The series in New York didn’t go well for the Rays, but neither did the Marlins’ series against Boston earlier this week. Yesterday’s games were also dispiriting as the Rays fell 3-2 to the Red Sox in extra innings and Miami having it worse with a 5-0 loss to the …
Read More »Stanton, Judge, and Sanchez go yard as the Yankees fly past the Rays
The Wait is Over. Yankee fans have been waiting since winter for it to happen and it didn’t take long. Giancarlo Stanton, Gary Sanchez, and Aaron Judge all hit home runs to help the Yankees in their 7-2 victory over the Rays. It was the first time Yankee Stadium was …
Read More »Yankees Beat the Rays
The Yankees took down the Rays on Tuesday night 11-4 impressing their fans in their home opener for the 2018 season. Stanton Struggles, Gregorius Shines Giancarlo Stanton struck out five times in his first game in front of his new home crowd at Yankee Stadium. As a result, Yankees fans …
Read More »Rays Lose, Marlins Win on Sunday
The Tampa Bay Rays (1-3) lost at home to the Boston Red Sox, 2-1, while the Miami Marlins (2-2) blanked the Chicago Cubs, 6-0, on Sunday. With retooled rosters, fans and media expect the Rays and Marlins to struggle this season while they build for the future. It’s very early, …
Read More »Florida’s MLB Teams Earn Varying Results on Opening Day
The Tampa Bay Rays and Miami Marlins got off to slow Opening Day starts. While the Rays would come back in dramatic fashion against the Red Sox, the Marlins didn’t do enough to beat the 2016 World Series champion Cubs. Rays vs. Red Sox The Red Sox were in control …
Read More »Tampa Bay Rays Begin 2018 Campaign
The Tampa Bay Rays begin their 20th season in Tampa on Thursday. The team’s first series will be against the Boston Red Sox at home. First pitch for Thursday’s game is 4:10 p.m. A Different Rays Team In the 2017 campaign, Tampa Bay was led on offense by Corey Dickerson, …
Read More »Newest Addition to the Rays’ Dugout (Spoiler: It’s Not a Player!)
With analytics becoming a larger part of America’s past time, a new collaborative effort is being implemented by a few major league clubs to help build relationships between team departments and the team itself. One of the teams that are testing it out is the Tampa Bay Rays. Over the …
Read More »Mallex Smith: Tampa Bay’s Resident Gator Fan and Proud
It’s not every day that an individual gets to chat with an MLB player about college sports. Mallex Smith of the Tampa Bay Rays would open up about not just the mentality of the team heading into 2018, but how he is also a fan of the Florida Gators. Chattin’ …
Read More »Rays’ Kiermaier Now Face of Franchise
“The best ability is availability.” This is the mentality Rays outfielder Kevin Kiermaier has going into the 2018 season. After missing time the last two seasons due to injury, Kiermaier is focusing on being able to stay on the field and contribute to his team for all 162 games. Kiermaier …
Read More »MLB Winter Meetings Recap
The Major League Baseball Winter Meetings, the sport’s biggest week of the off season, has come to a close. The meetings took place at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort in Orlando. There were multiple trades and signings over the course of the Winter Meetings, with some of …
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