Tampa Bay Rays

Al LeBoeuf and Eric Theisen have joined Milwaukee's staff, while incumbent hitting coach Ozzie Timmons was let go.

Major League Baseball’s initial preference is to keep the Rays playing in the Tampa Bay area pending full assessment of the damage to Tropicana Field caused by Hurricane Milton. Discussions and decisions to address that issue will follow official evaluations of the damage and estimates on the cost/insurance coverage and timeline to do repairs — including replacing the roof — on the stadium ...

Chief baseball officer Craig Breslow also has some front office jobs to fill, and the Sox have begun their hiring. The Red Sox are set to hire Taylor Smith, the Tampa Bay Rays' director of predictive modeling. Smith has been with Boston's division rival since graduating from the University of Georgia in 2018 and has previously interned with the Dodgers organization.

CHICAGO — Imagine a beautiful summer afternoon taking a boat trip down the Chicago River to the South Loop to watch major-league baseball at a cool stadium with a magnificent view of the skyline. Now forget everything you’ve heard about the White Sox’s desire to get public funding for a new ballpark in The 78 and consider a much more modest proposal with a smaller, makeshift ballpark and a ...

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The San Francisco Giants will be big players in the free agent market this season, just as they were last year. Whether or not they will sign them has been a source of contention for the fan base in recent years, but with the hiring of Buster Posey there is optimism. Heading into 2025, one player on the list of potential free agents catches the eye as an infield upgrade, Brandon Lowe. The former All-Star has a club option with the Tampa Bay Rays worth $10.5 million with a $1 million buyout.

Will the St. Louis Cardinals find a way to add some pitching this winter despite wanting to cut payroll? St. Louis has some very tough decisions to make this winter. The Cardinals are going to trim payroll, but they still have to put together a roster for the 2025 season. This could lead the Cardinals to let some players go, which would open even more spots.

The savage Hurricane Milton winds that shredded the roof and caused other extensive damage to Tropicana Field changed the entire Rays world. The ongoing uncertainty surrounding Wander Franco’s legal status (and the $172 million remaining on his contract), the loss of their television deal and the acute need to improve their offense are no longer the primary problems they seemed a couple of ...

If you're a Los Angeles Dodgers fan, you know it's hasn't been such a long time since the team last won the World Series. But if you're not? And you're wondering the answer to when the last World Series win was? We've got you covered. That would be 2020, when the

Seven cownose stingrays made it safely to a habitat at The Florida Aquarium after riding out Hurricane Milton in a touch tank at Tropicana Field, home of MLB's Tampa Bay Rays. The stingrays, named for their cow-shaped snouts, were relocated Monday from the ballpark after last week’s storm, the Tampa-based aquarium said in a news release. Although Tropicana Field’s fabric roof was shredded by Milton's winds, the stingrays were unharmed.

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Alex Cobb hasn't pitched in the playoffs in 11 years. Finally, and despite a late-season blister, Cobb will take the mound for the Guardians.

ST. PETERSBURG — Missing the playoffs for the first time since 2018 at least had one benefit, as Rays officials have gotten an earlier start on their offseason planning. In any year, there are myriad decisions to make. And even with the chance to return the bulk of the pitching staff and target a few specific position-player additions — prerequisite: Can you hit over .200 and drive in a runner ...

ST. PETERSBURG — Erik Neander still feels the Rays are better off going forward with the trades they made at the July deadline in terms of managing their 2025 payroll and talent to stock the roster in future seasons. But after watching his team stay in the playoff race until the final week, and the Royals and Tigers earn American League wild-card spots with a reasonably attainable 86 wins, ...

ST. PETERSBURG — The question before the Rays this winter is seemingly straightforward: With a pitching staff expected to be among the best in baseball, should they go for broke in 2025 by investing heavily in the offense? Or, with the best farm system in the game, should they take the longer view and plan for an extended window of opportunity in 2026 and beyond? It’s the sort of question ...

Diamond Sports Group, the largest owner of regional sports networks, could be down to broadcasting only one Major League Baseball team’s games next season.

All 12 teams were broadcast under DSG's regional sports network brand Bally Sports for this past season.

Picture a nice, sunny March day in Port Charlotte. Josh Lowe pops out of the Rays dugout, nods to some adoring fans and heads to the plate to lead off the fourth inning, facing a pitcher with a number in the 80s he may never see again. It’s about as relaxed of a spring atmosphere as you can get. Until he steps to the plate with a focus, intensity and sense of urgency to drive in a runner from ...

Chaim Bloom will take over as the St. Louis Cardinals' President of Baseball Operations after the 2025 MLB season, succeeding longtime lead executive John Mozeliak after next year, the Cardinals formally announced Monday.

BOSTON — Jose Caballero didn’t have a very good game Sunday, going 1-for-4 while making two errors at shortstop. But by the time the Rays headed out of Fenway Park and home for the winter, he got some very good news: He had won the American League stolen base title with 44 Caballero had a three-steal lead going into Sunday’s final day of play over Cleveland’s Jose Ramirez. With the Guardians’ ...

Vaughn Grissom had an RBI double and scored a run to help Boston beat Tampa Bay 3-1 in the teams’ season finales, earning the Red Sox third place ahead of the Rays in the AL East.