Danny Jansen clobbers a solo shot in his first at-bat for the Rays in spring training vs. the Twins.

The hardest part is over for Jamie Westbrook. He waited his turn longer than most would be willing. He got his chance last summer. And he finally lived his dream by becoming a Major Leaguer and playing 21 games over two stints with the Red Sox.

Carl Crawford patrolled left field for the Tampa Bay Rays for nine seasons. The Rays moved their spring training home to Charlotte Sports Park in 2009, when Crawford was toward the end of his tenure with the team and his son Justin was 5 years old.

Tampa Bay Rays top prospect Chandler Simpson is the best base stealer in the minor leagues, but did you know that he also has an incredible ability to make contact? In a piece released by MLB Pipeline on Friday,

The Rays won’t have many more days like this at George M. Steinbrenner Field. When the team bus rolled in from Charlotte Sports Park on Friday morning, players and staff piled out and took a quick left turn into the visitor’s clubhouse.

So far in his return from a second Tommy John elbow surgery, Rays ace lefty Shane McClanahan has been saying pretty much all the right things, which is his first W of the year. McClanahan on how vexing it was to sit out all of 2024 recovering and rehabbing: “Last year sucked.

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The Rays got their first look during Friday’s exhibition opener at the automated ball-strike challenge system Major League Baseball is experimenting with throughout the spring. Catcher Ben Rortvedt figured he might as well give it a try,

When Brandon Lowe went home to Tennessee after last season, he didn’t know which of two important events might happen first: his second child being born or the Rays deciding on his $10.5 million contract option.

Former GCU outfielder and current Rays prospect Homer Bush Jr. joins the broadcast to talk the energy at the Desert Invitational, his adjustment to pro ball, and more

Shane McClanahan already missed the entire 2024 season recovering from Tommy John surgery, and the Tampa Bay Rays could be truly lost if he gets knocked out again in 2025.