The Tampa Bay Rays landed in Cuba Sunday night, ahead of their historic contest with the Cuban National Team scheduled for Tuesday afternoon at Estadio Latinoamericano, in Havana. As the title suggests, what follows are dispatches from the island nation from the team, Rays players and journalists. We will continually update this thread, so keep checking back. Rays …
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Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays tie Baltimore ahead of trip to Cuba
The Tampa Bay Rays tied the Baltimore Orioles 8-8 in the final exhibition game before the Rays’ historic trip to Cuba. Steven Souza Jr., Evan Longoria and Logan Morrison provided the pop for Tampa Bay, as each hit their first homers of the Spring on Sunday.
The New What Next: Rays vs. Orioles
After the 5-1 win over the Boston Red Sox on Friday, the Tampa Bay Rays welcome the Baltimore Orioles into Charlotte Sports Park for an early afternoon contest Saturday afternoon.
Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Moore posts strong start, Rays defeat Phillies 6-1
Matt Moore continued his terrific Spring Thursday afternoon, while the Tampa Bay Rays hit four homers in their 6-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. Moore posted 4-2/3 innings of one run ball, collecting an impressive eight strikeouts on 70 pitches (52 strikes). The lefty worked around five hits including a Ryan Howard homer ― the only run …
Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Odorizzi Sharp, Motter mashes, but Rays fall 4-3
As with Drew Smyly before him, Jake Odorizzi worked into the fourth inning on Friday afternoon, when the Tampa Bay Rays took on the Pittsburgh Pirates.