Tampa Bay Rays

The Baltimore Orioles acquired right-hander Zach Eflin from the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday, addressing their clearest need with an in-division trade that bolsters their starting rotation. Eflin was regarded as one of the best pitchers available before the July 30 deadline, and the Orioles -- who at 61-42 have the second-best record in the American League behind Cleveland (62-41) -- turned to him with the sky-high prices for front-line left-handers Tarik Skubal and Garrett Crochet.

Stuart Fairchild delivered Cincinnati's first hit since the fourth-inning, a one-out double that snapped a 10th-inning tie and gave the Reds a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night. Jeimer Candelario drove in Cincinnati's other runs with a first-inning double. Nick Martinez (4-5) worked two scoreless innings, and closer Alexis Diaz earned his 20th save in 22 chances for the Reds, who have won three in a row after losing three straight coming out of the All-Star break.

Right-hander Ryne Stanek was acquired by the Mets from the Seattle Mariners for minor league outfielder Rhylan Thomas on Friday night in a move by New York to bolster its bullpen. Stanek, who turned 33 Friday, was 6-3 with a 4.38 ERA and seven saves in 46 relief appearances for the Mariners but struggled over his last nine outings, going 1-2 with a 6.45 ERA and two blown saves. The eight-year veteran has 11 saves and has averaged 10.5 strikeouts per nine innings for the Mariners, Tampa Bay Rays, Miami Marlins and Houston Astros.

The Tampa Bay Rays insist they haven't given up on this season. Neander, though, says he is confident the moves will help the budget-conscious franchise down the road. The fourth-place Rays entered Friday night one game over .500 and trailing AL East-leading Baltimore by 9 1/2 games.

The Tampa Bay Rays have signed center fielder Theo Gillen to a professional contract, the club announced in a press release Friday evening. Gillen was the No. 18 overall pick in the 2024 MLB Draft back on July 14. The Westlake High School (TX) product had been committed to the University of Texas. According to MLB Pipeline's Jim Callis , Gillen is signing for his full slot value of $4,372,900. MLB.com had Gillen ranked as the No. 28 overall player in the draft pool this year, as well as No. 20 among position players, No. 7 among high schoolers and No. 5 among high school position players. Newest Flappy Boi 🤝 Current Flappy Bois A big Rays welcome to our 1st round draft pick, Theo Gillen! pic.twitter.com/A23OqjcKiR

Days after designating Cole Sulser for assignment, the Mets traded the reliever to the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday.

TJ Friedl returned from a hamstring injury as expected to the Cincinnati Reds lineup Friday. And they could be adding more soon.

The Tampa Bay Rays reinstated first baseman Yandy Díaz from the restricted list on Friday after the defending AL batting champion missed seven games because of personal family reasons. Díaz, who had not played since the All-Star break, was back in his customary leadoff spot when the Rays opened a three-game weekend series against the Cincinnati Reds. Díaz was placed on the restricted list on July 20 during a four-game road series against the New York Yankees.

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The Rays are receiving a trio of minor-league players in return for the former ALCS MVP.

TORONTO — On a day he put himself into the powerful company of Jose Canseco, Edwin Encarnacion and Josh Phelps, Brandon Lowe said he would have preferred to join Evan Longoria and BJ Upton as Rays who have hit for the cycle. Lowe earned distinction for his first-inning home run into the 500-level seats above rightfield at Rogers Centre, as he became only the fourth player in the 36-season ...