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Pete Fairbanks Leading Charge in Strong Tampa Bay Rays Bullpen

For six seasons with the Tampa Bay Rays, Pete Fairbanks has been a dominant force in the bullpen. Entering 2025, the veteran carried an ERA of 3.29 throughout his tenure with the Rays across 205 innings in 214 games with 63 saves, 273 strikeouts and a 126 ERA+.

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Chandler Simpson Proves Speed Equals Power For Tampa Bay Rays

Don't let Chandler Simpson fool you. He may be a rookie in the Big Leagues, but he showed some veteran prowess while out on the basepaths on Sunday for the Tampa Bay Rays.

Tampa Bay Rays News / DRaysBay / May 5

Rays Minor League Roundup: Week 6

Suddenly Seymour is leading the Rays organization in homeruns This week’s minor league roundup will only feature the numbers accumulated prior to the start of play on Monday.

Highest averages from Challenge Tour 15 including Jurjen van der Velde, Michael Flynn and Keane Barry

Jack Tweddell claimed victory at the 15th event of the 2025 PDC Challenge Tour, defeating fellow Englishman Mervyn King 5-1 in the final to lift the title.

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The 'American and National League strikeout leaders since 2000' quiz

How many of the league leaders in K's for both the American and National Leagues since the 2000 MLB season can you name in five minutes?

MLB News / Field Level Media / May 4

Rays fend off Yankees' late push to win series

Jonathan Aranda homered, drove in three runs and reached base five times as the Tampa Bay Rays continued their strong play on the road by holding on in the late innings for a 7-5 victory over the New York Yankees on Sunday afternoon.

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Which 19 players have hit four home runs in an MLB game?

The only two things rarer in modern-day baseball than the four-homer game is the Triple Crown and the unassisted triple play. The former is, of course, done over an entire season, while there's a large level of lucky in the unassisted triple play.

Christopher Morel News / Athlon Sports / May 4

Christopher Morel Adds Punch to Tampa Bay Rays Lineup

Looking at his career batting average, a Tampa Bay Rays fan might not picture Christopher Morel as one of the team's top hitters. Yet Morel has been coming through recently for the Rays, and that's a good thing.

MLB News / Field Level Media / May 3

Rays want to steal more bases and wins against Yankees

The New York Yankees prevented the Tampa Bay Rays from getting their running game going Friday, but struggled in that area Saturday and it all but cost them the game.

MLB News / Field Level Media / May 3

Rays edge Yankees to halt four-game skid

Zack Littell tossed seven strong innings and earned the win when the visiting Tampa Bay Rays scored twice in the eighth inning Saturday and edged the New York Yankees 3-2 in the middle game of a three-game series.

Chandler Simpson News / Athlon Sports / May 3

Tampa Bay Rays Rookie Has Strong First Two Weeks in The Show

The Tampa Bay Rays are in need of a spark plug to get their season going. Exciting rookie outfielder Chandler Simpson could be just what the doctor ordered.

MLB News / Athlon Sports / May 3

Tampa Bay Rays Unable To Deliver On Offense Against Yankees

Fans that watch the Tampa Bay Rays closely know that the team has a pretty decent offense. It was seriously lacking some pops from their hitters as New York Yankees starter Max Fried held them in check.

MLB News / Yardbarker / May 2

Max Fried, Paul Goldschmidt lead Yankees to shutout win over Rays

Max Fried, who is in his first season in a New York Yankees uniform, took the mound on Friday and did exactly what he's done all season — dominate the game.

Yankees All-Star infielder shocked by his own injury news

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Yankees offense goes nuclear in blowout win

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The 'Active hit-by-pitch leaders' quiz

Tampa Bay Rays News / Athlon Sports / May 2

Tampa Bay Rays Hope to Continue Road Win Streak Against Yankees

Any fans who have attended Tampa Bay Rays home games at George M. Steinbrenner Field this season haven't seen too many victories. The Rays, though, have been pretty solid when hitting the road.

Chandler Simpson News / Minor League Baseball on SI / May 2

Tampa Bay Rays' Double-A Affiliate Commemorates Amazing Season of Chandler Simpson

Fans attending the game of the Double-A Montgomery Biscuits Friday night will walk away with one of the most creative giveaways of the 2025 season – in the minor leagues or major leagues.

Tampa Bay Rays News / MLB on ClutchPoints / April 30

Rays’ Pete Fairbanks makes hilarious joke after brutal showing vs. Yankees

The Tampa Bay Rays are playing at Steinbrenner Field while their normal home, Tropicana Field, is repaired. The team is also working on plans for a new stadium for the Rays to play in.

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Jonathan Aranda News / Just Baseball / April 28

Jonathan Aranda is the Rays Early-Season Standout

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.

MLB News / MLB Trade Rumors / April 26

Latest on Ha-Seong Kim’s recovery from shoulder surgery

When the Rays signed Ha-Seong Kim to a two-year, $29MM contract in February, they knew he wouldn’t be ready to play by Opening Day. The question was how much time he would miss.

Tampa Bay Rays News / Minor League Baseball on SI / April 26

Tampa Bay Rays' Speedy Prospect Continues to Show Off Elite Wheels in Big Leagues

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the San Diego Padres 1-0 on Friday night in San Diego. The Rays moved to 12-14 with the win while the Padres dropped to 17-9. The only run came in the third inning when Yandy Diaz hit a sacrifice fly.

Travis Jankowski News / MLB Trade Rumors / April 25

White Sox trade away one-time World Series champion

He broke camp with the Sox after signing a minor league deal midway through spring training.

White Sox are still trying to solve their leadoff puzzle

Three stars of the night in MLB: Pirates rookie homers in first MLB at-bat

Who is the best manager in MLB right now?

The 'Longest losing streaks in MLB history' quiz

Tampa Bay Rays News / Minor League Baseball on SI / April 24

Tampa Bay Rays Will Have Incredible Opportunity to Add to Talented Farm System in Draft

The Tampa Bay Rays have one of the best farm systems in baseball and they'll have a great opportunity to add to it during this year's MLB Draft. It was announced on Wednesday that the Rays have $16,999,400 in bonus pool money available to them for the top 10 rounds.

Kameron Misner News / Just Baseball / April 24

Kameron Misner Is Giving the Tampa Bay Rays a Spark

On Opening Day, Kameron Misner was called off the bench in the ninth inning to pinch-hit for the Rays against the Rockies’ Victor Vodnik. Misner, a 27-year-old

MLB News / MLB on ClutchPoints / April 23

Astros named as trade fit for Rays All-Star, with Jose Altuve catch

The MLB trade deadline isn’t until July 31, but rumors are already suggesting that teams like the Houston Astros could make a notable move.

AL knee-jerk reactions: Yankees, Orioles, Guardians have huge problems to solve

Cubs' Matt Mervis trade is already looking very bad

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The '2017 Houston Astros World Series roster' quiz

Richie Palacios News / MLB Trade Rumors / April 19

Rays' Richie Palacios to miss significant time due to knee injury

Rays outfielder Richie Palacios was placed on the injured list due to what was termed a right knee sprain yesterday. It wasn’t immediately clear how long Palacios was expected to miss at the time, but manager Kevin Cash provided an update reporters (including Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times) this afternoon.

Shane Baz News / Just Baseball / April 19

Shane Baz Is Looking Like an Ace

Stats and rankings taken prior to first pitch on April 18. Shane Baz has had his spotlight swapped with the other Shane in the Tampa Bay Rays‘ rotation (McClanahan) over the past couple of seasons, and rightfully so.