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Kelly Shoppach and the Tampa Bay Rays agreed Tuesday to a $5.5 million, two-year contract.
Infielder Joe Dillon and first baseman Ryan Shealy have agreed to minor league contracts with the Tampa Bay Rays.
The Tampa Bay Rays completed a trade with the Atlanta Braves on Friday, acquiring right-handed pitcher Rafael Soriano and agreeing to a $7.25 million, one-year contract with the reliever.
A person familiar with the deal says the Atlanta Braves are close to trading reliever Rafael Soriano to the Tampa Bay Rays for pitcher Jesse Chavez.
Kelly Shoppach wants to get back to being the player he was in 2008. That's exactly what the Tampa Bay Rays are counting on.
Minor league outfielder Desmond Jennings and pitchers Jeremy Hellickson and Alexander Torres have been added to the Tampa Bay Rays' 40-man roster.
Alex Rodriguez homered twice and drove in an AL-record seven runs in a 10-run sixth to help the playoff-bound New York Yankees finish the regular season with a 10-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday.
B.J. Upton ruined CC Sabathia's bid to become a 20-game winner, going 5 for 5 while hitting for the cycle and driving in a career-high six runs to help the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 13-4 on Friday night.
B.J. Upton has become the first player in Tampa Bay Rays history to hit for the cycle.
Chris Waters allowed one run over five innings in his first start of the season and the Baltimore Orioles stopped a 13-game losing streak by beating the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 on Thursday night.
Fernando Perez drove home the go-ahead run with a squeeze bunt in the ninth inning for Tampa Bay, which overcame a five-run deficit to beat Texas 7-6 on Sunday, spoiling the Rangers' home finale and hurting their already slim playoff hopes.
B.J. Upton had three RBIs, including a go-ahead two-run single in the eighth, to help the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Seattle Mariners 5-4 on Wednesday night.
David Price allowed one run over 6 2-3 innings, Carl Crawford hit a two-run homer and the Tampa Bay Rays beat Roy Halladay and the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 on Sunday.
Wade Davis put a positive finish on a miserable road trip for the Tampa Bay Rays.
Tampa Bay outfielder Carl Crawford angrily shouted at teammate Pat Burrell in the clubhouse before Wednesday night's game against Baltimore, the latest breakdown in a lost season for the Rays.
Wade Davis threw a four-hit shutout to earn his first major league win and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-0 Thursday night to earn a split of the four-game series.
Jon Lester allowed two hits in eight innings and the Boston Red Sox beat Tampa Bay 4-0 on Sunday for a doubleheader sweep, handing the AL champion Rays their 11th consecutive loss.
Tampa Bay slugger Carlos Pena has had season-ending surgery to repair two broken fingers on his left hand.
Derek Jeter tied Lou Gehrig atop the Yankees hit list and New York rallied for a 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night thanks to a three-run homer by pinch-hitter Jorge Posada in the eighth inning.
Tampa Bay slugger Carlos Pena broke two fingers when he was hit by a CC Sabathia pitch in the opener of Monday's day-night doubleheader against the Yankees.
Brandon Inge hit a grand slam in the ninth inning and the Detroit Tigers picked apart Tampa Bay's bullpen and beat the Rays 5-3 Sunday for a three-game sweep.
Boston had rare road success in Florida at the perfect time.
Longoria, Pena homer in Rays 10-4 winEvan Longoria broke a 3-all tie with a 411-foot solo homer and Carlos Pena added a two-run shot in Tampa Bay's 10-4 win over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night, the Rays' sixth victory in eight games.
Thanks to the wonderful Fack Youk for the heads up on this one:
- The Rays battled from eight runs down to complete the biggest comeback in the franchise's history in a 10-9 win over the Blue Jays in 12 innings. The Rays trailed 9-1 at the end of six innings.
A couple weeks ago, with Joe Mauer set to debut atop the AL leaderboard with a .389 batting average and Ichiro Suzuki hitting .360, I wrote that "it would be great to watch those two duke it out down the stretch to see who can capture their third batting title."
Evan Longoria has been scratched from tonight's All-Star game because of an infected right ring finger that had to be drained and treated with antibiotics yesterday.
Jacoby Ellsbury finished the first half by swiping his 40th base yesterday, joining Hall of Famer Tris Speaker as the only players in Red Sox history to steal at least 40 bases in back-to-back seasons.
Where will Sanchez land? - The Mariners and Twins remain in the mix for second baseman Freddy Sanchez. - Don't expect the Rays to trade for help at the deadline unless it comes cheap.
Another month is in the books, so it's time to take a look at the most valuable players in baseball according to Fan Graphs' tremendous Runs Above Replacement (RAR) stat that combines offensive and defensive contributions while comparing everyone to "replacement-level" players at …
B.J. Upton and Willy Aybar during the fifth inning of yesterday's win over the Mets, courtesy of Associated Press photographer Seth Wenig: In an effort to avoid strongly worded e-mails from my bosses, feel free to insert your own caption. _
B.J. Upton spent the first week of the season on the disabled list following winter shoulder surgery and hit just .204 with two homers, 60 strikeouts, and a measly .587 OPS in 45 games through the end of May.
A couple of weeks ago I mused that rather than building a new ballpark, maybe the Rays would be better off simply taking a can opener to Tropicana Field, refitting it with grass and a retractable roof, and otherwise making the best of things.
Grady Sizemore received good news Monday, as an MRI exam on his injured left elbow showed that most of the inflammation has subsided.
David Ortiz has finally broken free of his season-long slump, taking CC Sabathia deep Thursday for his third homer in five games.
Where's Pedro? Perhaps back in the big leagues at some point soon. Pedro Martinez, the biggest-name free agent pitcher still on the table -- with apologies to Tom Glavine – is finally starting to draw some interest.
- The Red Sox selected outfielder Michael Yastrzemski, Carl's grandson, in the 36th round.
Baseball's best player through April and May Fan Graphs is a site that I couldn't live without and has a great stat called Runs Above Replacement (RAR) that combines offensive and defensive contributions while comparing players to "replacement-level" guys at the same position.
- Reds manager Dusty Baker went to Mike Lincoln in a 3-3 game in the top of the sixth against the Astros. The Mike Lincoln who has a 9.19 ERA and a 6/12 K/BB ratio in 15 2/3 innings this year.
Rays' manager Joe Maddon was fined for jawing at Indians' catcher Victor Martinez last week. Yesterday he jawed at the fine:
* Joe Maddon and the Rays reportedly have agreed to terms on a three-year contract extension that is expected to be finalized later this week.
David Ortiz finally got off the schneid Wednesday night with his first homer of the year, as the Red Sox took Blue Jays rookie Brett Cecil deep a total of five times.
On the move? * On the heels of yesterday's speculation that the Indians may begin shopping Victor Martinez, Jon Heyman of SI.com reports that they're "now fielding offers" for Mark DeRosa.
The Jays still could use more from Wells. Blue Jays (27-14)
Mentioned in the recaps this morning -- and all over the Internet too, because it's a lot of fun to talk about -- is the Rays' lineup snafu which cost them their DH.
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