The Tampa Bay Rays lost 7-2 to the Boston Red Sox on Friday, although it was a succesful day for starter Chris Archer, who posted two solid innings in his Spring Training debut.
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Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Ramirez dazzles, Dickerson crushes, and the Rays win 10-3
Erasmo Ramirez worked two scoreless innings and Corey Dickerson hit a monster home run to highlight a 17-hit ambush of the Baltimore Orioles, as the Tampa Bay Rays picked up their first win of Spring Training, 10-3.
Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays fall in Grapefruit League opener, 6-2
Jake Odorizzi took the hill in Wednesday’s Grapefruit League season opener, and while the Tampa Bay Rays took a brief 2-1 lead, they ultimately fell to the Washington Nationals by a score of 6-2.
Rays headed to Cuba, Sternberg expects improvement in 2016, and more
Major League Baseball announced Tuesday that the Tampa Bay Rays will make a three-day trip to Cuba from March 20-22, and will play the Cuban National Team in an exhibition game on Tuesday, March 22nd at Estadio Latinoamericano in Havana during the trip to the island nation. Before that, however, the team will kickoff the Grapefruit League season against the Washington Nationals in Port Charlotte.
Commissioner Manfred discusses possibility of expansion in the near future
New MLB commissioner Rob Manfred met with the media last week to discuss the present and future state of Major League Baseball. Among the usual topics discussed were the stadium issues in Oakland and St. Petersburg, the possible implementation of the DH in the National League, and a renewed discussion of expanding Major League Baseball from 30 to 32 teams.