The Tampa Bay Rays chose to go bold just hours ahead of Game 3, benching a hitter who has been consistently finding ways to get on base. Down 0-2 against the Milwaukee Brewers, the Rays are now walking a fine line between strengthening their defense and sacrificing the offensive firepower they desperately need to stay alive in the series.
The Tampa Bay Rays are not messing around as they look to avoid an 0-3 hole in the World Series. Rays infielder Jonathan Aranda is not in the lineup for Monday’s Game 3 of the World Series against the Milwaukee Brewers.
The Tampa Bay Rays came back to Tampa after two tough losses to the Milwaukee Brewers in the World Series. Trying to climb out of a 2-0 hole, manager Kevin Cash is not starting his hottest hitter in Game 3: Jonathan Aranda.
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The Milwaukee Brewers' 5-4 win in Game 2 of the World Series ended with some controversy.
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.
Milwaukee Brewers fans waited four decades to watch their team play in the World Series and win a game in it.
The Tampa Bay Rays are preparing to face the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2026 World Series, and one reporter believes first baseman Jonathan Aranda could be a major difference-maker in the matchup.
The Tampa Bay Rays showed up at the right time for Game 6 of the American League Championship Series. Before a home game, the Rays staved off the Cleveland Guardians 7-3 to win the American League pennant and advance to the World Series.
The Cleveland Guardians quite literally let a potential win slip away during Saturday’s ALCS Game 4 against the Tampa Bay Rays. The Guardians trailed 2-1 when Rays slugger Jonathan Aranda came up to bat in the top of the 7th inning at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio.
The American League Championship Series is now a best-of-three. The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Cleveland Guardians 7–3 Saturday night at Progressive Field, evening the series at two games apiece.
CLEVELAND -- Jonathan Aranda had three hits, drove in two and scored the go-ahead run on Junior Caminero's sixth-inning double as the Tampa Bay Rays evened the American League Championship Series with a 7-3 victory over the Cleveland Guardians in Game 4 on Saturday.
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The ALCS is now essentially a best-of-three.
The Tampa Bay Rays suffered a tough loss in a pivotal Game 3 of the ALCS, and now there has to be a reason to be concerned. Coming into the ALCS, the Rays were the team that was expected to win following having the best record in the league.
Jonathan Aranda homered twice with three RBIs, starter Freddy Peralta twirled five no-hit innings, and the Tampa Bay Rays completed their majors-best 15th series sweep Sunday by pummeling the Houston Astros 14-4 in St.
ARLINGTON, Texas — Jonathan Aranda said he took it personally when the Texas Rangers intentionally walked Yandy Díaz to get to him in the 10th inning Saturday night.
Jonathan Aranda blasted a three-run homer in the 10th inning to lift the Tampa Bay Rays to a 6-3 win against the Texas Rangers on Saturday evening in Arlington, Texas.
Jonathan Aranda doubled, homered, drove in two runs and scored two for the Tampa Bay Rays in a 7-6 win against the Texas Rangers on Friday night in the second game of their four-game series in Arlington, Texas.
Jonathan Aranda recorded three hits and drove in the go-ahead run, and the Tampa Bay Rays claimed their final home series before the All-Star break in a 6-1 win over the struggling Seattle Mariners on Saturday afternoon in St.
Tampa Bay's Jonathan Aranda drove in all three runs as the American League East-leading Rays won for the second time in their four-game series with the New York Yankees, blanking them 3-0 on Wednesday night in St.
With another come-from-behind win, the Tampa Bay Rays added to their American League-leading win total on Friday night.
The Tigers and Rays announced a trade that sends Justyn-Henry Malloy to Tampa Bay.
The Tampa Bay Rays took a step back during the 2025 MLB regular season from a team perspective. They won only 77 games, the first time since 2016 that they failed to reach the 80-win plateau in a 162-game campaign.
BALTIMORE, Md. — The question in the postgame clubhouse to Tampa Bay outfielder Jake Mangum was about Jonathan Aranda's massive 467-foot home run, but his answer instantly steered in another direction.
Tampa Bay Rays first baseman Jonathan Aranda logged his 10th home run of the season in historic fashion on Saturday against the Baltimore Orioles. In the
Tampa Bay Rays first baseman Jonathan Aranda has been on a hot streak. The potential All-Star starter is currently on a nine-game hitting streak. In his latest game, Aranda went 3-for-4 against the Kansas City Royals.
The Tampa Bay Rays were one win away from a sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers in the series immediately following being swept by the Philadelphia Phillies.
Under President of Baseball Operations Erik Neander, the Tampa Bay Rays have steadily maintained one of the lowest payrolls in baseball. Yet, they continue to be a competitive entity in one of baseball’s toughest divisions.
The potential was there; he just needed a chance to prove himself.
The Rays have been granted a fourth option year on infielder Jonathan Aranda, according to a report from Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. Typically, players have three option seasons with one used each season during which the player spends at least 20 days on optional assignment in the minor leagues.
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