becomes Available as Tigers Seek a Deadline Impact Bat
According to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal, after being swept by the Reds last weekend, the Tampa Bay Rays are expected to be active sellers ahead of Thursday’s trade deadline.
Tampa Bay Rays News / MLB Trade Rumors / July 27
Rays 'softening' stance on dealing Yandy Diaz, Brandon Lowe
The Rays have struggled badly in the month of July, with a 6-14 record that has left them just one game over .500 and 2.5 games out of an AL Wild Card spot.
Tampa Bay Rays News / Field Level Media / May 13
Rays visit Toronto, place DH Yandy Diaz on restricted list with 'passport issue'
Designated hitter Yandy Diaz was placed on the restricted list as the Tampa Bay Rays opened a three-game series in Toronto on Tuesday because of what manager
Tampa Bay Rays News / Field Level Media / May 7
Yandy Diaz in question as Rays prepare for rematch vs. Phillies
The Tampa Bay Rays are hoping to have their hottest hitter back in the lineup when they host the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday in the second contest of their three-game series.
Tampa Bay Rays News / Field Level Media / April 26
As Yandy Diaz emerges from slow start, Rays try to take series from Padres
One of the Tampa Bay Rays' offensive mainstays for the past six years has started to hit. Not surprisingly, Tampa Bay is starting to win games. Yandy Diaz has seven hits and five RBIs in the past three games, all Rays victories, and will try to keep his roll going on Saturday when they go for a series win against the Padres in San Diego.
Tampa Bay Rays News / Field Level Media / March 14
Rays pick up 2026 option on former batting champion Yandy Diaz
The Tampa Bay Rays exercised their $12 million team option on first baseman Yandy Diaz for the 2026 season. The Rays also added a vesting option for the 2027 season that would pay Diaz $13 million if he makes at least 500 plate appearances in 2026 and $10 million if he doesn't reach that amount.
MLB News / MLB Trade Rumors / July 26, 2024
Rangers among clubs interested in former Rays All-Star
From the start of 2019 to the present, he has drawn walks in 11.6 percent of his plate appearances while only striking out 14.5 percent of the time. His .288/.375/.439 batting line translates to a 133 wRC+, indicating he’s been 33 percent better than league average overall.
Tampa Bay Rays News / MLB Trade Rumors / July 20, 2024
Rays place All-Star first baseman on restricted list
The Rays announced that first baseman Yandy Diaz had been placed on the restricted list.
The 24 best players in Tampa Bay Rays history
The best stat to determine a player's worth is WAR (wins above replacement), an analytical metric that was not available until relatively recently. The formula for WAR differs for position players and pitchers, and I'll lay it out in layman's terms.
MLB News / Yardbarker / June 4, 2023
Watch: Comedy of errors by Red Sox gives Rays hilarious little league home run
The Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox gave us one of the best—or worst, depending on your viewpoint of these things—little league home runs in the Major Leagues this season.
Tampa Bay Rays News / Yardbarker / May 29, 2023
Rays' Yandy Diaz is quietly having the best season of his career
Acquired in an offseason trade in 2018, first baseman Yandy Diaz has been one of the most consistent hitters on the Tama Bay Rays over the past four seasons and is off to his best start in 2023.
Tampa Bay Rays News / Yardbarker / May 18, 2023
How Yandy Diaz became the best first baseman in MLB
Taking a deeper dive into how Tampa Bay Rays first baseman Yandy Diaz has developed into one of the best at his position.
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